Flash and the Pan (album)

Flash and the Pan
Studio album by Flash and the Pan
Released	1979
Genre	New wave
Label	Ensign [Epic CBS/Sony]
Producer	Harry Vanda, George Young
Flash and the Pan chronology
Flash and the Pan (1979) Lights in the Night (1980)

Flash and the Pan was Flash and the Pan's 1979 debut album release. The album covers differed between the Australian release and UK release (shown below). 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. "Hey St. Peter" was released as single in the United States in 1979, and reached number 76 on Billboard Hot 100.

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

Track listing

1. "Hey, St. Peter"
2. "Man in the Middle"
3. "Walking in the Rain"
4. "The African Shuffle"
5. "California"
6. "Lady Killer"
7. "The Man Who Knew the Answer"
8. "Hole in the Middle"
9. "And the Band Played On (Down Among the Dead Men)"
10. "First and Last"

Bonus Tracks on 1999 remastered version:

1. "Down Among the Dead Men (Single Version)"
2. "The African Shuffle (Single Version)"
3. "First and Last (Single Version)" [from "The African Shuffle" UK Single B-Side]

The Australian LP contains the same songs but the first side runs differently - "Hey St. Peter" is at the end of the side; "The African Shuffle" and "California" come before "Man in the Middle" and "Walking in the Rain".^[1]

Personnel

• Harry Vanda - producer, guitar, vocals
• George Young - producer, synthesizer, lead vocals
• Les Karski - bass
• Ray Arnott - drums
• Warren Morgan - piano

References