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30/04/2012

Entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, it's Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning in to Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of night-owl comedy and fantastic music. There is a new Record and Album of the Week, Pause for Thought, two more unexpected tracks from Lester's Library and one from you from the Listener's Library. Beware, the Drums of Pun or the Mallet of Stupidity could go off at any time. You have been warned!

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 30 Apr 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Ike & Tina Turner

      Nutbush City Limits

      • The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
      • EMI.

  • Dodgy

    Good Enough

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 34 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Paloma Faith

    Picking Up The Pieces

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.

  • Roxy Music

    Pyjamarama

    • Oh! You Pretty Things: Glam Queens & Street Urchins 1970-76 (Various Artists).
    • Grapefruit Records.

  • KC and the Sunshine Band

    Give It Up

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

  • JD McPherson

    North Side Gal

    • Signs & Signifiers.
    • Rounder.
    • 1.

  • Buddy Holly

    Heartbeat

    • B.Holly & The Crickets -20 Golden Gre.
    • MCA.

  • The Hoosiers

    Goodbye Mr A

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "OUR NEW LIFE ABOVE THE GROUND" (Warner Bros) out May 28th

    • Avalanche City

      Sunset

      • (CD Single).
      • Warner Bros.

  • The Corrs

    What Can I Do

    • Talk On Corners (Special Edition).
    • Atlantic/143 Records.

  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BOUND FOR GLORY" (Schnitzel Records)

    • Peasant

      Bound For Glory

  • The Mamas & the Papas

    I Saw Her Again

    • The Mamas & Papas Golden Greats.
    • MCA.
    • 5.

  • Train

    Drive By

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 12.

  • HOUR 2

    • Culture Club

      It's A Miracle

      • Culture Club - Greatest Moments.
      • Virgin.

  • Cheryl Lynn

    Got To Be Real

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Sandy Denny

    London

    • (CD Single).
    • Mighty Village.
    • 1.

  • Scarlet

    Independent Love Song

    • Drive Time 2 (Various Artists).
    • Dino.

  • Amen Corner

    Bend Me Shape Me

    • Heartbeat 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Jason Mraz

    I Won't Give Up

    • Love Is A Four Letter Word.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.

  • Blondie

    The Tide Is High

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Rock And Roll

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Emin

    Baby Get Higher

    • (CD Single).
    • Saffron.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ROPIN' THE WIND" (Liberty) suggested by Jen Greenhalgh

    • Garth Brooks

      The River

      • Garth Brooks - The Hits.
      • Liberty.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Iron Lion Zion

    • (CD Single).
    • Tuff Gong.

  • Supertramp

    Goodbye Stranger

    • Autobiography Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.
    • 10.

  • HOUR 3

    • The Human League

      Mirror Man

      • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
      • EMI.

  • War

    Low Rider

    • Blaxploitation: The Sequel Vol.2.
    • Global Television.

  • Morten Harket

    Scared Of Heights

    • (CD Single).
    • Wrasse Records.
    • 3.

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Lightning Seeds - Cloudcuckooland.
    • Ghetto.

  • Carrie Underwood

    Good Girl

    • Blown Away.
    • Sony Music.
    • 1.

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Going On

    • Shades Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "STRANGELAND" (Island) out May 7th

    • Keane

      In Your Own Time

      • Strangeland.
      • Island.
      • 11.

  • Crown Heights Affair

    You Gave Me Love

    • Soul Years 1980 (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.

  • Dinah Washington

    Mad About The Boy

    • Mixed Emotions III (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • UB40

    Rat In Mi Kitchen

    • The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
    • Virgin.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO" (Capitol/EMI) out June 5th

    • The Beach Boys

      That's Why God Made The Radio

  • Aerosmith

    I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

    • Armageddon Film S/Track.
    • Columbia.

  • Ren Harvieu

    Open Up Your Arms

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

Broadcast

  • Mon 30 Apr 2012 02:00
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