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23/10/2009

The 'Dark Lord' presents musical instalments from Lester's Library and the Listener's Library. Plus Pause for Thought.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library. Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.

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Fri 23 Oct 2009 03:00
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Music Played

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • Tom Jones

    Mama Told Me Not To Come (feat. Stereophonics)

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Water and a Flame (feat. Adele)

    • Love And War.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Beatles

    Eight Days A Week

  • Cyndi Lauper

    Girls Just Want To Have Fun

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Foo Fighters

    Wheels

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Lutricia McNeal

    Stranded

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Wilson Phillips

    Hold On

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

  • Jace Everett

    Bad Things

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

  • The Pasadenas

    I'm Doing Fine Now

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Lester's Library. From the double CD: 'Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot' on Reprise

    • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

      Big Eyed Beans From Venus

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Star

    • 18 Soul Classics (Various Artists).
    • Pickwick.
    • 6.

  • Lily Allen

    Not Fair

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

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On

    • The Essential One & Only Jerry Lee Le.
    • Trax Records.

  • Bow Wow Wow

    Go Wild In The Country

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.

  • Cornershop

    Brimful of Asha (Norman Cook Remix)

    Remix Artist: Norman Cook.
    • The 1999 Brit Awards (Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Nerina Pallot

    Real Late Starter

    • (CD Single).
    • Echo.
    • 1.

  • Jamiroquai

    Cosmic Girl

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Keane

    Crystal Ball

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Jamie Cullum

    I'm All Over It

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

  • The Spencer Davis Group

    Keep On Running

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 1.

  • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

    Islands In The Stream

    • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Ben's Brother and Anastacia

    Stalemate

    • (CD Single).

  • The Andrea True Connection

    More, More, More

    • Million Sellers Vol.17 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Dave. Taken from the CD 'Wonderland' on Beggars Banquet

    • The Charlatans - A Man Needs To Be Told

  • Jools Holland & Ruby Turner

    The Informer

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • The Jimi Hendrix Experience

    The Wind Cries Mary

    • Jimi Hendrix - The Ultimate Experienc.
    • Polydor.

  • The Teardrop Explodes

    Treason

    • Acoustic 80s (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.

  • Robbie Williams

    Bodies

    • Reality Killed The Video Star.
    • Virgin.
    • 6.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Heartbreaker

    • Friends & Lovers (Various Artists).
    • K-Tel.

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

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

  • Cheryl

    Fight For This Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.

  • Roxette

    It Must Have Been Love

    • The Best Love Songs...Ever! (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • AC/DC - Back In Black.
    • EMI.

  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Play Don't Worry' on Lemon Recordings

    • Mick Ronson

      Billy Porter

  • Pat Benatar

    Love Is A Battlefield

    • The 80's Collection: 1984 (Various).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Emily Maguire

    Lighthouse Man

    • Believer.
    • Shaktu Records.
    • 1.

  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Fri 23 Oct 2009 03:00
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