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  Cleaners From Venus, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
As the chief of Cleaners From Venus, he and cohorts recorded several albums on their own, and distributed them via self-produced cassettes that were chiefly available by mail.
Cleaners From Venus were distinguished from the usual lot because they specialized in extremely witty, cheery, and compact pop songs.
Cleaners From Venus couldn't be pigeonholed as revivalists, however, due to the '80s jangle of the guitars, and the expressively yearning qualities of Newell's vocals; the melodies were almost always infectious and bursting with harmonies.
www.emusic.com /artist/11609/11609511.html   (650 words)

  
 CD Baby: THE CLEANERS FROM VENUS: Live in Japan (Osaka 1994)
The CLEANERS were in top form and threw in some old CLEANERS classics as well as some acoustic trax along with the HOLLIES´ "Bus Stop" as an encore.
The majority of the songs are from his Greatest Living Englishman solo album, which came out a year prior to this live set, which also include covers of the Hollies and Joe Brown.
The Cleaners from Venus in this CD include Capt. Sensible (Damned) and Dave Gregory (XTC).
www.cdbaby.com /cd/jarmusic2   (309 words)

  
 Venus Harps Home - Harp Care and Maintenance
Do not use lemon wax, Pledge, or any other types of cleaners as these can leave your harp with a dull cloudy finish.
VENUS Harps are 100% manufactured and assembled in Chicago,USA
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www.venusharps.com /care-maintenance-1.htm   (739 words)

  
 CD Baby: THE CLEANERS FROM VENUS: Going To England
The Cleaners from Venus: Live in Japan (Osaka 1994)
In 1987 The CLEANERS FROM VENUS signed a major contract (RCA) for several albums.
This was their first to be released and it´s a real POP MASTERPIECE with so many incredibly good pop tunes on a single album that it´s hard to believe they didn´t make it big!!!
cdbaby.com /cd/cleanersfv   (325 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Venus Express Clean-Up Goes Well, European Space Agency Says
European scientists are reasonably confident their Venus Express spacecraft will launch to Earth's nearest neighbor before the tight window of opportunity when the planets are aligned slams shut in a few weeks.
Venus Express must launch by November 24 to catch the necessary trajectory from Earth to its destination.
Venus Express will fly in a highly elliptical orbit looping from 155 miles (249 kilometers) at its closest point to 41,000 miles (65,983 kilometers) at the most distant.
www.space.com /missionlaunches/sfn_051026_venusexp_update.html   (777 words)

  
 ESA Portal - Venus Express preliminary investigations bring encouraging news
Following the announcement of the Venus Express launch delay due to particulate contamination found in the launcher fairing where the spacecraft was installed, ESA staff and industry teams have started an inspection of the spacecraft.
Having been removed from the Soyuz rocket, the upper composite, consisting of the Venus Express spacecraft attached to the Fregat upper stage and all housed in the rocket fairing, was transported to the Baikonur Cosmodrome’s Upper Composite Integration Facility in the early morning of Sunday 23 October.
ESA and Starsem, the company responsible for the Soyuz-Fregat launcher, are merging the results of their parallel investigations and recovery measures to define a new launch date in the shortest timeframe.
www.esa.int /esaCP/SEM2714J2FE_index_0.html   (340 words)

  
 Lycos Music
The album also established the Cleaners From Venus as a genuine commercial force in Germany of all places, leading to a European tour and overtures from leading US independent labels.
Newell's reaction to all this hype was to disband the Cleaners From Venus, and return to his home studio to record with Nelson under the Brotherhood Of Lizards moniker.
Giles Smith went on to establish a career as a music and motoring journalist, and recounted some of his adventures with the Cleaners From Venus in the witty autobiography Lost In Music: A Pop Odyssey.
entertainment.lycos.com /music/artist_bio.php?id=Cleaners+From+Venus   (311 words)

  
 Spaceflight Now | Venus Express | Mission Status Center
That work was completed in time for Venus Express to be re-mated to the Soyuz booster last week, and the completely assembled vehicle was rolled out to the launch pad on Saturday morning.
Venus Express and the attached Fregat then coast for more than an hour before the upper stage re-ignites to provide the boost to escape Earth's gravity and begin the cruise to Venus.
Venus Express will fly in a highly elliptical orbit looping from 155 miles at its closest point to 41,000 miles at the most distant.
www.spaceflightnow.com /venusexpress/status.html   (1822 words)

  
 Siberian Down Comforters-Venus & Dobby Goose Down Comforters
The Venus Siberian down comforters are covered with an extraordinarily high twisted 644 thread count silk shantung and cotton mixture.
While there are various kinds of goose down, and Siberian is considered to be the top of the ladder, followed by Hungarian or Polish down.
As with all our comforters, the Venus Siberian down comforters are subjected to the most stringent washing standards, resulting in healthy, hypoallergenic comforters.
www.allergybuyersclubshopping.com /venus.html   (458 words)

  
 Sting.com news.interviews
Given my history as former keyboards man with the legendary late-Eighties UK pop combo, the Cleaners from Venus (two albums, one tour of Germany, no hits and a messy inter-personal combustion), international rock stars are at one at me on virtually a daily basis to come out of retirement and play with them.
It is the story, chiefly, of the Cleaners from Venus's baffling failure to go global coupled with some thoughts about why I - and a billion other differently talented adolescent musicians - devoted unconscionable amounts of time, energy and money to the unlikely project of becoming a rock star.
Sting possesses no Cleaners from Venus records and thus has never heard 'Mercury Girl' (on the 'Going to England' album, Side 1, track 4).
www.sting.com /news/interview.php?uid=1512   (2499 words)

  
 Jangly: "Cleaners from Venus", Option, c. 1987
It's a puzzle as to why the Cleaners have received little attention either in their native land or from Anglophiles in the U.S. underground.
At home with upbeat rockers and moody, meditative numbers, as well as with acoustic guitar (or even a capella) ballads and drum-machine driven rhythms, the Cleaners have an unselfconscious eclecticism that is beyond the capabilities of contemporary revivalist outfits.
We chose that name partly because we were 'cleaners,' partly because it rhymed and was silly (we'd hate to come on too serious), and the 'Venus' thing.
idiot-dog.com /jangly/text/BOL05.html   (2550 words)

  
 Little Hits
It has never been easy to find his Cleaners From Venus recordings, especially the homemade tapes they were issuing in the early 80s.
It offers Smith's thoughts on some vital matters including his youthful obsession with Marc Bolan, the lies people tell about what the first record they ever bought was, and his tenure as a member of Cleaners From Venus.
I just got the Cleaners best of CD (which features four tracks of Giles Smith reading from his book, at least I assume that's what it is) and have been spinning it non-stop.
www.littlehits.com /2005/06/song-of-day-june-1-2005.html   (520 words)

  
 www.myspace.com/cleanersfromvenus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
By the mid-'80s Martin had hooked up with the more conventionally skilled pianist Giles Smith, and the Cleaners' recording techniques had improved to the level of "real" records.
By the end of the 1980s, Newell had discontinued the Cleaners from Venus and founded a new, very similar project called Brotherhood of Lizards, which lasted for a while before bassist Nelson (no last name) joined New Model Army.
In the 1990s, Newell has established a solo career on indie labels (see separate entry) that finds him carrying on the Cleaners tradition of thinking pure pop in an undiluted manner.
profile.myspace.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=79762931   (1103 words)

  
 Town and Country - Cleaners from Venus - Music Downloads
The sound is still somewhat cleaned up from what you'll hear on Cleaners' cassettes, but not so much so that it gets in the way of the songs.
Some of Newell's most jubilant ("Let's Get Married") and gleefully silly ("I Was a Teenage Idiot Dancer") writing is here; "The Beat Generation and Me" is one of the best examples of his ability to write about the icons of the past with bittersweet nostalgia that steers clear of revivalism.
Check the albums tab for other downloads from Cleaners from Venus.
www.mp3.com /albums/164559/downloads.html   (733 words)

  
 Martin Newell (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
During the 1980s he led a band called The Cleaners From Venus, who mostly released their work on cassettes (see Cassette culture) outside the traditional music distribution channels.
He is better known to some as a poet and author; he has released several volumes of poetry (often in collaboration with James Dodds) and a memoir called This Little Ziggy, about his youth and his days in The Mighty Plod, a Colchester-based glam band in the 1970s.
The Legendary 13 as Cleaners from Venus, 1995 (Jarmusic Pink Lemon) (EP)
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Martin_Newell_(musician)   (885 words)

  
 summer2004albums.html
Though he was perhaps a bit too theatrical in his singing and songwriting to get as hip a reputation as gutsier, moodier performers like Nina Simone (who covered several Brown songs in her early days), this remains some of the best music to fuse jazz, pop vocals, and African-American consciousness.
It's not a trivial omission, particularly since, as the fairly small circle of Cleaners from Venus know, some of these 18 songs sounded better (and certainly less overproduced) in their original versions on those cassette-only releases.
Recorded by Donovan in 1964 (the sleeve art implies it was in the summer of that year), these nine tracks predate the singer's first official releases on Pye Records, and represent the earliest studio recordings of his to have yet come to light.
www.richieunterberger.com /summer2004albums.html   (5241 words)

  
 Splendid: Features: Martin Newell
We interview Martin Newell -- the Wildman of Wivenhoe, and leader of Cleaners From Venus and many other fantastic, little-known pop bands -- here.
Consider it an appetizer for May 7 of this year, 2001; that is the day you can go to a book shop in England and buy a copy of his new book detailing his life in music.
AUDIO: The Cleaners from Venus' "Living With Victoria Grey".
www.splendidezine.com /features/newell   (3881 words)

  
 Cherry Red Records : Cleaners From Venus
Founded by Wivenhoe's Renaissance man, Martin Newell, the Cleaners were initially Martin and one Lol Elliot on drums.
Later, after Lol left to live on Venus permanently, a young local chap approached Martin with a song he'd written and soon found himself one half of the new line up.
This man was Giles Smith who is now a much-respected author and has written the best-selling book "Lost In Music" which focuses on this period in his life, from which an extract is included as a bonus on this brand new best of album!
www.cherryred.co.uk /cherryred/artists/cleanersfromvenus.php   (147 words)

  
 CD Baby: THE CLEANERS FROM VENUS: Live in Japan (Osaka 1994)
The CLEANERS were in top form and threw in some old CLEANERS classics as well as some acoustic trax along with the HOLLIES´ "Bus Stop" as an encore.
The majority of the songs are from his Greatest Living Englishman solo album, which came out a year prior to this live set, which also include covers of the Hollies and Joe Brown.
The Cleaners from Venus in this CD include Capt. Sensible (Damned) and Dave Gregory (XTC).
cdbaby.com /cd/jarmusic2   (329 words)

  
 Number 13: Reviews, Discography, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
It's probably one of Cleaners' most straightforward releases, but also one of their most accomplished, with a few songs that would be re-recorded for Newell's solo album, The Greatest Living Englishman.… More »
Everything here was written and played in a bedroom on an eight-track machine by "the Psychedelic Gardener" (i.e., Martin Newell).
It's probably one of Cleaners' most straightforward releases, but also one of their most accomplished, with a few songs that would be re-recorded for Newell's solo album, The Greatest Living Englishman.
www.music.com /release/number_13/1   (218 words)

  
 Amazon.com: venus: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Venus and Mars by Paul McCartney and Wings (Audio CD - 1993) - Original recording remastered
Venus and Mars by Paul McCartney and Wings (Audio CD - 1999)
Venus by Frankie Avalon (Audio CD - 2002) - Import
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=venus&tag=cgiscripts&index=music&link_code=qs&page=1   (690 words)

  
 Falling A sampler series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
The Cleaners from Venus - Night Starvation 3.
The Cleaners from Venus - Winter in the country (From early diy cassette) 9.
The Insane Picnic - Goin' to the ocean (From "This is the winter darkness)10.
www.dynamitevision.com /falling_a_sampler_series   (243 words)

  
 JARMUSIC - Cleaners from Venus - "Going to England" CD
JARMUSIC - Cleaners from Venus - "Going to England" CD Cleaners from Venus - Going to England
Here are the most recent releases by Cleaners from Venus:
Cleaners from Venus booklet (CFV-B-B) Home, Ordering, Cleaners from Venus
jarmusic.apwb.com /jarrelease.php?getrelease=JAR051   (78 words)

  
 Official Ticketmaster site. Cleaners From Venus tickets, concerts and tour dates
Cleaners From Venus tickets, concerts and tour dates
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 TrouserPress.com :: Martin Newell
As the Cleaners From Venus, with assorted collaborators, singer, guitarist and keyboardist Newell (who had been part of the pre-Clash/Gen X London SS) began issuing charming, offbeat cassettes of his kitschy and clever originals in 1981.
With a stack of tapes, three vinyl/CD albums under the name (and a bunch of reissues to come, like the useful rarities-sprinkled pair released on CD by Tangerine), Newell retired the Cleaners moniker and transmogrified into the Brotherhood of Lizards, a duo with bassist/drummer (and future New Model Army conscript) Nelson.
The bubbly '60s psychedelipop of "She Dreamed She Could Fly," the catchy chorus of "It Could Have Been Cheryl" and the Turtlesque refrain of "The Happening Guy" are positively brilliant; the remainder is merely splendid.
www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=martin_newell   (583 words)

  
 Martin Newell - Wayward Genius Of   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Martin Newell - Wayward Genius Of Martin Newell - Wayward Genius Of This 1999 compilation tells the story of one of most unknown yet talented artists on the British Isles.
This 21 comp features 12 songs from The Cleaners From Venus, 3 from the rare Brotherhood Of Lizards album and 7 from his amazing solo albums.
His commitment to excellence, both as a musician and human being, is what makes every song on this comp sparkle.
www.notlame.com /rss/CDNEWL5.xml   (122 words)

  
 The Theory and Practice of Titles
A reverse gobbet title is developed like this: Suppose in a fit of insanity I decide to title my novel Vacuum Cleaners of Venus.
I can make a character exclaim, "Vacuum cleaners of Venus!" I can plaster the phrase onto the nose cone of her starship.
I can trail it across her skyline on advertising banners towed by winged dragons phasing in and out of Between.
sfwa.org /bulletin/articles/clough.htm   (1339 words)

  
 That's Gospel! The Sound Of Young Gotland 1983-1993   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
he Cleaners from Venus var ett av 80-talets bästa brittiska popband, men p.g.a.
artin Newell skrev det mesta materialet, och var den enda fasta medlemmen i Cleaners.
Om du vill kan vi meddela dig när sidan uppdateras.
www.hitmakerarchive.com /thatsgospel/cfv.asp   (278 words)

  
 The Brotherhood of Lizards - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
When Cleaners from Venus were winding down toward the end of the 1980s, chief Cleaner Martin Newell started a similar project, the Brotherhood of Lizards, with bassist Nelson (no last name).
The personnel may have been different, but the music was essentially the same: ringing guitars, droll English lyrics, inventive production quirks.
There were only a couple of releases before Nelson left to join New Model Army; Newell began a solo career that was also essentially similar to his Cleaners from Venus output.
www.artistdirect.com /nad/music/artist/bio/0,,515790,00.html   (227 words)

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