Martin Gordon
Encyclopedia
Martin Gordon is an English
musician
, who plays bass guitar
and piano
.
, Hertfordshire
. He studied piano and classical guitar as a child, attended summer schools hosted by the British National Jazz Youth Orchestra, took private lessons from Nucleus bassist Jeff Clyne
and later studied harmony and counterpoint.
Gordon began his musical career in the 1970s with the California
n pop
brothers
Ron Mael
and Russell
from Sparks
, who were looking for a bassist
after their relocation to the UK
. Gordon played with Sparks on the album
Kimono My House
. "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" and "Amateur Hour" were UK hits
from that album. "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
" made #2 in the UK Singles Chart
. After one album, Gordon and Sparks parted company.
He moved on and formed Jet
(described by Allmusic as "the first supergroup of glam
") and then Radio Stars
, who were in fact Jet wearing different clothes. Jet's eponymous album was produced by Queen
producer Roy Thomas Baker
, and is the only one of his productions currently unavailable on CD. Radio Stars also achieved a modicum of success with "Nervous Wreck", from their album Songs for Swinging Lovers. Between the Jet era and Radio Stars' first days in 1976, he met Ian North
, a pioneer of American punk with his recently disbanded Milk 'N' Cookies - they formed Ian's Radio along with (now experimental) drummer Paul Simon; Gordon played only a few dates before rejoining members of Jet to form Radio Stars. Ian's Radio changed their name to Neo
.
s as George Michael
, Boy George
, Blur
, Primal Scream
, Kylie Minogue
, S'Express
, Tiger Lillies and Robert Palmer, as well as with a host of soon-to-be-forgotten minor talents.
beckoned — kicking off in Bombay with Asha Bhosle
and Boy George
, Gordon recorded in orchards and deserts in Pakistan
, in cemeteries in Morocco
, in libraries in Egypt
, in percussion schools in Ghana
, in remote villages in The Gambia
. After studying gamelan in Bali
and recording film sound in Turkey
, he formed the Mira Ensemble with journalist Peter Culshaw in 1995, releasing an album 'New Hope For the Dead'. They created an elaborate theatrical presentation, which collapsed under its own weight after two performances at the Place Theatre, in London and an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997.
with Turkish diva
Sezen Aksu
, Gordon played bass on her subsequent European tour (2002). This prompted his return to his pop music roots in 2003, via his own label Radiant Future Records
.
He has five solo
albums to his credit. These are The Baboon in the Basement (2003), The Joy of More Hogwash (2004), God's on His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back) (2006), The World is Your Lobster (2007) and Time Gentlemen Please (2009), all recorded
in collaboration with Swedish vocalist Pelle Almgren. The first three solo releases were collected in a box-set titled The Mammal Trilogy (2006). Allmusic noted that 'any release that reminds the world of the brilliance of Gordon’s first three 21st century solo albums can only be applauded'. His solo albums feature a selection of Lennon/McCartney
and Gilbert & Sullivan tunes alongside Gordon originals. In 2007 Gordon made his live debut as a solo performer in Boston
, United States
.
With illustrations
from drummer
Chris Townson
, Gordon's album God is on His Lunchbreak was accompanied by a book detailing the origins of the material, lyrics and assorted musing entitled The Illustrated and Annotated 'God's On His Lunchbreak, Please Call Back' Companion Volume.The fifth and final part of the Mammal Trilogy, entitled Time Gentlemen Please was accompanied by the album Time Gentlemen Please - Demos, featuring Gordon's original demos of the material (available only via his website).
In 2008, Radio Stars
reformed for a gig at London's Blow Up Metro Club, to promote the release of live recordings from the 1970s entitled Something for the Weekend
. The performance featured original members Gordon, Andy Ellison
and Ian Macleod accompanied by drummer Steve Budney from Gordon's Boston line-up. The same line-up also performed in December 2008 at the Rebellion festival in London and, with a different drummer, at the 100 Club in London on 22 January 2010.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, who plays bass guitar
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
and piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
.
Biography
Martin Gordon was born in Ipswich, and grew up HitchinHitchin
Hitchin is a town in Hertfordshire, England, with an estimated population of 30,360.-History:Hitchin is first noted as the central place of the Hicce people mentioned in a 7th century document, the Tribal Hidage. The tribal name is Brittonic rather than Old English and derives from *siccā, meaning...
, Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
. He studied piano and classical guitar as a child, attended summer schools hosted by the British National Jazz Youth Orchestra, took private lessons from Nucleus bassist Jeff Clyne
Jeff Clyne
Jeffrey Ovid 'Jeff' Clyne was a British jazz bassist .-Biography:...
and later studied harmony and counterpoint.
Gordon began his musical career in the 1970s with the California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
n pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
brothers
Sibling
Siblings are people who share at least one parent. A male sibling is called a brother; and a female sibling is called a sister. In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood socializing with one another...
Ron Mael
Ron Mael
Ronald David Mael , is an American musician and songwriter. He and his younger brother Russell, make up the pop duo Sparks.Ron Mael was born in Culver City, California. Ron plays keyboard and writes most of the songs for Sparks...
and Russell
Russell Mael
Russell Mael is an American singer and songwriter who, with his older brother Ron, is in the band Sparks....
from Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
, who were looking for a bassist
Bassist
A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...
after their relocation to the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Gordon played with Sparks on the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
Kimono My House
Kimono My House
-21st Century Edition:-Personnel:*Russell Mael, vocals*Ron Mael, keyboards*Martin Gordon, bass*Adrian Fisher, guitar*Norman "Dinky" Diamond, drums-Other credits:*Recording engineers - Richard Digby-Smith, Tony Platt*Mixdown engineer - Bill Price...
. "This Town Ain't Big Enough For The Both Of Us" and "Amateur Hour" were UK hits
Hit record
A hit record is a sound recording, usually in the form of a single or album, that sells a large number of copies or otherwise becomes broadly popular or well-known, through airplay, club play, inclusion in a film or stage play soundtrack, causing it to have "hit" one of the popular chart listings...
from that album. "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" is a song written by Ron Mael of the American pop group Sparks. It is the opening track on their 1974 album Kimono My House, and was the lead single from the album, reaching number two in the UK singles chart....
" made #2 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
. After one album, Gordon and Sparks parted company.
He moved on and formed Jet
Jet (UK band)
Jet were a glam rock band from London formed in 1974. They released one album in 1975 before splitting up, with the bulk of the band going on to become the punk/new wave band Radio Stars.-History:...
(described by Allmusic as "the first supergroup of glam
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
") and then Radio Stars
Radio Stars
Radio Stars are an English new wave group formed in early 1977. They released three albums and had one UK Top 40 single.-Biography:Radio Stars were formed by ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison, Sparks exile Martin Gordon , and Ian MacLeod in 1977, following the end of their underachieving...
, who were in fact Jet wearing different clothes. Jet's eponymous album was produced by Queen
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
producer Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker
Roy Thomas Baker is a multiple award-winning Anglo-American music producer, songwriter, arranger and Recording Academy Governor, who has produced Platinum and Gold certified pop and rock records from the 1970s to the present.- Career :Baker began his career at Decca Records in England at the age...
, and is the only one of his productions currently unavailable on CD. Radio Stars also achieved a modicum of success with "Nervous Wreck", from their album Songs for Swinging Lovers. Between the Jet era and Radio Stars' first days in 1976, he met Ian North
Ian North
Ian North is an American musician, producer and painter known for being part of the bohemian punk movement in United States with his power pop band Milk 'N' Cookies. A self-taught artist, he was also interested in painting....
, a pioneer of American punk with his recently disbanded Milk 'N' Cookies - they formed Ian's Radio along with (now experimental) drummer Paul Simon; Gordon played only a few dates before rejoining members of Jet to form Radio Stars. Ian's Radio changed their name to Neo
Neo (UK band)
Neo was an early New Wave band which was part of the Engish musical scene originated by punk in the 1970s. The group was formed by the American-born singer Ian North, who was the frontman and the only continuous member from the band formation in 1977 to the end in 1979.-Early days: Radio:In 1976,...
.
Session musician
Following the end of Radio Stars in 1979, he moved to Paris, France, where he worked as house producer for Barclay Records, and played bass with the Rolling Stones during the recording of 'Emotional Rescue'. He returned to the UK at the beginning of the 80s, and worked as producer and in other capacities with such musicianMusician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s as George Michael
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
, Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
, Blur
Blur (band)
Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
, Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Primal Scream are a Scottish alternative rock band originally formed in 1982 in Glasgow by Bobby Gillespie and Jim Beattie and now based in London. The current lineup consists of Gillespie, Andrew Innes , Martin Duffy , and Darrin Mooney...
, Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
, S'Express
S'Express
S'Express were a British dance music act from the late 1980s, who had one of the earliest commercial successes in the acid house genre."Theme from S'Express", based on Rose Royce's "Is It Love You're After", was also one of the earliest recordings to capitalize on a resurgence of sampling culture...
, Tiger Lillies and Robert Palmer, as well as with a host of soon-to-be-forgotten minor talents.
World music
At the beginning of the 1990s, world musicWorld music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
beckoned — kicking off in Bombay with Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle
Asha Bhosle is an Indian singer. She is one of the best-known and most highly-regarded Hindi playback singers in India, although she has a wider repertoire. Bhosle's career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over a thousand Bollywood movies...
and Boy George
Boy George
Boy George is a British singer-songwriter who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny an international stage with the success of Culture Club during the 1980s. His music is often classified as blue-eyed soul, which is influenced by...
, Gordon recorded in orchards and deserts in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, in cemeteries in Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
, in libraries in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, in percussion schools in Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, in remote villages in The Gambia
The Gambia
The Republic of The Gambia, commonly referred to as The Gambia, or Gambia , is a country in West Africa. Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa, surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west....
. After studying gamelan in Bali
Bali
Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east...
and recording film sound in Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, he formed the Mira Ensemble with journalist Peter Culshaw in 1995, releasing an album 'New Hope For the Dead'. They created an elaborate theatrical presentation, which collapsed under its own weight after two performances at the Place Theatre, in London and an appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1997.
Solo
Following the recording of an album in IstanbulIstanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
with Turkish diva
Diva
A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....
Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu
Sezen Aksu is a Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer who sold over 40 million albums worldwide. Her nicknames include the "Queen of Turkish Pop" and Minik Serçe ....
, Gordon played bass on her subsequent European tour (2002). This prompted his return to his pop music roots in 2003, via his own label Radiant Future Records
Radiant Future Records
Radiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
.
He has five solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
albums to his credit. These are The Baboon in the Basement (2003), The Joy of More Hogwash (2004), God's on His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back) (2006), The World is Your Lobster (2007) and Time Gentlemen Please (2009), all recorded
Sound recording and reproduction
Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...
in collaboration with Swedish vocalist Pelle Almgren. The first three solo releases were collected in a box-set titled The Mammal Trilogy (2006). Allmusic noted that 'any release that reminds the world of the brilliance of Gordon’s first three 21st century solo albums can only be applauded'. His solo albums feature a selection of Lennon/McCartney
Lennon/McCartney
The Lennon–McCartney songwriting partnership is one of the best-known and most successful musical collaborations in history...
and Gilbert & Sullivan tunes alongside Gordon originals. In 2007 Gordon made his live debut as a solo performer in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
With illustrations
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
from drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
Chris Townson
Chris Townson
Chris Townson was a musician, illustrator and social worker. He was a founding member of the 1960s rock group John's Children, and a member of several other bands, including Jook, Jet and Radio Stars...
, Gordon's album God is on His Lunchbreak was accompanied by a book detailing the origins of the material, lyrics and assorted musing entitled The Illustrated and Annotated 'God's On His Lunchbreak, Please Call Back' Companion Volume.The fifth and final part of the Mammal Trilogy, entitled Time Gentlemen Please was accompanied by the album Time Gentlemen Please - Demos, featuring Gordon's original demos of the material (available only via his website).
In 2008, Radio Stars
Radio Stars
Radio Stars are an English new wave group formed in early 1977. They released three albums and had one UK Top 40 single.-Biography:Radio Stars were formed by ex-John's Children vocalist Andy Ellison, Sparks exile Martin Gordon , and Ian MacLeod in 1977, following the end of their underachieving...
reformed for a gig at London's Blow Up Metro Club, to promote the release of live recordings from the 1970s entitled Something for the Weekend
Something for the weekend
Something for the Weekend was originally a euphemistic reference to a condom, and now may refer to:In television:* Something for the Weekend , a British programme mixing cooking, interviews, and general-interest clips...
. The performance featured original members Gordon, Andy Ellison
Andy Ellison
Andrew "Andy" Ellison is a musician and vocalist best known as the frontman in John's Children, Jet and Radio Stars....
and Ian Macleod accompanied by drummer Steve Budney from Gordon's Boston line-up. The same line-up also performed in December 2008 at the Rebellion festival in London and, with a different drummer, at the 100 Club in London on 22 January 2010.
Jet
- 1975 Jet - CBS RecordsCBS RecordsCBS Records is a record label founded by CBS Corporation in 2006 to take advantage of music from its entertainment properties owned by CBS Television Studios. The initial label roster consisted of only three artists; rock band Señor Happy and singer/songwriters Will Dailey and P.J...
- 2003 Jet - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
reissue of original album, withdrawn 2004 - 2003 More Light than Shade - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
demos for second album - 2010 Some Flotsam - Live in 75 - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
live on the Hunter-Ronson tour 1975 - 2010 Jet & Even More Light Than Shade - RPM Records (UK)RPM Records (UK)RPM Records is a record label founded in 1991, and based in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, England. The label specialises in reissues under the slogan: "Brought to you by collectors for collectors." It forms part of the Cherry Red group....
- reissue of original album, expanded double album set
Radio Stars
- 1977 Songs for Swinging Lovers - Chiswick Records (re-released 2006 by Ace Records)
- 1978 Holiday Album - Chriswick Records (re-released 2006 by Ace Records)
- 1992 Somewhere There's A Place For Us - Ace Records (compilation of the above releases)
- 2008 Something for the Weekend - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
(live in 1977/78)
Mira
- 1995 New Hope for the Dead - JVC Records
- 2008 New Hope for the Dead - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
re-issued version with extra material including live tracks, remixes and unreleased content - (download only)
John's Children
- 2011 John's ChildrenJohn's ChildrenJohn's Children were a 1960s pop art/mod rock band from Leatherhead, England that briefly featured future T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan. John's Children were known for their outrageous live performances and were booted off a tour with The Who in Germany in 1967 when they upstaged the headliners...
: Black & White - Acid JazzAcid Jazz RecordsAcid Jazz is a record label based in east London. It takes its name from acid jazz, a genre of jazz music. Alternative version states that the genre itself was named after the record label...
AJXCD 234
Solo
- 2003 The Baboon in the Basement - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2004 The Joy of More Hogwash - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2005 God’s on His Lunchbreak (Please Call Back) - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2006 The Mammal Trilogy (3-disc compilation of the above releases) - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2006 How am I Doing So Far? (single disc compilation of the above compilation of the first three of the above releases) - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2007 The World is Your Lobster - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2008 Hello Boston! - (promo only, free with first 1000 copies of Radio Stars' Something for the Weekend, then download-only) - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
- 2009 Time Gentlemen PleaseTime Gentlemen PleaseTime Gentlemen Please is a British sitcom. Commissioned by Sky One, it was primarily written by Richard Herring and Al Murray and ran for two series between 2000 and 2002.- Premise and characters :...
- Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists... - 2009 Time Gentlemen Please - demos (limited edition of 100 CDs, then download-only) - Radiant Future RecordsRadiant Future RecordsRadiant Future Records is a British independent record label distributed by Voiceprint, and home to one-time Sparks bassist Martin Gordon, Jet, Radio Stars, John's Children, the Blue Meanies and related artists...
External links
- www.martingordon.de Official Site
- [ Allmusic.com]
- graphikdesigns.free.fr Martin Gordon's bio
- graphikdesigns.free.fr Martin Gordon's bio (French)
- Radiant Future Records site