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Tim Smith Sits In

Tim Smith sits in for Alex Lester, guiding you through the night. Expect some great music including Record and Album of the Week, plus more from the Smith Family Archive.

Alex Lester is away but don't think about sleeping when Tim Smith is holding the fort. Expect to be entertained with lively chat and an eclectic mix of great tracks which will include one of your selections from the Listener's Library, another track from Album of the Week and you can hear the Record of the Week also, plus more music from the Smith Family Archive. Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

3 hours

Last on

Thu 30 Jun 2011 02:00

Music Played

  • Ashford & Simpson

    Solid

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 2.
  • Robert Palmer

    Every Kinda People

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.
  • The Feeling

    Set My World On Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
    • 1.
  • All Saints

    Pure Shores

    • (CD Single).
    • London.
    • 8.
  • Buddy Holly

    Brown Eyed Handsome Man

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.
  • Emin - Any Time You Fall

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "LONDON CALLING" (Sony)

    • Clash

      The Right Profile

      • London Calling.
      • sony.
      • 7.
  • Propaganda

    Duel

    • A Secret Wish - Propaganda.
    • ZTT.
    • 12.
  • The Pierces

    You'll Be Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.
  • The Delβ€Vikings

    Come Go With Me

    • New Millennium Doo Wop Party (Various.
    • Rhino.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (Insomnia Records) out July 25th

    • Juan Zelada

      Breakfast In Spitalfields

      • High Ceilings & Collarbones.
      • Decca.
      • 1.
  • The Human League

    (Keep Feeling) Fascination

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Jonathan Jeremiah

    Heart Of Stone

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Duran Duran

    Is There Something I Should Know?

    • Duran Duran - Decade.
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • The Monkees

    Pleasant Valley Sunday

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 1.
  • Stevie Nicks

    Secret Love

    • In Your Dreams.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • The O’Jays

    I Love Music

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Halo James

    Could Have Told You So

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Sunrise Avenue - Hollywood Hills

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "KONGOS" (Elektra) suggested by Gavin in Chester-le-Street

    • John Kongos

      He's Gonna Step On You Again

      • Sampled 4 (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.
  • Incognito

    Always There (feat. Jocelyn Brown)

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Love How It Hurts

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • The Asteroids Galaxy Tour

    The Golden Age

    • CD Single (Promo).
    • Small Giants.
    • 1.
  • Peter Frampton

    Show Me The Way

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.
  • Alicia Keys

    Fallin'

    • Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor.
    • J.
  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Miss Six-Hundred

    Twist

  • Johnny Cash

    A Boy Named Sue

  • Deacon Blue

    Fergus Sings The Blues

    • Deacon Blue- Our Town (Greatest Hits).
    • Columbia.
  • Asa

    Dreamer Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "PANIC OF GIRLS" (Eleven Seven Music ) out on July 4th

    • Blondie

      What I Heard

      • Panic Of Girls.
      • Five Seven Music.
      • 2.
  • Whitesnake

    Here I Go Again (Remix)

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • The 5th Dimension

    Wedding Bell Blues

    • (Single).
    • Liberty.
  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "THE ESSENTIAL BLACK SORROWS" (Gramo)

    • The Black Sorrows

      Hold On To Me

      • The Essential Black Sorrows.
      • 1.
  • James Vincent McMorrow

    Sparrow & The Wolf

    • Early In The Morning.
    • Believe Music.
    • 1.
  • Donna Summer

    Love's Unkind

    • Best Of Donna Summer.
    • Warner Bros..
  • Aztec Camera

    Deep & Wide & Tall

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Jun 2011 02:00

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