The Luxury Gap

Heaven 17

About The Luxury Gap

The Luxury Gap is the second studio album by the English synthpop band Heaven 17. It was originally released in April 1983, on the label Virgin. Recorded under the working title "Ashes and Diamonds", it is the band's best-selling album, peaking at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart – eventually becoming the 17th best-selling album of the year – and certified platinum (300,000 copies sold) by the BPI in 1984. In contrast to their debut album, Penthouse and Pavement, the singles charted strongly, particularly "Temptation" which reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and was the 34th biggest selling single of 1983. Other hits included "Come Live With Me" (UK number 5) and "Crushed by the Wheels of Industry" (UK number 17). The band performed the album in its entirety on 14 October 2011 at London’s Roundhouse, the first night featured Heaven 17 (Martyn Ware and Glenn Gregory) performing the album in "3-D sound" developed by Ware himself. The show is a sequel of sorts to the Penthouse and Pavement concerts the band played in 2010. 


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1983

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