Punishment of Luxury

From a background working in left-wing English fringe theatre groups, Punishment Of Luxury (aka Punilux) specialized in earnest critiques of western capitalism, utilizing both punk and progressive rock elements. The line-up for the first of the group's two sessions for John Peel in August 1978 featured Brian Bond (vocals, keyboards), Jeff Thwaite (drums), Malla Cabbala (guitar, vocals), Nevill Luxury (guitar, keyboards) and Jimmy Giro (bass). By the advent of their second session the following year, Steve Secret (aka Steve Sekrit) had replaced Thwaite and dispensed with Cabbal...