Punishment of Luxury was an English post-punk band from Newcastle that cut a 1978 standalone single followed by the 1979 UA album Laughing Academy. After two cassette-only releases, Punilux cut a second album, 7, in 1984 on Red Rhino Records.
Members: Nevilluxury (vocals, guitar, synthesizers), Steve Sekrit (drums, vocals), Jimi Giro (bass, vocals), Brian Bond (synthesizers, vocals), Rab Aitch (guitar, vocals), Malakabala (guitar, vocals)
First Three Singles
In July 1978, Punishment of Luxury released “Puppet Life” on Small Wonder.
A. “Puppet Life” ()
B. “The Demon” ()
On May 4, 1979, Punishment of Luxury released “Engine of Excess” backed with “Jellyfish,” their second single and first on United Artists.
A. “Engine of Excess” ()
B. “Jellyfish” ()
On July 27, 1979, Punishment of Luxury released “Secrets” backed with “Brainbomb.”
A. “Secrets” ()
B. “Brainbomb” ()
Laughing Academy
1. “Puppet Life” (3:01)
2. “Funk Me” (3:59)
3. “The Message” (3:57)
4. “All White Jack” (3:57)
5. “Obsession” (4:44)
6. “Radar Bug / Metropolis” (5:00)
7. “British Baboon” (4:02)
8. “Babalon” (4:01)
9. “Excess Bleeding Heart” (2:37)
10. “Laughing Academy” (5:01)
Bass, Vocals – Jimmy Giro
Drums, Vocals – Steve Sekrit
Guitar, Synthesizer, Vocals – Nevill Luxury
Keyboards, Vocals – Brian Bond
Sequencer – Mike Howlett (10)
Producer, Mixed By – Mike Howlett
Engineer [Mixing] – Laurence Diana
Engineer [Recording] – Aldo Bocca
Recorded At – Eden Studios
Mixed At – Advision Studios
Cover [Artist] – Mike Litherland
In February 1980, Punilux lifted the titular “Laughing Academy” as a single backed with the non-album “Baby Don’t Jump.”
B. “Baby Don’t Jump” ()
“Hold Me (Never Mould Me)”
In January 1983, Punilux released “Hold Me (Never Mould Me)” backed with “Golden Corsets” on Red Rhino Records.
A. “Hold Me (Never Mould Me)” ()
B. “Golden Corsets” ()
7
Punishment of Luxury released their second album, 7, in 1984 on Red Rhino Records.
A1. “Funghi” ()
A2. “The Bird & the Elephant” ()
A3. “Fairiation” ()
A4. “Gasman” ()
B1. “Revelations” ()
B2. “Golden Corsets” ()
B3. “Tria-Dance” ()
Bass, Backing Vocals – Jimi Giro
Drums – Steve Sekrit
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Rab Aitch
Vocals, Guitar – Nevel Luxury
Backing Vocals – Brian Bond (B1, B3)
Engineer – Pat Collier
Discography:
- “Puppet Life / The Demon (1978)
- Laughing Academy (1979)
- “Laughing Academy” / “Baby Don’t Jump” (1979)
- “Secrets” / “Brainbomb” (1979)
- “Engine of Excess” / “Jellyfish” (1979)
- 7 (1983)
Sources:
Artist/Album Pages:
Matthew Fisher is an English keyboardist and composer who played on the first three albums by Procol...
Green on Red was an American rock band that released two 1981–82 small-press EPs and the 1983 album ...
Gun was an English psych-rock band from Redbridge that released two albums on CBS/Epic between 196...
Bernard Szajner is a French electronic musician who first recorded under the moniker Zed, issuing ...
Robbie Dupree — aka Robert Dupuis (born 1947) — is an American vocalist and songwriter from New Yo...
Patto was an English rock band that released two albums on Vertigo and a third on Island between 197...
The Marshall Tucker Band were an American rustic-rock band from Spartanburg, SC, that released sev...
U8 were an Austrian hard-rock/metal band from Nussdorf, Salzburg, that released the album Pegasus ...
Keith Christmas is an English singer-songwriter who debuted with the 1969 album Stimulus on RCA. Tha...
Ben was an English jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1971 on Vertigo. Members:...
The Beat was an English new wave band that emerged on the Birmingham ska scene with a 1979 cover o...
Scandal were an American New Wave/modern-rock band from N.Y.C. Members: Patty Smyth (vocals), Za...