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13/01/2009

With his mix of music and banter, Alex Lester makes weekday mornings the best time of the day.

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Tue 13 Jan 200903:00
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Music Played

  • Steppenwolf

    Born To Be Wild

    • Rock Anthems Volume 2 (Various).
    • Dino.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Start Me Up

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

  • Sugababes

    No Can Do

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

  • Richard Ashcroft

    A Song For The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • Hut Music.

  • Eagles

    One of These Nights

    • Singles & B-Sides.
    • Rhino.

  • Keane

    Perfect Symmetry

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

  • The Automatic

    Monster

    • BRITs Hits - The Album Of The Year (Various Artists).
    • Island.

  • 10cc

    Life Is a Minestrone

    • The Singles.
    • Mercury.

  • James Morrison

    Broken Strings (feat. Nelly Furtado)

    • Polydor.

  • Dire Straits

    So Far Away

    • Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
    • Vertigo.

  • The B‐52s

    Rock Lobster

    • The Best Of The B52's.
    • Island.

  • Paul Simon

    Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

    • The Paul Simon Anthology (Disc 2).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 2.

  • Bee Gees

    Too Much Heaven

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Alexandra Burke

    Hallelujah

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

  • Kraftwerk

    The Model

    • Into The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • America

    Ventura Highway

    • Country Roads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

    • (CD Single).
    • Bella Union.
    • 1.

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Days

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

  • The Colour Field

    Thinking Of You

    • The Singles.
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Double Barrel

    • 20 Golden Number Ones.
    • Island.

  • Voice of the Beehive

    I Say Nothing

    • Voice Of The Beehive - Let It Bee.
    • London.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)

    • The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye.
    • Motown.

  • Paul Carrack

    I Don't Want Your Love (I Need Your Love)

    • (CD Single).
    • Carrack UK.
    • 1.

  • Bryan Adams

    Can't Stop This Thing We Started

    • Bryan Adams - The Best Of Me.
    • Mercury.

  • B.B. King

    The Thrill is Gone

    • Rock FM Guitarmanía (Various Artists).
    • Hit Label.

  • Imelda May

    Johnny Got A Boom Boom

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Classics & Jazz.
    • 1.

  • The Crusaders

    Street Life

    • The Very Best Of Randy Crawford.
    • Dino.

  • Chairmen of the Board

    Give Me Just A Little More Time

    • Hits Of Hot Wax & Invictus (Various).
    • Hdh.

  • James Taylor

    It's Growing

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

  • Roy Orbison

    I Drove All Night

    • Now That's What I Call Music Vol.22.
    • Now.

  • The Supremes

    Come See About Me

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

  • Train

    Drops Of Jupiter (Tell Me)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Kate Bush

    Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Lisbee Stainton

    Red

    • (CD Single).

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

Broadcast

  • Tue 13 Jan 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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