A North East band who blended a unique mix of energetic rock music with theatrical showmanship have released a collector’s CD box set spanning their musical careers from the past 40 years and to celebrate they are playing their home town.
Newcastle Gateshead band, Punishment of Luxury were formed in 1976 and played in pubs and small venues all over the region. Following the success of their debut single “Puppet Life” in 1978 and a number of TV appearances, the band signed to United Artists and released their seminal debut album Laughing Academy in 1979. The band then extensively toured the UK and Europe and issued a second album, Revolution by Numbers and a number of singles before calling it a day in the early 80’s.
In 2009, the band reformed with the original Laughing Academy recording line up of Brian Bond (vocals), Nevilluxury (Guitar), Jimi Giro (Bass) and Steve Sekrit (drums). Initially they played live at a private birthday party but demand was so high that a series of small gigs was planned which all attracted sell-out crowds.
In 2011, the band released a mini LP named 5 which brought their song writing and sound right up to date. The band continue to tour with their next outing at Trillions in Newcastle on 11 November.
For the very first time, a major collection of Punilux’s tracks have been collated onto a five CD box set. Coordinated with help from Neville Atkinson, (Nevilluxury), Puppet Life features all of their tracks recorded for Small Wonder, United Artists and Red Rhino as well as a previously unissued John Peel session from 1978 and a disc of previously unreleased live material.
Guitarist Neville Atkinson who has strong roots in Norwich and now lives in Hampshire is excited to see all of their work contained in one box set. (continued)
“Our fans have been asking for this for a very long time and after many months of collating tracks and arranging sleeve notes and distribution, we are ready to release Puppet Life. It still gives the band a buzz to see so many people at our gigs and we are delighted that after 40 plus years we are still in demand.”
The definitive 5 cd box set of all that Punishment of Luxury ever recorded will be released on October 25th2019 on the Cherry Red label
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Photo shows: L to R Nevilluxury, Steve Sekrit, Jimi Giro and Brian Bond.(credit Highlights PR)
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