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Definitive, career-spanning five-CD box set from influential Geordie post-punk band who still play shows to this day.
Formed by fusing the energy of punk with the artistic values of musical theatre, Punishment Of Luxury were born in Gateshead, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne at the end of 1976. Their acclaimed debut single, ‘Puppet Life’, was issued on leading indie label Small Wonder in 1978, prompting a deal with United Artists for debut album The Laughing Academy (1979) and several singles.
After being dropped by UA, Punishment Of Luxury (sometimes known as Punilux) continued to tour, selling copies of their aborted second album Revolution By Numbers (sold as Gigantic Days in 1981 by mail-order). In due course, the band signed to independent label Red Rhino, recording a mini-album 7 and spin-off single ‘Hold Me (Never Mould Me)’ in 1983. Thereafter, singer/guitarist Neville Atkinson (as Nevilluxury) issued a solo album for Red Rhino entitled Feels Like Dancing Wartime (1984).
The band occasionally reconvened to make records (namely, 1989’s Hi Alien and 2011’s mini-LP 5) and have played intermittent live shows. Meanwhile, their influence was obvious – just compare their debut single ‘Puppet Life’ with ‘Take Me Out’ by Franz Ferdinand for evidence or even ‘Excess Bleeding Heart’ from Laughing Academy with ‘Babylon’s Burning’ by The Ruts.
Coordinated with help from Neville Atkinson, Puppet Life offers the complete recorded output of Punilux down the years. All their tracks for Small Wonder, United Artists and Red Rhino are joined by a previously unissued John Peel session from 1978, a whole disc’s worth of hitherto unheard live material - including excerpts from a planned live album at the Nashville, a previously unissued Red Rhino track slated as a single and more. Neville has also contributed unique sleeve-notes and visuals for the booklet.
Title: Puppet Life - Complete Recordings Boxset
Format: CD
Release Date: 25 Oct 2019
Artist: Punishment Of Luxury
Sku: 2437441
Catalogue No: CRCDBOX80
Category: Punk
DISC 1
1. Puppet Life
2. The Demon
3. Puppet Life
4. Funk Me
5. The Message
6. All White Jack
7. Obsession
8. Radar Bug/Metropolis
9. British Baboon
10. Babalon
11. Excess Bleeding Heart
12. Laughing Academy
13. Engine Of Excess
14. Jellyfish
15. Secrets
16. Brain Bomb
17. Baby Dont Jump
18. Plants And Insects
19. Fascicult Barbaraclique
20. Empire Of Idiots
21. No Admittance
22. Blood Money
23. Death And Boogie
24. Auschwitz
25. Love Decay(Ed)
26. All Change
27. Destiny
28. Damaging Man
29. Why Dont You
30. Snowqueen
31. You Eat Too Much
32. Revolution By Numbers
33. My Wifes In Love With A Polar Bear
34. Double Agent
35. Lets Get Married
36. Youre So Beautiful
37. Babalon
38. Funk Me
39. Funghi
40. The Bird And The Elephant
41. Fairiation
42. Gasman
43. Revelations
44. Golden Corsets
45. Tria-Dance
46. Hold Me (Never Mould Me)
47. Doubting Thomas (Previously Unissued Single)
48. The Dragon
49. Feels Like Dancing Wartime
50. Eyes
51. Motivator
52. Welcome
53. The Prisoner
54. Rock Out The Box
55. Alien Contact
56. Party Goblins
57. Killer Rift
58. Bullshitelero
59. Do The Alien
60. Wise Guy
61. Mamonanimal
62. Fracture
63. I Rang Yvonne
64. Mr Dinosaur
65. Cry
66. All White Jack
67. Obsession
68. Radar Bug
69. British Baboon
70. Laughing Academy
71. Babalon
72. Puppet Life
73. Excess Bleeding Heart
74. My Wifes In Love With A Polar Bear
75. Engine Of Excess
76. Obsession
77. Funk Me
78. Baby Dont Jump
79. Garden
80. Brain Bomb
81. Lets Get Married
82. Youre So Beautiful
83. Puppet Life
84. The Demon
85. Radar Bug
86. Metropolis
87. Jellyfish
88. Brain Bomb
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