The Saints – (I'm) Stranded

Fifty years ago, Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey birthed a blistering punk missive called ' Stranded'. On a late train to his parents' house in the Brisbane suburbs, Kuepper developed the melody and the first verse of what would become The Saints' debut single, before passing it on to band mate Bailey to finish off. The Saints, comprised of Kuepper, Bailey, drummer Ivor Hay and Kym Bradshaw on bass, independently pressed and distributed just 500 copies, the single pre-dating the first releases by the likes of The Damned, The Sex Pistols and The Clash. Their debut album, recorded in December 1976, was essentially the band's live set comprised of songs like 'Nights in Venice' and 'Messin' with the Kid', which they'd developed over the handful of gigs they'd played at that point.