Sailor: New Victoria Theatre, London
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, 21 February 1976
ABOUT A year ago, Sailor made their live debut in front of about 50 people at London's little Collegiate Theatre. The reaction was mediocre, and there were no encores because, as Georg Kajanus somewhat embarrassingly explained, the band didn't know any other songs.
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