Headlines (Flash and the Pan album)
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Studio album by Flash and the Pan | ||||||||||
Released | August 1982 | |||||||||
Genre | Synthpop | |||||||||
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Albert Productions (Australia, New Zealand) Ensign (Europe) Epic (US, Canada) | |||||||||
Producer | Harry Vanda, George Young | |||||||||
Flash and the Pan chronology | ||||||||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Headlines is the third album by Australian band Flash and the Pan, released in 1982. It includes the UK hit single "Waiting for a Train" which reached No. 7 in the charts in June 1983. The album features ex-Easybeats vocalist Stevie Wright on two tracks, reuniting him with his former bandmates Vanda and Young.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Harry Vanda & George Young.
No. | Title | Length | |
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1. | "Jetsetters Ball" | 4:49 | |
2. | "Don't Vote" | 2:48 | |
3. | "Waiting for a Train" | 4:42 | |
4. | "War Games" | 4:20 | |
5. | "Where Were You" | 3:21 | |
6. | "Love Is a Gun" | 3:30 | |
7. | "Up Against the Wall" | 5:15 | |
8. | "Psychos on the Street" | 3:54 | |
9. | "Hey Jimmy" | 3:15 | |
10. | "Phil the Creole" | 4:05 |
2012 Remaster bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
11. | "Waiting for a Train [French Take/Single Version]" | 3:42 | ||||||||
12. | "Something About You [Nostalgic Mix 1983]" (=original version) | 3:25 | ||||||||
13. | "Something About You [1990 Version]" | 3:27 |
Personnel
- Harry Vanda - lead guitar, vocals
- George Young - lead vocals, keyboards
- Les Karski - bass
- Stevie Wright - vocals
- Ray Arnott - drums, vocals
- Chrissie and Lyndsay Hammond - backing vocals
- Harry Vanda & George Young - producers
- Sam Horsburgh, Jr. - engineer
- Colin Freeman - mix-down engineer
- Björn Almstedt - mastering
- Paul Janiszewski - cover artwork/concept