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The Original Sailor's new address is: Sailor Club (You can also order the LIVE IN BERLIN CD at the same address!) STOP CYBERPRESS!! Sailor have a brand new limited edition single. You can order it from the same address above, and learn more about it at Marinero! Click  here tosubscribe to the  mailing list, "the_street"!There's MORE on the web! Check outKatrin Wagner's MARINERO (Germany) and Glenn Knossgard's THE BLUE DESERT (Denmark) for more of The Very Best In Music! Check out the chatroom, "The Docks" at ¡VIVA LA CUMBIA!... finally in English!!Ahoy, fellow travellers, and yes, you're reading that right. At long last, we finally have the correct English lyrics to "Cumbia"! Special thanks to Gary Diamond for making this possible! And in other Sailor news...
TROUBLE and HIDEAWAY... Euro release at last?That's the way it appears, at least if you visit CDBanzai. According to them, they now have European pressings of those two Sailor CDs (which Sony released in August, which shows you how much attention your ol' Harbourmaster has been paying!)
Sailor November 2001 STOP PRESS!!!Sailor played to a packed sold-out show at Aylesbury Civic Centre as "Very Special Guests" of Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel 2 days ago on 14 November. The evening was a fantastic success for Sailor, being their first major concert in the UK for over 25 years, with many fans travelling the length and breadth of the UK to see their heroes in the flesh ! It was a very happy and emotional occasion for so many who never have the opportunity to see Sailor live, and there was an exceptionally brilliant atmosphere on stage and from the audience, who appeared to love every minute of it ! Steve Harley also loved the show but only allowed Sailor to play for 45 minutes ! Later, the Theatre informed Peter, Grant,Rob and Phil that over 80% of the tickets had been sold to Sailor fans and have consequently invited Sailor to play their very own concert some time next year. This will be a classic opportunity to perform many other original Sailor songs from "Sailor" "Trouble" "Third Step" "Hideaway" "Dressed For Drowning" etc repertoire, that sadly cannot be usually played at their many other concerts in Europe, where they normally appear with several other acts. We will keep all the fans informed of when this date will be, and maybe even plan for fans from Germany, Holland, Denmark etc to come over for this Special Concert - for what promises to be the best and most complete Sailor Show ever !! Courtesy The Sailor Club STOP THE CYBERPRESSES!!!
THE RETURN OF ECLECTION!!!
The rumors are true, fans. Collector's Choice Music has reissued the one and only album from Georg Kajanus's first group, ECLECTION, and it's going to be available for $12.95! This is a straight reissue (the 11 original tracks, no bonus cuts), but it also features new liner notes by Elektra Records founder Jac Holzman and Eclection drummer Gerry Conway. Here's what C.C.M. has to say about it:
"One of (if not THE) great lost folk-rock records of the '60s. Eclection was composed of bassist
Trevor Lucas and drummer Gerry Conway, later of Fairport Convention; lead songwriter Georg
Hultgreen, later of Sailor; guitarist Michael Rosen and lead vocalist Kerrilee Male; together
they made, well, eclectic music, reminiscent at times of the Mamas & Papas and even early
Airplane (as Elektra founder Jac Holzman declares in the notes we've added, "I loved that
group!"). Nevertheless, the album sunk like a stone, but it remains highly-prized among '60s
collectors; it resurfaces here for the first time in 30 years with quotes from Conway in the
notes as well. An obscure but highly worthy Collectors' Choice Music exclusive!" (See related recordings sections here and in Marinero for track listing. Thanks to Gary Diamond in Denver for the heads up!)
...Not to mention GRINGO!
In the words of Katrin Wagner, "I didn't know this, either!", but GRINGO was also reissued on CD
last June! Heyday Mailorder Records has it for 14.99
(pounds). Thanks to Marinero for the notice! Other Shows This Autumn : Germany 14 December Mertzig (E Germany) 15 December Essen There should be a few others added around Christmas 2001 and New Year but will keep you informed (or check for details on "Marinero") Grant Peter Rob and Phil are greatly looking forward to playing their Brand New Live Show which they are presently rehearsing... but most of all, seeing you "live" at another legendary and very special evening with SAILOR ! Until We Meet ! SailorClub P.S. Apologies for not addressing personally but we must get this message out to all fans A.S.A.P!
 Sailor at Keil (l-r):Phil Pickett, Rob Alderton, Grant Serpell and Peter Lincoln. Photo © 2001 K. Wagner. Ahoy from the ol' Harbourmaster, and have I got a find!! My brother Lee pointed out a site called The Internet Library, and I'm knocked out! They archive EVERY web site for the last five years... yes, including THIS ONE! So now, I can finally begin reconstructing Harbour. But let's just see if it works...
For those of you who have to know abosolutely everything about Sailor, here's their UK chart positions! (Thanks to Michael Dimech from Melbourne, Australia for this info!) SINGLES: Title Peak Pos. Wks. on Chart Date* Epic #: 1. A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE #2 (2 wks.) 12 6 Dec 75 EPC 3770 2. GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS #7 8 27 Mar 76 EPC 3858 3. ONE DRINK TOO MANY #35 4 19 Feb 77 EPC 4804 ALBUMS: TROUBLE #45 8 7 Feb 76*-The date of debut on the British Charts. [Thanks again, Mike! :) ] If you have any chart info from other countries, please let me know about it. Thanks! Oh, and what was the record that kept "Glass Of Champagne" out of the top spot? It was "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen. (Which, I guess, is why they call it 'trivia'.) And here's how they've fared in Holland: SINGLES: Title Peak Pos. Wks. on Chart Year** Label: 1. TRAFFIC JAM #4 7 1974 Epic 2. SAILOR #2 10 1975 Epic 3. A GLASS OF CHAMPAGNE #5 10 1976 Epic 4. GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS #2 8 1976 Epic 5. LA CUMBIA #6 9 1991 RCA **-Sorry, but I don't know the specific dates of chart entry for these songs. Yep. Seems to work just fine! Jerry. A lot has been happening since I last updated this site. First and foremost, this past May, Anthony England (who had replaced Henry Marsh) left the band, albeit reluctantly (citing other conflicts). We belatedly wish him all the best. But, the "Sailor luck" of finding new members still holds: ROB ALDERTON has come on board (white suit and all) to take his place at the treble side of the Nickelodeon. Welcome aboard, Rob! And now...
THE BOX SET!STOP CYBERPRESSES!!! IMPORTANT COMMUNIQUE!!!I just heard from Gerry Avenell of the Sailor Club regarding the Box Set. Here's what Gerry wrote: Dear Sailor Afficionados, Thank you for your interest in one of the most original and entertaining bands of all time! This is just a note to respond to the many enquiries received about "Buried Treasure" - Sailor's anthology of greatest hits, private scrapbook, and latest recordings from the present line up of Grant, Phil, Peter and Rob plus some extremely precious archive material from the original line up of Phil, Georg, Henry and Grant, never before heard ! There are also recordings from the Caribou "Dressed For Drowning" period as well as more recent re-mixes and fascinating experimental tracks. There seems to be a growing interest in Sailor as a contemporary and uniquely entertaining concert attraction par excellence, and only last week Jonathan Ross on his Radio 2 Saturday morning show - one of the biggest shows on UK radio, along with his guest Midge Ure were calling for a Sailor revival, & talking about the band's growing popularity and fantastic "live" reputation in Europe on a previous show. Recently Annie Lennox and Chrissie Hynde (of the Pretenders) were front row to Sailor at a charity show at London's famous Groucho Club, and were ecstatic about the band's set, which according to them and others "stole the show", amongst many other famous names such as Madness, ABC, Stephen Fry and the Average White Band. Therefore a major label has approached the band to compile and release the "Buried Treasure" (a possibly 2 CD Boxed Set) plus photos from the bands own private collection and a track by track commentary. WE WILL BE INFORMING EVERYONE ON THE SAILORCLUB MAILING LIST SO YOU WILL BE THE FIRST TO HEAR OF THE RELEASE DATE, COST, AND HOW TO BE ONE OF THE FIRST TO OWN THE "ONCE IN A LIFETIME" SAILOR ANTHOLOGY "BURIED TREASURE" We will be e-mailing you hopefully around September with further details. Very best wishes from Gerry Avenell on behalf of Sailor. And if you're wondering what all this is about... It took 27 years, but our maritime minstrels finally have the box set they deserve! It's called "BURIED TREASURES" and features, among other things, Sailor's greatest hits, recordings from the "Dressed For Drowning" era (Phil, Henry, Gavin and Virginia), live recordings, NEW music from the new line-up (Phil, Grant, Peter and Rob), rare recordings from the Georg Kajanus era, audio experiments, and more! For more details, go to Marinero, or just drop Sailor a line at sailormusic@hotmail.com. (P.S.: Speaking of hotmail, I've since changed my email addy; so if you've been trying to get in touch with the ol' Harbourmaster, here 'tis: And now, back to the website. STOP THE CYBERPRESSES! |
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