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31/01/2011

The best way to start the week with brilliant music and hilarious chat on the Best Time of the Day Show. There's a new Record and Album of the Week, plus more Library selections.

Start another week with Alex who will entertain you in the small hours with his eclectic playlist and unique brand of conversation. This morning, Dr Strangelove returns to the show and he has brought with him some new threads. First up, there's "Smells Like Beef Fillet" in which Alex takes suggestions for launching his own scent; names being considered include Beard, Soil and Fwart. Next up, we are replacing those joyful little poems and signs that teach us about etiquette and manners... with much more blunt versions in "Like It or Lump It". The 4.15 One-Off Canteen is back in business and there is more Pause for Thought at 3.20am.
There's a new Album of the Week from Teddy Thompson and Record of the Week from Hurts. From Lester's Library there is classic 80s rock from Tygers of Pan Tang, and something new from Fake Lazy Supernovas. The Listener's Library selection one of The Police's lesser-known hits.
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Music Played

  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Pulp

    Disco 2000

    • Hits.
    • Island.
    • 6.

  • Sara Bareilles

    King Of Anything

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.

  • Otis Redding

    Shake

    • The Definitive Otis Redding Vol.1.
    • Rhino.

  • Maroon 5

    Makes Me Wonder

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "HAPPINESS" (Sony) Out Now

    • Hurts

      Sunday

      • (CD Single).
      • Sony.
      • 1.

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

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

  • Connie Francis

    Lipstick On Your Collar

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.

  • The Drizabone Soul Family

    Girlfriendz

    • All The Way.
    • Dome Records.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ANIMAL INSTINCT x 2" (Angel Air)

    • Tygers of Pan Tang

      Love Potion No.9

  • Amy Winehouse

    Stronger Than Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Canned Heat

    Let's Work Together

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Tom Browne

    Funkin' For Jamaica

    • 100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Supertramp

    Dreamer

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Whitney Houston

    Step By Step

    • The Preacher's Wife O.S.T. - Various.
    • Arista.

  • Matisyahu

    One Day

    • (CD Single).
    • 100%.
    • 1.

  • The Foundations

    In The Bad Bad Old Days

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll 1969 (Vol 2).
    • Connoisseur.

  • The Cure

    The Love Cats

    • The Cure - Staring At The Sea.
    • Fiction.

  • Rumer

    Am I Forgiven

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

  • Johnny Cash

    A Thing Called Love

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

  • Aztec Camera

    Walk Out to Winter

    • The Best Of Aztec Camera.
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Imelda May

    Inside Out

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

  • Aswad

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "GHOSTS IN THE MACHINE" (Polydor) for Tim from London

    • The Police

      Invisible Sun

      • The Police - Ghost In The Machine.
      • A&M.

  • Dinah Washington & Brook Benton

    A Rockin鈥� Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)

    • The Two Of Us.
    • Verve.

  • Wizzard

    See My Baby Jive

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Midnight Oil

    Beds Are Burning

    • (Single).
    • Sprint Records.

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

    • Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.

  • Adele

    Someone Like You

    • 21.
    • XL.
    • 1.

  • David Gray

    Please Forgive Me

    • (CD Single).
    • East West Records.

  • Stevie Wonder

    Another Star

    • (Single).
    • Motown.

  • Eliza Doolittle

    Skinny Genes

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

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BELLA" (Decca) out on February 7th

    • Teddy Thompson

      Delilah

      • Bella.
      • Decca.
      • 1.

  • Rainbow

    All Night Long

    • Rainbow - The Very Best Of Rainbow.
    • Parlophone.

  • Curtis Mayfield

    Move On Up

    • The Old Skool Reunion (Various Artis.
    • Global Television.

  • Melanie

    Brand New Key

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "LIKE THE YOUNG AND BRAVE DO" (Won't Ever Be)

    • Fake Lazy Supernovas

      Looking Inside

  • Elvis Costello

    Everyday I Write The Book

    • Elvis Costello & Attractions- The Man.
    • Imp Records.
    • 4.

  • Edei

    Loved

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

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Jan 2011 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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