One of those 'borderline' cases where a major company gives an artist their own 'label', the major in this case being United Artists and the artists Newcastle Post-Punk outfit Punishment Of Luxury. On this occasion, however, the logo is different to the name of the artist, which wasn't the case elsewhere - see 'Elvis', 'Slim Whitman 25th Anniversary' and 'Brinsley Schwarz' among others. No other sites on the Net appear to treat the single 'Secrets' b/w 'Brainbomb' (UP-36537; 7/79) as being on the Punilux label; it is invariably listed under 'United Artists'. Nevertheless, it passes my 'Artist name as logo + Artist name in the same font as the title' qualifying test and therefore had to be awarded a page on this site. One piece of evidence in support of my decision is that a CD called '5', released by the reformed Punishment Of Luxury in 2011, was credited to Punilux records. If they view it as a proper label, I reckon I may be excused for doing so. The band made two other singles and an album for United Artists in 1979-80, all of which had the standard United Artists labels.
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