Tuesday 9 September 2008

Tin Tin - Toast and Marmalade for Tea (1971)

Toast and Marmalade for Tea is a song written by Australian musician Steve Groves.

It was a Top 20 U.S. hit for Grove's group Tin Tin in 1971.

The song's distinct distorted piano melody was discovered accidentally when an engineer leaned on a tape machine creating the sound.

Tin Tin obtained their recording deal with the help of Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees; Gibbs produced their album and "Toast and Marmalade for Tea." The song was released on the Atco label in the U.S. and Polydor Records in the UK and was heavily played on the offshore station Radio North-Sea.

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