THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

Rip It Up, Issue 20, 1 March 1979, Page 3

THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN

Hello Sailor have returned to New Zealand and on March 6th they began a nation-wide tour in Whangarei. Dates for the remainder of the tour are given elsewhere in this issue. Billed as the Pacifica Amour Tour, the dates will enable the band to promote their second album, cement their following here and earn some much-needed cash. In the six months since Hello Sailor left this country they have been based in Los Angeles and have established a firm following in the local club scene, headlining at such well-known watering-holes as the Whiskey-a-Go-Go and the Troubador. The group’s new manager Les

Mills, who replaces David Gapes, confirms that while the work may be prestigious, it is not well paid. While in Los Angeles the band recorded several songs as demos with ex-Bowie guitarist Earl Slick as producer, and Mills is confident that these tapes, together with a video tape of "Son of Sam” recorded for CBS' network TV programme Rock On, will land Hello Sailor a recording contract in the States. With this in mind, they hope to be back in California in May when the special is screened. The "Son of Sam” video will be aired in New Zealand in late March on Radio with Pictures.

Five months ago, Mi-Sex were doing the cross-country pub circuit, playing New Wavetype cover material with a goodly measure of panache.