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In late 1982, the group toured Australia with Bailey, Hall and Shedden joined by Chris Burnham on guitar ( ex-Supernaut ) and Laurie Cuffe on guitar.

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 ).

It contains the popular track " Ghost Ships ", which was issued as a single in May.

A Little Madness to Be Free was " more rock-oriented, with extensive use of acoustic guitar, brass and strings set among tightly focused arrangements ".

In mid-1984, the band toured as Bailey, Burnham, Shedden and Tracy Pew on bass guitar, ( ex-The Birthday Party ), who was briefly replaced by Kuepper in July.

By 1985, The Saints were Bailey, Richard Burgman on guitar ( ex-The Sunnyboys ) and Arturo ' Archie ' Larizza on bass guitar ( The Innocents ), while Louise Elliot on saxophone and Jeffrey Wegener on drums ( both ex-Laughing Clowns ) completed the line-up.

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.