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| Hello Friends Second issue of Discosis, a slim volume subtitled Life and What you make of it. A reminder of the past (2023) and a nod to the future (2024). "Be young, be foolish, eat Frosties". Bring on 2024. Tiersen Mayotte II |
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 Bob notes The band is actually recording two albums at the same time. A more mainstream album is on the way also but will be released later on (Our guess-maybe 2025?) |
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 2024 - 30 Year Milestone: Tiger Bay was released 30 years ago. Keep your eyes locked on the Saint Etienne Disco News Page for more information and a number of Tiger Bay related postings during the months of January, February, and March to commemorate the original Febuary 28, 1994 release. Click here for the Tiger Bay discography. |
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Pale Movie - 30 Year Milestone (Feb 7, 1994) |
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Method Of Modern Love - 15 Year Milestone (Feb 9, 2009) |
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Tiger Bay - 30 Year Milestone (Feb 28, 1994) |
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52 Pilot/Places To Visit - 25 Year Milestone (May 4, 1999) |
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Like A Motorway - 30 Year Milestone (May 16, 1994) |
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Pocket Call - 10 Year Milestone (Jun 2014) |
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The Misadventures Of Saint Etienne - 25 Year Milestone (Sep 14, 1999) |
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Trumpton Comes Alive - 15 Year Milestone (Sep 17, 2009) |
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Hug My Soul - 30 Year Milestone (Sep 19, 1994) |
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Foxbase Beta - 15 Year Milestone (Oct 12, 2009) |
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Travel Edition 1990-2005 - 20 Year Milestone (Nov 22, 2004) |
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Saint Etienne Presents Match Day - 10 Year Milestone (Dec 8 2014) |
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Built On Sand - 25 Year Milestone (Dec, 1999) |
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Saturday - 25 Year Milestone (1999) |
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Lover Plays The Bass - 25 Year Milestone (1999) |
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Now 4 - 15 Year Milestone (2009) |
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Jan 27, 2024 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley and the BFI’s Jason Wood compiles Fantastic Voyage New Sounds For The European Canon 1977-1981. Available on CD and 2XLP. |  |
Feb 23, 2024 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley provides an introduction for Lou Christie Gypsy Bells - Columbia Recordings 1967. Available on CD. |
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Feb 23, 2024 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley compiles I Am A Lineman For The County - Glen Campbell Sings Jimmy Webb. Available on CD. |
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Feb 6, 2024 Pegasus Books release the US Pressing of Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley's Children Of The World The Story Of The Bee Gees Book |
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2024 - FO 019CD The Character Of Saint Etienne: The band are targeting to reissue this collection of 12 hot dishes and cold cuts from late period Saint Etienne on CD. Some were one-off projects, others are gems that were ruthlessly tossed aside for reasons no one can quite remember. The album was originally released in December 2022 on Vinyl. |
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2024 - FO 023CD Music For Hermione: The band are targeting to reissue these two recordings which were specially composed to soundtrack ‘Kingdom Of The Sick’, an animated film by renowned artist Andy Holden that accompanied his ‘Full of Days’ exhibition. This was a tribute to the unknown artist Hermione Burton, whose collected work Andy had found left in charity shops scattered across Bedfordshire. The album was originally released in December 2023 on Vinyl. |
 John Barry: Soundtracking Bond And Beyond BFI Southbank Film Season curated by Bob Stanley Feb 1-Mar 12, 2024 For more info and a press release check the 2024 Timeline |
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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. Click here to access the website: saintetiennedisco.com. Below are the 5 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. Release Tracker: There were 26 Saint Etienne related items released in 2023 (2023 Tracker). Did you miss any? Click here to see what's currently being tracked for release in 2024.(2024 Tracker) Timeline: There were 46 Saint Etienne related events held by the band in 2023. Were you at any of them? There are now around 850 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. |
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2023 - Good Humor Marking the 25th anniversary of Good Humor, Saint Etienne releasted a special splatter vinyl reissue edition of the eleven-track collection. This features the original LP artwork and inner sleeve with a transparent green, dark green and white splatter vinyl. Click here for more info. | |
| Since 1995, saint Etienne have made available 36 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 - FO 023 Music For Hermione: The two new recordings featured on this limited edition 10” single were specially composed to soundtrack ‘Kingdom Of The Sick’, an animated film by renowned artist Andy Holden that accompanied his ‘Full of Days’ exhibition. This was a tribute to the unknown artist Hermione Burton, whose collected work Andy had found left in charity shops scattered across Bedfordshire. Click here for more details | |
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2023 - FO 022 Built On Sand Originally pressed on CD only and mailed to members of the Saint Etienne fan club for Christmas 1999, ‘Built On Sand’ gathered together 14 previously unreleased nuggets. Click here for more details. |  |
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. |
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| Over the past 32 years Saint Etienne have remixed 50 tracks for other artists. You can access a full list here. | ||
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2023 - Iraina Mancini - Sugar High (Saint Etienne Remix) Click here for more info. | |
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2023 - Deary - Fairground (Saint Etienne Meet Augustin Bousfield At The Top Of Town Mix) Click here for more info. | |
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2023 - Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) included the 2 remixes by Saint Etienne from the Nineties as bonus tracks Click here for more info. | |
| Over the past 30 years Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley has written liner noted for over 30 releases. You can access a list here. | ||
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2023: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley wrote an essay for Primal Scream - Reverberations (Travelling In Time) Compilation. Click here for more details. | |
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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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| 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 was a new 7" label launched by Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley via Ace Records in 2022. The plan was to release DJ-friendly 45s that are either very rare or previously unavailable on seven-inch. Click here for the Measured Mile discography. | |
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2023 - Hopscotch / Andwella Click here for more info. | |
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2023 - Connie Stevens Click here for more info. | |
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2023 - Basil Kirchin & Jack Nathan / Alan Parker & William Parrish Click here for more info. |
Who is Siobhan Brookes?  Pete, Sarah, Bob Credit: Jamie Fry Find out in February 2023 as the Disco celebrates 30 years of Tiger Bay |
 Credit: Photographer TBC Milestone 25 years ago in 1999, Birdie (Debsey Wykes & Paul Kelly) released Some Dusty Deborah Wykes & Paul Kelly met while touring the world with Saint Etienne as part of their backing band in the late part of 1992, a fruitful partnership ensued and following a 7" release on the seminal US label Summershine in 1997, Birdie were signed to the newly formed It Records. An album, good enough to charm the birds from the trees was released in 1999. A second one followed in 2001. |
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Some Dusty - 25 Year Milestone (1999) | |
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Folk Singer - 25 Year Milestone (1999) | |
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Let Her Go - 25 Year Milestone (1999) |
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| Over the past 29 years Saint Etienne's Bob, Pete, and Sarah have been involved in compiling over 60 compilations for various labels. You can access a full list here. | ||
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Nov 24, 2023: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley & Pete Wiggs Present Incident At A Free Festival. Available on CD or 2XLP. | |
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Sep 29, 2023: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley Presents London A To Z 1962-1973. Click here for more details. | |
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Aug 25, 2023 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley compiles Latin Freestyle - New York/Miami 1983-1992. Available on CD or 2XLP. | |
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Jun 30, 2023 Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley compiles Tribal Rites Of The New Saturday Night - Brooklyn Disco 1974-75. Available on CD or 2XLP. | |
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May 26, 2023: Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley compiles Folk, Funk & Beyond - The Arrangements Of John Cameron. Click here for more details. | |
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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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| You can access the St Etienne book discography here. | ||
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2023 - Yeah Yeah Yeah The Story Of Modern Pop: Faber & Faber reissued a new version of Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley's book Yeah Yeah Yeah (10th Anniversary)in the UK. Yeah Yeah Yeah features a new foreward by Ken Bruce and a new final chapter. Click here for the Details. | |
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2023 - Let's Do It - The Birth Of Pop: Faber & Faber reissued new versions of Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley's books Yeah Yeah Yeah (10th Anniversary) and Let's Do It today in the UK. Yeah Yeah Yeah features a new foreward by Ken Bruce and a new final chapter Let's Do It features a new forward by Lenny Kaye Click here for the Details. | |
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2023 - Home And Away Photographs 1987-2022 (Author Alasdair McLellan): Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley provided the foreward. Click here for more details. | |
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2023 - Bee Gees Children Of The World (Author Bob Stanley): Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley released a book on The Bee Gees. Click here for more details. | |
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2023 - What Are We Going To Do About Julie (Author Julie Samuel): Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell's mother has written a biography about herself which intertwines at points with the Saint Etienne universe including pieces on Mexico 70, Cola Boy, Crush, and Sarah herself. Click here for the Details. |
 2024 - 35 Year Milestone Saint Etienne's Bob Stanley starts officially writing for Melody Maker in 1989 after leaving the NME in 1988. Click here for his first official article on April 1, 1989. Click here in the Saint Etienne Public Library for an archive of his 1989 articles. Note: Bob may have scribed a few earlier articles in 1989 in Melody Maker using pseudonyms. |
   2023 - Three shirts were made available in various colours. Click here for the Official Saint Etienne Merchandise Shop. Click here for the merchandise archive of the SaintEtienneDisco. |
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1) Say She She - Silver 2) Everything But The Girl - Fuse 2) Clientele - I Am Not There Anymore 2) Slowdive - Everything Is Alive 5) Roisin Murphy - Hit Parade 5) Romy - Mid Air 5) Alison Goldfrapp - Love Invention 5) Emma Anderson - Pearlies 5) Dexys - The Feminine Divine 10) The Rest (See full list here) |
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