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1977

Back on this day 25 years ago............THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17th 1977
1977
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from Brisbane Australia were literally the other side of the globe from London and New York's concentrated punk rock scenes and certainly were pioneers of their day. The Saints were literally outlaws in their own outback, banned from gigs, big drinkers and shunned by local record labels. They released theIr self-financed classic debut 45 'I'm Stranded' in September 1976 and sent a few spare copies to UK critics. It soon became a hit amongst the UK music press with it's raw Ramones pace and dumb vocals. Growing interest in the Saints from the UK led to em being signed by EMI giants, who after the Sex Pistols exploits weren't taking any chances and wwere set to release em on their prog rock label Harvest. The band now fired up with major label backing, record their debut album 'I'm Stranded' in an amazing non stop 48 hour rampage of drunken fury. Due out in March It's rough, it's raw, its essential!

 
play The Hope And Anchor in London's Islington tonight.
Chris Bailey & Kym Bradshaw, The Saints - (Don't Care collection)
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