John Justin & the Thunderwings were an Australian rock band formed by John Justin (guitar, vocals), Paul Hines (keyboards), Gordon Pitts (bass, vocals), Carl Manuell (drums) in 1985. In 1987, Tony Featherstone (bass) replaced Pitts and Robert Wodrow (drums) replaced Manuell. They released one full-length album, Justice, in 1986.
Debbie Cameron of The Canberra Times described the impact of the album, "I am not wildly enthusiastic about this type of music so I do not want to be unduly unfriendly about it. All I will say is that Justin appears to be a competent exponent." Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, felt "[it] was brimming with swaggering glam-pop material."
Their debut single "Flash King Cadillac" (1986) was co-produced by Ross Fraser. Fraser was nominated for Producer of the Year at the ARIA Music Awards of 1987 for his work on this single and an album, Whispering Jack, by John Farnham.
Discography Studio albums + List of albums, with Australian chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositions AUS Justice Released: September 1986 Format: LP, CD, Cassette Label: Wheatley (WRLP 1017) 64
Singles + List of singles, with selected chart positions Year Title Peak chartpositions Album AUS 1984"It's Magic" (by John Justin)64 1986"Flash King Cadillac" (by John Justin & the Thunderwings)51 Justice"Justice" (by John Justin & the Thunderwings)- 1987"Little Miss Love" (by John Justin & the Thunderwings)-"Rock On" (by John Justin)50
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