With his glam-rock days over, Martin Newell embarks on further adventures in a DIY pop career that remains steadfastly outside of the mainstream music business. Forming Cleaners From Venus, a lo-fi rock band, his songs soon gain an international cult following. Tangled up in the coat-tails of punk, he is befriended by Captain Sensible, XTC's Andy Partridge and various other musical oddballs. Then, defying all advice and expectations, he becomes a widely published pop poet.
Covering two decades from 1975 to 1995, The Greatest Living Englishman is the second instalment of Martin Newell's funny and poignant rock memoir. It is the sequel to This Little Ziggy.
Cleaners From Venus T-Shirt - Logo - Black
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Cleaners From Venus T-Shirt - Classic Logo - White
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Cleaners From Venus T-Shirt - Classic Logo - Black
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Cleaners From Venus T-Shirt - Number Thirteen Cat - White
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Cleaners From Venus T-Shirt - Number Thirteen Cat - Black
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Cleaners From Venus T-shirt - Midnight Cleaners
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K7 – K7 - CD-R
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That London – That London CD-R
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Rose Of The Lanes – Compact Disc (CD-R) + Digital Album
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Volume 3 – 4x Black Vinyl Box Set
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Teatime Assortment –
CD
Martin Newell
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Teatime Assortment –
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Martin Newell
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Volume 2 – 3x CD
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Volume 1 – 3x CD
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Volume 3 – 4x CD Box Set
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The Golden Afternoon - A Concert Film By Michael Cumming
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Cleaned Up Collectibles Volume 2 – Cleaned Up Collectibles Volume 2 CD-R
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K7 – K7 - Cassette
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Housewives' Favourites –
Housewives' Favourites - CD-R
The Light Music Company
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Christmassy Music –
Christmassy Music - CD-R
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Cleaned Up Collectibles – Cleaned Up Collectibles Volume 1 CD-R
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Cleaners From Venus T-Shirt - Return To Bohemia - White
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Penny Novelettes – Penny Novelettes CD-R
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In Chimp World – In Chimp World CD
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English Electric – English Electric CD-R
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Return To Bohemia – Return To Bohemia CD-R
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The Late District – Late District CD-R
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The Off White Album –
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Martin Newell
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Blow Away Your Troubles – CD
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Dolly Birds & Spies – Dolly Birds & Spies CD-R
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Midnight Cleaners – Black Vinyl
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Living With Victoria Grey – Black Vinyl
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The Cleaners From Venus Wivenhoe, UK
The Cleaners from Venus are these four 70 year-old guys in a band who dress the same and look a bit like each other. They have loads of tawdry adventures, usually with a group of over made-up women a few years younger than themselves. As a consequence they often spend their free time in prayer and quiet contemplation trying to atone for a shared guilt which they find very difficult to process. ... more
