Flotsam Jetsam (band)

Flotsam Jetsam
Flotsam Jetsam
Origin	Sydney, Australia
Genres	Synth Pop
Years active	1983–1988
Labels	WEA
Past members	Nick Ferris; Stephen Ferris; Tony Gilbert; Michael Iacano; John Swanston; Ashley Cadell; Peter Ciabo

Flotsam Jetsam were an Australian synth pop band active from 1983 to 1988.^[1]

The group released two singles and one EP which peaked inside the Australian top 100 charts. Their single "Show Me" was engineered by Guy Gray and it earned him a nomination for the 1987 ARIA Music Award for Engineer of the Year.

The band supported A-ha, Queen and Simply Red on Australian tours.^[2]

Members

Stephen Ferris (vocals)
Nick Ferris (bass, drum programming)
Tony Gilbert (guitar)
John Swanton (percussion)
Michael Iacano (keyboards)
Ashley Cadell (keyboards)
Peter Ciabo (drums)

Discography

EP

List of EPs, with Australian positions
Title	Details	Peak chart positions
Title	Details	AUS ^[3]
Horrorbox	Released: August 1987 Label: WEA (254887-1) Formats: Cassette, LP	95

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Year	Title	Peak chart positions	Album
Year	Title	AUS ^[3]	Album
1985	"100% 1 Second Love"	-	non album singles
1986	"Distraction"	90
1986	"Show Me"	-
1987	"Power"	76	Horrorbox

References

^ Holmes, Peter (4 August 1995), "The Ferris lads put their trust in bands, not banks", Sydney Morning Herald
^ "Soul of Sydney". Facebook. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[1] Holmes, Peter (4 August 1995), "The Ferris lads put their trust in bands, not banks", Sydney Morning Herald

[2] "Soul of Sydney". Facebook. Retrieved 8 August 2021.

[aus-3] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 114. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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