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Studio albums | 31 |
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Live albums | 1 |
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Compilation albums | 19 |
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Video albums | 1 |
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EPs | 16 |
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Singles | 17 |
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Box sets | 5 |
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Since 1980 English singer-songwriter Martin Newell has been releasing music as The Cleaners from Venus, The Brotherhood of Lizards, The Stray Trolleys, and also under his own name.
Studio albums
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
Additional information
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1980 |
The Stray Trolleys |
Barricades and Angels |
Self-released |
Reissued on CD and vinyl by Captured Tracks in 2017
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1981 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Blow Away Your Troubles |
Self-released |
|
1982 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
On Any Normal Monday |
Self-released |
|
1982 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Midnight Cleaners |
Self-released |
Reissued on cassette by Burger in 2011
|
1983 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
In the Golden Autumn |
Self-released |
|
1984 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Under Wartime Conditions |
Self-released |
Reissued on vinyl by Modell in 1985
|
1985 |
Martin Newell |
Songs for a Fallow Land |
Self-released |
Some editions alternatively credit this album to the Cleaners from Venus
|
1986 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Living with Victoria Grey |
Self-released |
|
1987 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Going to England |
Ammunition Communications |
Also released by RCA in Germany
|
1988 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Town & Country |
RCA |
|
1988 |
The Brotherhood of Lizards |
The Brotherhood of Lizards |
Acid Tapes |
Mini-album
|
1989 |
The Brotherhood of Lizards |
Lizardland |
Deltic |
|
1990 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Number Thirteen |
Self-released |
|
1993 |
Martin Newell |
The Greatest Living Englishman |
Humbug |
Produced by Andy Partridge. Limited edition included a bonus live album of Martin Newell's poetry
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1995 |
Martin Newell |
The Off White Album |
Humbug |
Produced by Louis Philippe
|
2000 |
Martin Newell |
The Spirit Cage |
Cherry Red |
Jarmusic released a vinyl edition of the album which included the exclusive bonus single Android Nation
|
2002 |
Martin Newell |
Radio Autumn Attic |
Cherry Red |
Includes Martin Newell reading the chapter "Chocks Away" from his memoir This Little Ziggy
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2004 |
Martin Newell |
The Light Programme |
Cherry Red |
|
2007 |
Martin Newell |
A Summer Tamarind |
Cherry Red |
|
2010 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
English Electric |
Self-released |
Kool Kat Musik limited edition included the bonus album Stopping Train (a compilation of demos and out-takes)
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2011 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
In Chimp World |
Self-released |
Expanded version of the EP of the same name
|
2013 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
The Late District |
Self-released |
|
2014 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Return to Bohemia |
Self-released |
|
2015 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Rose of the Lanes |
Self-released |
|
2016 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
The Last Boy in the Locarno |
Self-released |
|
2018 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Star Cafe |
Self-released |
Soundtrack to Martin Newell's D.I.Y. musical
|
2018 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Life in a Time Machine |
Self-released |
|
2020 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Dolly Birds & Spies |
Self-released |
|
2021 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Penny Novelettes |
Self-released |
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2022 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
That London |
Self-released |
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2023 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
K7 |
Self-released |
The album title K7 is a French language abbreviation of cassette
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Live albums
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Label
|
2001 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Live in Japan (Osaka 1994) |
Jarmusic
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Compilation albums
Year |
Title |
Label |
Additional information
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1982 |
Secret Dreams of a Kitchen Porter |
Self-released |
Demos by the Stray Trolleys, plus early recordings by the Cleaners from Venus
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1988 |
Winter |
Jarmusic |
Tracks from the Cleaners from Venus. Part of the Berlincassette series
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1993 |
Golden Cleaners |
Tangerine |
"20 Classic Cuts from the Legendary U.K. Pop Combo"
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1995 |
Back from the Cleaners |
Tangerine |
"Best of the Cleaners from Venus Vol. II"
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1999 |
The Wayward Genius of Martin Newell |
Cherry Red |
Includes tracks from Martin Newell, the Cleaners from Venus, and the Brotherhood of Lizards
|
2000 |
My Back Wages: A Collection of Cleaners Rarities |
Jarmusic |
Composed primarily of tracks from 1992 which had subsequently been overdubbed by Jarmusic. Upon hearing the compilation Martin Newell was "surprised" by the musical additions made to the album
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2004 |
Living with Victoria Grey: The Very Best of Cleaners from Venus |
Cherry Red |
Includes Giles Smith reading extracts from his book Lost in Music. Reissued on coloured vinyl by Optic Nerve in 2013
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2013 |
A Dawn Chorus: Early Cleaners and Beyond 1967–1985 |
Captured Tracks |
A compilation of previously unreleased songs from Martin Newell
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2014 |
My Back Wages |
Captured Tracks |
Martin Newell's approved version of the compilation which contains the original recordings by the Cleaners from Venus
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2014 |
Extra Wages |
Captured Tracks |
Contains the remaining outtakes from the Cleaners from Venus' 1992 recordings that resulted in My Back Wages, along with a few other rarities
|
2015 |
Teatime Assortment |
Captured Tracks |
A "best of new Newell" taken from the Cleaners from Venus albums English Electric / In Chimp World / The Late District / Return to Bohemia
|
2016 |
Lizardland: The Complete Works |
Captured Tracks |
A Brotherhood of Lizards compilation which includes their self-titled mini-album The Brotherhood of Lizards and the album Lizardland
|
2016 |
Cleaned Up Collectibles |
Self-released |
Early mixes and outtakes from 1986 and 1987 plus live studio demos for the album Town & Country
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2017 |
You've Never Had It So Good: The Best of the Cleaners from Venus |
Captured Tracks |
Limited edition release in yellow vinyl for Record Store Day 2017
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2017 |
Martin Newell's Jumble Sale |
Self-released |
A collection of demos and out-takes recorded between 1975 and 2017
|
2018 |
Wireless Wivenhoe |
Thyme & Mattar |
A collection of Martin Newell's comedy sketches and songs written for Radio Wivenhoe
|
2019 |
Ginger Stepkids: The Lost Demos 2009/2010 |
Self-released |
A collection of demos and out-takes recorded in 2009 and 2010, the majority of which originally appeared on the English Electric bonus album Stopping Train
|
2019 |
Upstairs Planet |
Self-released |
Soundtrack to the documentary Upstairs Planet: Cleaners from Venus & the Universe of Martin Newell
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2022 |
Cleaned Up Collectibles (Volume 2) |
Self-released |
"This collection of antiquities and curiosities spans 1979's Flamingo Rd to 2015 The Bachelorette"
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Video albums
Year |
Title |
Label |
Additional information
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2021 |
Martin Newell - The Golden Afternoon |
Self-released |
A recording of Martin Newell's concert at the Colchester Arts Centre on 14 June 2003 directed by Michael Cumming
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EPs
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
Additional information
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1987 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Mind How You Go! |
Jarmusic |
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1987 |
Martin Newell |
The April Fool |
Jarmusic |
Acoustic demos
|
1995 |
Martin Newell |
Let's Kiosk! |
Rhyme / Midi Inc. / Humbug |
|
2000 |
Martin Newell & the Cleaners from Venus |
New Europeans |
Jarmusic |
|
2002 |
Martin Newell |
Songs from the Station Hotel |
Jarmusic |
|
2009 |
Martin Newell |
A Rogue Shower |
Self-released |
Rough demos
|
2009 |
Martin Newell |
E.P. 2 |
Self-released |
|
2009 |
Martin Newell |
Piano Fairies |
Self-released |
Piano demos
|
2010 |
Martin Newell |
Mule |
Self-released |
|
2011 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
In Chimp World |
Self-released |
|
2013 |
Martin Newell |
Tea with Lady Breakneck |
Self-released |
Songs from the I Hear Voices Theatre Company production
|
2017 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Kitchen Table |
Plastic Response |
These songs are essentially demos for Martin Newell's musical Star Cafe
|
2019 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Could Be Christmas Eve |
Self-released |
Christmas music
|
2020 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
July |
Self-released |
|
2020 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Flowers of December |
Self-released |
|
2021 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Christabel's Party |
Self-released |
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Singles
Year |
Artist |
Title |
Label |
Additional information
|
1980 |
Martin Newell |
Young Jobless |
Off Street |
Second pressing by Liberty
|
1983 |
Martin Newell |
Two for the Winter |
Self-released |
|
1985 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Johnny the Moondog is Dead |
Modell |
|
1987 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Illya Kuryakin Looked at Me |
Ammunition Communications |
|
1987 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Living with Victoria Grey |
Ammunition Communications |
Also released by RCA in Germany
|
1988 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Mercury Girl |
Ammunition Communications |
|
1988 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Let's Get Married |
RCA |
|
1990 |
The Brotherhood of Lizards |
Market Day |
Deltic |
Split single with Captain Sensible
|
1993 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Song for Syd Barrett |
Singles Only Label |
|
2014 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Glammy Little Christmas |
Self-released |
Christmas music
|
2015 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Cymbaline Way |
Self-released |
Christmas music
|
2018 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Ragged Winter Band |
Self-released |
Christmas music
|
2019 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Time Machine |
Self-released |
|
2019 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
The Essex Princess |
Self-released |
|
2022 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Lo-Fi London |
Self-released |
|
2023 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
The Beautiful Stoned |
Self-released |
|
2023 |
The Cleaners from Venus |
Christmas 2023 |
Self-released |
Split single with Rachel Love
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Box sets
Year |
Title |
Label |
Additional information
|
1996 |
Martin Newell's Box of Old Humbug |
Humbug |
Box set containing the albums The Greatest Living Englishman / The Off-White Album and the EP Let's Kiosk!
|
1996 |
Please Don't Step on My Rainbow |
Jarmusic |
Box set of Cleaners from Venus rarities released on five coloured vinyl singles. The limited edition release included a bonus cassette
|
2012 |
The Cleaners from Venus Vol. 1 |
Captured Tracks |
Box set containing the albums Blow Away Your Troubles / On Any Normal Monday / Midnight Cleaners
|
2013 |
The Cleaners from Venus Vol. 2 |
Captured Tracks |
Box set containing the albums In the Golden Autumn / Under Wartime Conditions / Songs for a Fallow Land / A Dawn Chorus: Early Cleaners and Beyond 1967–1985
|
2014 |
The Cleaners from Venus Vol. 3 |
Captured Tracks |
Box set containing the albums Living with Victoria Grey / Number Thirteen / My Back Wages / Extra Wages
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