"Like a snake calling on the phone...” In honor of that first line on the first Saints album, CREEM played the serpent when we rang Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay, the original guitarist and drummer, respectively, of legendary Australian punk band the Saints. With the incredible box set reissue of their classic 1977 debut, (I’m) Stranded, having been unleashed by In the Red Records, and Ed and Ivor having gathered a new lineup to tour on it—dubbed the Saints ’73-’78—we coiled way back to bite into the band’s story.

Ed, you’ve said your parents bought you your first guitar, and it was probably because it was the cheapest one they could get.