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05/06/2009

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

Includes two hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 5 Jun 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • The Human League

    Don't You Want Me

    • Dare!.
    • Virgin.
  • Michelle Gayle

    Sweetness

    • No Greater Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.
  • Kleerup

    Longing For Lullabies (feat. Titiyo)

    • (CD Single).
    • Positiva.
    • 1.
  • Free

    My Brother Jake

    • Music Of The Year 1971.
    • Spectrum.
    • 9.
  • Suzanne Vega

    Luka

    • (CD Single).
    • Reprise.
  • The Lemonheads

    I Just Can't Take It Anymore

    • (CD Single).
  • Mary Wells

    My Guy

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Shannon Noll

    Now I Run

    • (CD Single).
  • The Staple Singers

    I'll Take You There

    • Afrodisiac (Various Artists).
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Lester's Library

    • Smoke Fairies

      Wild Child

      • Wild Child EP.
      • Music For Heroes.
      • 901.
  • Peter Frampton

    Baby, I Love Your Way

    • Peter Frampton - Show Me The Way.
    • A&M.
  • Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    Learning To Fly

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.
  • Bat for Lashes

    Pearl's Dream

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.
    • 1.
  • Stevie Wonder

    Uptight (Everything's Alright)

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • Julian Cope

    World Shut Your Mouth

    • Now 1986 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • Jools Holland and Louise Marshall

    I Went By

    • The Informer.
  • Paloma Faith

    Stone Cold Sober

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • David Grant & Jaki Graham

    Could It Be I'm Falling In Love

    • Jaki Graham: 35th Anniversary Collection.
    • Cherry Pop.
  • Talking Heads

    Road To Nowhere

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
  • MIKA

    Blue Eyes

    • Songs For Sorrow E.P..
    • Island.
    • 2.
  • Whitney Houston

    I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)

    • Whitney Houston - Whitney.
    • Arista.
  • Maroon 5

    She Will Be Loved

    • (CD Single).
    • J.
  • Jon Allen

    Young Man Blues

    • Dead Mans Suit.
  • Annie Lennox

    Walking On Broken Glass

    • Now 1992 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
    • 2.
  • Listener's Library - suggested by John Doyle of Margate

    • Edgar Broughton Band

      Apache Drop Out

      • Out Demons Out.
      • Harvest 531 0672.
      • 16.
  • Kaiser Chiefs

    Ruby

    • (CD Single).
    • B-Unique.
  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • The B鈥52s

    Love Shack

    • Now 1990 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.
    • 3.
  • Katy Perry

    I Kissed A Girl

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 7.
  • Mamas Gun

    Let's Find A Way

    • (CD Single).
  • Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes

    The Love I Lost

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers

    The Zephyr Song

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
  • Shontelle and Akon

    Stuck With Each Other

    • (CD Single).
  • The La鈥檚

    There She Goes

    • Love - 38 All Time Love Classics.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Thin Lizzy

    Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me In Its Spotlight)

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

    Love's A Mystery

    • Break Up The Concrete.
    • Shangri-La.
    • 1.
  • Alesha Dixon

    Breathe Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Asylum.
    • 1.
  • Lester's library

    • Dakota

      Wildchild

  • Third World

    Now That We've Found Love

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist).
    • Virgin.
  • Brett Dennen and Femi Kuti

    Make You Crazy

    • (CD Single).

Broadcast

  • Fri 5 Jun 2009 03:00

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