Vermilion Sands
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Vermilion Sands is a collection of science fiction short stories by British writer J. G. Ballard, first published in 1971. All the stories are set in an imaginary vacation resort called Vermilion Sand
First edition
Ballard's Vermilion Sands story "The Singing Statues" was omitted from the first American editions.
In 1963, another Emshwiller cover illustrated the Vermilion Sands story "The Screen Game".
The Buggles
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The Buggles are an English new wave band formed in London in 1977. Their best-known lineup was as a duo of singer and bassist Trevor Horn and keyboardist Geoff Downes, with Bruce Woolley briefly contr
Vermilion Sands
…Sound-Sweep" (1960, on music/opera) and "Passport to Eternity" (1962, full of decadent trends and live fashions). The song "Vermilion Sands" on the Buggles album Adventures In Modern Recording is probably referring to this collection. A 1980s Japanese progressive rock band was called "Vermilion Sands…
Geoff Downes (far left) and Trevor Horn (far right) with Spanish host Xarli Diego on the show Caspe Street in 1980
Geoff Downes (right) performing with Asia in 2006
Trevor Horn performing with Producers in 2007