Sails of Silver now sported the same line-up that had brought it to the height of its success, "Sails of Silver" has often been seen as embodying a different spirit from their classic albums of the 1970s. Prior to "Sails of Silver", the band had always performed songs written by other people, predominantly traditional songs, but also a few 20th century pieces, such as the two Brecht songs on "Storm Force Ten". But on this album they included several songs they had written themselves, including "Let Her Go Down" and "Senior Service". This was the beginning of a trend that continues down to
Scarlet Sails (film) sets about to make it come true. This was the film debut of Anastasiya Vertinskaya, who celebrated her 16th birthday during the filming. She went on to star in such Soviet classics as "The Amphibian Man" and "Hamlet". Locations used in the filming include Koktebel and Yalta in Crimea (Russia), Baku in Azerbaijan, and Pitsunda in Abkhazia. Grey's ship "Secret" was actually the training ship "Alfa" from the Rostov Naval School. It was outfitted with 2,500 meters of scarlet parachute silk procured to satisfy Ptushko's demand for authenticity. Scarlet Sails (film) Scarlet Sails () is a 1961 Soviet film produced