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Sep 22, 2024 · There was a reunion of Hello Sailor in the mid-1980s, one last whip around the country to get out of debt, a quick spit-polish of the songs, and away they went. It either worked, or it didn't.
Hello Sailor was a New Zealand pop/rock band originally formed in 1975. Although the band formally disbanded in 1980 after just two albums, they have continued to sporadically reunite during the years since; recording a further four albums and performing numerous live tours and appearances.
Their self-titled debut album from 1977 boasted no less than three top 20 singles, including ‘Lyin’ In The Sand’ (Lyon), ‘Blue Lady’ (Brazier) and ‘Gutter Black’ (McArtney), the latter of which would be immortalised as the theme song for the popular TV show Outrageous Fortune nearly 30 years later.
It described without relish Hello Sailor's attempt to break through in America and how it lacked the professional mechanisms taken for granted today and descended into an endless drug-fuelled...
Hello Sailor evolved into a group in 1975, but their beginnings go back much earlier. Guitarists Harry Lyon and Dave McArtney first played together in 1964 when they were both pupils at Westlake Boys High School on Auckland's North Shore.
Hello Sailor's debut album from 1977, produced by Rob Aickin. Cover design by Peter Adams, internal band photos by Eldred Stebbing’s son Vaughan.
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Their debut, self-titled album is regarded as a New Zealand classic. Despite breakups, and solo careers Hello Sailor continued to tour and perform in the second decade of the 21st Century until the passing of Dave McArtney (2013) and Graham Brazier (2015).
