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09/08/2010

Entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, it is Alex on The Best Time of the Day Show, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning into Alex on The Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of nightowl comedy and fantastic music. It is an All-New Monday with a bunch of new threads. First up, we are living life like a member of the Carry On team, in the thread "Carry On Wayward Pun". Next up - inspired by producer Dr. Strangelove's childhood confusion over Elvis Presley and Shakin' Stevens - it is the "Similar Features Feature". National Laundry Week begins; hilarious wrong temperature tragedies and high-spin horror stories. Pause for Thought at 3.20am plus another batch of newcomers barge their way into the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.
There is a new Album of the Week from The Hoosiers, you can hear a track from it, and a new Record of the Week from Robert Plant & Band of Joy. Lester's Library tracks come from Simon McBride and Tito Puente, while the Listener's Library track is that classic 80s tune by Landscape. Buffoons are go!

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Music Played

  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive

    You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Se a vida Γ© (That's the Way Life Is)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • I Am Arrows

    Green Grass

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

  • Peggy Lee

    Why Don't You Do Right

    • The Best Of The Capitol Years.
    • Capitol.
    • 7.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

  • Jason Derulo

    What If

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "BAND OF JOY" (Rounder) Out 20th September

    • Robert Plant & Band of Joy

      Angel Dance

      • Digging Deep: Subterranea.
      • Es Paranza Records.
      • 1.

  • Alannah Myles

    Black Velvet

    • Red Hot Metal (Various Artists).
    • Dover Records.

  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SINCE THEN" (Nugene Records) Released 27th September

    • Simon McBride

      Take My Hand

  • The La’s

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Summer Day

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Michael Jackson

    Billie Jean

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    California Dreamin'

    • The Best Of.
    • MCA.
    • 2.

  • Diane Birch

    Valentino

    • Bible Belt.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Dr. Feelgood

    Milk And Alcohol

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

  • John Farnham

    You're The Voice

    • Life In The Fast Lane (Various).
    • Telstar.
    • 2.

  • Amy Macdonald

    This Pretty Face

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

  • Billy Stewart

    Summertime

    • Popcorn Golden Hits Vol. 3 (Various Artists).
    • ARS Productions.

  • Cheryl Lynn

    Got To Be Real

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down

    • (CD Single).

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "FROM THE TEA ROOMS OF MARS, TO THE HELL HOLE OF URANUS" (Cherry Red) suggested by Tim in London

    • Landscape

      Einstein A Go-Go

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

  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Crystals

    Then He Kissed Me

    • The Best Of The Crystals.
    • Phil Spector Int.

  • Aerosmith

    Love In An Elevator

    • Aerosmith - Big Ones.
    • Geffen.

  • The Rembrandts

    I'll Be There For You

    • The Love Songs Album (Various).
    • Universal.

  • Isaac Hayes

    Theme From Shaft

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

  • Thea Gilmore

    You're the Radio

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

  • Fats Domino

    Ain't That A Shame

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

  • The Chicks

    Landslide

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Kaiser Chiefs

    I Predict A Riot

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE ILLUISION OF SAFETY" (RCA) Out next Monday

    • The Hoosiers

      Choices

      • (CD Single).
      • RCA.
      • 1.

  • Rickie Lee Jones

    Chuck E's In Love

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Desmond Dekker & the Aces

    Israelites

    • Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel.
    • Old Gold.

  • Tom Jones

    Mama Told Me Not To Come (feat. Stereophonics)

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "TEN TIMBALE GREATS" (Music Bank)

    • Tito Puente

      Ricci Ricci

  • Duran Duran

    The Reflex

    • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 6.

  • Lady A

    I Run to You

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

  • Jackie Wilson

    To Be Loved

    • 20 Greatest Hits.

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  • Mon 9 Aug 2010 02:00
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