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The Sandkings were an indie pop music band from Wolverhampton, England who had minor success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They were named after a 1981 collection of sci-fi short stories by George R. R. Martin (called Sandkings).

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  • The Sandkings (band) (en)
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  • The Sandkings were an indie pop music band from Wolverhampton, England who had minor success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They were named after a 1981 collection of sci-fi short stories by George R. R. Martin (called Sandkings). (en)
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  • London Records, Long Beach Records (en)
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  • Dave Brown (en)
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  • The Sandkings were an indie pop music band from Wolverhampton, England who had minor success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. They were named after a 1981 collection of sci-fi short stories by George R. R. Martin (called Sandkings). Their first four singles were released on their own Long Beach Records - the first, "Rain", featured a singer called Andy Parton, before they recruited Jas Mann as their lead vocalist. They toured with other West Midlands bands including The Wonder Stuff, Pop Will Eat Itself and Ned's Atomic Dustbin as well as being the opening act for Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses in the early 1990s. Mann left the band in 1992 because of creative differences, and they disbanded. Mann went on to form Babylon Zoo who had a No. 1 single with "Spaceman" in over 20 countries in 1996. Dodd went on to form Gravity Wheel with Brown and Producer/DJ Lee 'Peza' Perry, and released several critically acclaimed singles "WSH", "Tears in the Rain", and "U Mudda U", as well as the album Bulldogtunawasp. They also provided several re-mixes for other artists. Kirkbride went on to play for Southern Fly and Proud Mary, as well as touring the world with a solo Noel Gallagher (Oasis). He also is credited as playing on Oasis' album Don't Believe the Truth, and Paul Weller's 22 Dreams. (en)
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