The Greatest Show on Mars, by Clothesline Revival

The Greatest Show on Mars

by Clothesline Revival

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1.	O Happy Land 02:22	buy track
2.	March of the Cosmic Puppets 02:22	buy track
3.	Steal Away 03:10	buy track
4.	The Last Train from Pluto 04:19	buy track
5.	Not Have No Spot 04:45	buy track
6.	The Electric Ant 01:55	buy track
7.	Leather Britches 03:27	buy track
8.	Barnum's Boogie 03:10	buy track
9.	Barrel of Feathers 02:33	buy track
10.	A Mysterious Light 02:24	buy track
11.	Olympus Mons 02:12	buy track
12.	Move Up 04:15	buy track
13.	Cosmic Puppets Revisited 02:22	buy track

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Released on Paleo Music 2014

“What he does is really amazing. He still keeps that traditional feeling, but pushes it into this almost dreamlike place.”
— Lucinda Williams, No Depression: The Journal Of Roots Music

Never known to have performed before any live audiences on Earth, Clothesline Revival received an exclusive invitation to join an interplanetary circus on a mission to become the first musicians from Earth to entertain Martian colonists. Their range of untamed, rootsy renditions of the blues, original instruments, eclectic spirituals, tender ballads and strange tales delighted Martian audiences. This audio recording documents Clothesline Revival’s experiences with The Greatest Show on Mars and provides Earth audiences an opportunity to experience the wonder of it all. Clothesline Revival’s music has received critical acclaim on Mars and is a favorite of NPR (National Planetary Radio and National Public Radio) programming.

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released May 9, 2022

Produced by and all instruments arranged and played by Conrad Praetzel
(except harmonica by Turner Junior Johnson)

Bessie Jones, Turner Junior Johnson, Sidney Hemphill Carter, Ed McNeil - vocals (archival field recordings)

Howard Miller - UFO Story (archival field recording)

Unidentified 80 year old preacher - Sermon (radio broadcast 1980s)

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Clothesline Revival Santa Rosa, California

Clothesline Revival is roots music with a modern bent arranged and recorded by Conrad Praetzel, sometimes with a supporting cast of musicians. He often works with archival a cappella field recording vocals as source material. Lucinda Williams cited Clothesline Revival’s music as an influence for her album “West” in No Depression Magazine. ... more

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