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31/03/2011

Witty conversation and a great music to take you through the night. More from Record and Album of the Week, plus unexpected tracks from Lester's and Listener's Libraries.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes. This morning, we are on the lookout for more naff tattoos, inappropriate bikinis in public and... Christmas trees? All "Summer Sightings". We are grabbing from the garbage, taking from the tip, borrowing from the bin and stealing from the skip in "From Trash to Treasure", and we attempt to understand goldfish, turkeys, belts and traffic cones in "What Are They Thinking?" More Pause for Thought at 3.20am and another chance to parade your uniqueness in the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.

There another track from Album of the Week by Emin, another play of the Record of the Week Ron Sexsmith, tracks you may not have heard before from Lester's Library by The Blues Masters and Anna Calvi, one of your choices by Icehouse from the Listener's Library, and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Let the buffoonery begin!

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Music Played

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

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

  • Slade

    Mama Weer All Crazee Now

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Patrick Wolf

    The City

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

  • Kirsty MacColl

    There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis

    • Kirsty Maccoll - Galore.
    • Virgin.

  • Nat King Cole

    Route 66

    • The Nat King Cole Story (Disc 1).
    • Capitol.

  • The Human League

    Never Let Me Go

    • (CD Single).
    • Wall Of Sound.
    • 3.

  • Annie Lennox

    Little Bird

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG/RCA.
    • 2.

  • Aswad

    Don't Turn Around

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "LONG PLAYER, LATE BLOOMER" (Cooking Vinyl)

    • Ron Sexsmith

      Get In Line

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

  • Dolly Parton

    Here You Come Again

    • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
    • BMG/RCA.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE BLUES MASTERS" (Hypertension)

    • The Blues Masters and Mickey Thomas

      Can't Get No Grindin'

  • Labelle

    Lady Marmalade

    • Soul Chartbusters (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Michael BublΓ©

    Crazy Love

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

  • Gene Chandler

    Duke Of Earl

    • Million Sellers Vol.9 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Meck

    Thunder In My Heart Again (feat. Leo Sayer)

    • (CD Single).
    • Free2air.

  • Deep Blue Something

    Breakfast At Tiffany's

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists) C.
    • Global Television.

  • Tim McGraw

    Me And Tennessee (feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)

    • Country Strong O.S.T..
    • Curb.
    • 1.

  • Led Zeppelin

    D'Yer Mak'er

    • Mothership.
    • Atlantic.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Do You Know the Way to San Jose

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Alice Gold

    Runaway Love

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

  • Lonestar

    Amazed

    • (CD Single).
    • BMG.

  • Lipps, Inc.

    Funkytown

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • Deep Purple

    Black Night

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MAN OF COLOURS" (Warner) suggested by John Hair in Cumbria

    • Icehouse

      Crazy

      • Man of Colours.
      • Warner.
      • 1.

  • Otis Redding & Carla Thomas

    Tramp

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Van Morrison

    Domino

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Mary Wells

    My Guy

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • In-Flight Safety

    Model Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔs

    • (CD Single).
    • Conehead UK.
    • 1.

  • The J. Geils Band

    Centrefold

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

  • Connie Francis

    Stupid Cupid

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polydor.
    • 11.

  • Talk Talk

    Life's What You Make It

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WONDER" (Saffron) out now

    • Emin

      One Last Dance

      • Wonder.
      • Saffron.
      • 9.

  • John Lennon & Yoko Ono

    (Just Like) Starting Over

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

  • Steely Dan

    Peg

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Fun Boy Three & Bananarama

    It Ain't What You Do...

    • The Very Best Of Bananarama.
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ANNA CALVI" (Domino)

    • Anna Calvi

      Blackout

  • The Trammps

    Zing Went The Strings Of My Heart

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1974.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Taio Cruz

    Telling The World

    • (CD Single).

  • Jona Lewie

    You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties

    • Back To The Eighties (Various).
    • Music Club.

Broadcast

  • Thu 31 Mar 2011 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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