Prehistoric Sounds is the third album released by the Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n music group The Saints

The Saints (band)

The Saints are an Australian rock band, which formed in Brisbane in 1974 as punk rockers. Founders were Chris Bailey , Ivor Hay , and Ed Kuepper . Alongside mainstay Bailey, the group has had numerous line-ups...

 in 1978. This was the final album to feature Ed Kuepper

Ed Kuepper

Ed Kuepper is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the seminal punk band The Saints, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns and later the grunge-like The Aints...

, who left the band shortly after its release. In October 2010, the album was listed in the top 50 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums

100 Best Australian Albums

100 Best Australian Albums is a compendium of rock and pop albums of the past 50 years as compiled by music journalists Toby Creswell, Craig Mathieson and John O'Donnell. The book was published on 25 October 2010 by Hardie Grant Books...

 with their debut, (I'm) Stranded

(I'm) Stranded

Stranded is the debut album by Australian punk rock group The Saints which was released by EMI on 21 February 1977. Their debut single, " Stranded", was issued ahead of the album in September 1976, which Sounds magazine's reviewer, Jonh Ingham, declared was the "Single of this and every week"...

, at No. 20.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey; except where indicated

1. "Swing for the Crime"
2. "All Times Through Paradise"
3. "Everyday's a Holiday, Every night's a Party"
4. "Brisbane (Security City)" (Ed Kuepper)
5. "Church of Indifference" (Ed Kuepper)
6. "Crazy Googenheimer Blues"
7. "Everything's Fine" (Ed Kuepper)
8. "The Prisoner"
9. "Security" (Otis Redding
   Otis Redding
   Otis Ray Redding, Jr. was an American soul singer-songwriter, record producer, arranger and talent scout. He is considered one of the major figures in soul and R&B...
   
   )
10. "This Time"
11. "Take This Heart of Mine" (Chris Bailey)
12. "Chameleon"
13. "Save Me" (A. Franklin, Curtis Ousley)

2007 Reissue

In 2007 Prehistoric Sounds was reissued with bonus tracks:

14. "Looking For The Sun" [studio Outtake From Prehistoric Sounds]

15. "Intermission" [live At Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 21 April 1977]

16. "This Perfect Day" [live At Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 21 April 1977]

17. "Run Down" [live At Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 21 April 1977]

18. "Erotic Neurotic" [live At Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 21 April 1977]

19. "Demolition Girl" [live At Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 21 April 1977]

20. "Nights In Venice" [live At Paddington Town Hall, Sydney 21 April 1977]

Produced by Ed Kuepper and Chris Bailey

All Tracks:copyright
Saints Music\Mushroom Music

Musicians

• Chris Bailey - Vocals, Composer, Producer
• Ed Kuepper
  Ed Kuepper
  Ed Kuepper is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the seminal punk band The Saints, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns and later the grunge-like The Aints...
  
   - Guitar, Composer, Producer
• Ivor Hay - Drums
• Algy Ward
  Algy Ward
  Alasdair Mackie "Algy" Ward is an English rock and roll bass guitarist and singer.-Biography:He was first active as a member of the Australian punk band The Saints before joining British group The Damned and playing on Machine Gun Etiquette...
  
   - Bass
• Martin Bruce - Trumpet
• Martin Drover - Trumpet
• Paul Nieman - Trombone
• Roger Cawkwell - All saxes piano & horn arrangements

Production

• Bill Price
  Bill Price (record producer)
  Bill Price is a producer and engineer famed for his work with The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Guns N' Roses, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Nymphs and The Waterboys....
  
   Engineer
• Jeremy Spencer Green Second engineer
• Ed Kuepper
  Ed Kuepper
  Ed Kuepper is an Australian guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded the seminal punk band The Saints, the experimental post-punk group Laughing Clowns and later the grunge-like The Aints...
  
   Producer
• Chris Bailey Producer