Artist	Song
KJET	ID (click to d/l part 1)
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
The Allies	Emma Peel
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
Green Pajamas	Kim The Waitress
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
Hoodoo Gurus	Bittersweet
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
The Smiths	Panic
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
R.E.M.	Pretty Persuasion
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
KJET	ID
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
The Church	Under the Milky Way
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
Young Fresh Fellows	Beer Money
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
Robyn Hitchcock	This Could Be the Day
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
The English Beat	Mirror In the Bathroom
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
The Replacements	Left Of The Dial
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
Pretenders	Talk of the Town
from Tomorrow's Hits Today
The Mighty Lemon Drops	Inside Out
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1988)
XTC	Senses Working Overtime (click to d/l part 2)
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1988)
The Posies	I May Hate You Some Times
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1989)
KJET	ID
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1989)
The Waterboys	Fisherman's Blues
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1989)
Dream Syndicate	Tell Me When It's Over
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1989)
Pixies	Wave of Mutilation
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (2004)
Camper Van Beethoven	Take the Skinheads Bowling
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (2004)
Echo & The Bunnymen	Lips Like Sugar
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (2004)
Translator	Everywhere That I'm Not
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1982)
Pursuit Of Happiness	I'm an Adult Now
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1982)
KJET	ID
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1982)
Various	KJET Mono Mix
from Tomorrow's Hits Today (1982)

Comment:

This is a mix dedicated to radio station that existed for a very short time. From 1982 to 1988, Seattle's KJET played new music, much to be now considered classics of alternative rock.
Located at 1590 on the AM dial (yes there was a time when AM radio played music instead of people screaming at each other.)the listenership was small, but influential to people who listened to it. KJET was not alone in presenting modern rock to Seattle. There was also KCMU, now KEXP, then a 10 watt student run station on the UW campus. There was KYYX, which played the MTV new wave hits.

While KCMU played the most esoteric music, and KYYX played Flock of Seagulls and Duran Duran,
KJET made it's mark playing the good stuff, early tracks by R.E.M., The Smiths, The Replacements, and others. KJET was supportive of local bands like the Young Fresh Fellows, The Allies, and other Seattle artists.

Working against KJET was it's weak AM signal. The station changed formats in 1988. It's too bad KJET wasn't around for a few more years when alt rock broke big in 1991 with a lot of Seattle bands leading the way.

To really experience KJET you have to listen to the mix in AM-quality, rendered in 32kb modern monophonic sound, included at the end of this mix. For a few years, KJET existed in it's own little way. To me and other Seattle listeners, it made an impact in a big way.

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