Laughing Academy

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Laughing Academy
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Studio album by Punishment of Luxury
Released 1979 (1979)
Label United Artists
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Laughing Academy is the debut studio album by English band Punishment of Luxury, released in 1979 by record label United Artists.

Punishment of Luxury, also known as Punilux, are a four-man post-punk band from Newcastle, England, who still write songs and play gigs but were particularly active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They released an album Laughing Academy on United Artists, and another on Red Rhino Records. They reformed in the late 1980s for a while and finally in 2007.

United Artists Records American record label

United Artists Records was a record label founded by Max E. Youngstein of United Artists in 1957 to issue movie soundtracks. The label expanded into other genres, such as easy listening, jazz, pop, and R&B.

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  1. Fleischmann, Mark. "TrouserPress.com :: Punishment of Luxury". TrouserPress.com . Retrieved May 19, 2016.
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