Editing The Saints (Australian band) (section)

===1980s: ''Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow'' to ''Prodigal Son''===
The Saints' first release after Kuepper's departure was the EP, ''[[Paralytic Tonight, Dublin Tomorrow]]'', in March 1980 on Lost Records with Bailey producing.<ref name="McF"/><ref name="ARDb"/> It was followed by a studio album, ''[[The Monkey Puzzle (The Saints album)|The Monkey Puzzle]]'', co-produced by Bailey and Gerry Nixon for [[Mushroom Records]] in February 1981.<ref name="ARDb"/> It reached the Top&nbsp;100 on the Australian Albums Chart.<ref name="Kent"/> They had shifted to a more melodic pop-rock sound and included Hay on keyboards in the line-up.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="Dougan"/> Hay left again before the next album was released in Australia in 1982 as ''[[I Thought This Was Love, But This Ain't Casablanca]]'' on Mushroom Records and elsewhere as ''Out in the Jungle... Where Things Ain't So Pleasant'' on New Rose Records.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="CasablancaNotes"/> Production was credited to Ricardo Mentalban, and with Bailey, in the Saints, were Hall on bass guitar and Iain Shedden (ex-Jolt) on drums.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="CasablancaNotes"/> Additional musicians included Roger Crankwell on saxophone and clarinet, Denis Haines on piano, Paul Neiman on trombone, Steve Sidwell on trumpet and Jess Sutcliffe on piano. The Damned's [[Brian James (guitarist)|Brian James]] guested on lead guitar.<ref name="CasablancaNotes"/><ref name="McFCB"/>

In late 1982, the group toured Australia with Bailey, Hall and Shedden joined by Chris Burnham on guitar (ex-[[Supernaut (Australian band)|Supernaut]]) and Laurie Cuffe on guitar.<ref name="McFCB"/> 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).<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/> It contains the popular track "Ghost Ships", which was issued as a single in May.<ref name="McFCB"/> ''A Little Madness to Be Free'' was "more rock-oriented, with extensive use of acoustic guitar, brass and strings set among tightly focused arrangements".<ref name="McFCB"/> In mid-1984, the band toured as Bailey, Burnham, Shedden and [[Tracy Pew]] on bass guitar, (ex-[[The Birthday Party (band)|Birthday Party]]), who was briefly replaced by Kuepper in July.<ref name="McFCB"/> By 1985, the Saints were Bailey, Richard Burgman on guitar (ex-[[The Sunnyboys|Sunnyboys]]) and Arturo 'Archie' Larizza on bass guitar ([[The Innocents (Australian band)|the Innocents]]), while Louise Elliot on saxophone and Jeffrey Wegener on drums (both ex-Laughing Clowns) completed the line-up.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/> 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.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/>

Hay returned and, with Bailey, Burgman and Larizza, the group recorded ''[[All Fools Day (album)|All Fools Day]]'' in Wales with [[Hugh Jones (producer)|Hugh Jones]] producing.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/> It was issued by Mushroom Records in Australia and [[Polydor]] in United States, in April 1986. The album reached the Top&nbsp;30 in Australia and included a Top&nbsp;30 single, "[[Just Like Fire Would]]" (March).<ref name="Kent"/> The group joined the [[Australian Made|Australian Made Tour]] in December 1986 – January 1987 with other local acts [[Mental as Anything]], [[I'm Talking]], [[the Triffids]], [[Divinyls]], [[Models (band)|Models]], [[Jimmy Barnes]] and [[INXS]].<ref name="Jenkins"/><ref name="Baker2"/>

''[[Prodigal Son (The Saints album)|Prodigal Son]]'' followed in April 1988, which reached the Top&nbsp;50.<ref name="Kent"/> The line-up was Bailey, Francis, Larizza, Shedden and Joe Chiofalo on organ.<ref name="ARDb"/><ref name="McFCB"/> It was produced by Bailey, Brian McGee and [[Vanda & Young]].<ref name="ARDb"/> The single, "Grain of Sand", from ''Prodigal Son'' peaked at No.&nbsp;11 on the United States ''Billboard'' [[Alternative Songs]] chart.<ref name="BillboardSingles"/> In March 1989, the Saints had an Australian Top&nbsp;40 hit with a cover of [[the Easybeats]]' song "[[The Music Goes 'Round My Head#The Saints version|Music Goes 'Round My Head]]", which also featured in the 1988 film ''[[Young Einstein]]''{{'}}s soundtrack.<ref name="McFCB"/><ref name="AusCharts"/> Their version of "The Music Goes Round My Head" reached No.&nbsp;19 on the US Alternative Songs chart.<ref name="BillboardSingles"/>