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13/07/2009

Tim Smith begins a two week stint sitting in for Alex Lester.

He pays a daily visit to the Listener's Library and digs something musical out from the Smith Family Archive.

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Mon 13 Jul 200903:00
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Music Played

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • Billy Joel

    The River Of Dreams

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume III.
    • Columbia.

  • Regina Spektor

    The Calculation

    • Far.

  • Manfred Mann

    Mighty Quinn

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Walking Down Madison

    • Galore.
    • Virgin.

  • Elviin

    In Colour

    • (CD Single).

  • Leonard Cohen

    Suzanne

    • The Singer & The Song (Various Artist.
    • Stylus.

  • The Pussycat Dolls

    Hush Hush; Hush Hush

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.
    • 1.

  • The Who

    Baba O'Riley

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • The Byrds

    Gunga Din

    • Introduction To The Byrds.

  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

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

  • Simple Minds

    Stars Will Lead The Way

    • (CD Single).

  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • a-ha

    Foot of the Mountain

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 3.

  • SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE TRACK

    • The Bible

      Crystal Palace

      • The Bible.

  • Bob Dylan

    Positively 4th Street

    • Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • The Third Degree

    Mercy

    • Tri-Sound.

  • The Gap Band

    Oops Up Side Your Head

    • Soul Years 1980 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • James Morrison

    Nothing Ever Hurt Like You

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.

  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY SUGGESTED BY MARIE WILLIAMS

    • The J. Geils Band

      Centrefold

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

  • Yusuf Islam

    Roadsinger

    • (CD Single).

  • Jason Mraz

    Make It Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • George Baker Selection

    Little Green Bag

    • The Best Of Cult Fiction (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • VV Brown

    Shark In The Water

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

  • Herman’s Hermits

    I'm Into Something Good

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Take That

    Said It All

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    All Along The Watchtower

    • The Jimi Hendrix Collection.
    • Universal.

  • Paul Carrack

    Just 4 Tonight

    • (CD Single).

  • James Taylor

    Handy Man

    • James Taylor - Classic Songs.
    • CBS.

  • Spiller

    Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) (feat. Sophie Ellis‐Bextor)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.

  • Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu

    Wiyathul

    • (CD Single).

  • Ben’s Brother

    Questions & Answers

    • (CD Single).

Broadcast

  • Mon 13 Jul 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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