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22/09/2009

Alex brings his own combination of music and conversation to early weekday mornings, making this The Best Time Of The Day Show. Popular features include the Listeners' Library, where you choose the music, and a double-selection from Alex's own collection in Lester's Library.

3 hours

Last on

Tue 22 Sep 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • The Human League

    Mirror Man

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Rainbow

    I Surrender

    • Purple Rainbows.
    • EMI.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

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

    Union City Blue

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.
  • Kursaal Flyers

    Little Does She Know

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
  • Newton Faulkner

    If This Is It

    • (CD Single).
  • Moby

    Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad?

  • George Harrison

    What Is Life

  • Taylor Swift

    You Belong With Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM 'THE BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN' ON UNIVERSAL

    • John Fogerty (with Don Henley & Timothy B Schmit)

      Garden Party

  • The Killers

    Human

    • Day & Age.
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Hockey

    Song Away

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Desmond Dekker & The Aces

    007 (Shanty Town)

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    Haven't Met You Yet

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • The Rolling Stones

    Tumbling Dice

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 1.
  • Counting Crows

    Mr. Jones

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station

    The Lucky One

    • (CD Single).
    • Rounder Records.
  • T. Rex

    20th Century Boy

    • Tanx + Zinc Alloy.
    • Edsel.
    • 009.
  • Fleet Foxes

    Mykonos

  • The Charlatans

    The Only One I Know

    • Weekender - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.
  • LISTENERS LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY JOHN IN WEST LONDON. TAKEN FROM 'RED' ON LONDON RECORDS

    • The Communards

      Tomorrow

      • Red.
  • Boz Scaggs

    Lido Shuffle

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Barbra Streisand

    In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

    • Love Is The Answer.
  • Elton John

    I'm Still Standing

    • Diamonds.
    • Virgin EMI Records.
  • Quincy Jones

    Ai No Corrida (feat. Dune)

    • Hits Of 1981 & 1982 (Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
  • Madonna

    Celebration

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.
  • 10cc

    Wall Street Shuffle

    • Million Sellers Vol.13 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.
  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.
  • David Bowie

    Modern Love

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • a-ha - Nothing Is Keeping You Here

  • The Doors

    Hello I Love You

    • The Doors - Greatest Hits.
    • Elektra.
  • Noisettes

    Never Forget You

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'SPLENDOR IN THE GRASS' ON WRASSE RECORDS

    • Pink Martini

      Sing

  • New Order

    Nineteen63

    • The Best Of New Order.
  • Kate Bush

    Hounds Of Love

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.
  • Cliff Richard & The Shadows

    Singing The Blues

    • (CD Single).

Broadcast

  • Tue 22 Sep 2009 03:00

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