(I'm) Stranded (song)

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“(I'm) Stranded”
“(I'm) Stranded” cover
Single by The Saints
from the album (I'm) Stranded
B-side "No Time"
Released September 1976
Format 7" single
Recorded Bruce Window Studios, Brisbane, Australia
June 1976
Genre Punk rock
Length 3:25
Label Fatal Records (Australia)
MA-7186
Power Exchange (UK)
PX-242
Producer The Saints, Mark Moffat
The Saints singles chronology
"(I'm) Stranded"
(1976)		 "Erotic Neurotic"
(1977)
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"(I'm) Stranded"
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"(I'm) Stranded" is the first song released by pioneering Australian punk rock band The Saints. Issued in September 1976, it has been cited as "one of the iconic singles of the era",[1] and pre-dated vinyl debuts by contemporary punk acts such as the Sex Pistols, Buzzcocks, The Damned and The Clash.[2] In 2001, it was voted among the Top 30 Australian Songs of all time by APRA.[3]

Written by guitarist Ed Kuepper and vocalist Chris Bailey, the track was originally released on the band's own Fatal Records label, with an initial pressing of 500 copies. In the UK, where the single was available at the time only on import, Sounds magazine called it "Single of this and every week", continuing: "The singing's flat and disinterested, the guitars are on full stun. There's no such thing as a middle eight. It's fabulous."[4] In 2007, Australian Musician magazine voted this the fourth most significant moment in the history of Australian pop/rock.[5]

On the strength of the single, The Saints were signed in November 1976 to a three-album deal by EMI in the UK,[2] the first of which was also called (I'm) Stranded. As well as featuring on their debut album, both "(I'm) Stranded" and the single's B-side, "No Time", appeared on a split EP with Stanley Frank in 1977.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

Both songs written by Ed Kuepper, Chris Bailey.

  1. "(I'm) Stranded" – 3:25
  2. "No Time" – 2:45

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Al Spicer (2006). The Rough Guide to Punk: p.276
  2. ^ a b J Files: The Saints. Retrieved 16 January 2007
  3. ^ "The Songs That Resonate Through the Years: Industry Votes for Top 30 Australian Songs". Retrieved 16 January 2007
  4. ^ Andrew Stafford (2004, 2006). Pig City: From The Saints to Savage Garden: pp.57-76
  5. ^ "The 50 Most Significant Moments in Australian Pop/Rock History". Retrieved 24 June 2007

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The Saints
Chris Bailey · Caspar Wijnberg · Peter Wilkinson
Ed Kuepper · Kym Bradshaw · Ivor Hay · Algy Ward · Roger Cawkwell · Barry "Barrington" Francis · Mark Birmingham · Janine Hall · Tracey Pew · Ian Shedden · Brian James · Richard Burgman · Arturo "Archie" Larizza · Marty Willson-Piper
Discography
Albums
Live albums
Live in Mud Hut ... Somewhere in Europe (1985) · The Most Primitive Band in the World (Live from the Twilight Zone, Brisbane 1974) (1995)
Compilation albums
Best of the Saints (1986) · Scarce (1989) · The New Rose Years (1989) · Songs of Salvation 1976-1988 (1991) · Permanent Revolution (1991) · Know Your Product - The Best of... (1996) · 7799: Big Hits on the Underground (1999) · Wild About You (2001) · All Times Though Paradise (4-disc box set) (2005) · The Greatest Cowboy Movie Never Made (4-disc box set) (2006)
Singles/EPs
"(I'm) Stranded" (1976) · "Erotic Neurotic" (1977) · One Two Three Four (EP) (1977) · "This Perfect Day" (1977) · "Know Your Product" (1978) · "Security" (1978) · "Always" (1980) · Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow (EP) (1980) · "Let's Pretend" (1981) · "Follow the Leader" (1982) · "Ghost Ships" (1984) · "Imagination" (1984) · "Just Like Fire Would" (1986) · "(You Can't Tamper with) the Temple of the Lord" (1986) · "See You in Paradise" (1986) · "The Music Goes Round My Head" (1988) · "Stay" (1988) · "Cheap Erotica" (1993)
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