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06/12/2012

The Best Time of the Day show with Alex, jam-packed with an eclectic mix of music and hilarious chat, plus Record and Album of the Week, Lester's Library and Pause for Thought.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 6 Dec 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Swing Out Sister

      Breakout

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

  • Santana & The Product G&B

    Maria Maria

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.

  • Olly Murs

    Troublemaker (feat. Flo Rida)

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • The Proclaimers

    Letter From America

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

  • Freda Payne

    Band Of Gold

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ELYSIUM" (Parlophone) out now

    • Pet Shop Boys

      Memory Of The Future

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

  • Neil Young

    Harvest Moon

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.

  • Rainbow

    All Night Long

    • Rainbow - The Very Best Of Rainbow.
    • Parlophone.

  • Steps

    Light Up The World

    • (CD Single).
    • Steps Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Chris Farlowe

    Out Of Time

    • 99p Guarantees You 73 Minutes 22 Seconds Of Great Music!!! (Various Artists).
    • See For Miles.
    • 2.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY From the CD, "FRANKIE SAID: THE VERY BEST OF..." (Salvo) out now

    • Frankie Goes to Hollywood

      Two Tribes

  • Tina Turner

    Private Dancer

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.

  • Andy Burrows

    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔtown

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Manic Street Preachers

      A Design For Life

      • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
      • Columbia.
      • 16.

  • Tami Lynn

    I'm Gonna Run Away From You

    • At The Club (Various Artists).
    • Kent.
    • 5.

  • Robbie Williams

    Different

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 4.

  • The Christians

    Harvest For The World

    • The Best Of The Christians.
    • Island.

  • Sara Bareilles

    Love Song

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

  • The Overtones

    Higher

    • Higher.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 3.

  • Led Zeppelin

    Rock And Roll

    • Led Zeppelin - Early Days.
    • Atlantic.

  • Fairground Attraction

    Perfect

    • The First Of A Million Kisses (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 002.

  • Florence + The Machine

    Lover To Lover

  • Johnny Bristol

    Hang On In There Baby

    • And They Danced All Night.
    • Debutante.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AT THIS MOMENT: A RETROSPECTIVE" (Varese Sarabande) suggested by Huw in Cardiff

    • Billy Vera & The Beaters

      At This Moment

      • Billboard Top Hits: 1985-1989 (Various Artists).
      • Rhino.

  • Oasis

    Whatever

    • Smash Hits '95 (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • HOUR 3

    • Daryl Hall & John Oates

      Private Eyes

      • Single Mixes.
      • RCA.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Free Man In Paris

    • Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark.
    • Asylum.

  • Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra

    Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive (feat. Rumer)

    • The Golden Age Of Song.
    • Rhino.

  • Slade

    Run Runaway

    • Slade Box: Anthology 1969-1991.
    • Union Square.

  • Jaki Graham

    Set Me Free

    • Breaking Away.
    • Cherry Pop.

  • Jeff Lynne

    Mercy Mercy

    • Long Wave.
    • Frontiers Records.
    • 4.

  • Christopher Cross

    Ride Like The Wind

    • Christopher Cross.
    • Warner Bros.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE VERY BEST OF: ORIGINAL STUDIO RECORDINGS" (Sony) out now

    • Neil Diamond

      Love On The Rocks

      • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
      • Columbia/Mca.

  • Linda Lyndell

    What A Man

    • Stax 50th Anniversary Collection (Various Artists).
    • Stax.

  • The Script

    Six Degrees Of Separation

    • #3.
    • Sony.

  • Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

    Stay

    • Dirty Dancing - Original S/Track.
    • RCA.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the 4CD set, "NOTES & WORDS: A COLLECTION OF DEMOS & RARITIES" (Island) out now

    • Sandy Denny

      Whispering Grass

  • Horace Faith

    Black Pearl

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • R.E.M.

    Nightswimming

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Dec 2012 02:00
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