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06/01/2011

The Best Time of the Day show with more laughs and top tunes, including Record and Album of the Week, and the Listener's and Lester's Library tracks.

Tune in for another serving of the show that will simply refuse to let you sleep. On The Best Time of the Day Show this morning there will be another track from Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more tracks selected by Alex from Lester's Library, plus one of your choices from the Listener's Library, Pause for Thought at 3.20am, more inductees into the 4.15 One-Off Canteen and a whole more of great tunes and unpredictable chat to take you through the night.

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Music Played

  • David Bowie

    Young Americans

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine

    1-2-3

    • Gloria Estefan - Greatest Hits.
    • Epic.

  • Michael Jackson - Hollywood Tonight

  • The Hoosiers

    Goodbye Mr A

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony BMG.

  • Eurythmics

    Love Is A Stranger

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Diane Birch

    Fools

    • Bible Belt.
    • S-Curve.
    • 1.

  • Dave & Ansel Collins

    Monkey Spanner

    • Young Gifted & Black (Various).
    • Trojan.

  • Space

    Female Of The Species

    • Crush (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • The Drifters

    Dance With Me

    • The Definitive Drifters Anthology Thr.
    • Sequel Records.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'Early Hours' on Market Square records

    • Eleanor McEvoy

      You'll Hear Better Songs (Than This)

  • Argent

    Hold Your Head Up

    • (Single).
    • Epic.
    • 2.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK: Featured on the CD 'The Incredible Machine' (Mercury)

    • Sugarland

      Stuck Like Glue

      • The Incredible Machine.
      • Mercury.
      • 1.

  • ABBA

    Super Trouper

    • Abba Gold (40th Anniversary Edition).
    • Polar.
    • 006.

  • Nik Kershaw

    Wouldn't It Be Good

    • Now 1984 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Isley Brothers

    Behind A Painted Smile

    • Isley Brothers - Greatest Motown Hits.
    • Motown.

  • Rumer

    Am I Forgiven

    • Seasons Of My Soul.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Ryan Adams

    Answering Bell

    • (CD Single).
    • Lost Highway.

  • AC/DC

    Back In Black

    • Back In Black.
    • Epic.
    • 6.

  • Edei

    Loved

    • (CD Single).
    • Alma Recordings.
    • 1.

  • Detroit Emeralds

    Feel The Need In Me

    • Heart Full Of Soul (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Travis

    Driftwood

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.

  • Rox

    My Baby Left Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Rough Trade.
    • 1.

  • Dave Edmunds

    Queen Of Hearts

    • The Best Of Dave Edmunds.
    • Swansong.

  • Listener's Library: Suggested by Doreen of Australia. From the CD 'I Say I Say I Say' (Mute)

    • Erasure

      Erasure - Always

  • The Specials

    Ghost Town

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • Otis Redding

    I Can't Turn You Loose

    • The Definitive Otis Redding Vol.2.
    • Rhino.

  • Roy Orbison

    You Got It

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • CeeLo Green

    It's OK

    • The Lady Killer.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • The Feeling

    I Thought It Was Over

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.

  • Climax Blues Band

    Couldn't Get It Right

    • Top Gear 3 - Various Artists.
    • Sony.

  • Adele

    Rolling In The Deep

    • (CD Single).
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK: 'Queen: Greatest Hits Vol 1 & 2' (Island) Out Now

    • Queen

      Crazy Little Thing Called Love

  • Pat Benatar

    Hit Me With Your Best Shot

    • Pat Benatar Greatest Hits.
    • Capitol.

  • Stevie Wonder

    You Are The Sunshine Of My Life

    • Stevie Wonder Ballad Collection.
    • Motown.

  • Londonbeat

    9 AM (The Comfort Zone)

    • (CD Single).
    • Anxious.

  • Lester's Library: Featured on the CD 'True Love' on V2 Records

    • Toots And The Maytals featuring Eric Clapton

      Pressure Drop

  • Aretha Franklin

    Spanish Harlem

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Scarlette Fever

    Crash And Burn

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

  • JoBoxers

    Boxer Beat

    • Young at Heart (Various Artists).
    • Reader's Digest.

Broadcast

  • Thu 6 Jan 2011 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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