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10/09/2010

The weekend starts here, with Alex providing laughs and great music on The Best Time of the Day Show. More from Record and Album of the Week and Lester's and Listener's Libraries.

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning into the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. It's Friday, which means it's a feelgood Friday, there's more fantastical music and threads including tales of your Ornamental Awfulness, the last day of National Bargain Week and the Dark Lord asks you to complete the sentence: I REALISED I OUTSTAYED MY WELCOME WHEN... The final play from Phil Collins' Radio 2 Album of the Week 'Going Back' is a cover of Dusty Springfield's 'Some Of Your Lovin'', there's another spin of the Record of the Week from Fran Healy, Mose Allison and The Quails get an airing in Lester's Library and the Listener's Library is courtesy of listener Richy who suggested 'Fire' by Laurel Aitken. Plus, Pause for Thought is at 3.20am.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 10 Sep 2010 02:00

Music Played

  • Herman鈥檚 Hermits

    I'm Into Something Good

  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

  • Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow

    Shame

  • Pet Shop Boys

    West End Girls

  • Kirsty MacColl

    Days

  • Manic

    It's Not War Just The End Of Love

  • Willie Nelson

    Always On My Mind

  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

  • Ray LaMontagne

    Beg Steal Or Borrow

  • The Supremes

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MASTERS OF IMPERFECTION" (Like The Sound Records)

    • The Quails

      Fever

  • Elvis Costello

    Watching The Detectives

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "WRECKORDER" (Wreckord Label) out on October 4th

    • Fran Healy

      Buttercups

  • Dusty Springfield

    In The Middle Of Nowhere

  • George Michael

    Too Funky

  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Rhythm Of Life

  • a-ha - Butterfly Butterfly

  • Sheryl Crow

    The First Cut Is The Deepest

  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

  • Lissie

    When I'm Alone

  • Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

  • Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Tease Me

  • Imelda May

    Mayhem

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "RISE & FALL" (Cherry Red Records) suggested by Richy

    • Laurel Aitken

      Fire

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

  • Cheryl Lynn

    Got To Be Real

  • The Farm

    Groovy Train

  • Brandon Flowers

    Crossfire

  • Slade

    Gudbuy T'Jane

  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

  • Nell Bryden - Goodbye

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "GOING BACK" (Atlantic) out on Monday

    • Phil Collins

      Some Of Your Lovin'

  • Poison

    Unskinny Bop

  • Alicia Keys

    If It Ain't Got You

  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    If You Want It

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "MOSE ALLISON SINGS" (Universal)

    • Mose Allison

      The Seventh Son

  • Raul Malo

    Midnight Kiss

  • Louis Armstrong

    We Have All The Time In The World

  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

  • Herman鈥檚 Hermits

    I'm Into Something Good

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Could You Be Loved

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow

    Shame

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • Pet Shop Boys

    West End Girls

    • Now That's What I Call Music '86.
    • Now.
  • Kirsty MacColl

    Days

    • The Best Summer Ever (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.
  • Manic Street Preachers

    (It's Not War) Just The End Of Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 16.
  • Willie Nelson

    Always On My Mind

    • Willie Nelson - Collection.
    • Columbia.
  • Lily Allen

    The Fear

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.
  • Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs

    Beg Steal Or Borrow

    • (CD Single).
  • The Supremes

    You Keep Me Hangin' On

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • Elvis Costello & The Attractions

    Watching the Detectives

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.
  • Fran Healy

    Buttercups

    • (CD Single).
    • Wreckord Label.
    • 1.
  • Dusty Springfield

    In The Middle Of Nowhere

    • The Dusty Springfield Anthology.
    • Mercury.
  • George Michael

    Too Funky

    • George Michael - Ladies & Gentlemen.
    • Epic.
    • 8.
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    Rhythm Of Life

    • Sweet Charity S'track.
    • MCA.
  • 补鈥恏补

    Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)

    • (CD Single).
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • Sheryl Crow

    The First Cut Is The Deepest

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • Stealers Wheel

    Stuck In The Middle With You

    • (Single).
    • A&M.
  • Lissie

    When I'm Alone

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Guns N鈥 Roses

    Welcome To The Jungle

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.
  • Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Tease Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Mango.
  • Imelda May

    Mayhem

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Laurel Aitken

    Fire

  • Don Henley

    The Boys Of Summer

    • The Very Best Of.
    • MCA.
  • The Cardigans

    My Favourite Game

    • Q The Album (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
  • Cheryl Lynn

    Got To Be Real

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.
  • The Farm

    Groovy Train

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

    Crossfire

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

    Gudbuy T'Jane

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various).
    • Premier.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Chain Of Fools

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • Nell Bryden - Goodbye

  • Phil Collins

    Some Of Your Lovin'

    • Going Back.
  • Poison

    Unskinny Bop

    • Poison - Greatest Hits.
    • EMI.
  • Alicia Keys

    If I Ain't Got You

    • (CD Single).
    • J.
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

    If You Want It

    • (CD Single).
    • 100% Records.
    • 1.
  • Raul Malo

    Moonlight Kiss

    • (CD Single).
    • Fantasy.
    • 1.
  • Louis Armstrong

    We Have All The Time In The World

    • The Best Of James Bond 30th Anniversa.
    • EMI.
  • Barry Manilow

    Copacabana

    • (Single).
    • Arista.

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  • Fri 10 Sep 2010 02:00

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