The Saints were an Australian rock band formed in Brisbane, Queensland in 1973. Founded by singer-songwriter Chris Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay, and guitarist-songwriter Ed Kuepper, they originally employed fast tempos, raucous vocals and a "buzzsaw" guitar sound that helped initiate punk rock in Australia and identified them with the greater international movement. With their debut single '(I'm) Stranded', released in September 1976, they became the first punk band outside the U.S. to release a record, ahead of the first U.K. punk releases from The Damned, Sex Pistols and The Clash. Their second album saw the band pursue a bigger and more R&B driven sound, augmented by a horn section. The band was inducted into the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame in 2001. Bailey died in April 2022, effectively ending the band.
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12 February 1977
'(I'm) Stranded' is the debut album by The Saints. In May 2001, Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) celebrated its 75th anniversary and named "(I'm) Stranded" in its Top 30 Australian songs of all time. In 2007, it was one of the first 20 songs added to the National Film and Sound Archive's Sounds of Australia registry. The album was listed at No. 20 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums, in October 2010.
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E.P.
?? June 1977
'One Two Three Four' is the first E.P. by The Saints. It contained two cover versions of other artists' work and two re-recorded tracks which originally appeared on their debut album '(I'm) Stranded' (1977). It was originally released in the U.K. as both a single disc E.P. and a double 7" with a gatefold sleeve. An Australian edition of the E.P. appeared in the following month.
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?? March 1978
'Eternally Yours' is the second album by The Saints. Produced by band members Chris Bailey and Ed Kuepper, the album saw the band pursue a bigger, more R&B-driven sound, augmented by a horn section. The album also saw the introduction of bass guitarist Algy Ward, who replaced the band's previous bass player, Kym Bradshaw in mid-1977.
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?? October 1978
'Prehistoric Sounds' is the third album by The Saints. This was the final album to feature founding lead guitarist, Ed Kuepper, who left the band shortly after its release. In October 2010, the album was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums with their debut, '(I'm) Stranded' (1977), at No. 20.
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Album; Compilation
?? September 2000
'Wild About You (1976-1978) Complete Studio Recordings' is a compilation album by The Saints. It features the band's first three albums in their entirety, plus singles and unreleased tracks.
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2024
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28 November 2025
'Long March Through The Jazz Age' is the fifteenth and final studio album by The Saints. Recorded by Chris Bailey in 2018 but left unfinished by the time of his death in 2022, it was later completed and released in November 2025.
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