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07/06/2010

Start the week on a high with Alex who will keep you awake with a rousing mix of inspired daftness and great music, including a new Record & Album of the Week plus Lester's Library.

Alex returns to kickstart your week on the Best Time of the Day Show, entertaining you through the wee small hours with lively and unpredictable chat and a great selection of tunes. With the World Cup approaching, Alex puts his own unique spin on it, without even mentioning the game at all. Apparently it involves a ball. Threads include "World Cup-a-Soup", and "Spectator Sport", in which we apply football-style commentary to our own lives. Find out why Jimmy's missus gave him a red card this weekend!
There is a new Record of the Week from Manchester band, I Am Kloot, and a new Album of the Week from Oasis; hear a track from it every morning this week. From Lester's Library there are tracks from country artist Darryl Worley, and world music artist, Angelique Kidjo featuring Bono and John Legend. The Listener's Library track is a lesser-known vintage Roy Orbison track. Pause for Thought at 3.20am is from Richard Littledale.

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Mon 7 Jun 2010 02:00
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Music Played

  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Midnight Soul (Various Artists).
    • Music Club.

  • The Farm

    Groovy Train

    • True Brit (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • 碍鈥档补补苍

    Wavin' Flag

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 1.

  • Madonna

    Angel

    • Madonna - Like A Virgin.
    • Sire.

  • Rush

    The Spirit Of Radio

    • (Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 3.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "SKY AT NIGHT" (EMI) out on July 5th

    • I Am Kloot

      Northern Skies

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

  • The Detroit Spinners

    It's A Shame

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
    • 4.

  • Tina Turner

    Steamy Windows

    • Tina Turner - Simply The Best.
    • Capitol.

  • Kylie Minogue

    All The Lovers

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SOUNDS LIKE LIFE" (Stroudavarious Records)

    • Darryl Worley

      Sounds Like Life To Me

  • R.E.M.

    Nightswimming

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Katie Melua

    The Flood

    • (CD Single).
    • Dramatico.
    • 1.

  • M People

    Moving On Up

    • The Best Of M People.
    • BMG.

  • Joy Division

    Love Will Tear Us Apart

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Harper Simon

    Wishes And Stars

    • (CD Single).
    • Tulsi Records.
    • 2.

  • Canned Heat

    Going Up The Country

    • The Hits Of 1969 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Coldplay

    The Scientist

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Fire With Fire

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

  • The Whispers

    And The Beat Goes On

    • Time For Love (Various Artists).
    • Truetrax.

  • The Lightning Seeds

    Pure

    • Lightning Seeds - Cloudcuckooland.
    • Ghetto.

  • Laura Nyro

    Stoney End

    • The Best Of.
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BIG HITS FROM THE BIG O" (Crimson) suggested by Caron Phoenix in Falkirk

    • Roy Orbison

      Penny Arcade

      • Big hits from the Big O.

  • Tom Robinson Band

    2-4-6-8 Motorway

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

  • Lena

    Satellite

    • (CD Single).

  • Bobby Darin

    Dream Lover

    • The Bobby Darin Story.
    • Atco.

  • Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway

    Where Is The Love

    • The Best Of Roberta Flack.
    • Atlantic.
    • 4.

  • Rick Astley

    Lights Out

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

  • The Bellamy Brothers

    Let Your Love Flow

    • Country Moods (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Whitney Houston

    It's Not Right But It's Okay

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.

  • Atomic Rooster

    Devil's Answer

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "TIME FLIES: 1994 - 2009" (Big Brother)

    • Oasis

      Live Forever

      • Definitely Maybe.
      • Big Brother Records.
      • 003.

  • The Cranberries

    Dreams

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • 10cc

    Life Is a Minestrone

    • The Singles.
    • Mercury.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "OYO" (Proper Records)

    • Ang茅lique Kidjo

      Move On Up (feat. Bono & John Legend)

  • Kings of Leon

    Use Somebody

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 2.

  • Nina Simone

    Feeling Good

    • Sex And The City (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • The Rolling Stones

    She's A Rainbow

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

Broadcast

  • Mon 7 Jun 2010 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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