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30/08/2012

The Best Time of the Day show with Alex, jam-packed with an eclectic mix of music and hilarious chat, plus Record and Album of the Week, Lester's Library and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 30 Aug 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Sly & the Family Stone

      Dance To The Music

      • 100% Dance - Dancing Through The 70's (Various Artists).
      • Columbia.

  • Fine Young Cannibals

    Suspicious Minds

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Pride

    • Life In A Beautiful Light.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Will Young

    Who Am I

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • The Stranglers

    Always The Sun

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Paul Carrack

    When My Little Girl Is Smiling

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack-UK Records.
    • 1.

  • Shania Twain

    Forever And For Always

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Manfred Mann

    Do Wah Diddy Diddy

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "BORN TO SING: NO PLAN B" (Bluenote) Out October 1st

    • Van Morrison

      Open The Door (To Your Heart)

      • (CD Single).
      • Blue Note.
      • 1.

  • Mariah Carey

    Emotions

    • Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care.
    • Columbia.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE VERY BEST OF THE BEACH BOYS" (EMI)

    • The Beach Boys

      In My Room

  • Alice Cooper

    Elected

    • The Best Glam Rock Album In The World...Ever! (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Katzenjammer

    I Will Dance (When I Walk Away)

    • A Kiss Before You Go.
    • Propeller Recordings.

  • Jona Lewie

    You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

    • Back To The Eighties (Various).
    • Music Club.

  • HOUR 2

    • The Brothers Johnson

      Stomp!

      • 10 Star Collection: Soul 2 (Various).
      • Stardust.
      • 5.

  • All Saints

    Pure Shores

  • The Killers

    Runaways

    • Battle Born.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Don't Play That Song

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Daniel Powter

    Bad Day

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • George Michael

    White Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.

  • The Monkees

    Daydream Believer

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Marketing.
    • 5.

  • Eddy Grant

    Gimme Hope Jo'anna

    • Now 11, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • Into The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "FROM ELVIS IN MEMPHIS" (Sony) suggested by Shane Fletcher in Lincolnshire

    • Elvis Presley

      Elvis Presley - Any Day Now

  • Robert Palmer

    Johnny and Mary

    • The Very Best Of Robert Palmer.
    • EMI.

  • Wilson Phillips

    Hold On

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • HOUR 3

    • Level 42

      Running In The Family

      • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
      • Cherry Red Records.

  • Blondie

    One Way Or Another

    • Blondie - Parallel Lines.
    • Chrysalis.
    • 2.

  • Scouting for Girls

    Summertime In The City

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Buddy Holly

    It Doesn't Matter Anymore

    • Very Best Of Buddy Holly & The Cricke.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Ry Cooder

    Little Sister

    • Ry Cooder - Bop Till You Drop.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Katie Melua

    The Walls Of The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.

  • Quincy Jones

    Ai No Corrida (feat. Dune)

    • Hits Of 1981 & 1982 (Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "FIRES" (Polydor) out 3rd September

    • Ronan Keating

      I've Got You

      • Fires.
      • Polydor.
      • 2.

  • Deniece Williams

    Free

    • Black Butterfly.
    • BBR.

  • R.E.M.

    Near Wild Heaven

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

  • Bitty McLean

    It Keeps Rainin' (Tears From My Eyes)

    • (CD Single).
    • Brilliant.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LIFE IS PEOPLE" (Dead Oceans)

    • Bill Fay

      This World

  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Any Way You Like It (Expanded Edition).
    • SoulMusic Records.

  • Tom Jones

    (I Want To) Come 成人快手

    • Spirit In The Room.
    • Island.

Broadcast

  • Thu 30 Aug 2012 02:00
    成人快手 Radio 2

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