Scarce Saints

Saints | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 13, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Raven [Australia]
• ASIN: B00000JO8H
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #767,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. River Deep, Mountain High

2. Lipstick on Your Collar

3. L-I-E-S

4. Do the Robot

5. (Don't Send Me) Roses I

6. On the Waterfront

7. Call It Mine

8. Gypsy Woman

9. Heavy Metal

10. (Don't Send Me) Roses II

11. Night in Venice

12. Know Your Product

13. On the Waterfront [Extended Version]

14. No Time

15. Kissin' Cousins

16. Gypsy Woman/Hit the Road Jack

17. Simple Love

18. Security

19. (I'm) Stranded

20. The Prisoner

Editorial Reviews

Subtitled - Hymns Of Oblivion 1977-1984. Cult-adored for a decade & a half, the groundbreaking Saints brought Australia into the punk realm & went on to leave an indelible mark in Europe. This essential collectors CD presents 20-tracks of rare studio & co

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tonic for the Troops, December 3, 2001

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Kathy Fennessy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scarce Saints (Audio CD)

This cornucopia of rarities (B-sides, bonus singles, etc.) covers several years (1977-1984), several line-ups (including the classic Bailey/Kuepper/Hay/Bradshaw quartet), and two countries (Australia and the UK). Half the tracks are live (11-20) and--for those keeping score at home--Kuepper, who would exit the band (acrimoniously) around the time of final EMI recording "Prehistoric Sounds," plays on tracks one through four and 11. Punked-up femme-fronted classics "Lipstick on Your Collar" (Connie Francis) and "River Deep-Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner), originally on the "One-Two-Three-Four" EP, actually became less scarce once included as bonus tracks with 1977's "(I'm) Stranded." Same with the delightfully goofy "Do the Robot," added to 1978's "Eternally Yours." (It's worth noting that Aussie legends the Easybeats preceded the Saints in covering "River Deep" in the late-'60s--which isn't to take anything away from the excellent version here.) The collection, as a whole, is a must for the Saints-aholic. Surely, there are worse addictions than the sound of Chris Bailey's bluesy voice or Ed Kuepper's virtuosic guitar playing.

4.0 out of 5 stars tremendous punk, May 17, 2010

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osapientia (Carson, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scarce Saints (Audio CD)

i am a newbie to the saints and had never heard of them, until a couple of years ago. duff mckegan of guns n roses played them on a radio show, and i was hooked on their sound. stranded was the single. however, it was the river deep cover that really pulled me in. one of the best punk covers of all time. great playing and singing. for any fan of punk who likes it hard yet melodic.