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17/08/2009

Alex, aka The Dark Lord, presents a blend of music and conversation. Includes Alex's personal choice of tracks in Lester's Library, your chance to get a tune played in the Listeners' Library feature, and Pause for Thought.

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Mon 17 Aug 200903:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Lester's Library: From 'Songs From The Road' on Ruff Records

    • Jeff Healey

      While My Guitar Gently Weeps

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Tony Barker (From 'Shut Down Volume 2' on Capitol Records)

    • The Beach Boys

      Warmth Of The Sun

  • Lester's Library: From Terra Incognita on Roadrunner Records

    • Juliette Lewis

      Fantasy Bar

  • The Feeling

    Love It When You Call

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Mari Wilson

    Just What I Always Wanted

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll: 1982 (Va).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Impossible

    • Love And War.

  • Cass Elliot

    It's Getting Better

    • The Singles+.
    • BR Music.

  • Keane

    Perfect Symmetry

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

  • Ben’s Brother

    Questions & Answers

    • (CD Single).

  • The Staple Singers

    If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Go West

    Don't Look Down (The Sequel)

    • The Best Of.
    • Chrysalis.

  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

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

  • Elton John

    Passengers

    • The Very Best Of Elton John.
    • Rocket.

  • Sam Brown

    Stop!

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

  • The Drifters

    You're More Than A Number In My Little Red Book

    • Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Peter Gabriel

    Sledgehammer

    • Now 1986 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Jennifer Hudson

    Spotlight

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 71 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 1.

  • Frankmusik

    Confusion Girl (Shame Shame Shame)

    • (CD Single).

  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Bryan Adams

    Cloud Number Nine

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Anthoney Wright

    Wud If I Cud

    • (CD Single).

  • Madonna

    Borderline

    • Celebration.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 14.

  • Johnny Nash

    Tears On My Pillow

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1975.
    • EMI.

  • Paloma Faith

    New York

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

  • Paolo Nutini

    Coming Up Easy

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    Someday (I'm Coming Back)

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Cat Stevens

    (Remember The Days Of The) Old Schoolyard

    • The Very Best Of Cat Stevens.
    • Island.

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Vanessa Carlton

    A Thousand Miles

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

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

  • Harry Nilsson

    Everybody's Talkin'

    • Million Sellers Vol.10 - The Sixties.
    • Disky.

  • Pretenders

    Back On The Chain Gang

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Mary's Place

    • Bruce Springsteen - The Rising.
    • Columbia.

  • Madness

    Our House

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Sharon Corr

    It's Not A Dream

    • (CD Single).

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Impossible

    • Love And War.

  • Journey

    Open Arms

    • American Dream (Various Artists).
    • CBS.
    • 3.

  • Ruby Turner

    This Train

    • (CD Single).
    • RTR Productions.
    • 1.

  • Lenny Kravitz

    It Ain't Over 'til It's Over

    • Awesome 2 - Various Artists.
    • EMI.

Broadcast

  • Mon 17 Aug 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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