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15/06/2012

Start the weekend here on the Best Time of the Day Show. Hilarious conversation and brilliant music to entertain you through the small hours. Includes Album and Record of the Week.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Fri 15 Jun 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • The Hollies

      Bus Stop

      • The Hits Of 1966 (Various Artists).
      • MFP.
      • 2.

  • Jamiroquai

    Canned Heat

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Coldplay & Rihanna

    Princess Of China (Acoustic Version)

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Carly Simon

    Why

    • The Very Best Of Carly Simon.
    • Global Television.

  • T. Rex

    Metal Guru

    • Can The Glam! (Various Artists).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Emilia Mitiku

    Lost Inside Of You

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

  • Billy Idol

    Mony Mony

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

  • Chic

    I Want Your Love

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

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "GOOD MORNING TO THE NIGHT" (Mercury) out July 16th

    • Elton John vs PNAU

      Sad

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

  • Rod Stewart

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher

    • Soulbook.
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • The Velvelettes

    Needle In A Haystack

    • Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 6.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THEY CALL ME MUDDY WATERS" (MCA)

    • Muddy Waters

      When the Eagles Flies

  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Gary Barlow

    Sing (feat. The Commonwealth Band & Military Wives)

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.

  • HOUR 2

    • The Rolling Stones

      Start Me Up

      • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
      • Abkco.
      • 7.

  • Level 42

    Something About You

    • The Complete Polydor Years: Volume 2 (1985-1989).
    • Cherry Red Records.

  • Emeli SandΓ©

    My Kind Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • The Dave Clark Five

    Bits and Pieces

    • Glad All Over Again.
    • EMI.

  • Tina Arena

    Chains

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Andy Grammer

    Fine By Me

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

  • Ian Dury & the Blockheads

    Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • ABC

    The Look Of Love

    • And Then She Kissed Me Vol.1 (Various.
    • Debutante.

  • The Beach Boys

    That's Why God Made The Radio

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "48 ORIGINAL TRACKS 1971-1975" (EMI) suggested by Joseph Cherian

    • Olivia Newton‐John

      Country Girl

      • 48 Original Tracks 1971-1975 CD2.
      • EMI.
      • 15.

  • Bon Jovi

    Bad Medicine

    • (Single).
    • Vertigo.
    • 2.

  • ΅ώ±π²β΄Η²Τ³¦Γ©

    If I Were A Boy

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 3

    • The Kinks

      Waterloo Sunset

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

  • Martha and the Muffins

    Echo Beach

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

  • Paloma Faith

    30 Minute Love Affair

    • Fall To Grace.
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Alexander O’Neal

    Criticize

    • Hits Album 7 (Various Artists).
    • Hits.
    • 9.

  • Cheap Trick

    I Want You To Want Me

    • At Budokan: The Complete Concert.
    • Epic Legacy.
    • 3.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Only The Horses

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

  • Santana

    She's Not There

    • Santana - The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "LIFE IN A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT" (Mercury) out now

    • Amy Macdonald

      The Green And The Blue

      • Life In A Beautiful Light.
      • Mercury.
      • 11.

  • The Cure

    In Between Days

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Mickey & Sylvia

    Love Is Strange

    • Dirty Dancing O.S.T. (Various Artists).
    • RCA.
    • 106.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AND SO IT GOES" (Sugarhill)

    • Don Williams

      I Just Come Here for the Music (feat. Alison Krauss)

  • Malcolm McLaren

    Double Dutch

    • (Single).
    • Charisma.

  • C.W. McCall

    Convoy

    • Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 14.
    • Rhino.

  • Hazell Dean

    Searchin' (I Gotta Find A Man)

    • Let's Hear It For The Girls (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Fri 15 Jun 2012 02:00
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 2

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