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05/05/2011

The Best Time of the Day show with Alex, more laughs and top tunes than you can poke a stick at. Including Record and Album of the Week, and Listener's and Lester's Library tracks.

Tune in for another serving of the show that will simply refuse to let you sleep. On the Best Time of the Day Show this morning, it is Day 4 of National Spillage Week; colossal amounts of paint, custard, coffee and tea, milk, oil and slip have ruined rugs and reputations over the years. In "Mock Stock" we are admitting to those paltry makeshift substitutes we have been using because we haven't got round to replacing the original yet. Pause for Thought at 3.20am and another visit to the 4.15 Confusion Hareem. All of this and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week.

There's another track from Album of the Week by Sade, Record of the Week by Michael Franti and Spearhead, Lester's Library tracks from Grinderman and Hard-Fi, plus your Listener's Library choice by Santana.

Buffoons are go!

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Music Played

  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Glory Days

  • Caro Emerald

    A Night Like This

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

  • Eddie Cochran

    Somethin' Else

    • The Eddie Cochran Story.
    • EMI.
    • 16.

  • Texas

    I Don't Want A Lover

    • Texas - The Greatest Hits.
    • Mercury.

  • Elbow

    Open Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand

    No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)

    • Barbra Streisand - Duets.
    • Columbia.

  • Willie Nelson

    Mendocino County Line (feat. Lee Ann Womack)

    • (CD Single).
    • Lost Highway.
    • 17.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE SOUND OF SUNSHINE" (EMI)

    • Michael Franti & Spearhead

      The Sound Of Sunshine

      • The Sound Of Sunshine.
      • EMI.
      • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GRINDERMAN 2" (Mute)

    • Grinderman

      Mickey Mouse and the Goodbye Man

  • The Brothers Johnson

    Strawberry Letter 23

    • Eighties Soul Weekender 2 (Various).
    • Pump.

  • Muse

    Starlight

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Maxine Nightingale

    Right Back Where We Started From

    • The Soul Years 1975 (Disc 1).
    • Knight Records.

  • The Beat

    Can't Get Used To Losing You

    • The Best Of.
    • Go-Feet.

  • Delta Maid

    Of My Own

    • (CD Single).

  • Little Richard

    Rip It Up

    • Little Richard 22 Classic Cuts.
    • Ace.

  • Paul Simon

    Loves Me Like a Rock

    • Paul Simon - Negotiations & Love Song.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.

  • Sister Sledge

    He's The Greatest Dancer

    • The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra.
    • Columbia.

  • The Pierces

    Glorious

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

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Freddie McGregor

    Just Don't Want To Be Lonely

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

  • Carole King

    It Might As Well Rain Until September

    • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
    • Sony.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST" (Atlantic)

    • ±α²Ή°ω»ε‐FΎ±

      Suburban Knights

  • The Police

    Walking On The Moon

    • The Very Best Of The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Blondie

    Mother

    • Panic Of Girls.
    • Phasm 8.
    • 1.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Last Train To London

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.

  • Billy Joel

    We Didn't Start The Fire

    • Billy Joel - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Take That

    Happy Now

    • Progress.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Little Anthony & The Imperials

    Tears On My Pillow

    • The Best Of Little Anthony & The Impe.
    • Roulette.

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Jamiroquai

    Little L

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION" (RCA) out on May 9th

    • Sade

      No Ordinary Love

      • Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs Vol.2 (Various Artists).
      • Universal Music TV.
      • 4.

  • Train

    Marry Me

    • Save Me, San Francisco.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers

    Tomorrow People

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AMIGOS" (Sony) suggested by Nic Taylor in Gloucestershire

    • Santana

      Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)

      • Amigos/Festival.

  • Three Dog Night

    Joy To The World

    • 25 Years Of Rock 'N' Roll 1971.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 5.

  • Gene Chandler

    Duke Of Earl

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

Broadcast

  • Thu 5 May 2011 02:00
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