Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap (1983) [Complete LP] UK

The Luxury Gap is the second studio album by English synth-pop band Heaven 17, released on 25 April 1983 by Virgin Records. It is the band's best-selling studio album, peaking at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart – eventually becoming the 17th best-selling album of the year – and being certified platinum (300,000 copies sold) by the BPI in 1984.

In contrast to Heaven 17's debut studio album Penthouse and Pavement (1981), the singles from The Luxury Gap 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).

Tracklist:
A1 - Crushed By The Wheels Of Industry 0:00
A2 - Who'll Stop The Rain 5:54
A3 - Let Me Go
A4 - Key To The World
B1 - Temptation 16:58
B2 - Come Live With Me 20:33
B3 - Lady Ice And Mr Hex
B4 - We Live So Fast
B5 - The Best Kept Secret

Audio: 195 kbps

Heaven 17
Glenn Gregory – lead vocals, backing vocals
Martyn Ware – synthesizer programming, Linn LM-1 drum machine, backing vocals, arrangements
Ian Craig Marsh – synthesizer programming, arrangements

Additional musicians
Nick Plytas – grand piano (1, 3, 7)
Greg Walsh – acoustic piano and synthesizer programming (1, 4), arrangements
John Wilson – guitars and guitar synthesizer (1, 2, 3, 7)
Ray Russell – guitars and guitar synthesizer (2, 4, 6)
Simon Phillips – drums and percussion (7, 9)
Don Myrick – saxophones
Louis Satterfield – trombone
Michael Harris – trumpet
Rahmlee Michael Davis – trumpet
John Barker – orchestra arrangements and conductor (5, 6, 9)
Sarah Gregory – "screams" (2)
Carol Kenyon – backing vocals (4, 5)