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30/10/2009

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 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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Music Played

  • The Psychedelic Furs

    Pretty In Pink

    • Polygram Tv.

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    If You Leave

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Water and a Flame (feat. Adele)

    • Love And War.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Radiohead

    Karma Police

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Roy Orbison

    Oh, Pretty Woman

    • Fifty Number Ones Of The 60's (Variou.
    • Global Television.
    • 16.

  • Ben's Brother and Anastacia

    Stalemate

    • (CD Single).

  • The Lotus Eaters

    First Picture Of You

    • New Frontiers (Various Artists).
    • Temple Records.

  • Elton John

    Philadelphia Freedom

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.

  • Alesha Dixon

    To Love Again

    • (CD Single).

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY. TAKEN FROM 'ASSEMBLAGE' ON ARISTA

    • Japan

      Life In Tokyo

  • Al Green

    Sha La La (Make Me Happy)

    • Al Green - L-O-V-E: The Essential.
    • Demon Music Group.

  • Saint Etienne

    You're In A Bad Way

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.

  • Queen

    Another One Bites The Dust

    • The Game.
    • Island.
    • 3.

  • The Beat

    Hands Off...She's Mine

    • The Beat - Beat This!.
    • Sire.

  • Ingrid Michaelson

    Maybe

    • Everybody.

  • Modjo

    Lady (Hear Me Tonight)

    • Now 47 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Madonna

    The Power Of Goodbye

    • Madonna - Greatest Hits Volume 2.
    • Maverick.

  • Michael Bublé

    All I Do Is Dream Of You

    • Crazy Love.

  • Robert Plant

    29 Palms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
    • 5.

  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    Don't Leave Me This Way

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Cheryl

    Fight For This Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Snow Patrol

    Crack The Shutters

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • Cara Dillon

    Garden Valley

    • After The Morning.

  • New Order

    True Faith

    • (CD Single).
    • QWest.

  • The Beatles

    Dizzy Miss Lizzy

    • Help!.
    • Parlophone.
    • 14.

  • The Killers

    Read My Mind

    • (CD Single).
    • Vertigo.

  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.

  • Paolo Nutini

    Pencil Full Of Lead

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

  • Annie Lennox

    Why

    • Telstar.

  • The Jam

    A Town Called Malice

    • Jam Story.
    • Universal.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Rock Your Body

    • (CD Single).
    • Jive.

  • XTC

    Making Plans for Nigel

    • Greatest Hits Of The 70's (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Athlete

    Black Swan Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Family Man

    • The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac.
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
    • 15.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'OUTERNATIONAL' ON ROCKERS REVENGE

    • Pama International

      Equality & Justice for All

  • The Detroit Spinners

    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 6.

  • Dionne Bromfield

    Mama Said

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

  • Primal Scream

    Movin' On Up

    • The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va).
    • Virgin.

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  • Fri 30 Oct 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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