The Flasher (50th Anniversary)

• Release date: 14-07-2023
• Record size: 12"
• Case type: Sleeve
• Movie genre: Comedy/Drama
• Director: Robert M. Cluesman
• Actors: Stoya, Pascal Yen-Pfister, Laura Jacobs
• EAN: 0848064015321
• Colour: Black/White Swirl

The Flasher (Original Soundtrack Recording) by Pool-Pah is one of the great lost oddities of 1970s soundtrack music. Originally released in 1973, the album was created by the New York band Pool-Pah in collaboration with Rupert Holmes, blending psychedelic rock, jazz, funk, progressive rock, pop, and electronic music into an adventurous and distinctly futuristic sound.

The soundtrack originated with the X-rated film The Flasher, originally titled Forbidden Under Censorship of the King. Despite its unusual cinematic origins, the music quickly developed an identity of its own. Pool-Pah’s performances combine spacey synthesizers, heavy guitars, funky rhythms, horns, and atmospheric vocals, creating a sound that can move from psychedelic rock and pop to the jazz-funk territory associated with films such as Shaft and Super Fly. 

For its 50th anniversary, Real Gone Music and Second Disc Records finally brought The Flasher back into circulation with its first-ever reissue. The album was sourced from the pristine original tapes held in the Universal Music vaults and pressed on striking black vinyl with white “night sky” swirls. The release also includes a four-page insert featuring rare photographs and new liner notes by Joe Marchese, based on interviews with Pool-Pah members and Rupert Holmes.

With its unusual history and wonderfully eclectic sound, The Flasher is an essential discovery for fans of cult film soundtracks, psychedelic rock, jazz-funk, vintage electronica, and rare 1970s recordings.

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