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29/07/2010

Be part of the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex by requesting a tune from Listener's Library or adding to the chat topics. Album & Record of the Week tracks included also.

There's no need to sleep when Alex is on the airwaves with great tunes and daft conversation on The Best Time of the Day Show. National Underwear Week continues, there are more suggestions for how we can get Dr. Strangelove's sleeping routine back on track, and there is a summer sale for two days only at Morten Harket's Gap in the Market; 50% off all stock including John Hurt's Bamboo Skirts, Sue Perkins' Pickled Gherkins and Timothy Spall's Basket of Smalls. Plus, more Pause for Thought at 3.20am and another gang of goons are inducted into the 4.15 One-Off Canteen.
From Lester's Library this morning there is a track from country singer, Steve Azar, and some 80s heavy metal from Little Angels. We go back to the early days of Merseybeat for the Listener's Library track from Tommy Quckly and the Remo Four. You can also hear another track from Album of the Week by Brian Kennedy and Record of the Week by Brandon Flowers. Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Thu 29 Jul 2010 02:00

Music Played

  • Steve Winwood

    Valerie

    • Pure Rock Ballads (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
  • ABBA

    Waterloo

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 019.
  • Scouting for Girls

    Famous

    • Everybody Wants To Be On TV.
    • Sony.
    • 4.
  • Status Quo

    Down Down

    • Whatever You Want - V.Best Of Status.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.
  • The Beatles

    Yesterday

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 011.
  • I Am Arrows

    Green Grass

    • (CD Single).
    • Mercury.
    • 1.
  • Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham

    Make Luv

    • New Woman 2003 (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "FLAMINGO" (Polydor)

    • Brandon Flowers

      Crossfire

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

    Good Tradition

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

    National Express

    • New Hits 99 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Music TV.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the re-issued CD, "TOO POSH TO MOSH" (Lemon)

    • Little Angels

      All Roads Lead To You

  • Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman

    Stumblin' In

    • Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman: Classics From The 1970's & 80's Vols 1 & 2.
    • BMG.
  • Dean Martin

    Volare (Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu)

    • Best Of The Capitol Years - Dean Mart.
    • Capitol.
  • Genesis

    Invisible Touch

    • Genesis - Turn It On Again.
    • Virgin.
  • The Monkees

    Pleasant Valley Sunday

    • The Definitive Monkees.
    • Warner Strategic Market.
    • 1.
  • Rumer

    Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Livin' Thing

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
  • Nanci Griffith

    I Love This Town (feat. Jimmy Buffett)

    • Nanci Griffith - Hearts In Mind.
    • Universal Music TV.
  • Jack Johnson

    At Or With Me

    • (CD Single).
  • Jermaine Jackson

    Let's Get Serious

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

    (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

    • Sandie Shaw - The Collection.
    • Castle.
  • Lady A

    I Run to You

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.
  • The Exciters

    Tell Him

    • The Best Of The Girl Groups, Vol 2.
    • Rhino.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE REMO FOUR - 40 YEARS OF MUSIC" (Mastersound) suggested by Marianne of Scarborough

    • Tommy Quickly & the Remo Four - The Wild Side of Life

  • Kool & the Gang

    Ladies' Night

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.
  • Kylie Minogue

    Looking For An Angel

    • Aphrodite.
  • Bob Dylan

    Lay, Lady, Lay

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

    Everybody's Changing

    • (CD Single).
    • Transcopic Records.
  • The Cars

    My Best Friend's Girl

    • The Cars.
    • Elektra.
  • Laura Marling

    Darkness Descends

    • I Speak Because I Can.
    • Virgin.
    • 1.
  • Journey

    Don't Stop Believin'

    • Rock Of America (Various Artists).
    • Trax Label.
  • Deep Purple

    Strange Kind Of Woman

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

    Slight Return

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE VERY BEST OF BRIAN KENNEDY" (boroughmusic) out now

    • Brian Kennedy

      You Raise Me Up

      • (CD Single).
      • Curb.
      • 2.
  • Ant么nio Carlos Jobim

    The Girl from Ipanema

    Singer: Astrud Gilberto. Performer: Jo茫o Gilberto. Performer: Ant么nio Carlos Jobim. Performer: Stan Getz. Performer: Tommy Williams.
    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Hootie & the Blowfish

    Only Wanna Be With You

    • Hootie & The... - Cracked Rear View.
    • Atlantic.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SLIDE ON OVER HERE" (Ride Records)

    • Steve Azar

      Sunshine

  • Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers

    Tomorrow People

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Tom Jones

    Strange Things

    • (CD Single).
  • Mark Ronson

    Stop Me (feat. Daniel Merriweather)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

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  • Thu 29 Jul 2010 02:00

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