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Though he formed the Saints with Chris Bailey in 1975, Ed Kuepper still left the band before its biggest well-known success (though following its best recordings). The Saints had been among Australia’s leading punk rings, and Kuepper performed on two albums before departing in 1979 to create the Laughing Clowns, …

The name appears to be to indicate which the Aints were a Saints tribute band — or that these were driven more by negative than positive energy — but that’s not quite right. Neither is it drastically wrong. Unlike many “tribute” rings, the Aints included a genuine member — Ed …