Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Turn Your Radio On - Grandpa Jones ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. Papa's On The Housetop - Leroy Carr/Scrapper Blackwell ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Shortnin' Bread - Paul Chaplain ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Gun Fever (Blam Blam Fever) - The Valentines ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Pistol Packin' Mama - His Troopers/Al Dexter ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Pistol Packin' Mama - The Hurricanes ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. He Will Break Your Heart - Otis Rush ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. He Will Break Your Heart - Jerry Butler ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Take It Away Lucky - Eddie Noack ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Buddy, Stay Off the Wine - Betty Hall Jones ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Tears a Go-Go - Charlie Rich ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Rich Woman - Li'l Millet ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Laughin' & Jokin' - Ernie Chaffin ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Me And My Chauffeur Blues - Memphis Minnie - (featuring Little Son Joe) ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. If I Lose - The Stanley Brothers ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. I Sat And Cried - Jimmy Nelson ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Beatnik's Wish - Patsy Raye/The Beatniks ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Devil In His Heart - The Donays ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Let's Invite Them Over - George Jones/Melba Montgomery ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Don't Take Everybody To Be Your Friend - Sister Rosetta Tharpe ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. Good Morning Heartache - Billie Holiday ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Pouring Water On a Drowning Man - James Carr ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. I Drink - Mary Gauthier ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Mother Earth - Memphis Slim ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Walk A Mile In My Shoes - Joe South & the Believers ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Cry Tough - Alton Ellis/The Flames ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Tommy Gun - The Clash ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. (Every Time I Hear) That Mellow Saxophone - Roy Montrell ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Those DJ Shows - Patrice Holloway ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. I Ain't Drunk - Lonnie "The Cat" ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Eat That Chicken - Charles Mingus ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Mama, Get Your Hammer - Bobby Peterson Quintet ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. How High The Moon - Slim Gaillard ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Cool Water - Sons Of The Pioneers ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Only A Rose - Geraint Watkins ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. I Walk In My Sleep - Berna-Dean ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Stars Fell On Alabama - Jack Teagarden's Chicagoan's ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Mama Tried (From The Film Killers Three) - Merle Haggard/The Strangers ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Big Long Slidin' Thing - Dinah Washington ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Black Coffee - Bobby Darin ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water - The Cats & The Fiddle ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Ain't Got The Money To Pay For This Drink - George Zimmerman/The Thrills ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Bottle And A Bible - The Yayhoos ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Okie's In The Pokie - Jimmy Patton ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. If You're So Smart, How Come You Ain't Rich? - Louis Jordan ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio - Santiago Jimenez ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. Mona - Bo Diddley ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Roadrunner (Twice) - The Modern Lovers ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Bob Dylan knows how to curate a compilation of rock history, and THEME TIME RADIO HOUR is an admirable attempt to consolidate his feverish ear for bluesy new torch carriers like the White Stripes and oft-forgotten reggae gems like Alton Ellis & the Flames. Disc Two, in particular, surprises by beginning with Aretha Franklin's iconic "Chain Of Fools" and leading a dizzying tour through a half-century of black American (and, in the Clash's case, black-inspired) music, leaning heavily on jazz and R&B. Its companion is a more raucous affair, thanks to the inclusion of Jack and Meg White, but also to seminal bluesmen like Otis Rush. Consider THEME TIME an expert-level Cliff's Notes for those without satellite radio. |
Musical Guests | | Little Son Joe |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 03/18/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : CDCH2 | | Label : Ace Records (UK) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00029667032230 |
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| Professional Reviews |
| Uncut (p.98)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Beguilingly autobiographical, THEME TIME...is a tantalising cousin of his memoir, CHRONICLES....Deliciously unique."Mojo (Publisher)
(p.118)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "The selections cross time and genre: gospel, country, rock 'n' roll, girl groups, blues, jazz, jump R&B, rude-boy reggae and punk rock." Record Collector (magazine)
(p.106)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t remains a good source for some of the rare songs Dylan plays, probably revealing more about himself in his picks than he does anywhere else." |
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