John Justin and the Thunderwings

John Justin & the Thunderwings
OriginMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
Genresrock
Years active1985 - 1987
LabelsWheatley
MembersJohn Justin
Paul Hines
Gordon Pitts
Carl Manuell
Tony Featherstone
Robert Wodrow

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.