Sailor - The Very Best Of 1998 CD: EMI
8231522 Peter
Lincoln: 12 and 6 string acoustic guitars,
electric guitar and lead vocals |
A Glass Of
Champagne
Girls Girls Girls
Traffic Jam
Stay The Night
One Drink Too Many
La Cumbia
Stiletto Heels
The Secretary
Hat Check Girl
Catwalk Girls
Latin Eyes
Nickelodeon Nights
Produced by Phil
Pickett and Henry Marsh.
Engineered and mixed by Charlie Jensen.
Mastered by Peter Iversen and Charlie Jensen at PUK Digital
Mastering.
Recorded in PUK Recording Studios, April & May 1996
Additional engineering by Ian Humphries at NAM Studios, Wiltshire
and Ian Shaw at Shawsound, London
Additional musicians
and singers:
Chris Goulstone (Spanish
guitar on "Latin Eyes")
Naomi Eyres (Vocals on "Catwalk Girls")
Photo by Jonathan Opong-Wiafe
SAILOR "The Very Best Of"
- taken from the liner notes of the album "SAILOR - The Very Best Of", EMI 8231522, 1998 -
SAILOR formed back in 1974 and
included Norwegian born singer Georg Kajanus (Hultgreen). Georg
had been a member of Eclection who released 5 singles
"Another Time Another Place", "Mark Time",
"Nethertheless", "Please" and "Please
(MK //)"; all are hard to find collectors items for SAILOR
fans today.
German born Phil Pickett was another founder member. According to
legend, Phil and Georg originally worked together in the late
60s, when they performed as part of a house band at Le Matelot
Club in Paris. The nightclub´s theme included them dressing as
SAILORs, this continued until 1970 when the club burnt to the
ground.
SAILOR´s other original members included Henry Marsh from the
band Gringo and Grant Serpell from Affinity. SAILOR´s unique
history saw them using odd instruments for a group at that time;
amongst these were mandolins, military bass- drums and the
Nickelodeon, an exclusive invention which was to inspire their
career. The sound the guys created and the songs written by Georg
led the band to make their show a theatrical "review";
a live gig would see them on stage in settings including red
light districts and harbour towns.
SAILOR's first album released in 1973 contained their first hit
single "Traffic Jam". The album was a huge hit in
Europe, but it was their second album "Trouble" which
really established the group around the world; it gave birth to
the hits "A Glass Of Champagne" and "Girls Girls
Girls".
SAILOR were even more popular in Europe where their UK hit
singles were only a small part of the success story. Thanks to
their regular tours, they became one of Britain´s finest exports
until their origial split in 1981. SAILOR´s European hits were
"Stay The Night", "Stiletto Heels" and
"Hat Check Girl" all of which you will find on this
greatest hits collection.
In the late 70s Georg and Phil and the band felt they had reached
a point where they needed a break from SAILOR and each of them
took time out to work on solo projects. Phil Pickett wrote songs
and performed with several bands, including his stint as a live
member of Boy George´s Culture Club with whom he co- wrote the
1983 classic "Karma Chameleon". Henry wrote music for
TV, Georg released 3 albums with DATA while Grant worked as a
chemistry teacher.
In 1989 SAILOR thrilled their many fans by returning to the
studio for the first time in a decade. This album produced two
hit singles "The Secretary" and "La Cumbia"
both of which are much requested at SAILOR concerts. The
popularity of this album also helped re- establish the enthusiasm
within the band which continues today. Georg left the line up in
1995 to pursue a solo career. His replacement Peter Lincoln has
helped keep the band in top gear through the 90s.
SAILOR recorded this fine album of their most popular songs, with
their current line up, to celebrate their two decades of
popularity with fans of quality "pop".
Sounding better than ever make sure you catch them next time they
drop anchor in your town.
written by: Kevin James
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