The Saints - Stranded

The Saints formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1974. They are considered to be one of the first and most influential punk rock groups. By 1975, contemporaneous with the Ramones, The Saints were employing the fast tempos, raucous vocals and "buzzsaw" guitar that characterised early punk rock. With their first single, "I'm Stranded", in late 1976, they became the first punk band outside the United States to release a record, ahead of better-known punk acts like the Sex Pistols and The Clash. According to Bob Geldof, "Rock music in the seventies was changed by three bands—the Sex Pistols, the Ramones and The Saints".

^{In September 1976, with bass player Kym Bradshaw, The Saints independently recorded and distributed copies of their debut single, "(I'm) Stranded". In the UK, Sounds magazine declared it, "Single of this and every week", and the band was signed to a three-album contract with EMI. Later the same year they recorded their first LP, released in February 1977, also called (I'm) Stranded.}