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03/11/2010

It's Half-Time Hooter time on The Best Time of the Day Show with Alex which means even more stupidity and top tunes to take you through the night. Album and Record of the Week also.

It's Wednesday which means it is time for the first Half-Time Hooter of the Week; even more inspired daftness and brilliant music from the Dark Lord himself, Alex Lester. This morning, we are taking ideas for how to integrate abandoned Jack-in-the-Boxes back into modern society; our search for the best complainer in the country goes on in "The Exclamation Factor"; plus we are asking, when are you too old to do something? More Pause for Thought with Becky Silver at 3.20am and another batch of lucky people are allowed into the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.

From Lester's Library there is a new track from The Jim Jones Revue, and a duet from Norah Jones and Ray Charles. The Listener's Library track, selected by you, is from Echo and the Bunnymen. You can hear the Record of the Week by Annie Lennox again, and another track from Album of the Week by Neil Diamond. All of this and the first Half-Time Hooter. Twice. All will become clear...ish.

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Music Played

  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • James Blunt

    Stay The Night

    • Some Kind Of Trouble.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Voice of the Beehive

    Don't Call Me Baby

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Guns N’ Roses

    Sweet Child O' Mine

    • The Hits Album 10 (Various Artists).
    • Hits Album.

  • Pete Lawrie

    In The End

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

  • Dusty Springfield

    Little By Little

    • Dusty- The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Jamming

    • Jammin' (Various Artists).
    • Mango.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "A CHRISTMAS CORNOCOPIA" (Island) out on 15th November

    • Annie Lennox

      Universal Child

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

  • ABBA

    Knowing Me, Knowing You

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

  • Raul Malo

    Moonlight Kiss

    • (CD Single).
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BURNING YOUR HOUSE DOWN" (Punk Rock Blues Records)

    • The Jim Jones Revue

      Shoot First

  • The Specials

    Ghost Town

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Hurts

    Stay

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

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Bananarama

    Robert De Niro's Waiting

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

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Save My Love

  • Shawn Colvin

    Sunny Came Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Foreigner

    Waiting For A Girl Like You

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 16.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Hollywood

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

  • DNA

    Tom's Diner (feat. Suzanne Vega)

    • Best Of Suzanne Vega - Tried & True.
    • A&M.

  • Toots & The Maytals

    54-46 Was My Number

    • Run Fatboy Run O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Paloma Faith

    Smoke & Mirrors

    • Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?.
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "EVERGREEN" (London) suggested by David Knox from Essex

    • Echo & the Bunnymen

      Nothing Lasts Forever

      • 21st Century Rock (Various Artists).
      • Virgin.

  • AC/DC

    Highway To Hell

    • AC/DC - Highway To Hell.
    • Albert.

  • The Beatles

    I Saw Her Standing There

    • Please Please Me.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Thelma Houston

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • Any Way You Like It (Expanded Edition).
    • SoulMusic Records.

  • Queen

    A Kind Of Magic

    • Queen - Greatest Hits II.
    • Parlophone.

  • Pat Benatar

    Love Is A Battlefield

    • The 80's Collection: 1984 (Various).
    • Chrysalis.

  • Take That

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 16.

  • Kenny Rogers

    The Gambler

    • Kenny Rogers - The Very Best Of.
    • Reprise.

  • Gwen Stefani & Akon

    The Sweet Escape

    • (CD Single).
    • Interscope.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "DREAMS" (Columbia)

    • Neil Diamond

      Let It Be Me

      • Dreams.
      • Columbia.
      • 12.

  • Roxy Music

    Dance Away

    • Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life.
    • Eg.

  • Bon Jovi

    What Do You Got?

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

  • Spandau Ballet

    Lifeline

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "FEATURING" (EMI) released on 15th November

    • Norah Jones & Ray Charles

      Here We Go Again

      • (CD Single).
      • EMI.

  • Paul Weller

    No Tears To Cry

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

  • Lady A

    American Honey

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

  • Wild Cherry

    Play That Funky Music

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

Broadcast

  • Wed 3 Nov 2010 02:00
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