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26/08/2009

An early morning mix of music & conversation, including the first Half-Time Hooter of The Week. Also on the Best Time of the Day Show, Alex dips into his own record collection to choose a new release or classic track from Lester's Library - and something selected by you in the Listeners' Library.

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Wed 26 Aug 200903:00
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Music Played

  • Chaka Khan

    I Feel For You

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

  • Keane

    Better Than This

    • (CD Single).

  • Sharon Corr

    It's Not A Dream

    • (CD Single).

  • Eddie Kendricks

    Keep On Truckin'

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.

  • Vanessa Carlton

    A Thousand Miles

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • Anthoney Wright

    Wud If I Cud

    • (CD Single).

  • The Christians

    Harvest For The World

    • The Best Of The Christians.
    • Island.

  • Patrice Rushen

    Forget Me Nots

    • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
    • Virgin.

  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

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

  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Still So Far To Go - The Best Of Chris Rea'

    • Chris Rea

      Come So Far Yet Still So Far To Go

  • The Beatles

    Eight Days A Week

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 008.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Joni Mitchell.
    • Reprise.

  • Babybird

    You're Gorgeous

    • This Year's Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Genesis

    Land Of Confusion

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.

  • Shawn Colvin

    Sunny Came Home

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Hockey

    Song Away

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

  • Sugar Minott

    Good Thing Going

    • Pleasure Island (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • The Chicks

    The Long Way Around

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • David Gray

    Fugitive

    • (CD Single).

  • Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

    Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing

    • Motown.

  • Keith Urban

    Days Go By

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.

  • U2

    I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight

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

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Ian Sanderson. From the CD 'Spotlight On....' on Rocket

    • Kiki Dee

      Amoureuse

      • The Very Best Of Kiki Dee.
      • Rocket.

  • ABC

    All Of My Heart

    • In Touch II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.

  • 7 Worlds Collide

    Too Blue

    • Sun Came Out.

  • Blondie

    The Tide Is High

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Noisettes

    Wild Young Hearts

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

  • Plain White T’s

    Hey There Delilah

    • (CD Single).
    • Hollywood Records.

  • Pretenders

    Talk Of The Town

    • The Pretenders - The Singles.
    • WEA.

  • The Duckworth Lewis Method

    Meeting Mr Miandad

    • (CD Single).

  • Candi Staton

    Nights On Broadway

    • Bee Gees Songbook (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Hungry Heart

    • Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits.
    • Columbia.

  • Lily Allen

    22

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Bon Jovi

    You Give Love A Bad Name

    • Slippery When Wet.
    • Mercury.
    • 2.

  • Jack Johnson

    Good People

    • (CD Single).
    • Brushfire Records.

  • Lester's Library: From the CD 'Jazz King Of New Orleans' on Bluebird records

    • Jelly Roll Morton

      Doctor Jazz

  • Slade

    Mama Weer All Crazee Now

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Lisa Stansfield

    Someday (I'm Coming Back)

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

Broadcast

  • Wed 26 Aug 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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