Laughing Academy

Punishment Of Luxury - Laughing Academy (1979)

“Punishment Of Luxury formed around late 1976, initially for the “Mad Bongo Theatre Group” in Newcastle, England. Amongst the members of the early line-up that performed on John Peel’s show in 1978, were Brian Bond (vocals, keyboards), Neville Luxury (guitar, backing vocals), Malla Caballa (guitar), Jimi Giro (bass) and Jeff Thwaite (drums, percussion). The inspiration behind the moniker of the group came from Italian artist Giovanni Segantini‘s 1891 painting, The Punishment Of Luxury (which was originally known as “The Punishment Of Lust”, until it was purchased and retitled in 1893 by the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England. The reason for the title change was allegedly because folks from this epoch thought that it was “too provocative”). According to Brian, the group” read more