13/09/2012
The Best Time of the Day show with Alex, jam-packed with an eclectic mix of music and hilarious chat, plus Record and Album of the Week, Lester's Library and Pause for Thought.
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HOUR 1
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The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On
- Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
- Polygram Tv.
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Daryl Hall & John Oates
I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)
- Single Mixes.
- RCA.
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Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen
Good Time
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
- 1.
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Guns N’ Roses
November Rain
- Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I.
- Geffen.
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Billy Ocean
Love Really Hurts Without You
- The Greatest Hits Of 1976 (Various).
- Premier.
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The Killers
Runaways
- Battle Born.
- Mercury.
- 1.
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Kirsty MacColl
They Don't Know
- Galore - The Best Of Kirsty MacColl.
- Virgin.
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Dire Straits
So Far Away
- Sultans Of Swing - Best Of Dire Straits.
- Vertigo.
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "HIGHER" (Warner) Out 1st October
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The Overtones
Loving The Sound
- (CD Single).
- Island Records.
- 1.
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Jack Johnson
Upside Down
- (CD Single).
- Brushfire Records.
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "HOOKS & LINES" (Big Bear Records)
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The Will Johns Band
Wake Up
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The Ronettes
Baby, I Love You
- The Best Of The Ronettes.
- Phil Spector Int.
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Michael Kiwanuka
Bones
- Polydor.
HOUR 2
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Candi Staton
Young Hearts Run Free
- Disco Fever (Various Artists).
- Global Television.
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Starship
We Built This City
- Now 1985 (Various Artists).
- Now.
- 1.
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Kristina Train
Dream Of Me
- (CD Single).
- Mercury.
- 1.
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The Band Perry
Fat Bottomed Girls - Radio 2 Live In Hyde Park
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Prince & The New Power Generation
Diamonds And Pearls
- 4Ever.
- Warner Bros.
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The Beach Boys
Isn't It Time
- That's Why God Made The Radio.
- Capitol.
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The Clash
London Calling
- Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
- Polydor.
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Beth Hart
Baddest Blues
- (CD Single).
- Provogue.
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Cheap Trick
I Want You To Want Me
- At Budokan: The Complete Concert.
- Epic Legacy.
- 3.
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "DUETS - O.S.T." (Hollywood) suggested by John Leyton in Rhyll
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Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis
Cruisin'
- Greatest Hits.
- Capitol.
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Dan Hartman
I Can Dream About You
- I Can Dream About You.
- MCA.
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Lisa Stansfield
Someday (I'm Coming Back)
- The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
- Virgin.
HOUR 3
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Olivia Newton‐John & Electric Light Orchestra
Xanadu
- Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
- Epic.
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Maroon 5
She Will Be Loved
- (CD Single).
- J.
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Nell Bryden
Sirens
- (CD Single).
- 157 Records.
- 1.
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Rainbow
All Night Long
- Rainbow - The Very Best Of Rainbow.
- Parlophone.
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Dr. Hook
When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman
- Making Love & Music.
- MFP.
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Katie Melua
The Walls Of The World
- (CD Single).
- Dramatico.
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The Detroit Spinners
I'll Be Around
- Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
- Warner E.S.P..
- 3.
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ELYSIUM" (Parlophone) out now
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Pet Shop Boys
Winner
- (CD Single).
- Parlophone.
- 1.
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Ike & Tina Turner
Nutbush City Limits
- The Greatest Hits Of 1973 (Various).
- EMI.
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The Stranglers
Strange Little Girl
- More Than A Feeling (Various Artists).
- Teledisc.
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Chaka Demus & Pliers
Tease Me
- (CD Single).
- Mango.
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "BATTLES" (ALM)
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Al Lewis
Treading Water
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Jimmy Jones
Good Timin'
- 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
- Old Gold.
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Ronan Keating
Fires
- (CD Single).
- Polydor.
- 1.
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