Album · Flash and the Pan
Flash and the Pan by Flash and the Pan
Flash and the Pan is an album by Flash and the Pan, released in 1978. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 11 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Hey St. Peter”, on 4 lists with a best position of #55.
Flash and the Pan's self-titled debut arrived in December 1978, the first full album from the studio project Harry Vanda and George Young had cooked up in 1976, the two ex-Easybeats who had become a songwriting and production team. Vanda produced it, Albert Productions put it out at home, and it went overseas through Ensign in Europe and Epic in America, each territory getting its own cover.
The sound is a strange and wonderful thing: chattering, percussive new wave that plays like disco with the lights turned off. "Hey St. Peter" had already been a hit in Australia, and "And the Band Played On (Down Among the Dead Men)" turns the sinking of the Titanic into a dance track. "Walking in the Rain", first a B-side, later found a second life when Grace Jones covered it on Nightclubbing.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Flash and the Pan on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hey St. Peter | 4 | #55 | – | 1999–2003 | |
| 2 | Walking in the Rain | 5 | #282 | – | 1988–2026 | |
| 3 | Hole in the Middle | 2 | #411 | – | 2002–2003 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.