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14/03/2011

The best way to start the week with brilliant music and hilarious chat on the Best Time of the Day Show. There's a new Record and Album of the Week, plus more Library selections.

Start another week with Alex who will entertain you in the small hours with his eclectic playlist and unique brand of conversation. This morning, Alex has a clock dilemma: he bought one for his sister, but now he wants it. Plus, we are taking nanny state precautions to the extreme in "Crazy Cautions", and inventing songs contests with a difference in "Compete to the Beat". The 4.15 One-Off Canteen is also back in business.
There is a track from the brand new Album of the Week by Duran Duran, a new Record of the Week by Rumer, one from Memphis Horns and something new from Howe Gelb from Lester's Library, and your choice from Listener's Library is a slice of the 80s by The Christians. Pause for Thought at 3.20am at Y Y Rubinstein.
Buffoons are go!

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Music Played

  • Lynyrd Skynyrd

    Sweet Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Alabama

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

  • Kirsty MacColl

    A New England

    • From Croydon To Cuba... An Anthology.
    • Virgin.

  • Asa

    Be My Man

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 006.

  • James Brown

    It's a Man's Man's Man's World

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Patrick Wolf

    The City

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

  • Heart

    Alone

    • Missing You (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Zombies

    Time Of The Season

    • The Zombies - Odyssey & Oracle.
    • Rock Machine.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SEASONS OF MY SOUL" (Atlantic)

    • Rumer

      Goodbye Girl

      • Seasons Of My Soul.
      • Atlantic.
      • 1.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Three Little Birds

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the LP, "HIGH ON MUSIC" (RCA)

    • The Memphis Horns

      Beale Street Shuffle

  • Roachford

    Cuddly Toy

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

  • Sick Puppies

    Maybe

    • (CD Single).

  • New Order

    Blue Monday

  • Beth Nielsen Chapman

    Even as It All Goes By

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

  • Noah and the Whale

    L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.

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

  • Whitesnake

    Fool For Your Loving

    • Whitesnake - The Best Of Whitesnake.
    • Geffen.

  • Carpenters

    Only Yesterday

    • The Carpenters - Yesterday Once More.
    • A&M.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Street Fighting Man

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • Paul Simon

    Still Crazy After All These Years

    • Still Crazy After All These Years.
    • CBS.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ALEGRIAS" (Fire Records)

    • Howe Gelb & A Band of Gypsies

      Uneven Light of Day

  • Semisonic

    Secret Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Eddy Grant

    Gimme Hope Jo'anna

    • Now 11, Part 1 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Al Jarreau

    Moonlighting

    • Best Of Al Jarreau.
    • Warner Bros.

  • The Undertones

    My Perfect Cousin

    • The Undertones - Teenage Kicks.
    • Castle.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Candy

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

  • Jessie J

    Price Tag (feat. B.o.B)

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

  • Jethro Tull

    Living In The Past

    • The First Summer Of Love - The Sixtie.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • George Benson

    Give Me The Night

    • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
    • Warner E.S.P..
    • 1.

  • Clout

    Substitute

    • Hard 2 Get Hits - Various Artists.
    • Disky.

  • The Chordettes

    Lollipop

    • Young Love - Sound Of The 60's, Part.
    • Old Gold.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ALL YOU NEED IS NOW" (Tape Modern) out on March 21st

    • Duran Duran

      Before The Rain

      • All You Need Is Now.
      • Tape Modern.
      • 14.

  • Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

    What I Am

    • Songwriter (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Robert Plant

    29 Palms

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

  • The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

    • NOW Boogie Nights - Disco Classics (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE COLLECTION" (Spectrum) suggested by Darren Bater from

    • The Christians

      Ideal World

      • (CD Single).
      • Island.

  • Wonderland

    Not A Love Song

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

  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

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

Broadcast

  • Mon 14 Mar 2011 02:00
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