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07/02/2011

Start the week with the Best Time of the Day Show with the Dark Lord. Expect some brilliant music and witty chat to keep you entertained through the small hours.

Laugh away those Monday blues by tuning into the Best Time of the Day Show for offbeat conversation and fantastic music. This morning, we are asking "What do the decades smell of?" in Scent of the Century. Plus, what is the strangest thing you ever did see at a wedding in the thread, Wacky Wedding Wishes. More Pause for Thought at 3.20 with Buddhist writer, Kavyasiddhi, and the doors to the 4.15 One-Off Canteen are open for the first time of the week.
From Lester's Library there is a track from Duane Eddy, and one from Jeff Beck, while your choice from the Listener's Library is a seldom-heard album track from ABBA. There is a new Record of the Week from Wonderland and a track from the new Album of the Week by Sugarland. All of this and more. Buffoons are go.

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Music Played

  • Van Morrison

    Brown Eyed Girl

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    Do You Believe In Love

    • It's Only Rock 'n' Roll... (Various).
    • EMI.

  • The Pierces

    You'll Be Mine

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

  • Andy Kim

    Rock Me Gently

    • Super Hits Of The 70's (Various Artis.
    • Rhino.

  • Small Faces

    All Or Nothing

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK released on March 7th (Mercury)

    • Wonderland

      Not A Love Song

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

  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • Alicia Keys

    Fallin'

    • Alicia Keys - Songs In A Minor.
    • J.

  • The Bryan Ferry Orchestra

    Alphaville

    • Olympia.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • AC/DC

    Highway To Hell

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "JUST ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT GETS" (Smith & Co)

    • Jeff Beck

      Forty Miles of Bad Road

  • Lady A

    I Run to You

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

  • Andrew Gold

    Lonely Boy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s - Have A Nice Day, Vol. 19 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.
    • 1.

  • Nelly Furtado

    Turn Off The Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Dreamworks.

  • Bachman–Turner Overdrive

    You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet

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

  • Lionel Richie

    Running With the Night

    • Body & Soul: Heart & Soul II (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Peaceful Feeling

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

  • Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds

    Fallin' In Love

    • Billboard Top Hits 1975 (Various Artists).
    • Rhino Records.

  • Talking Heads

    Psycho Killer

    • Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense.
    • EMI.

  • Belle and Sebastian

    I Want the World to Stop

    • (CD Single).
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Working My Way Back To You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Gary Moore

    Empty Rooms

    • Gary Moore: Ballads & Blues 1982-1994.
    • Virgin.

  • Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

    • Barbra Streisand - Duets.
    • Columbia.

  • Ron Sexsmith

    Believe It When I See It

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SUPER TROOPER" for Marianne in North Yorkshire

    • ABBA

      Andante, Andante

      • Super Trooper.
      • Polydor.
      • 4.

  • Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

    Shakin' All Over

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

  • Darts

    The Boy From New York City

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • The Whispers

    It's A Love Thing

    • The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Steely Dan

    Do It Again

    • Air America O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • MCA.
    • 6.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • Keane

    Perfect Symmetry

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

  • Junior Murvin

    Police And Thieves

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE INCERDIBLE MACHINE" (Mercury)

    • Sugarland

      All We Are

      • The Incredible Machine.
      • Mercury.
      • 1.

  • Meat Loaf

    Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • Beady Eye

    The Roller

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "EMOTION AND COMMOTION" (Atco)

    • Jeff Beck

      Over the Rainbow

  • Slade

    Far Far Away

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Yazoo

    Only You

    • Alison Moyet Singles.
    • Columbia.

  • Procol Harum

    A Whiter Shade Of Pale

    • Procol Harum.
    • Esoteric Recordings.
    • 011.

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Feb 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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