Flash And The Pan
Flash And The Pan

Epic    36018  (1978)

Rock/Pop
LP, 10   Tracks, 43:24  Length
01 Hey, St. Peter Harry Vanda; George Young 04:20
02 Man In The Middle Harry Vanda; George Young 03:12
03 Walking In The Rain Harry Vanda; George Young 03:10
04 The African Shuffle Harry Vanda; George Young 04:30
05 California Mavis Hilda James 04:19
06 Lady Killer Harry Vanda; George Young 04:04
07 The Man Who Knew The Answer Harry Vanda; George Young 04:20
08 Hole In The Middle Harry Vanda; George Young 04:15
09 Down Among The Dead Men Harry Vanda; George Young 04:40
10 First And Last Harry Vanda; George Young 06:34
Music Details
Product Details
Packaging Standard LP sleeve
Sound Stereo
Musicians  &  Credits
Guitar Harry Vanda
Keyboards George Young
Bass Les Karski
Drums Ray Arnott
Piano Warren Morgan
Musician Flash And The Pan
Producer Harry Vanda; George Young
Cover by Gene Greif
Personal Details
Index # 1124
Package/Sleeve Condition Excellent
Media Condition Excellent
Owner Dave
Tags New Wave
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Notes
Not exactly your mother's Easybeats, this debut from the Vanda/Young side project found some seriously deranged songwriting, with quirky but attention-grabbing music peppered with pointy, strange lyrics. A soundtrack for the dark side of the moon that's well worth searching out. -- Steven McDonald (allmusic.com)

In which Australian power-pop producers Harry Vanda and George Young choose a nom de studio and turn into an instant cult item. Since the singing makes Rex Harrison sound like Mario Lanza, it's tuneful in only the most abstract sense. (Already the fanzines are paying attention.) Without the usual vocal surges it's also quite static. (Veddy interesting.) What hooks there are inhere in the chord changes. (Sounds more like art all the time.) And V&Y's ruminations on sociopolitical realities are worthy of a second-rate caper movie. (Bingo.) C+ -- Robert Christgau