TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Tin Tin" - Tin Tin (1970)

"Tin Tin" - Tin Tin (1970)    

Tin Tin's self-titled album was released in 1970, and though the music sounds like it's trying to play catchup, the square is a surprisingly good spin.  Tin Tin was a duo from Australia who wrote and sang their own songs and most of the tracks stand-alone pretty well.  

An overall baroque-ish pop aura surrounds many of the songs, but there is some occasional psych dust tossed around, albeit light.  A couple of tracks that flash some grit.  Plus one quivery mellotron hit song that I didn't know I had ever heard before.  As you might have guessed, there is a tad of Bee Gees vibe going on as well. (The album was produced by Maurice Gibb after all.)  But hints of The Easybeats and Small Faces can also be discerned.  

"Tin Tin" - Tin Tin (back)

Favorites include:
"Toast And Marmalade For Tea"
"She Said Ride"
"He Wants To Be A Star"

My copy is a very clean white-label promo.  The album cover has a round promo sticker and also a hype sticker for "Toast and Marmalade for Tea."  I first saw this record at a record swap with a $6 price tag, but I left it behind.  When it was time to split, I'd forgotten all about the record.  A few weeks later I saw the album again and bundled it up with a few others for even less.  "Tin Tin" is one of those low-dollar purchases that help make up for the expensive ones.

White Promo ATCO label

CAT #
SD 33-350
SIDE A  DEADWAX
ST-C-702033-A  ▽  AT  aB  PR  W
SIDE B  DEADWAX
ST-C-70234 C  LW  ST-C-20  AT  SP PR

"She Said Ride" - Tin Tin / "Tin Tin" (1970)

TRACKS:
A1  "She Said Ride" 2:42
A2  "Swans On The Canal" 2:13
A3  "Flag / Put Your Money On My Dog" 4:24
A4  "Nobody Moves Me Like You" 1:55
A5  "Tuesday's Dreamer" 1:22
A6  "Only Ladies Play Croque" 2:21
B1  "Family Tree" 2:31
B2  "Spanish Shepherd" 2:36
B3  "He Wants To Be A Star" 2:12
B4  "Toast And Marmalade For Tea" 2:22
B5  "Come On Over Again" 3:30
B6  "Manhattan Woman" 3:08
B7  "Lady In Blue" 3:30

PERSONNEL:
Steve Groves - vocals, acoustic guitar, drums; sound effects
Steve Kipner - vocals, piano, drums, harpsichord, bass, guitar, mellotron, percussion
ADDITIONAL:
Maurice Gibb - bass, piano, harpsichord, mellotron, drums
Gerry Shury - orchestral arrangement (A2, B4, B7)

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