Flash and the Pan (album)

Flash and the Pan
Studio album by
Flash and the Pan
Released1978
StudioAlbert (Sydney, Australia)
GenreNew wave
Length1:03:35
LabelAlbert
Producer
Flash and the Pan chronology
Flash and the Pan
(1978) 		Lights in the Night
(1980)
Alternative cover art
Artwork for 1979 European release
Singles from Flash and the Pan
  1. "Hey, St. Peter"
    Released: 1976
  2. "Down Among the Dead Men"
    Released: 1978
  3. "Man in the Middle"
    Released: 1978 (Canada)
  4. "The African Shuffle"
    Released: 1978
  5. "California"
    Released: 1979 (UK)

Flash and the Pan is the debut album by Australian musical group Flash and the Pan, released in 1978. It was released by Albert Productions in Australia, Ensign Records in Europe, and Epic CBS/Sony in the United States.

The album covers differed between the Australian, the international and United States, and United Kingdom releases (UK pictured). The track "And the Band Played On (Down Among the Dead Men)" — about the sinking of the Titanic — was released as a UK single, reaching No. 54 in September 1978.[1] "Hey, St. Peter" was released as a single in the United States in 1979, and reached number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2]

"Walking in the Rain" was later covered by Grace Jones on her 1981 album Nightclubbing. The song was also recorded by South African icon Johannes Kerkorrel, who included it on his album Die Ander Kant in 2000.

"California" is the only song ever released by Flash and the Pan that was not written by Harry Vanda and George Young. It was written by George's brother Alex, under the pseudonym of his wife Monika James.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Charts. September 23, 1979. Official UK Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Billboard Hot 100 Chart. August 8, 1979". Billboard. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. ^ Tait, John (October 2010). Vanda and Young: Inside Australia's Hit Factory. NewSouth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-74224-010-7.