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25/09/2009

With music, chat and features, including Lester's Library and the Listeners' Library.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library. Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.

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Fri 25 Sep 200903:00
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Music Played

  • Queen

    Crazy Little Thing Called Love

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 5.

  • Four Tops

    I Can't Help Myself

    • The Singles Collection.
    • Polygram TV.

  • Pixie Lott

    Boys & Girls

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

  • Deep Purple

    Black Night

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • The Hollies

    Just One Look

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 20.

  • Barbra Streisand

    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

    • Love Is The Answer.

  • Jem

    It's Amazing

    • (CD Single).

  • Department S

    Is Vic There?

    • Into The Eighties (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • MIKA

    We Are Golden

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

  • The Brand New Heavies

    Dream On Dreamer

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM A CD SINGLE ON ISLAND

    • The Airborne Toxic Event

      Sometime After Midnight

  • KT Tunstall

    Other Side of the World

    • Relentless Records.

  • Duran Duran

    Save A Prayer

    • Now 1982 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Singing The Blues

    • (CD Single).

  • The O’Jays

    Love Train

    • Now 100 Hits 70s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Nick Lowe

    So It Goes

    • The Best Punk Album In The World... Ever! Part 2 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Paloma Faith

    New York

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

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Double Barrel

    • 20 Golden Number Ones.
    • Island.

  • The House of Love

    Beatles And The Stones

    • Acoustic 80s (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Taylor Swift

    You Belong With Me

    • Mercury.

  • The Style Council

    You're The Best Thing

    • Classic.
    • Universal.
    • 6.

  • Keane

    Crystal Ball

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson

    Relator

    • (CD Single).
    • ATCO Records.
    • 2.

  • Tears for Fears

    Mad World

    • Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down.
    • Fontana.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'THE BEST OF' ON CHINA. SUGGESTED BY SIMON TAYLOR

    • Art of Noise & Max Headroom

      Paranoimia

      • (Single).
      • China.

  • Tommy Tucker

    Hi Heel Sneakers

    • John Lennon's Jukebox (Various).
    • Virgin.

  • Richard Hawley

    Tonight The Streets Are Ours

    • (CD Single).
    • Mute.

  • Edwin Starr

    Stop Her On Sight (S.O.S.)

    • Motown - The Hits Collection Vol.2.
    • Motown.

  • Maroon 5

    She Will Be Loved

    • (CD Single).
    • J.

  • Michael Bolton

    Just One Love

    • (CD Single).
    • UMTV.
    • 1.

  • Emmylou Harris

    Here, there and everywhere

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

  • Chas & Dave

    Gertcha

  • Michelle Shocked

    Anchorage

    • The No.1 Country Album (Various).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Chris Rea

    Come So Far, Yet Still So Far To Go

    • The Best Of.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Electronic

    Get The Message

    • (CD Single).
    • Factory Records.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM A CD SINGLE ON SUNDAY BEST RECORDS

    • Dub Pistols (feat. Lindy Layton)

      I'm In Love

  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.

  • Chuck Berry

    Memphis, Tennessee

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Out Of Touch

    • Collections.
    • Sony.

  • R.E.M.

    Losing My Religion

    • R.E.M. - Out Of Time.
    • Warner Bros.

Broadcast

  • Fri 25 Sep 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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