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Poster This – THE SAINTS 1977

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Great concert posters from the past

THE SAINTS
Tiffany’s Shrewsbury, England
11 July 1977

NEWS

The trailblazing debut LP I’M STRANDED by Australian punks THE SAINTS
who were led by the late great Chris Bailey (1956-2022) gets a deluxe reissue
treatment. The LP was originally released 1 January 1977, almost 50 years ago

A 4 x vinyl box set is slated for release on
November 15th through In Red Records.

The special edition features four LPs covering all recordings, both studio and live,
between 1976-1977, including a previously unreleased 1976 mix of the album.

Kuepper “It’s great to be given the opportunity to run through this set of songs again and especially the chance to work with a group of people of the calibre of Mark, Mick, Pete and especially Ivor, who is one of the most distinctive drummers I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I’m feeling chuffed that they’re all on board for this. We will be concentrating exclusively on material from and around the first three albums”.

Bob Geldof: “Rock music in the ’70s was changed by three
bands, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Saints.”

On top of it comes the news that for the occasion a new look The Saints will play some live shows in Australia. The band will feature original members Ed Kuepper (guitar/songwriter) and Ivor Hay (drummer). They’ ll be joined by Saints Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Peter Oxley (Sunnyboys), and Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party).

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The Saints: Story – Instagram

THE SAINTS – Trailblazing Debut LP ‘I’M STRANDED’ (1977) Gets Deluxe Reissue Treatment

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15 June 2024

The trailblazing debut LP I’M STRANDED by Australian punks THE SAINTS
who were led by the late great Chris Bailey (1956-2022) gets a deluxe reissue
treatment. The LP was originally released 1 January 1977, almost 50 years ago

A 4 x vinyl box set is slated for release on
November 15th through In Red Records.

The special edition features four LPs covering all recordings, both studio and live,
between 1976-1977, including a previously unreleased 1976 mix of the album.

Kuepper “It’s great to be given the opportunity to run through this set of songs again and especially the chance to work with a group of people of the calibre of Mark, Mick, Pete and especially Ivor, who is one of the most distinctive drummers I’ve had the pleasure to work with. I’m feeling chuffed that they’re all on board for this. We will be concentrating exclusively on material from and around the first three albums”.

Bob Geldof: “Rock music in the ’70s was changed by three
bands, the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and the Saints.”

On top of it comes the news that for the occasion a new look The Saints will play some live shows in Australia. The band will feature original members Ed Kuepper (guitar/songwriter) and Ivor Hay (drummer). They’ ll be joined by Saints Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Peter Oxley (Sunnyboys), and Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party).

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The Saints: Story – Instagram

Today’s Yesterday Album – Raw And Rough Debut Album ‘I’M STRANDED’ by Australian Punks THE SAINTS (1977)

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Remarkable albums from the past…

2 October 2023

Band: THE SAINTS
Legendary punk rocker group from down under,
founded and fronted by Chris Bailey (1956-2022)

Album: I’M STRANDED
Released: 21 February 1977

AllMusic wrote: “The Saints were to Australia what the Sex Pistols were to Britain and
the Ramones to America. Picking up the germ planted by the defunct Stooges, MC5, Velvet Underground, and New York Dolls, the Saints sparked the Far East punk rock movement
with a blasting, blistering, scorching sound no one had heard before. Moreover, The Saints
were blitzing the unsuspecting in their home of Brisbane in 1973, long before the Sex Pistols
or the Ramones had even begun.” – Score: 4.5/5 – Full review here.

TUTV says: So many didn’t/don’t know that these Aussie punks, led by the charismatic
Chris Bailey were already producing rattling havoc before the Ramones let their hair grow and before Britpunk started.

Top Track: I’m Stranded

Album in full…

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THE SAINTS: Facebook – All Albums

Classic Debut Single ‘I’M STRANDED’ By Australian Punks THE SAINTS -1976

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Great 7″ singles from the past

27 February 2023

Band: The Saints
Active: 1973-2013

Single: I’m Stranded  
Written by: guitarist Ed Kuepper
and frontman Chris Bailey
who passed away last year in April, aged 65. R.I.P.

No, they were not from New York City, not from London, they were
from Brisbane, Australia, but had the same punk impact in the mid-70s.

Original clip.

THE SAINTS: Bio – Discography

CHRIS BAILEY Of Australian Punk Pioneers THE SAINTS Sadly Stranded At 65

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Top singles from the past

12 April 2022

CHRIS BAILEY was born Christopher James Mannix Bailey in The Colony of Kenya 65 years ago. He spent his childhood in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and moved afterward to Australia. Three days ago he passed away. R.I.P.

A message on the group’s FB page broke the sad news: “It is with great pain in our hearts that we have to inform you about the passing of Chris Bailey, singer and songwriter of The Saints, on April the 9th 2022. Chris lived a life of poetry and music and stranded on a Saturday night.”

With his Brisbane schoolmates Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay he formed legendary punk rock band THE SAINTS in the early 70s. Their debut LP I’M STRANDED (1977) is still an all-time landmark punk album with its rolling and roaring title track as their best-known cracker…

And here’s another great Chris Bailey moment to honor this great musician.
In 2003 he joined his friend Nick Cave for Bring It On. A towering goosebumps
single of the Bad Seeds‘ album Nocturama.

Stunning duo performance …

THE SAINTS: Facebook

They made/released 14 studio LPs with King Of The Sun
as the most recent one. Came out in 2014. Bailey also
released several solo albums.

(Image on top: from the cover of his 1984 solo LP ‘What We Did on Our Holidays)