Radio Birdman
Title: Aloha Steve & Danno - Company: WEA/Trafalgar (Aust)
Cat No: (trs-12) - Format: 7" (no sleeve) - Rel: May 1978 - Status: Deleted
This 45 was the Australian single from the overseas version of Radios Appear.
It was released at home while the band was in England. The success of this release led to the song Aloha Steve & Danno being the most well recognised song in the band's catalogue. The great picture
sleeve featuring a surfboard bearing the bands' logo appeared on the reissue of this 45 in the box set.
Sire Records publicist Janis Schacht contacted Jack Lord, star of Hawaii 5-0, to try to arrange a photo shoot with Deniz to promote the song. Seemed like a great idea at the time, until the reply came. It was from an attorney demanding a third of the copyright in the song on behalf of the composer of the Hawaii 5-0 theme music, Mort Stevens. Deniz being a fan of Jack Lord was most disappointed. Strangely enough, Angie, Deniz' wife, met and went dancing with Jack Lord years later in Hawaii.
Reissued:
WEA (Australia) /
Cat No: (7-257828) /
Format: 7" single /
Released: Oct 1988 / Status: Deleted
Track Listing:
A-side: Aloha Steve & Danno ( M Stevens / D Tek / R Younger ) (3:57 m:s)
B-side: Anglo Girl Desire ( D Tek ) (3:04 m:s)
The Musicians:
Rob Younger - Vocals / Deniz Tek - Guitar & Backing Vocals
Chris Masuak - Guitar & Backing Vocals / Pip Hoyle - Organ & Piano
Warwick Gilbert - Bass / Ron Keeley - Drums
Technical Details:
Produced by John Sayers & Charles Fisher at Trafalgar Studios / Engineered by John Sayers
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