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01/01/2010

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord on the specially extended Best Time of the Day Show. Includes regular visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library.

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New Year's Day 2010 03:00
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Music Played

  • Bee Gees

    Jive Talkin'

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • The Source

    You Got The Love (feat. Candi Staton)

    • Monster Hits Of Dance - 36 Monster Hits From The 80's & 90's (Various Artists).
    • Castle Communications.

  • Take That

    Hold Up A Light

    • The Circus.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Snow Patrol

    Take Back The City

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • The Bangles

    Walk Like An Egyptian

    • Take A Break (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Nell Bryden

    Not Like Loving You

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

  • George Harrison

    Got My Mind Set on You

    • George Harrison - Cloud Nine.
    • Dark Horse.
    • 1.

  • Maria Vidal

    Body Rock

    • A Time To Remember: 1985 (Various).
    • EMI.

  • Tom Jones

    Help Yourself

    • Tom Jones - Greatest Hits.
    • Universal.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'Platinum Collection' on Virgin

    • Gary Moore

      Need Your Love So Bad

  • Leddra Chapman

    Story

    • (CD Single).

  • Blur

    Girls & Boys

    • Now 28 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kate Bush

    Them Heavy People

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • Timothy B. Schmit

    Parachute

    • Expando.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.

  • Melissa Manchester

    You Should Hear How She Talks About You

    • Melissa Manchester Greatest Hits.
    • Arista.

  • OneRepublic

    All The Right Moves

    • (CD Single).
    • Mosley Music/Interscope Records.
    • 1.

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.

  • Rose Royce

    Car Wash

    • Now 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Robbie Williams

    You Know Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Pretenders

    Brass In Pocket

    • The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Gerry Rafferty

    Get It Right Next Time

    • The Very Best Of Gerry Rafferty.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'Coda' on Swan Song

    • Led Zeppelin

      Walter's Walk

  • The Fortunes

    Here It Comes Again

    • Heartbeat - Forever Yours.
    • Sony.

  • The Divine Comedy

    Something For The Weekend

    • Fresh Hits 96 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Girls Aloud

    The Promise

    • (CD Single).
    • Fascination.
    • 1.

  • Paloma Faith

    Do You Want The Truth Or Something Beautiful?

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • Eric Clapton

    Behind The Mask

    • The Cream Of Eric Clapton.
    • Polydor.

  • Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

    The Tears Of A Clown

    • Motown: The Ultimate Hits Collection (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Biffy Clyro

    Many Of Horror

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor.
    • 1.

  • George Michael

    Fastlove

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.

  • Sara Bareilles

    Love Song

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

  • ZZ Top

    Gimme All Your Lovin'

    • Top Gear 2 - Various Artists.
    • Columbia.

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Paul Wilkinson in Cumbria. Featured on 'Kohuept' on Columbia

    • Billy Joel

      Stiletto (Live)

  • Norah Jones

    Chasing Pirates

    • (CD Single).
    • Blue Note.
    • 1.

  • The Kinks

    Waterloo Sunset

    • The Journey - Part 1.
    • BMG.
    • 13.

  • Colonel Abrams

    Trapped

    • Now 1985 - The Millennium Series.
    • Now.

  • Tanita Tikaram

    Good Tradition

    • The Best Of Tanita Tikaram.
    • East West Records.

  • Dionne Bromfield and Zalon Thompson

    Ain't No Mountain High Enough

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 2.

  • Steely Dan

    Rikki Don't Lose That Number

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Lighthouse Family

    Lifted

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Paolo Nutini

    10/10

    • Sunny Side Up.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Little Feat

    Dixie Chicken

    • Take It Easy (Various Artists).
    • Warner Strategic Marketing.

  • Julia and Company

    Breakin' Down (Sugar Samba)

    • Now That's What I Call Music II (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'Labour Of Love IV' on EMI

    • UB40

      Get Along Without You Now

  • Keane

    Crystal Ball

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Joe McElderry

    The Climb

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

Broadcast

  • New Year's Day 2010 03:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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