Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
$7.77NZD or more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" 45rpm EP with Picture Sleeve.
Second Pressing, Silver Vinyl, Limited Edition, 200 Pressed.
Released by Leather Jacket Records Ōtautahi in association with Pinacolada Records.
Pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Catalogue Nᵒ LJR3.
Ships from New Zealand.
Includes unlimited streaming of Playthings
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 3 days
edition of 200
$45NZDor more
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Original Playthings Screenprints from 1981!
These are unused covers from the Coloured single, artwork designed by Paul Kean and screenprinted by the band in different colour combinations.
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New 2023 Playthings 12" 45rpm EP with Picture Sleeve.
Second Pressing, Silver Vinyl, Limited Edition, 200 Pressed.
Released by Leather Jacket Records Ōtautahi in association with Pinacolada Records.
Pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand. Catalogue Nᵒ LJR3.
Ships from New Zealand.
All orders include Playthings holo-foil sticker.
Limited Edition.
10 Bundles Available.
Limit 2 Per Person.
Includes unlimited streaming of Playthings
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
ships out within 3 days
edition of 10
4 remaining
$100NZDor more
Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
LJR3: Limited Edition of 10 MiniDiscs.
Recorded onto Sony Neige discs with custom holographic labels!
Ships from NZ.
Includes unlimited streaming of Playthings
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
ships out within 3 days
edition of 10
2 remaining
$45NZDor more
Limited Edition 12" EP Green Vinyl
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
12" 45rpm EP with Picture Sleeve.
First Pressing, Green Vinyl, individually numbered edition of 300.
Released by Leather Jacket Records Ōtautahi in association with Pinacolada Records.
Pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Catalogue Nᵒ LJR3.
Ships from New Zealand.
Includes unlimited streaming of Playthings
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Sold Out
Original 7" (1981) + Limited Edition 12" EP (2023)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Original, unplayed 1981 Playthings 7" Single!
Coloured b/w Sit Down (Stand Up) with artwork designed by Paul Kean and screenprinted by the band in different colour combinations, pressed in New Zealand and self-released on PlayMusic, Catalogue Nᵒ PLAY 623.
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New 2023 Playthings 12" 45rpm EP with Picture Sleeve.
Second Pressing, Silver Vinyl, Limited Edition, 200 Pressed.
Released by Leather Jacket Records Ōtautahi in association with Pinacolada Records.
Pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand. Catalogue Nᵒ LJR3.
Ships from New Zealand.
Limited Edition.
3 Bundles Available.
Limit 1 Per Person.
Includes unlimited streaming of Playthings
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
...more
Sold Out
Original Screenprint (1981) + Limited Edition 12" EP (2023)
Record/Vinyl + Digital Album
Original Playthings Screenprints from 1981!
These are unused covers from the Coloured single, artwork designed by Paul Kean and screenprinted by the band in different colour combinations.
+
New 2023 Playthings 12" 45rpm EP with Picture Sleeve.
Second Pressing, Silver Vinyl, Limited Edition, 200 Pressed.
Released by Leather Jacket Records Ōtautahi in association with Pinacolada Records.
Pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand. Catalogue Nᵒ LJR3.
Ships from New Zealand.
Limited Edition.
10 Bundles Available.
Includes unlimited streaming of Playthings
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
We are delighted to announce a Playthings Reunion Gig & Vinyl Release!
Ōtautahi post-punk rockers Playthings from 1981/82 are releasing a six track 12” 45rpm EP on glorious green vinyl with tracks from their seminal singles Coloured & Bird's Eye View plus an unreleased track found in the archives!
To celebrate this release, a stellar lineup has been brought together for a reunion show at Space Academy in Christchurch on May 6th. Jay Clarkson, Janine Saundercock, Dave Toland and Paul Kean will be joined by Mark Wilson and Alec Bathgate to perform a set of songs by Playthings, Toy Love, Androidss, They Were Expendable, and other songs from the 80’s! Gig tickets are available now from Under The Radar: www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/83166/Playthings.utr
Playthings formed in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1980 with two strong songwriters, Jay Clarkson and Janine Saundercock, alongside guitarist Nicky Carter and drummer Dave Toland.
Paul Kean joined as sound engineer and manager in 1981, and recorded Playthings live at The Gladstone on Oliver Scott’s 1/2 Track Ferrograph tape machine in glorious pulse pounding mono. Two standout songs, Coloured and Sit Down (Stand Up), were released in NZ on Playmusic as a double A-Side 7” with a sleeve designed and screen-printed by Paul.
When Janine left the band, Paul joined on guitar and bass. Playthings went on to record four new songs at Arnie van Bussel’s Nightshift Studios in 1982, with Bird’s Eye View released as the second 7” single backed with Dumb and Pure Frost.
This 12” 45rpm EP released in 2023 brings together remastered versions of the five songs from Playthings two seminal 1980’s 7“ singles Coloured and Bird’s Eye View. An additional song from the Playthings archives, country punk stomper Grits, was recorded in 1982, but strangely never released on vinyl until now.
Released by Leather Jacket Records in association with Pinacolada records. Vinyl pressed by Holiday Records in Aotearoa New Zealand. In parallel with our New Zealand vinyl release, Playthings cassettes with stunning UV printed shells are being released in the USA by our friends at Floating Mill Records.
Ōtautahi post-punk rockers Playthings from 1981/82 are releasing a 6 track 12” 45rpm EP on glorious green vinyl with tracks from their seminal singles Coloured & Bird's Eye View plus an unreleased track found in the archives!
Sprightly, eccentric EP from a New Zealand-based post-punk outfit featuring members of Trust Punks, Cool Cult, and Long Distance. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 11, 2024
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j'ai aimé le nom et j'ai écouté, frais et très agréable.
un grand merci de France.
actuellement à l'hôpital, cela me fait bcp de bien de vous écouter. neptunya
