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.
| Martin Newell discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 32 |
| EPs | 16 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Singles | 17 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Box sets | 5 |
Studio albums
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Stray Trolleys | Barricades and Angels | Self-released | Reissued on CD and vinyl by Captured Tracks in 2017 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 | |
| 2022 | The Cleaners from Venus | That London | Self-released | |
| 2023 | The Cleaners from Venus | K7 | Self-released | The album title K7 is a French language abbreviation of cassette |
| 2024 | The Cleaners from Venus | Lilli Bolero | The Cat Collects |
Live albums
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Cleaners from Venus | Live in Japan (Osaka 1994) | Jarmusic |
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Title | Label | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Secret Dreams of a Kitchen Porter | Self-released | Demos by the Stray Trolleys, plus early recordings by the Cleaners from Venus |
| 1988 | Winter | Jarmusic | Tracks from the Cleaners from Venus. Part of the Berlincassette series |
| 1993 | Golden Cleaners | Tangerine | "20 Classic Cuts from the Legendary U.K. Pop Combo" |
| 1995 | Back from the Cleaners | Tangerine | "Best of the Cleaners from Venus Vol. II" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2013 | A Dawn Chorus: Early Cleaners and Beyond 1967–1985 | Captured Tracks | A compilation of previously unreleased songs from Martin Newell |
| 2014 | My Back Wages | Captured Tracks | Martin Newell's approved version of the compilation which contains the original recordings by the Cleaners from Venus |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Cleaned Up Collectibles (Volume 2) | Self-released | "This collection of antiquities and curiosities spans 1979's Flamingo Rd to 2015 The Bachelorette" |
Video albums
edit| Year | Title | Label | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
EPs
edit| Year | Artist | Title | Label | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Cleaners from Venus | Mind How You Go! | Jarmusic | |
| 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 |
Singles
edit| 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 |
Box sets
edit| 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 |