The Luxury Gap is the title of the second album by British group Heaven 17, released on 08 April 1983 on Virgin records.
The album remains the group's most commercially successful to date, reaching no.4 in the UK album charts. The first track to be released from the album was Let Me Go, in 1982, which failed to make the UK Top 40, although subsequent single releases were more successful (see Singles section below).
All songs were written by band members, Gregory, Marsh & Ware and the album was produced by B.E.F. and Greg Walsh.
Although Heaven 17 did not tour the album live at the time of its release, it was finally played in its entirety at the Roundhouse in London on 14 October 2011.
A remastered edition of the album with added bonus tracks was issued in 2006, and a special deluxe version comprising 2 CDs and a DVD of promo videos was released in 2012.
Tracklisting[]
- Original release
- V2253 (LP, MC, CD)
Side One:
- Crushed By The Wheels of Industry
- Who'll Stop The Rain
- Let Me Go
- Key to the World
Side Two:
- Temptation
- Come Live With Me
- Lady Ice and Mr Hex
- We Live So Fast
- The Best Kept Secret
- 2006 remastered edition bonus tracks
- Let Me Go (extended mix)
- Who'll Stop the Rain (Dub)
- Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Parts 1 and 2)
- Come Live with Me (12" version)
- 2012 special edition
- CD1 as per original album
- CD2:
- Let Me Go (extended mix)
- Temptation (extended mix)
- Who'll Stop The Rain (extended mix)
- We Live So Fast (extended mix)
- Come Live With Me (extended mix)
- Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (Parts 1 and 2)
- Let Me Go (instrumental)
- Crushed by the Wheels of Industry (extended dance version)
- Temptation (Brothers in Rhythm remix)
- DVD
- promo videos for Let Me Go / Temptation / We Live So Fast / Come Live With Me / Crushed by the Wheels of Industry
- Live footage from Night Of The Proms, Hannover: 16/12/09: Temptation / Come Live With Me / The Best Kept Secret / Let Me Go
Singles[]
UK releases only
UK rel. date 30 October 1982 (?), UK chart peak 41
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UK rel date 08 April 1983, UK chart peak 02
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External links[]
- Discogs
- Musicbrainz
- Spotify: deluxe version, expanded version