DARK TAN

Dark Tan was formed in Sydney in 1975 by Alston Koch who emigrated here in 1969 from Sri Lankai. Dark Tan quickly established themselves as one of Australia's premier disco bands. After several national TV appearances on Bandstand the band developed a huge following.  Their first single ''Kings Of Soul (Superseded Rock And Roll) / Don't Stop It Now, Keep On Doing It was released in 1976 on the Living Sound label.

Moving to RCA they recorded on its subsidiary imprint Laser. Their first major hit, "Disco Lady" (1978), earned them a gold record. The song also won the 'best new talent' at the 1979 International Disc Jockey Association Awards. Music historian Glenn A Baker has said that 'Alston & Dark Tan' were the originators of Disco Music in Australia. The band and toured New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands.

‘Disco Lady’ was the most played track in discotheques across the dance floor in Australasia and the USA with legendary (New York) disc jockey Bobby Gattadaro playing it across America which led to an appearance with ABBA on their sell-out Australian Tour and the much publicised ABBA Television Special in 1976 which was broadcast to the world.

SINGLES 
''Kings Of Soul (Superseded Rock And Roll) / Don't Stop It Now, Keep On Doing It'' (#100) 1976 Living Sound 
''Disco Lady (#70) / War And Peace'' 1978 Laser 
''Island In The Sun (Part 1) / Island In The Sun (Part 2)'' 1978 Laser 
''Gimme That Banana / Don't Stop It Now'' 1979 Laser 
''Danny Boy / The Letter'' 1979 Laser 
''Vanishing Lady / Baby Come Back'' 1980 Laser 

ALBUMS 
'After Dark....Tan' 1980 Laser

References

http://top100singles.blogspot.com.au/