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08/02/2010

Alex returns with more Affable to Axe Murderer tales and the closing down sale of Morten Harket's Gap in the Market. Or is it? More surprising Library choices and Pause for Thought.

What better way to start the week than with the Dark Lord in Buffoon Town. Closed Door Cabaret continues, and there is a shameful tale of what happened when one bus driver on the night shift thought he was all alone...until an elderly female passenger emerged from behind the curtain. In Affable to Axe Murderer, one husband comes close to his wife's wrath after she slips on a "dog egg". Our latest thread, Some Enchanted Evening, is perfect for the run-up to Valentine's Day. We hear all about those nights out that should have been romantic, and everything was in place, but something happened at the word "go" and there was no going back. Expect tears, tantrums and...saving a fortune! Finally, it is the closing down sale for Morten Harket's Gap in the Market and everything must go: TJ Hooker's microwave cookers, Anna Friel's Jellied Eels, the lot. But what is this? Another member of A-ha is wanting to cash in on the act? Yes, Pal Waaktaar's Rival Bazaar is now open for business.
There are unusual choices from Lester's Library from Allen Shelton and Alan Haven, plus some retro 90s funk/rock from Living Colour in the Listener's Library. Record of the Week comes from Johnny Cash and there is a track from our new Album of the Week from Owl City. All of this and Pause for Thought features also.

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Music Played

  • The Jacksons

    I Want You Back

    • The Best Michael Jackson & Jackson Five.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Robbie Williams

    Morning Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 5.

  • Travis

    Driftwood

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    California

    • Lenny Kravitz - Baptism.
    • Parlophone.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming album, "AMERICAN VI: AIN'T NO GRAVE" (Mercury) out Monday 22nd February

    • Johnny Cash

      For The Good Times

      • (CD Single).
      • American.
      • 1.

  • The Bluebells

    Young At Heart

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

  • Alicia Keys

    Empire State Of Mind (Part II) Broken Down

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

  • Manfred Mann’s Earth Band

    Blinded By The Light

    • Drivetime 3 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield

    What Have I Done To Deserve This?

    • Goin' Back - Best Of Dusty Springfiel.
    • Philips.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "JUKEBOX AT THE LAST CHANCE SALOON" (Righteous Psalms)

    • Allen Shelton

      Bending the Strings

  • Nerina Pallot

    I Don't Want To Go Out

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

  • The Trammps

    Hold Back The Night

    • (Single).
    • Buddah Records.
    • 14.

  • Enrique Iglesias

    Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • Annie Lennox

    Little Bird

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

  • P!nk

    Nobody Knows

    • I'm Not Dead.
    • LaFace.

  • MIKA

    Blame It On The Girls

    • (CD Single).

  • Jackie Wilson

    Reet Petite (The Finest Girl You Ever Want To Meet)

    • That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Free

    All Right Now

    • Back To The 70's (CD1) (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • Foreigner

    When It Comes To Love

    • (CD Single).

  • Sade

    Soldier Of Love

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

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Sugar Coated Iceberg

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Wild West Hero

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "HAVEN FOR SALE/ ST. ELMO'S FIRE" (RPM Retrodisc)

    • Alan Haven & The Keith Mansfield Orchestra

      What the World Needs Now

  • Bryan Adams

    Can't Stop This Thing We Started

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wide Boy

    • The Essential Nik Kershaw.
    • Spectrum.

  • Martha and the Muffins

    Echo Beach

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Biffy Clyro

    Many Of Horror

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor.
    • 1.

  • Muse

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • SWV

    Right Here

    • Now 26 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jon Allen & Amy Smith

    When The Morning Comes

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK Taken from the CD, "OCEAN EYES" (Universal) Released Monday 15th February

    • Owl City

      Fireflies

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

  • The Who

    Baba O'Riley

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 001.

  • No Doubt

    Underneath It All

    • No Doubt - Rock Steady.
    • Interscope.

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

    • Old Friends.
    • Columbia.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "PRIDE: THE BEST OF LIVING COLOUR" (Proper), suggested by Neil Tiff in Preston

    • Living Colour

      Love Rears Its Ugly Head

      • Pride: The Best Of Living Colour.

  • Noisettes

    Never Forget You

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

  • Bonnie Raitt

    Nick Of Time

Broadcast

  • Mon 8 Feb 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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