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04/10/2012

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.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 4 Oct 201202:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • R.E.M.

      The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

      • R.E.M. - Automatic For The People.
      • Warner Bros.

  • George Benson

    Love X Love

    • Midnight Moods.
    • Arcade.
    • 11.

  • Amy Macdonald

    4th July

    • Life In A Beautiful Light.
    • Mercury.

  • The Four Seasons

    Let's Hang On!

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 5.

  • Pluto Shervington

    Dat

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

  • Muse

    Madness

    • The 2nd Law.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Cher

    Love & Understanding

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.

  • Soft Cell

    Tainted Love

    • Hits & Pieces - The Best of Marc Almond & Soft Cell.
    • UMC.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "AMERICAN SOUL" (Atlantic) out 29th October

    • Mick Hucknall

      That's How Strong My Love Is

      • (CD Single).
      • ATCO Records.
      • 1.

  • The Supremes

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "NORTH" (Atlantic) out now

    • Matchbox Twenty

      Put Your Hands Up

  • Madness

    Michael Caine

    • Madness - Utter Madness.
    • Zarjazz.

  • Andy Burrows

    Because I Know That I Can

    • (CD Single).
    • Play It Again Sam UK.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • The Crusaders

      Street Life

      • The Very Best Of Randy Crawford.
      • Dino.

  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Road Trippin'

    • (CD Single).
    • WEA.

  • The Overtones

    Loving The Sound

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

  • Marlena Shaw

    California Soul

    • Sampled 3 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Ph.D.

    I Won't Let You Down

    • One Shot '80 (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music.
    • 13.

  • Tyler James

    Single Tear

    • The Unlikely Lad.
    • Island.

  • Enigma

    Return To Innocence

    • Virgin.

  • The Contours

    Do You Love Me

    • The Wanderers (Original S/Track).
    • Sanctuary Records.

  • Richard Hawley

    Seek It

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone Records.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Leave A Light On

    • A Place On Earth - Greatest Hits.
    • Virgin.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SEND AWAY THE TIGERS" (Sony) suggested by John Daley in Lancashire

    • Manic Street Preachers

      Autumnsong

      • (CD Single).
      • Columbia.
      • 14.

  • The Beautiful South

    A Little Time

    • Music Of The Millennium (Various).
    • Universal.

  • HOUR 3

    • Barry White

      You're the First, the Last, My Everything

      • Barry White - The Collection.
      • Mercury.

  • Jennifer Lopez

    Ain't It Funny

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic/Sony.

  • Pet Shop Boys

    Leaving

    • Elysium.
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.

  • Little Richard

    Long Tall Sally

    • Little Richard - British Hit Singles.
    • Ace.

  • Boston

    More Than A Feeling

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.

  • PNAU

    Solid Ground (Too Much Worth Living For)

    • Soft Universe.
    • ETCETC Music.
    • 1.

  • Altered Images

    Don't Talk to Me About Love

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "LONG WAVE" (Frontier) out 8th October

    • Jeff Lynne

      Mercy Mercy

      • Long Wave.
      • Frontiers Records.
      • 4.

  • Limahl

    Never Ending Story

    • Kajagoogoo & Limahl: The Singles.
    • EMI.

  • Linda Ronstadt

    (Love Is Like A) Heatwave

    • GREATEST HITS.
    • Asylum.

  • Robbie Williams

    Candy

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

  • Dawn Penn

    You Don't Love Me (No No No)

    • Reggae Love Songs (Various Artists).
    • Sanctuary.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the 7CD set, "PURE GENIUS - THE COMPLETE ATLANTIC RECORDINGS 1952 - 1959" (Atlantic)

    • Ray Charles

      It Had To Be You

  • Haircut One Hundred

    Fantastic Day

    • Pelican West - Deluxe Edition.
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 007.

  • Amy Winehouse

    Our Day Will Come

    • Lioness: Hidden Treasures.
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 4 Oct 201202:00
    BBC Radio 2

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