Sailor
Sailor :
I first came across the quirky pop band Sailor when I heard their "Traffic Jam" non hit back in the early 70's. They were different - how many bands do you know that feature a nickelodeon on stage? - and played catchy Euro type pop, with vocals by one Georg Kajanus.
They did make the UK charts with the #2 hit "Glass of Champagne" in 1975, and followed this up with two other hits "Girls Girls Girls" and "One Drink Too Many". The album, "Trouble" features those hits and is worth checking out as a slice of 70s pop music.
Oddly, I also saw Sailor twice in one year, both times as support acts. Seeing them live back in 1975 playing support to Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel is a cherished teenage memory for me.
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The original fiendishly difficult puzzle, invented by Erno Rubik in Hungary and one of the biggest toy crazes ever. In 1982 Hawkin's Bazaar was the first to bring a few cases of the Rubik's Cube to England. Unfortunately 25 years ago we were very small and it wasn't long before a much larger company had the exclusive rights to distribute in the UK. We are very pleased to be offering it again! And now includes a new seven step solution guide.
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I know my taste in music can be a bit unusual but I thought Five (or 5ive ) were great. Five were a boy band assembled in 1997 by the same people who created The Spice Girls. They had a much cooler, tougher image than the other boy bands around at the time and every single one of their eleven singles made it into the top 10, with 'Keep On Movin', 'We Will Rock You' and 'Lets Dance' all reaching No. 1. Sadly Five disbanded in September 2001, but at the end of December 2006 four of the five (no Sean Conlan) reunited and are writing a new album together. I wait with baited breath to see if they change their name to Four (or even 4our).
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I saw Sailor as support to the Kiki Dee Band at Birmingham Town Hall and again as headliners at the same venue. Fantastic live act. I bought all of their albums, which were great, and my friends thought I'd gone a bit weird as they only saw them as teenybopper group - but I knew different!!
Mick 30-Oct-2005, 08:08:37 PM
I'm one of the rare unusually young Sailor fans (born 1979) and have meanwhile seen them at 71 concerts. They had a big comeback over here in Germany in the 90s with new hits ("The Secretary", "La Cumbia"...) and are constantly touring. In the meantime I also run their fan club website www.sailor-music.com - Come aboard and have a look ;-)
~Katrin 11-Jan-2006, 06:50:12 PM
Never bought any albums of theirs or even singles but I loved "Girls girls girls!" it was a great single
Debbie 10-Jun-2006, 04:04:53 PM