The Tin Lids

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The Tin Lids
Origin Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
GenresChildren's, pop
Years active1990 (1990)–94 (94)
LabelsLittle Rock, Mushroom Records
MembersEliza-Jane "E.J." Barnes
Elly-May Barnes
Jackie Barnes
Mahalia Barnes

The Tin Lids were an Australian children's pop group formed in 1990 with Mahalia, Eliza-Jane "E.J.", Jackie and Elly-May Barnes all on vocals. They are the four children of Jane and Jimmy Barnes.

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The group released three albums: Hey Rudolph! (November 1991), which peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart, Snakes & Ladders (July 1992), which was nominated for Best Children's Album at the 1993 ARIA Awards, and Dinosaur Dreaming (1993). The group also released four singles: "Christmas Day" (December 1991), which reached No. 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart and won Children's Composition of the Year at the 1992 APRA Awards, a cover version of Was (Not Was)'s song, "Walk the Dinosaur", "School" (August 1992) featuring The Yunupingu Kids (children of Mandawuy Yunupingu), and "Dinosaurs in Space" (1994).

History

The band members are all children of Scotland-born Australian rock musician, Jimmy Barnes, and his wife Jane: Mahalia, Eliza-Jane "E.J.", Jackie, and Elly-May. [1] [2] "Tin lid" is rhyming slang for "kid". [3] [4] The group were in the children's choir as part of the back-up singers on their father's track, "When Your Love is Gone", released as a single in March 1991. They appeared in live concerts with Jimmy and his band. [5]

The Tin Lids released their first album in November 1991 as a collection of Christmas carols, Hey Rudolph! , which peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart [6] [2] and was a platinum-selling album. [7] Most of the instrumentation was supplied by David Froggatt, the album's producer and arranger, and it was recorded at Barnes' Freight Train Studios in Sydney. [8] The album provided the first single, "Christmas Day" (December 1991), which reached No. 40 on the ARIA Singles Chart [6] and won Children's Composition of the Year at the 1992 APRA Awards. [9]

Their next single was a cover version of Was (Not Was)'s song, "Walk the Dinosaur", which was released in May 1992. A Canberra Times journalist described it as "a joint venture with Hanna-Barbera and The Flintstones" [ sic ]. The video featured guest appearances by Fred and Dino. [note 1] [10]

Their second album was Snakes & Ladders (July 1992), which was nominated for the ARIA Award for Best Children's Album in 1993. [11]

Another single from that album, "School" (August 1992), was written by Mandawuy Yunupingu (lead singer of Yothu Yindi). [12] That track was recorded by The Tin Lids and The Yunupingu Kids. The latter group were the Indigenous leader's daughters. [13] Barnes and Yunupingu were highlighting the Sister Schools project, which hopes that "schools with few or no Aboriginal children will forge educational and social links with schools with large numbers of Aboriginal children, in an attempt to foster tolerance and understanding". [13] One of the singers, Dhapanbal Yunupingu, later recalled, "They took us all into Jimmy's studio, Jimmy's kids and us, and we did this recording. It took about a week, but we had a lot of fun". [14]

The Tin Lids' third and final album, Dinosaur Dreaming (1993), [15] provided the single, "Dinosaurs in Space" (1994). [note 2] The group disbanded in that year.

Members

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertification
AUS
[16]
Hey Rudolph!
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Little Rock (D26071)
  • Format: CD, Cassette
6
Snakes & Ladders
  • Released: July 1992
  • Label: Little Rock (D26076)
  • Format: CD, cassette
54
Dinosaur Dreaming
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Little Rock
  • Format: CD, cassette
128

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUS
[16]
"Christmas Day"199140Hey Rudolph!
"Walk the Dinosaur"199264Snakes & Ladders
"School"
(with The Yunupingu Kids)		131
"Dinosaurs in Space"1994—Dinosaur Dreaming
"If Santa Forgets"
(with Jimmy Barnes) [18] 		2023— Blue Christmas
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Awards and nominations

APRA Music Awards

YearNominated worksAwardResult
1992 "Christmas Day" (David Leslie Froggatt)Children's Composition of the YearWon

ARIA Music Awards

YearNominated worksAwardResult
1993 Snakes & Ladders Best Children's Album Nominated

Notes

  1. ↑ "Walk the Dinosaur" also appeared on the "Dinosaurs in Space" single.
  2. ↑ "Walk the Dinosaur" and "Swamp Stomp" (from the Snakes & Ladders album) also appeared on the album.

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References

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  2. 1 2 Jolly, Nathan (22 December 2017). "Don't forget about the Tin Lids". The Brag. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
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  5. ↑ "Jimmy Barnes on Max Sessions: When Your Love Is Gone". National Film and Sound Archive of Australia . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  6. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography The Tin Lids". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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  9. ↑ "1992 Music Awards", APRA
  10. ↑ "Leppard adrenalize former Dio rocker". The Canberra Times . Vol. 66, no. 20, 829. 23 April 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 1 November 2016– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Best Children's Album", ARIA
  12. ↑ "'School Song' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 1 November 2016. Note: User may have to click "Search again" and provide details at "Enter a title:" e.g. School Song; or at "Performer:" Tin Lids
  13. 1 2 Feeny, Gordon (27 August 1992). "Good Times: Building Bridges". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 955. Australian Associated Press (AAP). p. 17. Retrieved 1 November 2016– via National Library of Australia.
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  15. ↑ Tin Lids; Froggatt, David (1993), Dinosaur dreaming, Mushroom Records, retrieved 1 November 2016
  16. 1 2 Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography The Tin Lids". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
    • Snakes & Ladders and "Walk the Dinosaur": Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 282.
    • Dinosaur Dreaming & "School" : "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 7 September 1992". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
  17. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1991" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  18. ↑ "Jimmy Barnes Reveals Expanded Edition Of 'Blue Christmas' Album". The Music . 1 November 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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