This is Volume Two of the enthusiastically-received Captured Tracks repackaging of The Cleaners from Venus. This part of the collection covers a 3-year period between 1983 and 1985 for the Brit Lo-fi combo, now being described as ‘D.I.Y Beatles.’ While the rest of the 1980s rock world had immersed itself in epic and often empty gestures, the Cleaners concentrated on neat little lo-fi pop songs of a quality and standard which, as one critic later noted: “Pop music elsewhere had pretty much forgotten.” By now, one of the band’s founder members, Lawrence Elliott had left the band. Its chief songwriter, Martin Newell, like the captain of a strange pirate ship took charge, and Cleaners from Venus went sailing…

Here within this second fractured pop feast, are three remastered albums by The Cleaners – as well as a fourth one, containing not only the usual ‘rareities’ but also previously unreleased tracks and a few genuine treasures. The Cleaners had a back story, too. Included here are some of its fragments.Even today the chief question asked about the Cleaners from Venus is why they weren’t huge at the time. The answer to that is that Martin Newell believed that if they involved the music business in their work, the music might be spoiled. They therefore never bothered approaching a record company. For most of their existence, in fact, they didn’t even have a telephone. The Cleaners weren’t so much independent, as genuinely feral. You won’t have heard pop music like this for quite some time. Now listen.

This is a beautiful 4xCD wallet with booklet.

In the Golden Autumn LP (1983)
Renne
A Halloway Person
Ghosts In Doorways
The Autumn Cornfield
Please Don’t Step On My Rainbow
Balloon Drop Shadow
Krugerrand Gladiators
Golden Age Saturday
Marilyn On A Train
Sandstorm In Paradise
Victorian Society
A Fool Like You

Under Wartime Conditions LP (1984)
Summer In A Small Town
Johnny The Moondog Is Dead
Hand Of Stone
Drowning Butterflies
Radio Seven
Fracas On West Street
Lukewarm Love Song
A Blue Wave
Song For Syd Barrett
The Winter Place

Songs for a Fallow Land LP (1985)
Sun Comes To The Wood
Julie Profumo
Soul Monday
Gamma Ray Blue
Heroin Clones
Winter Place 2
Golden Lane
Stars Are Cold
Late Night
Beyond
(… and beyond)

A Dawn Chorus – Early Cleaners and Beyond (all unreleased songs) LP
Roots and Beginnings (August 1967)
Russian Picture (Spring 1980)
Bon Temps Roulez (Spring 1980)
Mrs. Killer (Summer 1980)
Young Jobless (1980)
The Secret Dreams of a Kitchen Porter (Spring 1981)
It’s Been So Long (Summer 1982)
Something In My Eye (Early 1983)
When Fire Burns Dreams (Dec 1983)
Amateur Paranoiac (Dec 1983)
Drowning Butterflies (big expensive version) (Nov / Dec 1984)
Beyond the Blue Horizon (Spring 1985)

RELEASE DATE: 5/14/13

This is a collection of previously unreleased songs from founding
member of the legendary lo-fi band The Cleaners From Venus, Martin
Newell, before, during and after his time with the band (1967-1985).
Newell collected these songs from the forgotten nooks and crannies of
his colorful musical background. This record is the first release from
the band containing new songs from the time, since they disbanded in
1986. Liner notes unveil a personal glimpse into each song, written by
Newell himself.

As finishing piece to the “Vol.2″ batch of formerly cassette-only
releases from The Cleaners From Venus, the band’s cult continues to
grow as a new generation discovers this influential band. This release
comes off of critical claim from the first three records from the
band, “Vol. 1,” released in spring of 2011.

Roots and Beginnings (August 1967)
Russian Picture (Spring 1980)
Bon Temps Roulez (Spring 1980)
Mrs. Killer (Summer 1980)
Young Jobless (1980)
The Secret Dreams of a Kitchen Porter (Spring 1981)
It’s Been So Long (Summer 1982)
Something In My Eye (Early 1983)
When Fire Burns Dreams (Dec 1983)
Amateur Paranoiac (Dec 1983)
Drowning Butterflies (big expensive version) (Nov / Dec 1984)
Beyond the Blue Horizon (Spring 1985)

Remastered and available for the first time on vinyl, ‘Under Wartime
Conditions’ is a product of Martin Newell collaborating with longtime
friend and former Cleaner Lol Elliot. This is the second record in
the “Vol.2″ batch of formerly cassette-only reissues from this
legendary lo-fi band, which continues to be highly influential as
evident by the critical claim from the first three record from the
band, released in spring of 2011.

This is one of the many Cleaners from Venus formerly cassette only
releases fromMartin Newell founding member, who formed the legendary
lo-fi band Cleaners From Venus met in the small town of Wivenhow,
southeast England began work on ‘In the Golden Autumn’ in the warm
early spring of 1983. One of Newell’s chief problems at this time,
apart from constant money shortages, was finding musical collaborators
who shared his own skewed pop vision. The absolute opposite of a
musical perfectionist, the founder Cleaner believed that great pop was
to be had by doing things quickly, in slapdash fashion and by
‘fumbling around in the dark in search of happy accidents.’

Summer In A Small Town
Johnny The Moondog Is Dead
Hand Of Stone
Drowning Butterflies
Radio Seven
Fracas On West Street
Lukewarm Love Song
A Blue Wave
Song For Syd Barrett
The Winter Place

Available for the first time on vinyl, ‘In the Golden Autumn’ is a
product of founding member Martin Newell and fellow kitchen porter,
Martin Chapman. This is the first record in the “Vol.2″ batch of
formerly cassette-only reissues that have been remastered for a long
overdue vinyl release. This legendary lo-fi band, which continues to
be highly influential as evident by the critical claim from the first
three record from the band, released in spring of 2011.

Martin Newell, who formed the legendary lo-fi band Cleaners From Venus
in the small town of Wivenhow, England began work on ‘In the Golden
Autumn’ in the warm early spring of 1983. One of Newell’s chief
problems at this time, apart from constant money shortages, was
finding musical collaborators who shared his own skewed pop vision.
The absolute opposite of a musical perfectionist, the founder Cleaner
believed that great pop was to be had by doing things quickly, in
slapdash fashion and by ‘fumbling around in the dark in search of
happy accidents.’ Liner notes explaining the time and place are
written by Newell himself, giving some insight into each song.

Renne
A Halloway Person
Ghosts In Doorways
The Autumn Cornfield
Please Don’t Step On My Rainbow
Balloon Drop Shadow
Krugerrand Gladiators
Golden Age Saturday
Marilyn On A Train
Sandstorm In Paradise
Victorian Society
A Fool Like You

EXTREMELY Limited less that 60 available.

‘Early Flying Nun release (1984) of The Bat’s first release. Forming new years eve 1982 by Bob Scott (The Clean), Paul Keane (Toy Love), Kaye Woodward and Malcolm Grant The Bats became of Flying Nun’s strong holds with a catalog and influence spanning over thirty years. By Night’ establishes The Bats driven jangle sound that would find a mainstream audience some 10 years later and continue to influence bands today. As all early Flying Nun releases, ‘By Night’ original pressing was limited and as a result copies today are scares with a $50 price tag to reflect it. Re-issued for Record Store day as an exact facsimile of the original.’

*If you are in New Zealand/Australia awesome! So am I! But head to www.flyingnun.co.nz so USPS dosen’t kill you.

I Go Wild

Jewellers Heart

By Night

My Way

Man In The Moon

United Airways

First EP from Peter Gutterdige (The Clean, Chills and Great Unwashed) lead Dunedin band ‘Snapper’ re-issued as an exact facsimile for Record Store Day 2013 including poster and original press release. Released on Flying Nun records in 1988 in such a limited quality an original press fetches $40-50. Snapper became synonymous for shows as diverse and osculating as their lineup. Snapper EP captures one of the earliest forms in all their space-freak-out glory.

Limited to 600 copies for Record Store Day 2013

Buddy

Case of You

Death And Weirdness In The Surfing Zone

Hang On

Squeeze

Rebel

Don’t Ask Me

Sheep

Bride Of Frankestein

Amputee Song

Good Old Joe

Squeeze

Sheep

I Don’t Mind

Swimming Pool

Don’t Ask Me

Death Rehersal

Unscrewed Up

Toy Love Song

Photographs Of Naked Ladies

Lust

I’m Not Bored

1978

15

Cold Meat

The Cruncher

I Wanna Die With You

Don’t Catch Fire

Green Walls

Pull Down The Shades

Frogs

Fast Ostrich

Radio Hauraki Jingle

Second To Last Song Toy Love Wrote (with ad lib lyrics)

/ Official first release of CT/Flying Nun re-issue campaign
/ Pre order ensures shipment Tue 26th February

The 28-track compilation collects all the A & B sides of the three Toy Love singles, plus the best demos from 1979, a live track and even a radio jingle. All mastered for vinyl, straight from the original analogue tapes, no nasty CDs nor digital sources were used at all. 

Housed in a gatefold jacket, a 24 page booklet accompanies the release with photos, ephemera and commentary from Toy Love. While, the back cover features a sketched cartoon of an early Toy Love flyer drawn by Chris Knox.



Evolving from Dunedin band, The Enemy, Toy Love had a brief but bright existence between January 1979 and September 1980. Invoking the ghost of punk and the melody and creativity of 60-70s pop, they were peerless at a time when New Zealand music was still struggling to imprint itself on the national consciousness. They became a model for local musicians around the country and inspired the birth of Flying Nun Records – a label which many from the band went on to work with, including Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate with the Tall Dwarfs and Paul Kean with The Bats. Then, in 2005 Flying Nun released Cuts, a double CD anthology of Toy Love material.

Electrifying and unmissable, Toy Love made an impact on all who saw then, and continue to do so around the world today.

Bona Dish were a scratchy pop punk group from Hertfordshire villages, brought together by their love of the Velvets, Supremes and each other. They were cool, handsome and gorgeous. The songs are simple but at the same time complex. The two girls, two boy’s line-up added a tension that was both sexual and musically fragile. You felt it might all fall apart any second but it rarely did.

After their “cassette in a tube” ploy worked for John Peel play, the band released a cassette on InPhaze and disbanded not long after. Collected here is a rediscovered gem showcasing the zest and spontaneity that gripped the UK DiY scene of the time, standing up to their contemporaries like Television Personalities, The Homosexuals and Marine Girls.

This release marks the first vinyl and cd release for BonaDish, their complete recorded output compiled and newly mastered.

8am

Sand

Fractured Heart

Normal Day

Susan Says

Tactile Sob

Actress (Rupert Version)

Mutation

Challenge

Intense

Intense Reprise

Jungle

Actress

Girl

/ Shipping before the release date of March 19th.

BLOW AWAY YOUR TROUBLES

Swinging London

A Blue Wave

Union Lads

Helpless

Winter In The Country

Modern TV

The Trevor Rutter Experience

Marathon

A Personal Issue

Marathon (2)

Urban Jungle

A Minimal Animal

I Fell In Love With A Cleaner

So This Is Modern Jazz, Is It?

Marilyn On A Train (1981 version)

A Weekend In Subordia

Wivenhoe Bells (1980 version)

University Challenge

Alien

At Home With Myself

The Artichoke That Loved Me

ON ANY NORMAL MONDAY

Night Starvation

Tukani (Monday Is Grey)

A Girl With Cars In Her Eyes

I Can’t Stop Holding On

Living On Nerve Ends

I Wanna Do That

European War

Hungry Day

F.U.N.

Be An Idiot Popstar

Marilyn On A Train (1982)

MIDNIGHT CLEANERS

This Rainy Decade

Time In Vain

Only A Shadow

Corridor of Dreams

Wivenhoe Bells (II)

Midnight Cleaners

Factory Boy

A Wretched Street

Don’t Worry About The Ads

Lol Elliot and Martin Newell, who together formed the legendary lo-fi band Cleaners From Venus met in the small town of Wivenhow, southeast England at the turn of the 1980s. Newell, a rock singer and part-time kitchen porter who’d left his band the previous summer and Elliot, a drummer and former hippy traveler, had much in common. They shared a love of sunny 1960s pop music, punk rock and musical comedy. Neither Elliot nor Newell cared much for any kind of musical rule book. Both were dismayed by the new right-wing politics which had now taken over the country. Both were in their twenties, had time on their hands and were keen to start something new.

This is The Cleaners From Venus Vol. 1 Box Set, including the first three albums, completely remastered and on vinyl for the first time. Previously only released on small-run cassettes, these three albums carved a niche for the cult band that would go on to become an inspiration to many. Martin Newell never played by the rules and went on to become a success in his own right.

// Blow Away Your Troubles 2xLP

Swinging London

A Blue Wave

Union Lads

Helpless

Winter In The Country

Modern TV

The Trevor Rutter Experience

Marathon

A Personal Issue

Marathon (2)

Urban Jungle

A Minimal Animal

I Fell In Love With A Cleaner

So This Is Modern Jazz, Is It?

Marilyn On A Train (1981 version)

A Weekend In Subordia

Wivenhoe Bells (1980 version)

University Challenge

Alien

At Home With Myself

The Artichoke That Loved Me

// On Any Normal Monday LP

Night Starvation

Tukani (Monday is Grey)

A Girl With Cars In Her Eyes

I Can’t Stop Holding On

Living On Nerve Ends

I Wanna Do That

European War

Hungry Day

F.U.N.

Be An Idiot Popstar

Marilyn On A Train (1982)

// Midnight Cleaners LP

This Rainy Decade

Time In Vain

Only A Shadow

Corridor of Dreams

Wivenhoe Bells (II)

Midnight Cleaners

Factory Boy

A Wretched Street

Don’t Worry About The Ads

DISCLAIMER: Please do not order this box set with any of our new available releases, other than our other Record Store Day Box Sets. Your order will be held up until 4/21. We know you do not want that.

RELEASE DATE: 4/21/12

This Rainy Decade

Time In Vain

Only A Shadow

Corridor of Dreams

Wivenhoe Bells (II)

Midnight Cleaners

Factory Boy

A Wretched Street

Don’t Worry About The Ads

Night Starvation

Tukani (Monday is Grey)

A Girl With Cars In Her Eyes

I Can’t Stop Holding On

Living On Nerve Ends

I Wanna Do That

European War

Hungry Day

F.U.N.

Be An Idiot Popstar

Marilyn On A Train (1982)

Crush The Flowers

Carbrain

On Our Honeymoon

Give Up

Hilly Fields

D.C.T Dreams

Treeline

49 Cigars

Beverly

Elegant Daze

On The Coast

The Other Side

On The Beach (The Ladder Descends)

1923

6B Obergine

Marlon (featuring Peter March)

Rotten(Intro)

Right Way Round

English Sinner

Virginia

MTB

Side By Side

Snowy White

Take The Car

Sweetly Breathing

Teddy Bears

Across The Sea

Loggerheads

Meredith

The Sun, A Small Star

You’d Do Me Good

A Fleeting Visit

It Takes No Gentleman

Water Baby Blonde

It’s My Turn

Afterglow

She Whom Once I Dreampt

Rings On Her Fingers

Faithful To 3 Lovers

Do Or Be Done

She’s Always Hiding

3×3

Fat Of The Land

Mystery Chant

G.S. III

Operating Instructions

Pound Pound

Up From Hell

Help Me

Small World

Los Alamos

Cat Scan

Pcp

The Girl From Ipanema

Information

Guatemala

Abadon

Special World

Mother Told Me

No Clubs

Dreams