Punishment of Luxury, also known as Punilux, are a four-man post-punk band from Newcastle, England, who were active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They released an album Laughing Academy on United Artists, and another on Red Rhino Records. They reformed in the late 1980s and again in 2007.
Links To Peel[]
Peel often played Punishment Of Luxury on his shows during the 70's, including two sessions between 1978 and 1979. By the 80's, Peel rarely played material from the group.
Festive Fifty Entries[]
- None
Sessions[]
- Two sessions. No Commercial Release
1. Recorded: 1978-08-22. First broadcast: 30 August 1978. Repeated: 19 September 1978, 12 October 1978.
- Funk Me / Babalon / Let's Get Married/You're So Beautiful
2. Recorded: 1979-05-22. First broadcast: 30 May 1979. Repeated: 19 June 1979.
- Radar Bug/Metropolis / British Baboon / Secrets
Other Shows Played[]
- 1978
- 04 July 1978: Puppet Life (7") Small Wonder SMALL 8
- 07 July 1978: Puppet Life (7") Small Wonder SMALL 8
- 19 July 1978: Puppet Life (7") Small Wonder SMALL 8
- 19 July 1978: The Demon (7" - Puppet Life) Small Wonder SMALL 8
- 31 July 1978: Puppet Life (7") Small Wonder SMALL 8
- 1979
- 23 April 1979: Engine Of Excess (7 inch) United Artists
- 12 May 1979 (BFBS): Engine Of Excess (7") United Artists
- 04 June 1979: Engine Of Excess (7 inch) United Artists
- 04 August 1979 (BFBS): Brainbomb (7" - Secrets) United Artists UP 36537
- 06 August 1979: Brainbomb (7" - Secrets) United Artists UP 36537
- 20 August 1979: Brainbomb (7" - Secrets) United Artists UP 36537
- 17 September 1979: Funk Me
- 26 September 1979: All White Jack (LP – Laughing Academy) United Artists
- 27 September 1979: Obsession (album - Laughing Academy)
- 04 October 1979: Puppet Life (LP - Laughing Academy) United Artists
- 15 October 1979: British Baboon (LP – Laughing Academy) United Artists
1980s
- 03 May 1980 (BFBS): Puppet Life (LP - Laughing Academy) United Artists
- 19 February 1981 (BFBS): Obsession (album - Laughing Academy) United Artists UAG 30258
- 27 October 1982 (BFBS): Brainbomb (7" - Secrets) United Artists UP 36537
- 20 March 1983 (BFBS): Hold Me (Never Mould Me) (7") Red Rhino RED 33 (as Punilux)
- 31 March 1984 (BFBS): Radar Bug / Metropolis (album - Laughing Academy) United Artists UAG 30258