Midnight Cleaners

Midnight Cleaners is the third album by the Cleaners from Venus, self-released in December 1982. The album was given a major reissue by Captured Tracks in 2012,[3] although the album was given a small reissue on CD-r in 2001 on JARMusic.[4][5]

Midnight Cleaners
Studio album by
the Cleaners from Venus
ReleasedDecember 1982
RecordedJuly - October, 1982
Genre
  • Alternative pop
  • Neo-psychedelia[1]
Length35:37
LabelMan at the Off License, Calypso Now
Cleaners from Venus chronology
On Any Normal Monday
(1982)		 Midnight Cleaners
(1982)		 In the Golden Autumn
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.0/10[2]

Background

The album was recorded entirely onto a 4-track tape in Newell's bedroom. The album cover was drawn and coloured by Newell as well.[6] For this album, the band relied more heavily on drum machines.[7]

Reception

In a retrospective review for the album, Pitchfork writer Ned Raggett praised how the album jumps from "polished and straightforward power-pop efforts" to "the slightly cryptic spoken word, sax, and beat mix of the title track".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Martin Newell.

"Pop Side"
No.TitleLength
1."This Rainy Decade"2:17
2."Time in Vain"3:02
3."Only a Shadow"3:31
4."Corridor of Dreams"5:10
5."Wivenhoe Bells II"4:22
"Art Side"
No.TitleLength
1."Midnight Cleaners"5:16
2."Factory Boy"3:29
3."A Wretched Street"3:40
4."Don't You Worry About the Ads"4:50
Total length:35:37
2001 JARMusic CD-r bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Ilya Kuryakin Looked at Me (Electric Version)" 
2."Wunderbarmaid" 
3."Bus Stop" 

Personnel
  • Martin Newell – vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, electronics, glockenspiel
  • Lawrence "Lol" Elliott – drums
  • Mick Brannan – saxophone
  • "Celia" – additional vocals

References
  1. "Midnight Cleaners - Cleaners from Venus at AllMusic". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. Raggett, Ned. "Cleaners From Venus: Blow Away Your Troubles / On Any Normal Monday / Midnight Cleaners Album Review". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. Pelly, Jean. "Captured Tracks to Reissue Three Cleaners From Venus Albums". Pitchfork. Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  4. "Cleaners From Venus - Midnight Cleaners (2001, CDr)". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
  5. jarmusic. jarmusic http://jarmusic.apwb.com/cleaners/mc_cd.html. Retrieved 11 July 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Cleaners From Venus - Midnight Cleaners (1982, C40, Cassette)". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  7. Naftule, Ashley. "A Guide to the Brilliant DIY Pop of The Cleaners From Venus". bandcamp. bandcamp. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
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