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08/05/2009

The Best Time Of The Day Show. Alex presents his own combination of music and conversation. Includes the Listeners' Library, where listeners choose the music.

Witty conversation and music in the early morning. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex - The Dark Lord - delves into his own record collection to pick something new or obscure from Lester's Library and your final contribution this week from your own personal music archives in the Listeners' Library.

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Fri 8 May 2009 03:00
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Music Played

  • Van Morrison

    Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Gary Go

    Open Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Glenn Frey

    The Heat Is On

    • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
    • Universal.

  • Sandie Shaw

    (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

    • Sandie Shaw - The Collection.
    • Castle.

  • McFly

    Falling In Love

    • (CD Single).

  • Yello

    The Race

    • Now 13, Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

    • Free Spirit (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Annie Lennox

    Pattern Of My Life

    • The Annie Lennox Collection.

  • Buzzcocks

    Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Dr. John

      MAMA ROUX

  • Honey Ryder

    Choices

    • (CD Single).

  • Jackson Browne

    Running On Empty

    • The Next Voice You Hear - Jackson Bro.
    • Elektra.

  • Average White Band

    Let's Go Round Again

    • The Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Maroon 5

    This Love

    • (CD Single).
    • J.

  • P!nk

    Please Don't Leave Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Madeleine Peyroux

    Instead

    • (CD Single).

  • Aztec Camera

    Oblivious

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Lily Allen

    Not Fair

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.

  • R.E.M.

    Near Wild Heaven

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

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • The Very Best Of Randy Crawford.
    • Dino.

  • Madness

    Dust Devil

    • (CD Single).

  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY SUGGESTED BY STUART HAWKSHAW

    • Metallica

      Nothing Else Matters (Edit)

      • Metallica.

  • X‐Press 2

    Lazy (feat. David Byrne)

    • (CD Single).
    • Skint.

  • KT Tunstall

    Under the Weather

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Evil Woman

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Melody Gardot

    Baby I'm A Fool

    • (CD Single).

  • Kid Creole and the Coconuts

    Annie I'm Not Your Daddy

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

    • The Earthquake Album (Various Artists).
    • Life Aid Armenia.
    • 7.

  • Miley Cyrus

    The Climb

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.
    • 1.

  • The Who

    Substitute

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 005.

  • Jocelyn Brown

    Somebody Else's Guy

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Ben’s Brother

    Apologise

    • (CD Single).
    • Reverb Music.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Black Stone Cherry

      THINGS MY FATHER SAID

  • The Bangles

    Hazy Shade Of Winter

    • Bangles Greatest Hits.
    • CBS.

  • The Stranglers

    No More Heroes

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • The Pioneers

    Let Your Yeah Be Yeah

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

Broadcast

  • Fri 8 May 2009 03:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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