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| | Hello Sailor - Free Music Downloads, Videos, Lyrics, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links |
 | | Although not widely known outside of their native New Zealand, during the mid-1970s pub-rockers Hello Sailor emerged among the biggest stars on the Kiwi scene, becoming one of the country's first native bands to succeed not merely as a covers act but on the strength of their original material. |
 | | After Turner was fired over a worsening heroin addiction, drummer Ricky Ball signed on in time to record the debut Hello Sailor LP, a self-titled effort issued in late 1977. |
 | | A six-month 1979 tour of Australia proved disastrous, and combined with various drug and health problems, Hello Sailor's days were clearly numbered; after one final live date in February of 1980, the band dissolved, although in 1985 they reformed to again tour the pub circuit. |
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