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14/10/2010

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

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes. This morning, Alex takes suggestions on how to make "retro-ise" modern items; chisel a coin slot in a flat-screen TV or put your MP3 player inside a cassette walkman, for example. There are more hideous attempts at making sentences from the letters of your name, and more tales of being rescued from embarrassing situations in "Yelp for Help". Pause for Thought is at 3.20am and the doors for the 4.15 One-Off Canteen open once again.
From Lester's Library there is a track from the new album by Chris While and Julie Matthews, and a classic track from Dexy's Midnight Runners. The Listener's Library selection is from Black Sabbath. There is another chance to hear Record of the Week from Neil Diamond, and another track from Album of the Week by The Doobie Brothers. All of the above, plus the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week.

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Thu 14 Oct 2010 02:00
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Music Played

  • Queen

    Radio Ga Ga

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Rehab

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Hollywood

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Shirley & Company

    Shame, Shame, Shame

    • The Originals (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "DREAMS" (Sony) out on November 8th

    • Neil Diamond

      Midnight Train To Georgia

      • Dreams.
      • Columbia.
      • 1.

  • The Who

    My Generation

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

  • Madonna

    Cherish

    • Madonna - The Immaculate Collection.
    • Sire.
    • 17.

  • Elton John & Leon Russell

    If It Wasn't For Bad

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

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Get It Right Next Time

    • The Very Best Of Gerry Rafferty.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "HITTING THE GROUND RUNNING" (Fat Cat Records)

    • Chris While and Julie Matthews

      The Coldest Winds Do Blow

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • Roxy Music

    Pyjamarama

    • Oh! You Pretty Things: Glam Queens & Street Urchins 1970-76 (Various Artists).
    • Grapefruit Records.

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

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

  • The Beatles

    I Feel Fine

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 007.

  • Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow

    Shame

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

  • Susan Cadogan

    Hurt So Good

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Cliff Richard

    Some People

    • Cliff Richard - Private Collection.
    • EMI.

  • Erasure

    A Little Respect

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Jamiroquai

    Blue Skies

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

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Universally Speaking

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Taja Sevelle

    Love Is Contagious

    • Taja Sevelle.
    • WEA.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "PARANOID" (Sanctuary) suggested by Roy in London

    • Black Sabbath

      Iron Man

      • Paranoid.
      • Sanctuary.
      • 4.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Solsbury Hill

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • Soul Searching (Various Artists).
    • Elektra.

  • Del Shannon

    Runaway

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Tavares

    More Than A Woman

    • Disco Fever (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Lauren Pritchard

    Not The Drinking

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

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • The Supremes

    Back In My Arms Again

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WORLD GONE CRAZY" (Eagle)

    • The Doobie Brothers

      Chateau

      • World Gone Crazy.
      • Eagle Records.
      • 2.

  • Jon & Vangelis

    I'll Find My Way Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • The Best Of Jon & Vangelis.
    • Polydor.

  • Lipps, Inc.

    Funkytown

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the 2CD set, "SEARCHING FOR THE YOUNG SOUL REBELS: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION" (EMI) Out Now

    • Dexys Midnight Runners

      Seven Days Too Long

  • Edie Brickell

    Good Times

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.

  • War

    Low Rider

    • Blaxploitation: The Sequel Vol.2.
    • Global Television.

  • Rumer

    Aretha

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 14 Oct 2010 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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