The Italian Flag

The Italian Flag, is the third album by the band Prolapse, released in October 1997 on Radar Records in the UK. The album was produced by Donald Ross Skinner, who then joined the band, playing on the subsequent tours to support the album's release.

The Italian Flag
Studio album by Prolapse (band)
Released	October 1997
Genre	post punk indie rock
Length	69:07
Label	Radar Records
Producer	Donald Ross Skinner
Prolapse (band) chronology
backsaturday (1995) The Italian Flag (1997) Ghost of Dead Aeroplanes (1999)
Singles from The Italian Flag
"Killing The Bland" Released: 1997 "Autocade" Released: 1997 "Deanshanger" Released: 1998

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The album was originally released on double 12” vinyl and CD by Radar Records in the UK & Europe, and on CD by Jetset Records in the US.

Track listing

All songs written by Prolapse

Side 1

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Slash/Oblique"	4:55
2.	"Deanshanger"	4:18
3.	"Cacophony No.A"	5:06
4.	"Killing The Bland"	2:27
Total length:		16:46

Side 2

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Hate The Clicking Man"	5:15
2.	"Autocade"	4:40
3.	"Tunguska"	4:01
4.	"Flat Velocity Curve"	7:16
Total length:		21:12

Side 3

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Return Of Shoes"	5:42
2.	"A Day At Death Seaside"	3:31
3.	"Bruxelles"	5:56
4.	"Visa For Violet And Van"	5:55
Total length:		21.04

Side 4

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Three Wooden Heads"	10:05
Total length:		10:05

Personnel

Band

• Mick Derrick - vocals, stylophone
• Mick Harrison - bass, guitar
• David Jeffreys - guitar, vocals
• Pat Marsden - guitar, keyboards
• Tim Pattinson - drums
• Linda Steelyard - vocals, keyboard, recorder

Production

• Produced by Donald Ross Skinner
• Recorded & Mixed by Martin Wilding (except Killing The Bland and Visa For Violet And Van)
• Recorded by Paul Kendall (Killing The Bland and Visa For Violet And Van recording only)
• Artwork by Matthew Cooper, Mick Harrison, Paul Harrison