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12/08/2010

Keeping you laughing through the night and playing the best selection of tunes, it's Alex. Album & Record of the Week and Lester's & Listener's Library features included also.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes. One of the oddest shows yet, this morning, as the question, "what is the strangest thing you have ever seen" prompts some very bizarre admissions. National Laundry Week continues, more confusion in The Similar Features Feature, the 4.15 One-Off Canteen opens its doors again and there is more Pause for Thought at 3.20am.
There are some eclectic choices from Lester's Library today: a new track from a new band, The 99s, plus a vintage jazz piano piece from Art Tatum. Your choice from the Listener's Library is a Joan Armatrading song covered by Melissa Etheridge. There's another chance to hear Record of the Week from Robert Plant, and another track from Album of the Week by The Hoosiers.

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Music Played

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Incognito

    Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

    • (CD Single).
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Summer Day

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

  • Four Tops

    Standing In The Shadows Of Love

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Sara

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 013.

  • Nickelback

    This Afternoon

    • (CD Single).

  • George Michael

    The Strangest Thing '97

  • Mr. Mister

    Kyrie

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.

  • I Am Arrows

    Green Grass

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BODY AND SOUL" (Spa)

    • Art Tatum

      Body and Soul

  • Madonna

    The Power Of Goodbye

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.

  • 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.

  • Bon Jovi

    Livin' On A Prayer

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 1.

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 002.

  • Brandon Flowers

    Crossfire

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

  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    All Comes Down to Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Sanctuary.

  • Queen

    We Are The Champions

    • News Of The World.
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Pack Up

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • Matthews’ Southern Comfort

    Woodstock

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

  • Elvis Presley

    Stuck On You

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Dodgy

    Staying Out For The Summer

    • The No.1 Summer Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AIN'T NOTHING BUT A SHE THING" (Polygram) suggested by Margaret in Edinburgh

    • Melissa Etheridge

      The Weakness In Me

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Johnny Tillotson

    Poetry In Motion

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.

  • Starship

    We Built This City

    • Now 1985 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Donna Summer

    I Feel Love

    • Donna Summer - On The Radio.
    • Casablanca.
    • 7.

  • Scouting for Girls

    Little Miss Naughty

    • Everybody Wants To Be On TV.

  • Little Big Town

    Fine Line

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

  • Diana Ross

    My Old Piano

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Steve Miller Band

    Rock 'n Me

    • Ultimate Hits (Deluxe Edition).
    • Virgin EMI Records.

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

    • The Hoosiers

      Bumpy Ride

      • The Hoosiers & The Illusion Of Safety.

  • Smokie

    If You Think You Know How To Love Me

    • Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman: Classics From The 1970's & 80's Vols 1 & 2.
    • BMG.

  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE 99s" (Tritone) out on August 16th

    • The 99s

      Oh Me Oh My

  • Prince

    When Doves Cry

    • 4Ever.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Thea Gilmore

    You're the Radio

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

  • The Motors

    Dancing The Night Away

    • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

Broadcast

  • Thu 12 Aug 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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