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07/06/2012

Keeping you laughing through the night and playing the best selection of tunes, it's Alex. With the Album and Record of the Week plus 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.

There is more from Album of the Week, another play of the Record of the Week, two tracks you may not have heard before from Lester's Library, one of your choices from the Listener's Library, Pause for Thought at 3.20am, and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Let the buffoonery begin!

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 7 Jun 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • The Miracles

      Love Machine

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

  • Kim Wilde

    Kids In America

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Stooshe

    Black Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Honeycombs

    Have I The Right?

    • 20 Golden Number Ones.
    • MFP.

  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Pretty In Pink

    • Teenage Kicks (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Katie Melua

    Moonshine

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.

  • Steely Dan

    Rikki Don't Lose That Number

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Taylor Swift

    Love Story

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

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (S-Curve Records)

    • Andy Grammer

      Fine By Me

      • (CD Single).
      • S-Curve Records.

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

    • Def Leppard - Hysteria.
    • Phonogram.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "HARDER THAN HAMMERED HELL" (Wanamaker)

    • Otis Gibbs

      Never Enough

  • Sweet

    Fox On The Run

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 20.

  • Emilia Mitiku

    Lost Inside Of You

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.

  • Arthur Conley

    Sweet Soul Music

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

  • HOUR 2

    • Chic

      Good Times

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

  • Erasure

    Sometimes

    • Erasure - Pop!.
    • Mute Records.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Dark Side

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Shake, Rattle And Roll

    • Bill Haley And The Comets.
    • Bulldog.

  • Madonna

    La Isla Bonita

    • The Hits Album 6 (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter & James Taylor

    Soul Companion

    • Ashes & Roses.
    • Zoe Records.
    • 001.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Hold On Tight

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Bonnie Raitt

    I Can't Make You Love Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • Kovak

    Killer Boots

    • (CD Single).
    • 74 Music.

  • Rainbow

    Since You Been Gone

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

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SANDINISTA" (Sony) suggested by Rod Green in Aberystwyth

    • The Clash

      The Magnificent Seven

      • Columbia.

  • Diana Ross & The Supremes

    Reflections

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Plain White T’s

    Hey There Delilah

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • HOUR 3

    • Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

      Islands In The Stream

      • The Greatest Love (Various Artists).
      • Telstar.

  • Billy Joel

    The River Of Dreams

    • Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Volume III.
    • Columbia.

  • BOY

    Little Numbers

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

  • Fontella Bass

    Rescue Me

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

  • UB40

    One In Ten

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

  • The Manhattan Transfer

    Tuxedo Junction

    • (Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THAT'S WHY GOD MADE THE RADIO" (Capitol) out now

    • The Beach Boys

      Daybreak Over The Ocean

      • That's Why God Made The Radio.
      • Captiol.
      • 7.

  • Level 42

    The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

    • The Complete Polydor Years Volume One: 1980-1984.
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • En Vogue

    My Lovin'

    • The New Soul Album (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Nell Bryden

    Buildings And Treetops

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "I JUST CAN'T STOP IT: DELUXE EDITION" (Edsel) out June 25th

    • The Beat

      Hands Off...She's Mine

  • Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

    AKA... What A Life!

    • (CD Single).
    • Sour Mash Records.
    • 1.

  • Dinah Washington

    What A Diff'rence A Day Made

    • The Best Of Dinah Washington.
    • Mercury.

Broadcast

  • Thu 7 Jun 2012 02:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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