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03/01/2011

Alex returns with the first Best Time of the Day Show of the year. Unconventional chat and an eclectic mix of music, plus Record and Album of the Week.

Start another week and another year with Alex who will entertain you in the small hours with his eclectic playlist and unique brand of conversation. There is a remastered Album of the Week from Queen and the Record of the Week from Sugarland, two more selections from Alex's CD collection in Lester's Library including something from Duran Duran and something from Patricia Vonne, and Alan Pringle has his choice played in Listener's Library. Plus, Alex re-treads the best threads of 2010 including When Harry Potter Met Sally and I Ain't Never Seen an Elephant Fly as well as asking you to bring something to the Pallet Party, and there's Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

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Music Played

  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive

    You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

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

  • The Human League

    Love Action (I Believe In Love)

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

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Ain't Good Enough For You

    • The Promise.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Roxy Music

    More Than This

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

  • Matt Cardle

    When We Collide

    • (CD Single).
    • Syco.
    • 1.

  • Small Faces

    Lazy Sunday

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1968.
    • Premier.

  • KT Tunstall

    Under the Weather

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album 'The Incredible Machine' (Mercury)

    • Sugarland

      Stuck Like Glue

      • The Incredible Machine.
      • Mercury.
      • 1.

  • Sniff ’n’ the Tears

    Driver's Seat

    • Various Artists - Top Gear 2.
    • Columbia.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'All You Need Is Now' on EMI

    • Duran Duran

      All You Need Is Now

  • Corinne Bailey Rae

    Trouble Sleeping

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.

  • CeeLo Green

    It's OK

    • The Lady Killer.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Patti Smith Group

    Because the Night

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • James Brown

    Living in America

    • 40th Anniversary Collection.
    • Polydor.
    • 4.

  • Slade

    Coz I Luv You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Edei

    Loved

    • (CD Single).
    • Alma Recordings.
    • 1.

  • The Style Council

    Shout To The Top

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.

  • Natalie Cole

    Pink Cadillac

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Israel KamakawiwoΚ»ole

    Somewhere Over The Rainbow

    • Best Of.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Europe

    The Final Countdown

    • The Very Best Of Power Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Shakespears Sister

    Stay

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Michael Jackson - (I Like) The Way You Love Me

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Alan Pringle. Featured on the CD β€˜The Cars' on Elektra

    • The Cars

      Just What I Needed

      • The Cars - Greatest Hits.
      • Elektra.

  • Beverley Knight

    Piece of my Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Johnny Cash

    A Thing Called Love

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

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Get Down Tonight

    • Billboard Top Hits 1975.
    • Rhino.

  • John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    (Just Like) Starting Over

    • GIMME SOME TRUTH. (Deluxe).
    • Parlophone.

  • The Verve

    Bitter Sweet Symphony

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 37 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Robert Plant

    29 Palms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
    • 5.

  • Suzanne Vega

    Marlene On The Wall

    • The Best Of Suzanne Vega.
    • A&M.

  • Ultravox

    Dancing With Tears in My Eyes

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 12.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, 'Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2' (Parlophone) Out now

    • Queen

      Fat Bottomed Girls

      • Queen - Greatest Hits.
      • Parlophone.

  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • James Blunt

    So Far Gone

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

  • Van Halen

    Jump

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'Worth It' on Measured records

    • Patricia Vonne

      Worth It

  • Del Shannon

    Runaway

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.

  • Chaka Demus & Pliers

    She Don't Let Nobody

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

  • The Marvelettes

    Please Mr. Postman

    • Marvelettes-Compact Command Performan.
    • Motown.
    • 3.

Broadcast

  • Mon 3 Jan 2011 02:00
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