In June 1976, the Saints recorded two self-produced tracks, ” (I’m) Stranded ” and “No Time” with Mark Moffatt engineering (label credits for both sides say ‘Produced by The Saints’). Unable to find any interested label, they formed Fatal Records and independently released their debut single in September. Their self-owned…
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The band renamed themselves the Saints in 1974, inspired by Leslie Charteris ‘s character The Saint . They played covers of Del Shannon , Connie Francis and Ike and Tina Turner – “exploding them almost beyond recognition with energy”. Jeffrey Wegener joined on drums and Hay switched to bass guitar.…
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The Saints’ original members were Brisbane schoolmates Bailey, Kuepper and Hay. They had formed Kid Galahad and the Eternals in 1973 with Belfast-raised Bailey on vocals, Brisbane-born Hay on piano and German-born Kuepper on guitar. Their musical inspirations came from 1950s rock ‘n’ roll musicians such as Little Richard and…
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