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Ah, well, hey, everyone. It's Nate. Welcome to episode 396 of The Vinyl Guide. The podcast for record

collectors and music nerds, and today we welcome an absolute legend of music and final, Mr. Ed Cooper,

who you may know as a founding member of the Saints, Laughing Clowns, and of course from his

remarkable solo career. In 1976, Ed and his then-bandmates

released a fully band-funded DIY single, I'm Stranded, that to this day is credited with kicking

off the punk movement. That I'm Stranded single was so powerful that people often put the Saint

single and debut album alongside the damned sex pistols and the Ramones debuts as the first

and most highly influential bands of the era. And what makes this story even more remarkable is

the Saints came from Brisbane, Australia, which at the time was not the

burgeoning metropolis as it is today. The four of them recorded, then pressed this single,

then mailed it to all parts of the world. It was an absolute Hail Mary pass that proved to be

more powerful and influential than anyone expected, including Ed and the Saints themselves,

which he discusses today.

In today's chat, Ed talks all about the history of that single, how the Saints made the record,

which is now extraordinarily collectible, the process of sending those records around the world,

recollections of the various Saints releases,

the upcoming box set, an alternate mix of the I'm Stranded album.

We talk about eternally yours, prehistoric sounds, laughing clowns, Prince Mellon Records,

and of course Ed's remarkable solo career, which is being celebrated with two new solo reissues, electrical

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