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Odd Anniversary - A to E

All this week the Dark Lord is celebrating the weird and wonderful world that he has watched over for the past 26 years on BBC Radio 2 with an 'A-Z of Alex Lester'. Today he kick starts his 'Odd Anniversary' with letters A to E.

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Mon 24 Jun 201302:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • New Order

      True Faith '94

      • (CD Single).
      • London.

  • Diana Ross, The Supremes & The Temptations

    I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

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

  • Michael Bublé

    Close Your Eyes

    • To Be Loved.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.

  • Van Morrison

    Wild Night

    • The Very Best Of Van Morrison.
    • Polydor.

  • UB40

    Red Red Wine

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Josh Groban

    False Alarms

    • All That Echoes.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Jean Knight

    Mr Big Stuff

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

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "TIME" (Decca)

    • Rod Stewart

      She Makes Me Happy

      • (CD Single).
      • Capitol.
      • 1.

  • The Pierces

    Kissing You Goodbye

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

  • Chuck Berry

    Maybellene

    • The Best Of Chuck Berry.
    • Music Club.
    • 3.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming LP, "BLACKBIRD" (Big Drop)

    • Fat Freddy’s Drop

      Clean the House

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Everything Must Go

    • Everything Must Go - 20th Anniversary Edition.
    • Columbia.
    • 17.

  • Bruno Mars

    Treasure

    • Unorthodox Jukebox.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Kate Bush

      Wuthering Heights

      • Remastered Part I.
      • Fish People.

  • The Style Council

    Walls Come Tumbling Down

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
    • 13.

  • Tom Odell

    Another Love

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

  • Yes

    Owner Of A Lonely Heart

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • The Four Seasons

    Sherry

    • Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons - Ve.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.

  • Josh Osho

    Freewheel

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

  • T’Pau

    China In Your Hand

    • The 80's Love Album (Various Artists.
    • Virgin.

  • McFadden & Whitehead

    Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now

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

  • Bellowhead

    Betsy Baker

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

  • Amy Grant

    Big Yellow Taxi

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • Buddy Holly

    True Love Ways

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS" (Linn) suggested by John Mcubbin in Ayr

    • The Blue Nile

      Tinseltown in the Rain

      • A Walk Across The Rooftops.
      • Linn.
      • 2.

  • Dr. Hook

    When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman

    • Making Love & Music.
    • MFP.

  • HOUR 3

    • Michael Jackson

      The Way You Make Me Feel

      • The Essential.
      • Epic.
      • 14.

  • Blondie

    Rapture

    • Spectrum Music.

  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • The Police

    Message In A Bottle

    • The Very Best Of Sting & The Police.
    • A&M.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Do You Know the Way to San Jose

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the 17 disc box-set, "TIMELESS FLIGHT" (Universal) out now

    • The Moody Blues

      Nights in White Satin

      • Days Of Future Passed (Deluxe Edition).
      • UMC.

  • Billy Idol

    Hot In The City

    • Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
    • 2.

  • Olivia Newton‐John

    If Not For You

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1971 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Jim Croce

    I Got A Name

    • Jim Croce- The Collection.
    • Castle Communications.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Sun

    • (CD Single).
    • Edsel Recordings.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY

    • Sanford & Townsend

      Smoke From A Distant Fire

      • Smoke From A Distant Fire.
      • Warner Bros.
      • 1.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Edge Of Something

    • Momentum.
    • Island.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Mon 24 Jun 201302:00
    BBC Radio 2

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