Tim Smith discography

As a lead artist, the discography of English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and video director Tim Smith comprises one studio album and three appearances on other albums. The music Smith created pushed the standard structures of rock music, while various points in his discography emphasise the pop and chamber music side of his songwriting. He has produced records for his own bands Cardiacs, the Sea Nymphs and Spratleys Japs, as well as for Levitation, Eat, Flinch, Sidi Bou Said, Lake of Puppies, Adrian Borland, Shrubbies, Gertrude, the Monsoon Bassoon, William D. Drake, Oceansize, Stars in Battledress, the Scaramanga Six, Silver Ginger 5/Ginger, and the Trudy. As a session musician, Smith contributed backing vocals, drums and percussion (including body percussion), keyboards, guitar, bass guitar and sound effects, as well as brass and string arrangements. He has directed or edited video releases for Cardiacs, Sepultura, Dark Star and the Wildhearts.

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release date, label and format
Title	Details	Ref
Tim Smith's Extra Special OceanLandWorld	Released: 1995 Label: Alphabet Business Concern Format: CD

Appearances

List of albums on which Tim Smith has appeared as a lead artist
Title	Year	Artist	Track	Note
Sampler	1995	Cardiacs	"Veronica in Ecstacy"
If You Break It, It's Yours!	1997	Katherine in a Cupboard	"Shiny Things"	Credited as T. Smith
Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends	2001	Cardiacs and various artists	"Swimming with the Snake"	Credited to Oceanland World or OceanLandWorld

Credits

Key
†	Indicates artist including Tim Smith as a member and songwriter

List of credits on released recordings
Title	Artist(s)	Year	Producer	Mixer	Recording engineer	Instruments	Other
Cardiac Arrest E.P.	Cardiac Arrest †	1979				Guitar, vocals/synth
The Obvious Identity	Cardiac Arrest †	1980	Cardiac Arrest		Simon (some) Peter (most)	Voice, guitar, synthesiser, organ, claps, glockenspiel
Toy World	Cardiacs †	1981	Cardiacs	Cardiacs	Mark Cawthra Peter Kunzler	Guitar, keyboards, voice
The Seaside	Cardiacs †	1984	Tim Smith Graham Simmonds			Guitar, voice	Arrangement
Shock of Daylight	The Sound	1984	Pat Collier		Alan Douglas	Brass	Brass arrangement
Seaside Treats	Cardiacs †	1984	Tim Smith Graham Simmonds			Guitar, voice	Director
Mr and Mrs Smith and Mr Drake	Mr & Mrs Smith & Mr Drake †	1984				Guitars, flute, trumpets, glockensput, Woolworths organ, vocals
"Captain Scarlet" / "Lunar Love Affair"	The Trudy	1986	Graham Simmonds	Yes	Helene Fairfax
Rude Bootleg	Cardiacs †	1986				Guitar, vocals
Big Ship	Cardiacs †	1987	Tim Smith Graham Simmonds	Tim Smith Graham Simmonds	Nigel Gilroy Roger Tebbutt	Electric guitar, main voice
"There's Too Many Irons in the Fire"	Cardiacs †	1987	Yes			Lead voice, guitar
Radio 1 Sessions / The Evening Show	Cardiacs †	1988	Harry Parker		Simon Clifford	Guitar, lead vocals
A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window	Cardiacs †	1988	Yes		Pete Hammond Stuart Barry Spencer Henderson Graham Simmonds Roger Tebbutt	Lead voice, guitar, flutes, recorders
"Is This the Life"	Cardiacs †	1988	Yes		Pete Hammond Stuart Barry Spencer Henderson Graham Simmonds	Lead voice, guitar
"Susannah's Still Alive"	Cardiacs †	1988	Yes		Roger Tebbutt	Guitar, vocals
Cardiacs Live	Cardiacs †	1988				Lead vocals, guitar
Archive Cardiacs	Cardiacs †	1989	The Consultant Miss Swift			Guitar, drums, vocals. flutes, keyboards, percussion	Arrangement
"Baby Heart Dirt"	Cardiacs †	1989	Yes
On Land and in the Sea	Cardiacs †	1989	Yes		Roger Tebbutt Graham Simmonds	Guitar, lead vocals
Songs for Ships and Irons	Cardiacs †	1991	Yes			Guitar, vocals
"Day Is Gone"	Cardiacs †	1991	Yes		David Murder	Guitar, voice
"Appealing to Venus"	The Sea Nymphs †	1991
All That Glitters Is a Mares Nest	Cardiacs †	1992				Lead vocals, guitar
"Cutwater"	Levitation	1992	Mike Dignam Tim Smith
The Sea Nymphs	The Sea Nymphs †	1992	The Sea Nymphs			Vocals, keyboards, guitars, percussion
"Shame"	Eat	1992	Tim Smith Eat		Jeremy Wheatley Finn Steele
Under Siege (Live in Barcelona)	Sepultura	1992	Steven Malitsky	Harris Johns	Harris Johns		Editing
"World Around"	Levitation	1992	Tim Smith Mike Dignam		Steve Elswood
Heaven Born and Ever Bright	Cardiacs †	1992	Yes	David Murder Tim Smith	David Murder	Vocals, guitar, keyboards
Need for Not	Levitation	1992	Tim Smith Mike Dignam
The Golden Egg EP	Eat	1992	Chris Kimsey Tim Smith	Tim Smith	Jeremy Wheatley
"Bleed Me White"	Eat	1993	Eat Mark Saunders Tim Smith	Tim Smith	Mark Saunders Finn Steele
"Even When Your Eyes Are Open"	Levitation	1993	Tim Smith Mike Dignam	Mike 'Spike' Drake Levitation	Mike Dignam Tim Smith Huw David Price
"King of Mice"	Levitation	1994	Tim Smith Mike Dignam Levitation	Mike 'Spike' Drake Levitation	Mike Dignam		Brass and string arrangements on "King of Mice"
"Chain By Day"	Levitation	1994	Andy Gill Tim Smith Mike Dignam	Alan Moulder Mike 'Spike' Drake Levitation	Mike Dignam
Meanwhile Gardens	Levitation	1994	Tim Smith Mike Dignam Andy Gill Levitation	Mike 'Spike' Drake Alan Moulder Levitation			Brass and string arrangements on "King of Mice"
"Shock Giro"	Pinhead Nation	1995	Christian Hayes	Yes	Dave Mercer
"Skin Deep"	Flinch	1995	Teo Miller Tim Smith
"Wormee"	Sidi Bou Said	1995	Tim Smith	Gayl Harrison	Dave Mercer Gayl Harrison
"Bellyeye"	Cardiacs †	1995	Yes			Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bodies	Sidi Bou Said	1995	Yes		Dave Mercer
"Ode to Drink"	Sidi Bou Said	1995	Yes		Dave Mercer
"Funnybody"	Sidi Bou Said	1996	Jon Poole Sidi Bou Said Tim Smith	Roger Tebbutt Jon Poole	Roger Tebbutt Murder
Sing to God	Cardiacs †	1996	Yes			Guitar, keyboards, vocals, television organ	Riffs and arrangements, String Quartet arrangements
"Manhoo"	Cardiacs †	1996	Yes			Guitar, keyboard, vocals
"Odd Even"	Cardiacs †	1996	Yes			Guitar, keyboard, vocals
5:00 AM	Adrian Borland	1997	Adrian Borland Tim Smith		Yes	Drum, keyboard & sample programming, backing vocals, harmonium on "I'm Your Freedom"
The Shrubbies	Shrubbies	1997	Yes			Hand claps on "Perfect Present"
Dirty Windows	Gertrude	1998	Yes		Yes		Ideas and inspiration
Memphis in Texas	Shrubbies	1999	Yes			Hand claps on "Perfect Present"
Pony	Spratleys Japs †	1999	Yes			Voice, bass, piano, organ
I Dig Your Voodoo	The Monsoon Bassoon	1999	Yes		Tim Smith David Murder (drums)
Guns	Cardiacs †	1999	Yes			Guitar, keyboards, lead vocals	Riffs and arrangements
"Signs"	Cardiacs †	1999				Loudest voice, guitar, keyboards	Riffs and arrangements
Cardiacs and Affectionate Friends	Cardiacs † and various artists	2001				Performer	Compiler
William D. Drake	William D. Drake	2001	Yes			Voicebox, electrix guitar solo, snare drum, bass guitar box
Relapse EP	Oceansize	2002	Yes	Eliot James Sel Balamir Oceansize	Eliot James
Greatest Hits	Cardiacs †	2002	Yes			Guitar, keyboards, vocals
Secrets and Signals	Stars in Battledress	2003	Yes		Yes
Cabin Fever	The Scaramanga Six	2004	Yes		Yes
Black Leather Mojo	Silver Ginger 5	2005	Yes
The Special Garage Concerts	Cardiacs †	2005			Mike Quayle	Guitar, main vocals
"Baggage"	The Scaramanga Six	2006			Yes
Sympathetic Storm	Two Worlds Collide	2006		Mr Murder ("Insomnia")		Keyboards and backing vocals on "We're All Gonna Die"
In the Heart of the Home	Mikrokosmos	2007	Mikrokosmos	Tim Smith Mikrokosmos	Mikrokosmos
Yoni	Ginger	2007	Tim Smith Jason Edwards
The Dance of Death	The Scaramanga Six	2007	Yes		Yes	Timpani and bells on "The Towering Inferno"
"Ditzy Scene"	Cardiacs †	2007				Guitar, loud voice
"3 Minutes 4U"	The Trudy	2007	The Trudy Tim Smith	Tim Smith	Tim Smith
Market Harbour	Ginger	2008	LEGION	LEGION		Guitar, bass, sound effects, steel drums, backing vocals	String arrangements
"Walking Through Houses"	The Scaramanga Six	2008			Yes
Live in the Studio: A Film by Tim Smith	The Wildhearts	2008			Neil Darbyshire Jase Edwards Tim Smith		Director
Birds	North Sea Radio Orchestra	2008	Mark Cawthra Tim Smith		Marco Migliari Bob Reich Darryl Anthony
Luck Had Nothing to Do with it	Pinhead Nation	2012	Bic Hayes	Tim Smith Bic Hayes	Dave Murder Tim Smith	Backing vocals, handclaps	Editor
Meanwhile Gardens	Levitation	2015	Tim Smith Mike Dignam	Mike 'Spike' Drake	Mike Dignam Damien Corner Paul Tipler		Brass and string arrangements
On the Dry Land	The Sea Nymphs †	2016				Vocals, keyboards, guitars
Some Fairytales From the Rotten Shed	Cardiacs †	2017	Yes			Guitar, lead vocals	Editor
"Her" / "Hands"	Spratleys Japs	2018		Christian Hayes	Cameron Devlin Adrien Rodes Christian Hayes		Executive musical director
Gap Species	North Sea Radio Orchestra	2019		Tim Smith Craig Fortnam	Craig Fortnam Tim Smith (vocals)	Choir on "Move Eastward Happy Earth"
"Vermin Mangle"	Cardiacs †	2020				Vocals, keyboards, guitar
Lake of Puppies	Lake of Puppies	2024	Yes	Tim Smith Lake of Puppies
Cardiacs E.P.	Cardiacs †	2025				Performer	Cardiacs illlustration
"Woodeneye"	Cardiacs †	2025	Jim Smith Tim Smith Kavus Torabi	Adam Noble	Nick Howiantz	Guitars, keyboards
"Downup"	Cardiacs †	2025	Jim Smith Tim Smith Kavus Torabi	Adam Noble	Nick Howiantz	Guitars, keyboards
"Volob"	Cardiacs †	2025	Jim Smith Tim Smith Kavus Torabi	Adam Noble	Nick Howiantz	Guitars, keyboards
LSD	Cardiacs †	2025	Jim Smith Tim Smith Kavus Torabi	Adam Noble	Nick Howiantz	Voice, guitars, keyboards
Gods and Zeros	Panixphere	2026	Bic Hayes Jon Poole	Bic Hayes	Cameron Devlin (drums) Bic Hayes Jon Poole (guitar, bass and vocals)		Words of "Pandy" and "More Money Than God" (with Bic Hayes), music of "More Money Than God"

Notelist

↑ EP only
↑ "Shame" and "Out of Line"
↑ "Knock Me Down" and "On the Road Again"
↑ "Shame" and "Knock Me Down"
↑ "On the Road Again" and "Out of Line"
↑ "Golden Egg" (edit) and "Belly Town"
↑ "Streets are Full" and "Double Bubble"
↑ Remixed "Golden Egg" (edit) and "Belly Town"
↑ "Bleed Me White"
1 2 "Bleed Me White" and "Haddlyanndan"
1 2 3 "Ice Pond"
↑ "Even When Your Eyes Are Open" and "Evergreen"
↑ "Mantra"
1 2 "Even When Your Eyes Are Open"
↑ "Evergreen" and "Mantra"
1 2 3 4 "King of Mice" and "Imagine the Sharks"
1 2 "The Heart of the Home"
1 2 3 4 "Chain By Day"
1 2 3 "Faultless"
↑ "Holy Island"
↑ "Chain By Day" and "Faultless"
1 2 "All at Sea" and "Under Stone"
↑ "Skin Deep"
↑ "Spoonz"
1 2 "Wormee" and "Slitty Gap"
1 2 "Throwing Myself off a Building"
1 2 3 4 5 "Funnybody"
1 2 "Red Bus Rover"
↑ "3 Minutes 4U" and "Lost Summer of Love"
1 2 "Lost Summer of Love"
↑ "3 Minutes 4U
↑ live concert sound
1 2 live studio sound
↑ extra bits and bobs
↑ initial recording
↑ final recording

References

↑ Marsden, Rhodri (22 July 2020). "Cardiacs' Tim Smith: a one-man subculture who inspired total devotion". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
↑ Kitching, Sean (3 July 2022). "The Strange (Parallel) World of… Tim Smith Of Cardiacs". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
↑ Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
↑ Benac 2021, p. 153.
↑ "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus". Pete's Cardiacs Site. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2026.
↑ The Obvious Identity (liner notes). Cardiac Arrest. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Toy World (sleeve notes). Cardiacs. Cherry Red Records. 1981 – via bak.spc.org.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Wilkinson, James. "Ginger Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
↑ "3 Minutes 4 U". The Trudy. Retrieved 14 May 2026 – via Genepool.

Sources

Benac, Eric (27 August 2021). The Cardiacs: Every Album, Every Song. On Track. Sonicbond Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78952-131-3. ]]

[8] EP only

[9] "Shame" and "Out of Line"

[10] "Knock Me Down" and "On the Road Again"

[11] "Shame" and "Knock Me Down"

[12] "On the Road Again" and "Out of Line"

[13] "Golden Egg" (edit) and "Belly Town"

[14] "Streets are Full" and "Double Bubble"

[15] Remixed "Golden Egg" (edit) and "Belly Town"

[16] "Bleed Me White"

[Bleed_Me_White"_and_"Haddlyanndan-17] 1 2 "Bleed Me White" and "Haddlyanndan"

[Ice_Pond-18] 1 2 3 "Ice Pond"

[19] "Even When Your Eyes Are Open" and "Evergreen"

[20] "Mantra"

[Even_When_Your_Eyes_Are_Open-21] 1 2 "Even When Your Eyes Are Open"

[22] "Evergreen" and "Mantra"

[King_of_Mice"_and_"Imagine_the_Sharks-23] 1 2 3 4 "King of Mice" and "Imagine the Sharks"

[The_Heart_of_the_Home-24] 1 2 "The Heart of the Home"

[Chain_By_Day-25] 1 2 3 4 "Chain By Day"

[Faultess-26] 1 2 3 "Faultless"

[27] "Holy Island"

[28] "Chain By Day" and "Faultless"

[All_at_Sea"_and_"Under_Stone-29] 1 2 "All at Sea" and "Under Stone"

[30] "Skin Deep"

[31] "Spoonz"

[Wormee"_and_"Slitty_Gap-32] 1 2 "Wormee" and "Slitty Gap"

[Throwing_Myself_off_a_Building-33] 1 2 "Throwing Myself off a Building"

[Funnybody-34] 1 2 3 4 5 "Funnybody"

[Red_Bus_Rover-35] 1 2 "Red Bus Rover"

[37] "3 Minutes 4U" and "Lost Summer of Love"

[Lost_Summer_of_Love-38] 1 2 "Lost Summer of Love"

[39] "3 Minutes 4U

[41] ve concert sound

[live_studio_sound-42] 1 2 live studio sound

[43] xtra bits and bobs

[44] tial recording

[45] recording

[1] Marsden, Rhodri (22 July 2020). "Cardiacs' Tim Smith: a one-man subculture who inspired total devotion". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2026.

[Strange_World_of-2] Kitching, Sean (3 July 2022). "The Strange (Parallel) World of… Tim Smith Of Cardiacs". The Quietus. Retrieved 17 October 2026.

[3] Sgrignoli, Marco (20 July 2022). "Cardiacs - biografia, recensioni, streaming, discografia, foto". OndaRock. Retrieved 17 October 2026.

[FOOTNOTEBenac2021153-4] Benac 2021, p. 153.

[5] "A Bus for a Bus on the Bus". Pete's Cardiacs Site. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2026.

[credits-6] The Obvious Identity (liner notes). Cardiac Arrest. 1980.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[toy_world-7] Toy World (sleeve notes). Cardiacs. Cherry Red Records. 1981 – via bak.spc.org.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[36] Wilkinson, James. "Ginger Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 May 2026.

[40] "3 Minutes 4 U". The Trudy. Retrieved 14 May 2026 – via Genepool.