Flash and the Pan  

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Flash and the Pan were an Australian new wave musical group (essentially an ongoing studio project) formed in 1976 by Harry Vanda and George Young, both former members of the Easybeats; they were a production and songwriting team known as Vanda & Young.

The duo's first success was their debut album with single "Walking in the Rain", which was later covered by Grace Jones.

Discography

Singles

• "Hey, St. Peter" (1978 worldwide) - Aus #5, US #76
• "And the Band Played On (Down Among The Dead Men)" (1978) - Aus #4, UK #54
• "The African Shuffle" (1978) - Aus #85
• "California" (1979)
• "Walking in the Rain" (1979)
• "Media Man" (1980)
• "Welcome to the Universe" (1980)
• "Love is a Gun" (1982)
• "Where Were You" (1982)
• "Waiting for a Train" (1983) - UK #7, Aus #98
• "Waiting for a Train (French Take)" (1983) - Aus #66
• "Midnight Man" (1985) - Aus #66
• "Early Morning Wake Up Call" (1985)
• "Ayla" (1987)
• "Money Don't Lie" (1988)
• "Yesterday's Gone (EP)" (1988)
• "Waiting for a Train '89" (1989)
• "Something About You" (1990)
• "Burning Up The Night" (1992)
• "Living On Dreams" (1992)
• "Burning Up The Night" (1992)
• "Walking in the Rain '96" (1996)
• "Waiting for a Train '96" (1996)

Albums

• Flash and the Pan (1979)
• Lights in the Night (1980)
• Headlines (1982)
• Early Morning Wake Up Call (1984)
• Nights in France (1987)
• Burning up the Night (1992)

Compilations

• Pan-orama (1983) - UK #69
• Flash Hits (1988)
• Collection (1990)
• The Flash and the Pan Hits Collection (1996)