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Chris Hawkins sits in

Chris Hawkins sits in for Alex, entertaining you through the night with his inspired daftness and eclectic music choices, including a new Record and Album of the Week.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Fri 24 Aug 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Culture Club

      Karma Chameleon

      • Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis.
      • Columbia.

  • James

    Sit Down

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Simple Plan

    Summer Paradise

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners

    Then Came You

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 11.

  • Sheryl Crow

    All I Wanna Do

    • The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lemar

    Invincible

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.
    • 1.

  • Booker T. & The M.G.'s

    Green Onions

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

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "I BELONG TO YOU" (Warner Bros) out on 17th September

    • Emilia Mitiku

      So Wonderful

      • I Belong To You.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    Enola Gay

    • Into The Eighties - Various Artists.
    • Global Television.
    • 3.

  • Shalamar

    I Can Make You Feel Good

    • Friends - Deluxe Edition.
    • Big Break Records.
    • 4.

  • The Cast of Cheers

    Human Elevator

    • Co-Operative Music.

  • Ronan Keating

    Fires

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

  • Lana Del Rey

    Video Games

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

  • Ike & Tina Turner

    Proud Mary

    • What You See Is What You Get.
    • Start.

  • HOUR 2

    • Chaka Khan

      I Feel For You

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

  • Squeeze

    Up The Junction

    • Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze.
    • Universal/A&M.

  • George Michael

    White Light

    • (CD Single).
    • Aegean.
    • 1.

  • Thompson Twins

    Hold Me Now

    • 80s Mania (Various Artists).
    • BMG.
    • 3.

  • The Script

    Hall Of Fame (feat. will.i.am)

    • #3 (Deluxe Edition).
    • Sony.

  • Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

    Stay (I Missed You)

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

  • The Cure

    Boys Don't Cry

    • Staring At The Sea: The Singles.
    • Fiction.

  • Noisettes

    That Girl

    • Contact.
    • Absolute.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ROCKET TO RUSSIA" (Sire) suggested by Lennard Adlington-Graham from The Three Counties

    • Ramones

      Rockaway Beach

      • RHINO.

  • Annie Lennox

    Little Bird

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

  • THE TOP TEN TOP TEN

    • Elbow

      One Day Like This

      • (CD Single).
      • Fiction.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Thunder Road

    • The Essential Bruce Springsteen.
    • Columbia.

  • HOUR 3

    • Nik Kershaw

      Wouldn't It Be Good

      • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
      • EMI.
      • 1.

  • R.E.M.

    Man on the Moon

    • Simply The Best Movie Album (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Rumer

    Travelin' Boy

    • Boys Don't Cry.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.

  • Madness

    One Step Beyond

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.
    • 5.

  • Dusty Springfield

    You Don't Have To Say You Love Me

    • Dusty - The Silver Collection.
    • Philips.

  • Orson

    No Tomorrow

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.

  • Elton John & Pnau

    Foreign Fields

    • Good Morning To The Night.
    • Mercury.
    • 6.

  • Sparks

    This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both Of Us

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE MIDSUMMER STATION" (Island Records) out on 20th August

    • Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen

      Good Time

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

  • Four Tops

    Baby I Need Your Lovin'

    • The Four Tops - The Ultimate Collecti.
    • Motown.

  • Jay James Picton

    Long May They Roll

    • Play It By Heart.
    • Decca.

  • Lucy Rose

    Bikes

    • COLUMBIA.

  • The Everly Brothers

    Wake Up Little Susie

    • Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv.
    • Acuff-Rose Opryland.

  • Sub Sub

    Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) (feat. Melanie Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rob's.

  • RAMP UP THE CAMP!

    • Captain Sensible

      Happy Talk

      • Sensible Singles.
      • A&M.
      • 5.

Broadcast

  • Fri 24 Aug 2012 02:00
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