Auction

Important announcement from SAILOR HQ

It's Autumn again folks and this year SAILOR are having a massive clear-out of their cramped storage facility to create some badly needed space!
Consequently we have a few items of historical significance to SAILOR which may be of interest to those fans who would like a genuine piece of SAILOR memorabilia to have on show - in their very own homes!

History
Early in 1973, Georg, Grant, Henry and Phil literally built the first ever "Nickelodeon" to Georg's original design, upstairs at the 'Nightingale' Public House in Wood Green, London. Using a 'Black and Decker' drill bought by Phil´s Mum, they assembled the infamous music machine that would become the hallmark of their unique sound and visual trade mark - with their own bare hands!

Famous
The 'Nightingale' became famous in SAILOR history as the venue of the band's first ever live performance - the 'Showcase' production for CBS/Epic Records which led directly to their signing, and also their appearance on BBC 2's "Live In Concert" - due to legendary TV producer Johnny Stewart (who along with many other 'movers and shakers' in the entertainment world) being in the audience and greatly impressed by the fresh-faced quartet. The 'Nickelodeon' was used by the band throughout the 1970's in Concert Halls, Stadiums and Festivals all over the world, as well as on countless TV programmes and films.

Auction

• The two hand-crafted, Kajanus-designed decorative end-pieces of the Nickelodeon, fashioned from seasoned Norwegian pine from the hometown Fjiord's of .... ("for God's sake get on with it" - marketing dept) are now being sold separately to the highest bidders in our special SAILOR e-mail Auction. Highest bid received before December 1st 2003 secures! Suggest start bid at 50 Euros as interest likely to be high in these priceless artifacts!

Contact...
sailormusic@hotmail.com with your offer, and the first and second highest bids will secure either or both of these classic artifacts of SAILOR nostalgia.
(Don't forget to 'factor in' to your offer the cost of transportation of your purchase)
If you prefer, SAILOR will bring out to one of our shows and deliver personally. All you will have to pay is the 'excess baggage' - (although "Naylorman"- our indomitable tour manager is the world's expert at minimising these fees with the airlines- and most times makes them disappear altogether!)

Not only but also...

• Charango - "If you're going down the Panama Canal..."
  Georg's original "Charango" - the eight-stringed Mexican instrument fashioned from a dead armadillo (sorry about that!) used on many of SAILOR's early classic latino songs, including 'Panama' - has also sadly got to go.
  Seriously, we are expecting a great deal of interest and are starting the auction 200 Euros on this piece (which comes in its own case)

eMail us

The e-auction will close on December 31st 2003... so put your offer in now!! Check on MARINERO at the end of each week to see where the bids have reached.

In the meantime please e-mail us at: sailormusic@hotmail.com with any other queries.

Last updated: 22 October 2003