Band File No.4 Hello Sailor

Rip It Up, Issue 19, 1 February 1979, Page 17

Band File N 0.4 Hello Sailor

History First regional date at Leopard Inn, Napier in June 1975. First Auckland date at Dunlop's gym, Grey Lynn in July 1975. Q: Are we not poofters? A: We are Hello Sailor. Motto play boy, just play. Records Singles “Rum and Coca Cola'VCasablanca Holiday" (IZM Radio Workshop tapes) on RCA records. “Gutter Black’VLatin Lover”, "Blue Lady” / “Lucy’s Leaving Home”, Lyin' In the Sand" / "Hiding Out” and "Disco’s Dead” / “The Boy We Used to Know” on Key Records. Producer Rob Aicken Fan Club PO Box 15-477, New Lynn, Auckland 7. Management David Gapes Record Company Key Records, distributed by Festival.

Ricky Ball Drums Born April 4th, 1952. Education Mt Albert Grammar Musical Career Learnt from nightclubs and two drum tutors for a few years. Bands The Challenge (first group). Jimmy Slogget Band, session bands, Tommy Fergusson Good Time Band, Rainbow and Hello Sailor.

Other Jobs Bus sales executive, metal worker, dishwasher and labourer. Favourites

Albums Some Girls - Rolling Stones, Heaven Tonight - Cheap Trick. All Traffic and Beatles albums. Spectrum - Billy Cobham. Blind Faith - Blind Faith. Singles, “Sex, Drugs and Rock'n' Roll” lan Dury, "Shattered" Rolling Stones.

Drummer No one favourite Billy Cobham, Buddy Rich, John Bonham, Keith Moon, Ginger Baker.

Singers David Bowie, Mick Jagger, lan Dury. Musicians Jimmy Page, Quincey Jones, JaggerRichards, Lennon-McCartney.

Equipment Ludwig quadra plus, extra melodic toms, Paiste & Zildjan cymbals, 6'/2inch x 14inch super sensitive snare, Pearl footpedal, Remo heads, Rogers 2B sticks or Pro-Mark 747,’5.

Graham Brazier vocals Born secret Education Left school at 15 because it was run by fascist sadists. Musical Career Three years whistling "Bye, . Bye, Blackbird" to the male nurses of various mental institutions. Other Jobs Garbage man, gardener, wharf labourer. Favourites Albums The Velvet Underground (1969) Velvet Underground, Before and After Science Eno, Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk. Single "Charlie's Girl" Lou Reed. Singer Edith Piaf Musician me Equipment mostly broken now

Lisle Kinney Bass, foot-tap, some humming, no singing. Born June 6th, 1956 Education School until 14 Vi Musical career Played cabaret until I fell over. Then played with Brown Street. -IS9BHHHBHBB Other Jobs Unsuccessful serious comic. Favourites Albums Boys Own, Mum's photos and 2006 Rude Noises (also available on cassette, for weddings, funerals etc) Single "201 Rude Noises”. Yes, being single is my favourite. Musician (Ed. Bandfile form reads "Favourite musician on your instrument") I don't let anyone play my instrument except Buster Williams. Singer Ivan Rebroff or any Rusky Equipment Fender Precision bass, Am peg amp, various humming devices (but no singing), size 11 Skellerup multi-tappers.

Harry Lyon Guitar and vocals Bom August 17, 1950 Education Milford Primary, Burleigh and Warblington Secondary Moderns, Westlake Boys and Auckland University. Musical Career Various teachers including a one legged bass player from Ted Heath's band. From the age of 15, headlining at various balls, weddings, piss-ups, teenage dances and pubs. Other jobs Plumber's mate, fitter’s mate, labourer, storeman. Favourites Albums Most Rolling Stones albums (1964-78), and others numerous and various, serious and humerous. Single I’m Married Guitarists Jeff Beck, Roy Buchanan and Keith Richards. Singer Frank Ifield Musician Frank Zappa (maybe?) Equipment Musicman amp, Fender Stratocaster, Gibson ES 335, ovation acoustic, Wally Scott's old 12 string.

David McArtney Guitar and vocals Born April sth, 1951 (Oamaru, South Island). Education Waimataitai Primary, New Plymouth Central School. Devon Intermediate, Milford Primary, Westlake Boys, Wellington College, Victoria and Auckland Universities. No brain left so became a doper / untrained squishy song writer. Other Jobs Barber, Scrub cutter, beach comber. Favourites

Albums Pet Sounds - Beach Boys, Among My Souvenirs - Al Jolson. More Songs About Buildings and Food - Talking Heads and every Rolling Stones. Single My Way" Sid Vicious, definitely has spunk. Guitarist Mick Taylor Singer They’re all good, some are great Jagger could be the best interpreter of R & B of time? Musician Spike Milligan Equipment Musicman amp, Les Paul custom, 1957 Gibson Melody Maker (% neck), Gibson L6S, 3cc Lewerlock and 25 5 /s gauge monoject, Yamaha Acous- ’ tic customised by Paul Campbell.