Watch out for bootlegs...
Fake SAILOR albums...

  
The following CDs are no real SAILOR albums!!

They have been recorded by someone who calls himself "Bizarro" and have been released by different record companys during the last few years. Now they are available for very low prices in almost every CD shop and also at eBay etc..

"Bizarro" has taken several of SAILORīs greatest hits like "Girls Girls Girls" or "A Glass Of Champagne", other songs have been written by himself, and he has invented new names for some of his songs which shall probably remind people of SAILOR's famous songs, for example: "Sexy Sexy Secretary", "Life Is Fun In Stiletto Heels" (but sometimes he also uses the original names). And SAILOR have never had any songs like "Love Your Money", "Heaven", "It's Only (In Your Dreams)" or "It's Not Over"!!...

The covers look like real SAILOR albums, and they might even include the real band biography.

If you ever discover one of these fake SAILOR albums don't buy them (except if you want to laugh about this music). The music sounds awful and it is very easy to notice that SAILOR don't have anything to do with these recordings.

How to recognize the fake CDs:

  • all of them show the name "Bizarro" somewhere
  • some are called "Sailor '97"
  • some of the songs don't only sound completely different than the originals (actually all of them except "Girls" and "Champagne" don't have anything to do with the original tunes), they also have different names:
    e. g. instead of "The Secretary" Bizarro's track is either called "Sexy Sexy Secretary" or "Loving You Sexy Sexy Secretary"
  • SAILOR have never had any songs like "Love Your Money", "Heaven", "It's Only (In Your Dreams)" or "It's Not Over"

It's really sad that people try to make money with the SAILOR name like this, pretending to be the real band. It's bad for the image of SAILOR as many people who buy those CDs by mistake might simply think that those are bad new recordings by the present band.

So please watch out to avoid diappointment and if you see any SAILOR CD which doesn't appear here at the Albums-page better check it twice.

Here are the latest versions of Bizarro's bootlegs. In some cases he calls himself "Sailor '97"...

...The back of one of the bootlegs:

 

A fake version of "La Cumbia" has recently appeared on a sampler. It has been recorded by a different band that also claims to be the "real" SAILOR / Georg Kajanus.

 

 

And there's always something new...

Bootleg CDs of the first four albums: "Sailor", "Trouble", "The Third Step" and "Checkpoint"...
SAILOR say: "Do not buy!"

This is really strange: The SAILOR albums first four albums: "Sailor", "Trouble", "The Third Step" and "Checkpoint" were released on CD as a bootlegs.
"Sailor", "Trouble" and "The Third Step" were officially released by Sony Music in the early 90s, while "Checkpoint" was previously only available on LP and remained unreleased on CD by Sony Music.
Suddenly those fake versions appeared on the Internet. They come from Russia.
Bootlegs? Well, first of all the CDs don't show any name of a record company on the CD. They only say "LP-R Đ 2000".
This leads us to the next question: Why do the songs still sound as if they were recorded from an LP? You can hear all the typical LP-noises etc., so it is no master copy - only an LP reproduction.
On the "Checkpoint bootleg there are even some mistakes: The beginning of "Put Your Mouth Where The Money Is" is missing (the part where SAILOR talk and count from 1 to 4 before the song starts), and there is a noise in the middle of "My Girl (She Knows What To Do)" which sounds as if somebody hit the record player by mistake during the recording. ;-)
We will probably never know, but please: Don't buy any SAILOR CDs that show this "LP-R Đ 2000" or simply "LP-R" sign (see pictures above)!!

SAILOR say: "Please don't buy any of those bootlegs!"
Further information came from Phil Pickett at the SAILOR he@dquaters on 06 February 2003:
Phil says that it is very disturbing that the fans might be buying sub-standard illegal product recorded on inferior equipment. SAILOR ask the fans not to buy these CD's and have a little patience as they will shortly all be available - everything! - on top quality mastered CD's from the producer's own mastered copies- in some cases, much better than the originals. SAILOR will let everyone know when the negotitaion is complete - It takes a long time but will be worth it in the end!
Phil has also sent a letter to the company that offers the bootleg CDs which you can see below.

Phil's letter to the company that offers the bootleg CDs:
"Sirs,
You are selling and distributing product from SAILOR illegally and we request you stop doing so forthwith.
We have proof from fans that have ordered and paid for material that amongst others, you do not have the rights to sell. The consequences for these actions are very serious.
The copyright of the material in question resides with Sony Music and I have today copied this e-mail to their legal department.
Signed,
Phil Pickett
(Director and founder member of Sailor)
Sailor Ltd"

Now that we know that those CDs are definitely illegal and not licensed by Sony Music in any way and also that SAILOR don't receive any royalties nobody should buy those recordings.
~The MARINERO crew

 

 

20 October 2003:

New Russian bootleg CDs of the first four albums: "Sailor", "Trouble", "The Third Step" and "Checkpoint"
- This time 2 albums plus one bonus track on each CD...

Once again, the first four SAILOR albums "Sailor", "Trouble", "The Third Step" and "Checkpoint" were released on CD as bootlegs.
"Sailor", "Trouble" and "The Third Step" were officially released by Sony Music in the early 90s, while "Checkpoint" was previously only available on LP and remained unreleased on CD by Sony Music.
Last year some Russian bootlegs of the four albums had already appeared in several Internet music shops. They didn't show a name of any record company on the CD and only said "LP-R Đ 2000", and all the songs still sounded as if they were recorded from the LPs (including all the typical LP-noises etc.).
Those CDs here seem to be just the same (even the same mistakes: The first few seconds of "Put Your Mouth Where The Money Is" are missing etc.!), but this time they have put 2 albums on each CD plus one bonus track on each one:
- "Sailor" and "The Third Step" - plus bonus song "All I Need Is A Girl",
- "Trouble" and "Checkpoint" - plus bonus song "The Runaway".
So, if you ever find those CDs: Watch out - they are bootlegs!!
Best wishes and SAILOR-greetings,
~The MARINERO crew

Message from regarding the new Russian bootlegs:

This is an official plea from SAILOR to tell the fans out there to AVOID AT ALL COSTS the many dodgy and sub-standard SAILOR bootleg CDīs on offer from highly nefarious and illegal Russian companies and other sources - many of which often donīt even supply the tracks they purport to represent!!
It is simply a GIANT RIP-OFF and supports criminal activity for which the band, the fans, and eventually the music and reputation of SAILOR all suffer. Please send this to as many people as you can.
IN THE MEANTIME - itīs not all doom and gloom! Please also tell everyone that there will be official CDīs of ALL OF SAILORīs AMAZING BACK CATALOGUE, PLUS MANY TRACKS NEVER PREVIOUSLY HEARD OR EVER RELEASED AVAILABLE FROM A BONA FIDE SUPPLIER FROM EARLY NEXT YEAR!
We know many will "have heard all this before" - but it apparently takes forever to get all the various rights holders (record companies) to agree. However we are reliably informed that moment is coming very soon so please, BE PATIENT!
Be assured that you will hear about it first on MARINERO.
Thank you
SAILOR

 

Last updated: 07 February 2004

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