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26/08/2010

Keeping you laughing through the night and playing the best selection of tunes, it's Alex. Album & Record of the Week and Lester's & Listener's Library features included also.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes. It is Day 4 of National Curse Week, so cover your ears if you are offended by curses as "bollards" and "oh hat!" There are more suggestions from Alex's revolutionary film studio which remakes Hollywood classics as Brit-flicks: new titles include "The Maltese Falcon" update, "The Maltby Budgie," and the "Thelma and Louise" re-make, "Sharon and Tracy". New for today, Funella Scales: our new rating systems for anything and everything. Plus, meet the latest batch of newcomers in the 4.15 One-Off Canteen and Pause for Thought at 3.20a.m.
On the music front, there are tracks by Gregory Isaacs and Eleanor McEvoy from Lester's Library, and one by Joe Satriani from the Listener's Library. You can hear another track from Album of the Week by Goo Goo Dolls and Record of the Week by KT Tunstall. Nobody else, nowhere else.

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Music Played

  • Eurythmics

    There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)

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

  • Steely Dan

    Reelin' In The Years

    • A Decade Of Steely Dan.
    • MCA.

  • Rumer

    Slow

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • The Corrs

    Summer Sunshine

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • UB40

    Higher Ground

    • The Very Best Of UB40 1980-2000.
    • Virgin.

  • Van Halen

    Jump

    • The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ....
    • Columbia.

  • Jamie Cullum

    Love Ain't Gonna Let You Down

    • (CD Single).

  • The Byrds

    Eight Miles High

  • Dionne Warwick & The Detroit Spinners

    Then Came You

    • A One Of A Kind Love Affair.
    • Atlantic.
    • 11.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "REGGAE GREATS" (Island)

    • Gregory Isaacs

      Number One

  • Jerry Lee Lewis

    Whole Lot of Shakin' Going On

    • The Essential One & Only Jerry Lee Le.
    • Trax Records.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "TIGER SUIT" (Relentless) Out September 27th

    • KT Tunstall

      (Still a) Weirdo

      • (CD Single).
      • Relentless.
      • 1.

  • Lemar

    If There's Any Justice

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony Music UK.

  • Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band

    Born To Run

    • Born To Run.
    • CBS.

  • Janet Jackson

    All For You

    • Now 49 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Thea Gilmore

    You're the Radio

    • (CD Single).
    • Fullfill Records.
    • 1.

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Coldplay

    Lost!

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

  • Nell Bryden - Goodbye

  • Elvis Presley

    Guitar Man

    • Elvis - The Legend (Vol 3).
    • RCA.

  • Electric Light Orchestra

    Last Train To London

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

  • Rox

    Rocksteady

    • (CD Single).

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "JOE SATRIANI" (Sony) suggested by Dave in Norwich

    • Joe Satriani

      Down, Down, Down

      • Joe Satriani.

  • Cher

    Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves

  • Boston

    More Than A Feeling

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

  • Duran Duran

    Planet Earth

    • Duran Duran - Greatest.
    • EMI.
    • 2.

  • Sheryl Crow

    Everyday Is A Winding Road

    • Top Gear Anthems (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.

  • Phil Collins

    (Love is Like a) Heatwave

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Neil Diamond

    Sweet Caroline

    • Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio.
    • Columbia/Mca.

  • Sugababes

    Hole In The Head

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Barenaked Ladies and Erin McCarley

    Every Subway Car

    • All In Good Time.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "SOMETHING FOR THE REST OF US" (Warner) Out 30th August

    • The Goo Goo Dolls

      Nothing Is Real

      • Something For The Rest Of Us.

  • Little Eva

    The Loco-Motion

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1962.
    • Premier.

  • Don McLean

    American Pie

    • 20 Number 2's Of The 70's (Various).
    • MFP.

  • Young Disciples & Carleen Anderson

    Apparently Nothin'

    • Young Disciples - Road To Freedom.
    • Talkin' Loud.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "I'D RATHER GO BLONDE" (Moscodisc)

    • Eleanor McEvoy

      For Avoidance of Any Doubt

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Your Love Alone Is Not Enough (feat. Nina Persson)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Maroon 5

    Misery

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

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Aug 2010 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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