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15/01/2010

Musical instalments from Lester's Library and the Listener's Library on the Best Time of the Day Show.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library, the final play of the Record of the Week, and the last track from our Album of the Week. Plus, Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

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Fri 15 Jan 2010 02:00
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Music Played

  • Meat Loaf

    Dead Ringer for Love

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • Chris Rea

    Julia

    • Baby Love.
    • EMI.

  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Even as It All Goes By

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

  • KT Tunstall

    Other Side of the World

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • The Jacksons

    Lookin' Through The Windows

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Fi.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 14.

  • The Band

    The Weight

    • The Hits Of 1968 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Emily Maguire

    I'd Rather Be

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

  • Crowded House

    Weather With You

    • Crowded House - Recurring Dream.
    • Capitol.

  • ** RECORD OF THE WEEK **

    • Sade

      Soldier Of Love

      • (CD Single).
      • RCA.
      • 2.

  • Archie Bell & the Drells

    Soul City Walk

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY as featured on the CD, "SHIP OF LIGHT" (Catskills)

    • Husky Rescue

      Sound of Love

  • Rupert Holmes

    Him

    • (Single).
    • MCA.
    • 54.

  • Jools Holland & Ruby Turner

    The Informer

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

  • Earth, Wind & Fire

    Let's Groove

    • 15th Anniversary Music Celebration (Various Artists).
    • Rhino.

  • Savage Garden

    Affirmation

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Alicia Keys

    Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

    • The Element Of Freedom.
    • Sony Music.
    • 14.

  • The Style Council

    Walls Come Tumbling Down

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.

  • Stereophonics

    Have a Nice Day

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Nell Bryden

    Not Like Loving You

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

  • Jimmy Ruffin

    What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

    • Motown Forever (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Night Owl

    • Gerry Rafferty - Right Down Line.
    • EMI.

  • Little Big Town

    Fine Line

    • A Place To Land.
    • Humphead Records.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LIGHT YEARS: THE VERY BEST OF ELO" (Epic), for Phil Little, Aldershot

    • Electric Light Orchestra

      Do Ya

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

  • Pixie Lott

    Cry Me Out

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.

  • Bon Jovi

    Superman Tonight

    • The Circle.

  • Lynn Anderson

    Rose Garden

    PAUSE FOR THOUGHT

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • The Who

    My Generation

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 004.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    Jump (For My Love)

    • The Best Of The Pointer Sisters.
    • RCA.

  • Madness

    Forever Young

    • (CD Single).
    • Lucky 7 Records.
    • 1.

  • Whitesnake

    Here I Go Again (Remix)

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

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

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK Taken from the CD, "WAKING UP" (Interscope)

    • OneRepublic

      Shout

  • Soul II Soul

    Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (feat. Caron Wheeler)

    • NOW 100 Hits 80s No.1s (Various Artists).
    • NOW.

  • Mr. Big

    Romeo

    • 20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Va).
    • MFP.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY as featured on the CD, "LOOKING FOR GROUND"

    • Wyckham Porteous

      Looking for Ground

  • Rod Stewart

    It's The Same Old Song

    • Soulbook.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • The Cure

    Close To Me

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Raphael Saadiq

    Never Give You Up (feat. Stevie Wonder)

    • The Way I See It.
    • Columbia Records.
    • 11.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Joni Mitchell.
    • Reprise.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Jan 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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