Saints, The

Saints, The

’73-’79 - Live Nights In Venice Vol. 1

In The Red

"It’s inevitable that some people will have reservations on a Chris Bailey-less live Saints record. Word on the street is the shows for this incarnation of the Saints have been outstanding. The story checks out listening to Live Nights in Venice Vol. 1. So, what do we have here? Original Saints lead guitarist/founder Ed Kuepper, original Saints drummer Ivor Hay, Mark Arm (Mudhoney) on vocals, Peter Oxley (Sunnyboys) on bass and Mick Harvey (The Birthday Party, Bad Seeds) on guitar. That’s a heavy lineup."As I write, The Saints have been on tour in the States, performing their classic first three albums from the Kuepper and Hay era (Kuepper left The Saints in 1979, Hay would float in and out throughout the 1980s). Live Nights in Venice Vol. 1 pulls two tracks from (I’m) Stranded (“Nights in Venice” and “No Time”) and two from Eternally Yours (“[I’m] Misunderstood” and “Know Your Product”). The band is smoking and Mark Arm more than makes the grade on vocals. “Know Your Product” is the highlight for me, if only because the brass/sax section of Julien Wilson (tenor sax), Eamon Dilworth (trumpet) and Mark Spencer (baritone sax) is outstanding. It’s a high-quality live recording; the red-vinyl 12” spins at 45 RPMs. Live Nights in Venice Vol. 1 is definitely worth the price of admission." -Ryan Leach

Saints, The

I'm Stranded - Deluxe Box Set

In The Red

One of the most revered, reviled and talked about records in all Australian music history (I’m) Stranded by The Saints finally gets the vinyl box set treatment. A joint collaboration between In The Red, Universal Music Australia and spearheaded by Feel Presents and Saints founder Ed Kuepper, the deluxe edition of (I’m) Stranded will feature four vinyl long players covering all the band’s studio and live recordings from 1976 thru 1977 and includes: - The iconic debut album remastered for vinyl for the first time in over forty years. - A five-song live performance from Paddington Town Hall Sydney 3.4.1977 appearing on vinyl for the first time. - A full live performance from the Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival, London November 1977 appearing on vinyl for the first time. - All three tracks from the 1977 This Perfect Day 12-inch single and all four tracks from the 1977 1-2-3-4 double 7-inch single. - The previously unreleased 1976 demo mix of the full (I’m) Stranded album. - In addition to all that vinyl, (I’m) Stranded - Deluxe Box Set will also features a twenty-eight page 12” x 12” photo essay of the band covering their origins from 1973 through the end of of ’77, an authorised band history, an 8” x 10” 1976 promo photo and a (I’m) Stranded sticker. “It’s been an exhausting yet thrilling process being involved in the creation of this box set. It’s been fifty-one years in the making and has possibly turned out even better...