Name: Puppet Life - The Complete Recordings
Brand: Punishment Of Luxury

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CRCDBOX80

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929108004

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5 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Punishment Of Luxury

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

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Cherry Red

Cherry Red is a British label that was founded by Iain McNay in 1978. Also known as Cherry Red Records, this label has become associated with the company Music and Media Group. With the label code LC 6730, Cherry Red has made a name for itself in the music industry. It is important to note that this label should not be confused with the US label of the same name.

Punishment Of Luxury is a post-punk band that was formed in Newcastle, England, UK, in 1976. Although they disbanded in 1984, the band reunited briefly in the late 1980s and again in 2007. Since then, they have been actively creating music and captivating audiences with their unique sound.

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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.