Vol. 3

The legendary lo-fi band Cleaners from Venus formed in the small town of Wivenhoe, southeast England at the turn of 1980s by Martin Newell. The man, the myth, but to rock singer and part-time kitchen porter with a love of sunny 1960s pop music, punk rock and musical comedy. He never cared much for any kind of musical rule book and broke new ground with music that garnered a cult following and a highly-influential sound that continues to inspire. These 4 albums are the final chapter in the unveiling of the entire discography from the band, spanning the end of Martin Newell's long, storied run as the Cleaners from Venus (1985-1992). Included are Living with Victoria Grey, Number Thirteen and My Back Wages, which Newell considers a new release as it is finally being released as he originally intended it. The fourth album is a collection of rarities and unreleased material from the time that My Back Wages was recorded, called Extra Wages.The beautiful 4xLP box set includes original liners written by Newell himself with unreleased photos, as well as a 16 pages book of Newell's poetry. The beautiful CD foldout wallet with booklet includes original liners written by Newell himself with unreleased photos.

Tracklisting 

Victoria Grey 

  1. lya Kuryakin Looked At Me
  2. Clara Bow
  3. Follow The Plough
  4. Stay On
  5. What’s Going On (In Your Heart)
  6. The Mercury Girl
  7. Armistice Day
  8. Pearl


Victoria Grey 

  1. Number Thirteen
  2. The Jangling Man
  3. No Go (For Louis Macneice)
  4. Mariette
  5. Man For Our Time
  6. Here She Crashes
  7. A Street Called Prospect
  8. Minesweeping Memory Lane
  9. Germayne (Like A Cathedral)
  10. Boy From The Home Counties
  11. The Tear Collector
  12. Christmas In Suburbia

My Back Wages

  1. Stay Lit
  2. Gulf War Song
  3. Smash Yore Watch
  4. You Should Have Called
  5. Arcadian Boys
  6. Crane Driver
  7. She Rings The Changes
  8. Before The Hurricane
  9. Clara Bow
  10. When My Ship Comes In
  11. Incident In A Greatcoat
  12. Haunt Your House

Extra Wages

  1. It Could Have Been Cheryl
  2. The Iceberg And Unicorn
  3. The World Strikes One
  4. The Princes Of Suburbia
  5. Rusty Iron Sun
  6. Gatecrashing Oyster Park
  7. Finding My Own Way Home
  8. Red Guitars And Silver Tambourines
  9. Everytime I Go Up
  10. The Green Gold Girl Of The Summer
  11. We’ll Build A House