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04/11/2009

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 4 Nov 200903:00
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Music Played

  • Blondie

    Heart Of Glass

    • Billboard Top Hits: 1979 (Various).
    • Rhino.
    • 13.

  • The Black Crowes

    Hard To Handle

    • (CD Single).
    • Def American.

  • Ingrid Michaelson

    Maybe

    • Everybody.

  • Gabrielle

    When A Woman

    • (CD Single).
    • Go Beat.

  • The Kooks

    Victoria (Great British Songbook)

  • James Morrison

    Get To You

    • (CD Single).

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • The Bangles

    If She Knew What She Wants

    • Best Of The Bangles.
    • Columbia.

  • Athlete

    Black Swan Song

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY. TAKEN FROM 'TRUELOVE'S GUTTER' ON MUTE

    • Richard Hawley

      Open Up Your Door

  • David Bowie

    Ziggy Stardust

    • EMI.

  • Mezzoforte

    Garden Party

    • Eighties Soul Weekender 2 (Various).
    • Pump.

  • Billy Joel

    Uptown Girl

    • An Innocent Man.
    • CBS.

  • Bob & Marcia

    Young, Gifted & Black

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Jamie Cullum

    I'm All Over It

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Public Image Ltd

    Public Image

    • 1977 - The Spirit Of Punk (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

    • Stax Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Stax.

  • Pixie Lott

    Cry Me Out

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

  • David Gray

    Babylon

    • (CD Single).
    • Iht Records.

  • Climax Blues Band

    Couldn't Get It Right

    • Top Gear 3 - Various Artists.
    • Sony.

  • Dionne Bromfield

    Mama Said

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

  • Talk Talk

    Today

    • Dark Side Of The 80's (Various).
    • Telstar.

  • Otis Redding

    Fa Fa Fa Fa Fa (Sad Song)

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY 'GEDDER'. TAKEN FROM 'FOSSIL FUEL - THE SINGLES' ON VIRGIN

    • XTC

      This Is Pop

      • Fossil Fuel.

  • Natalie Imbruglia

    Torn

    • 1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist.
    • Elektra.

  • Snow Patrol

    Just Say Yes

    • (CD Single).

  • Simply Red

    Fairground

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • Aretha Franklin

    Think

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Daniel Merriweather

    Water and a Flame (feat. Adele)

    • Love And War.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • KT Tunstall

    Suddenly I See

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.

  • The Troggs

    With A Girl Like You

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

  • Leona Lewis

    Happy

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

  • The Temptations

    I Can't Get Next to You

    • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
    • Motown.

  • Wham!

    Everything She Wants

    • Wham! - Make It Big.
    • Epic.

  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • The Verve

    The Drugs Don't Work

    • Universal.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'THE COWSILLS' ON NOW SOUNDS

    • The Cowsills

      The Rain, The Park And Other Things

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    Going To A Go-Go

    • Supafunky II (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • Julian Cope

    World Shut Your Mouth

    • Now 1986 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Wed 4 Nov 200903:00
    BBC Radio 2

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