Artist:Tin Tin
Song:Toast and Marmalade for Tea
Album:Hard to Find 45s on CD Vol. 12: 60s & 70s Pop Classics
The 1970 single Toast and Marmalade for Tea was a top 20 hit. It was the only big hit for the Australian duo Tin Tin. They had one other chart single so they are not technically a one hit wonder. But this is the only song most will remember. They only recorded two albums. Lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Steve Groves formed The Kinetics in Melbourne, Australia in 1966. They split up after a couple of unsuccessful singles. Groves got together with Steve and the Board leader Steve Kipner and formed Steve and Stevie. John Vallins of The Kinetics was added and the band name was changed to Rombo's World. Then Groves and Kipner moved to England in 1969 similar to what the Bee Gees did. Kipner knew the Gibbs when he led Steve and the Board. They recorded an unsuccessful Steve and Stevie album. Then one day Kipner ran into Barry Gibb and the two signed with Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood. They were renamed Tin Tin after the comic strip and Maurice Gibb produced the 1970 album Tin Tin. Stigwood signed them to Polydor in England and ATCO in the US. Toast and Marmalade for Tea was the second single and it reached #20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Listeners probably thought it was a new Bee Gees single. Soundalike records are hits all the time. Groves and Kipner wrote all the songs and played all the instruments. Kipner wrote Toast and Marmalade for Tea. You can get it on this Eric Records various artists comp. Tin Tin recorded a second album Astral Taxi in 1971. When that was unsuccessful, they split up. It looks like Groves returned to Australia and opened a recording studio. Kipner has had a long and successful career as a producer for Olivia Newton-John, Chicago and Christina Aguilera and others. Olivia Newton-John's Physical was his biggest hit. Here's the video for Toast and Marmalade for Tea by Tin Tin.
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