In late 1982, the group toured Australia with Bailey, Hall and

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In late 1982, the group toured Australia with Bailey, Hall and Shedden joined by Chris Burnham on guitar (ex- Supernaut ) and Laurie Cuffe on guitar. In 1983, Bailey released his first solo album, Casablanca , on New Rose. In 1984, Bailey was based in Sydney, and the Saints’ album, A Little Madness to Be Free , was released in July on RCA with production credited to Lurax Debris (Bailey’s pseudonym). It contains the popular track “Ghost Ships”, which was issued as a single in May. A Little Madness to Be Free was “more rock-oriented, with extensive use of acoustic guitar, brass and strings set among tightly focused arrangements”. In mid-1984, the band toured as Bailey, Burnham, Shedden and Tracy Pew on bass guitar, (ex- Birthday Party ), who was briefly replaced by Kuepper in July. By 1985, the Saints were Bailey, Richard Burgman on guitar (ex- Sunnyboys ) and Arturo ‘Archie’ Larizza on bass guitar ( the Innocents ), while Louise Elliot on saxophone and Jeffrey Wegener on drums (both ex-Laughing Clowns) completed the line-up. A live album, Live in a Mud Hut … Somewhere in Europe , recorded in 1984 with production credited to Mugumbo, was released by New Rose in 1985.