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| Hello, We Are Your Friends. We Are Saint Etienne Disco. First issue of Discosis, a DIY fans' take on the world of Saint Etienne. A reminder of the past (2022) and a nod to the future (2023). If this was 30 years ago, the first issue of Clenbuterol, Saint Etienne's Official Newsletter would have been just released and the hype around So Tough would be rising. So we thought, let's do it all over again. Bring on 2023. Tiersen Mayotte II - 'St Etienne Disco: Little People At Work' |
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 2023 - 30 Year Milestone: So Tough was released 30 years ago. Keep your eyes locked on the Saint Etienne Disco News Page for more information and a number of So Tough related postings during the months of January, February and March to commemorate the original Febuary 22, 1993 release. Click here for the So Tough discography. 2023 - New Material: Word is that Saint Etienne are targeting to release a new album this year. A secret collaboration may be involved. |
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2022 - 20 Year Milestone: June 2002 and the doors to the Saint Etienne Disco open. The most extensive Saint Etienne Discography found on the web built by the fans. The Disco turned 20 in 2022. Click here to access the website: saintetiennedisco.com. Below are the 4 pillars of the Disco. Discography: The Saint Etienne & Sarah Cracknell discographies. You might need a couple days to dig into this area. Click here for the Discography. Timeline: There were 44 Saint Etienne related events held by the band in 2022. Were you at any of them? There are now just under 800 Saint Etienne events logged. Can you add any more? Click here for the Timeline. Public Library: The library brings together 30+ years of media clippings (physical and virtual) chronologically to help build a storyline for the fans. We aren't finished yet though. Click here for the Public Library. Daily News: Don't miss any Saint Etienne Happenings. Updates provided as soon as humanly possible. Click here for the Daily News. |
Saint Etienne Fans' Survey Says |
1. When are you coming to (New Zealand, Nottingham, Greece, Hungary, Denver)? 2. Which artist would you like to collaborate with right now? (SED: Its A Secret. Answer forthcoming soon) 3. Can I have your autograph please? 4. What's your favourite London pub? 5. When will the early Sarah Cracknell tracks be reissued? 6. Are you still in touch with Douglas Coupland? 7. a) How do you keep going? b) Please keep continuing? 8. What film do you wish you had soundtracked? 9. Was the 50 Year Void release mentioned in Record Collector made up? If not then how many copies actually exist? (SED: We can answer this) 10. Fancy a cuppa? Bonus: Not a question, more to tell them how happy I am that this band has soundtracked my life! |
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Boxette - 15 Year Milestone (Jan 2008) |
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Sylvie - 25 Year Milestone (Jan 26, 1998) |
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You're In A Bad Way - 30 Year Milestone (Feb 1, 1993) |
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So Tough - 30 Year Milestone (Feb 22, 1993) |
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Soft Like Me - 20 Year Milestone (Mar 17, 2003) |
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The Bad Photographer - 25 Year Milestone (Apr 20, 1998) |
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Good Humor - 25 Year Milestone (May 4, 1998) |
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Hobart Paving/Who Do You Think You Are - 30 Year Milestone (May 10, 1993) |
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Lose That Girl - 25 Year Milestone (Sep 1998) |
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Burnt Out Car - 15 Year Milestone (Sep 22, 2008) |
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London Conversations - 15 Year Milestone (Oct 27, 2008) |
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You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone - 30 Year Milestone (Nov 22, 1993) |
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Xmas 93 - 30 Year Milestone (Dec 6, 1993) |
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Xmas 98 - 25 Year Milestone (Dec 1998) |
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Xmas 2003 - 20 Year Milestone (Dec 2003) |
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What Should Saint Etienne Reissue Next? 2. Misadventures Of Saint Etienne (CD) 3. Icerink Compilation 4. 2nd 7 Inch Boxset with singles not released on 7 Inch 5. So Tough, Sound Of Water, Finisterre, Tales From Turnpike House Box Sets 6. Casino Classics Boxset 7. Too Young To Die 8. Some of the Rarer Singles (e.g. Join Our Club) 9. Interlude 10. Rare fanclub items (e.g. Now 4, Built On Sand, Re-issue Roustabout, After The Rain) |
| Since 1995, saint Etienne have made available 34 fanclub items via their Official Lovers Unite Fanclub. In 2006 they started to press these items on their fanclub label Foreign Office. Click here for the full Fanclub item discography. | |
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2023 - FO21 Los Angeles '99: Fans who ordered the 25th Anniversary edition of Good Humor on vinyl from the Saint Etienne Music Shop on or before Dec 13, 2022 will receive this fanclub 10 track live CD recorded on the North American tour for Good Humor. Click here for more details on the CD. |  |
2023 - FO19CD The Character Of Saint Etienne: A collection of 12 hot dishes and cold cuts from late period Saint Etienne. Some were one-off projects, others are gems that were ruthlessly tossed aside for reasons no one can quite remember. Click here for more details on the CD. |
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2022 - FO18 Fairfax High is the companion piece to Good Humor, originally offered as a free bonus CD with early copies of the US release of the album. Click here for more details. |
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2022 - FO19 The Character Of Saint Etienne: A collection of 12 hot dishes and cold cuts from late period Saint Etienne. Some were one-off projects, others are gems that were ruthlessly tossed aside for reasons no one can quite remember. Click here for more details. |
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2022 - FO20 Let's Do It - Deep Magic From The Dawn Of Pop: Limited CD (500) was included with the purchase of Bob's Book Let's Do It - The Birth Of Pop. Click here for more details. |
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2022 - 30 Year Milestone: The first issue of Saint Etienne's official newsletter Clenbuterol was issued in 1992. Click here for the first Clenbuterol. |
| Over the past 35 years Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs have been involved in ten different record labels. You can access a full list/discography here in the Disco. | |
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Measured Mile is a new 7" label run by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley via Ace Records. The plan is to release DJ-friendly 45s that are either very rare or previously unavailable on seven-inch. The first release (Nov 25, 2022) paired a couple of prime library tracks, from Brian Bennett - the slow, menacing groove he called Name Of The Game - and Dave Richmond (aka the Melody Nelson bassist) whose grungy Confunktion will be instantly recognised by anyone who remembers the late 70s Denim aftershave ad. Already lined up for the future are more library gems from Basil Kirchin and Alan Parker, plus a northern/girl group monster from Connie Stevens. Click here for the Measured Mile discography. |
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2023 - 10 Year Milestone: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley launched his Croydon Municipal label in 2013 which specialised in unearthing forgotten albums, lost 45s and 78s from the mid 20th century. 21 CDs were released between 2013 and 2016. Click here for the Croydon Municipal discography. |
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2022 - 35 Year Milestone: Saint Etienne's Bob and Pete's first record label launched in 1987. "You are witness to the birth of a beautiful new record label. We at Caff are proud to unveil Veston Records. Doubtless you are already sobbing in disbelief at the immense beauty of VOD 001. There will soon be more." "Veston is not interested in profit margins, bonus tracks, or ugly barcodes that ruin the sleeve. Nope. This is a labour of love, pure and simple. We are here to serve you." VOD 001 was a St. Christopher Flexi. Click here for the Veston discography. |
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2022 - 30 Year Milestone: A Golden new label in Sensuround sound was launched by Saint Etienne's Bob and Pete 30 years ago in 1992. The label went through Creation Records at the start and was distributed by Pinnacle. 12 artists released material through the label. Click here for the Icerink discography and information. |
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Sensuround - When I Get To Heaven 30 Year Milestone (May 3, 1993) |
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Shampoo - Blisters And Bruises 30 Year Milestone (Jun 7, 1993) |
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Earl Brutus - Life's Too Long 30 Year Milestone (Jun 28, 1993) |
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Oval-Fantastique / Love Hour 30 Year Milestone (Jul 5, 1993) |
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Shampoo-Bouffant Headbutt 30 Year Milestone (Aug 30, 1993) |
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Golden-Wishful Thinking 30 Year Milestone (Oct 11, 1993) |
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Saint Etienne Fans' Survey Says: Which Icerink group should reform? 1. Shampoo (45%) 2. Earl Brutus (20%) 3. Oval (12.5%) 4. Golden (10%) 5. Supermarket (10%) 6. Sensuround (2.5%) |
Who is Ranald Mcdonald?   Credit: Michael Gillette Find out in February 2023 as the Disco celebrates 30 years of So Tough |
 Credit:Wardlaw Music Milestone 30 years back, Dec 15, 2022, Debsey Wykes joined Saint Etienne on stage for the first time at Saint Etienne's Xmas Experience Night Of Fear at the SW1 Club, Victoria Street, London. |
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| Over the past 29 years Saint Etienne's Bob, Pete, and Sarah have been involved in compiling 58 compilations for various labels. You can access a full list here. | |
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Jan 27, 2023 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley / Pete Wiggs Present Winter Of Discontent. Available on CD and 2XLP. |
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Aug 1, 2022 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley And Pete Wiggs Present Fell From The Sun - Downtempo And Afterhours 1990-1991. Click here for more details - CD or 2XLP. |
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Mar 25, 2002: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley compiles John Barry - The More Things Change Film, TV & Studio Work 1968-1973. Click here for more details. |
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Jan 28, 2022: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley compiles Sammi Smith - Looks Like Stormy Weather 1969-1975. Click here for more details. |
| Liner Notes by Saint Etienne | Over the past 30 years Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley has written liner noted for around 30 releases. You can access a list here. |
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Jan 20, 2023: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley wrote Liner Notes for Lieutenant Pigeon - Lieutenant Pigeon: The Decca Years Reissue which will be released on January 20, 2023 on Cherry Red Records. A 2 CD 48-track set rounding up all of the releases on Decca Records by Lieutenant Pigeon. Click here for more details. |
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Sep 9, 2022: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley wrote Liner Notes for Olivia Newton-John - If Not For You Reissue. Click here for more details. |
| Over the past 32 years Saint Etienne have remixed 48 tracks for other artists. You can access a full list here. | |
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2022 - Communicant - She Moves The Sky (Saint Etienne & Gurgles Remix) Click here for more info. |
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2022 - Dot Allison - One Love (Saint Etienne Remix) Click here for more info. |
| Housed in the Saint Etienne Disco is the Sarah Cracknell Discography highlighting her solo work, and collaborations over the years. You can access her full discography here. | |
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2022 - 35 Year Milestone Love Is All You Need, Coastal Town single was released in 1987. Click here for the Details. |
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2022 - 25 Year Milestone: Lipslide was released in 1997. Click here for the Lipslide Discography. |
| Saint Etienne have appeared on a million different compilations. What you will find here are the compilations that have Saint Etienne tracks that were never available on official Saint Etienne releases or tracks that appeared first on these compilations before they appeared on a Saint Etienne official release..You can access an archive of these Comps here. | |
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2023 - 30 Year Milestone Volume Six included the exclusive track Fake 88 which was later included on Fanclub CD I Love To Paint in 1995 and then again on Foxbase Alpha Deluxe (2009) and Special (2016) Editions. Click here for the details. |
| You can access the St Etienne book discography here. | |
| 2023 - New Material: Word is that Bob Stanley is working on two new books on the: 1) Bee Gees targeting June 2023 2) Shadows | |
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2022 - Let's Do It - The Birth Of Pop: "The prequel to Bob Stanley’s celebrated Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!, this new volume is the first book to tell the definitive story of the birth of pop, from the invention of the 78 rpm record at the end of the nineteenth century to the beginnings of rock and the modern pop age." Click here for the Details. |
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2022 - How We Used Saint Etienne to Live: "Do you remember how we used to live? British indie favourites Saint Etienne do. But they also remember a load of other stuff that never happened, so maybe they aren't the best people to ask." Written by Saint Etienne fan Ramzy Alwakeel. Click here for more information. |
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2022 - A Licence to Rock and Pop: An Inventory of Attitude: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley has written the introduction to the book by James Fry. Click here for more details. |
 2022 - 35 Year Milestone Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley starts writing for NME in 1987. |
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noted from the SaintEtienneDisco Facebook page 2. Pocket Pavilions - Paper Fox (Rob O) 3. Magdalena Bay - All You Do (Jim C) 4. Keeley - Never O'clock (Josh A) 5. Nina & Steph - Rapid Transformation (Colin S) 6. Light Music Company - December Fanfare (Rachel L) 7. Quatermass III - Found Footage (Josh A) 8. Seablite - Ink Bleeds (Michael S) 9. Umbrellas - Write It In The Sky (Slumberland) 10. Orielles - The Room (Rich K) 11. Jockstrap - Glasgow (Daniel M) 12. David Essex/Dolly Mixture - Don't You Go (Bob S) 13. Sulk - Asahi (RJ S) 14. Brix Smith - Brix Goes Tubular (Holger M) |
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   2022 - Three shirts reissued. Click here for the Official Saint Etienne Merchandise Shop. Click here for the merchandise archive of the SaintEtienneDisco. |
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Gwenno - Tresor Dubstar - Two Dry Cleaning - Stumpwork Jockstrap - I Love You Jennifer B Suede - Autofiction Stars - Capelton Hill Royksopp - Profound Mysteries Taylor Swift - Midnights |
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Micki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed Jarvis Cocker - Good Pop Bad Pop Gordon King - When Does The Mind Bending |
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Jim Fry - A License to Rock and Pop Jarvis Cocker - Good Pop Bad Pop Micki Berenyi - Fingers Crossed Nigel Tassell - Whatever Happened To The C86 Kids Michael Hann - Denim And Leather Will Hodgkinson - In Perfect Harmony Gordon King - When Does The Mind Bending |
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