Hello Sailor – “Gutter Black” And “Blue Lady”
The 1977 album “Hello Sailor” by New Zealand band Hello Sailor from Auckland was the first record made in New Zealand to be certified gold, producing two top 20 and one top 30 singles in that country: “Gutter Black”, “Blue Lady” and “Lyin’ In The Sand”.
To be honest, at the time I found Hello Sailor a bit arrogant.
As it turned out, they bit off more than they could chew by trying to conquer the US market before attempting to break into Australia, but didn’t tackle it seriously (too much partying).
When they got back, other bands had taken over their patch so to speak. When they did go to Australia that didn’t work out either, and there were other problems with, let’s say, substance abuse. Not long after the band broke up.
To give them credit though, those with the problems cleaned up their act and went on to other successes, and are meanwhile playing together again.
Anyway, I couldn’t find “Lyin’ In The Sand”, so here are the other two tracks mentioned. Listening to them again, I recognised both songs, neither of which I have heard for over 30 years.
This is a live version of “Gutter Black”:
Meanwhile, “Gutter Black” was used as the title music for a popular New Zealand TV series, Outrageous Fortune. I came across a trailer for it, not what I’d want my kids watching, I must say.
And here’s “Blue Lady”, also sung live:
That’s it for today.
Paul
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