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01/06/2011

Let Alex guide you through the small hours with his blend of unique humour and fantastic music. Includes Record and Album of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library tracks.

Spend the night with the Dark Lord, who will be keeping you laughing with his witty conversation interspersed with a great mix of music. More heartfelt tributes to the boxes that have enriched all of our lives; it's Day 3 of National Box Week. Keep an eye out on that neighbour who never opens the curtains and spends hour hammering away in the garage. He might be an alien from another planet! Tell us your suspicions in "I Spy Sci-Fi". And it's producer Dr. Strangelove's birthday; what do you buy the boy who sleeps all the time and wakes only briefly to pump iron at the gym? Help Alex with "Strangelove's Strange Gift". There's Pause for Thought at 3.20 and another visit to the 4.15 Confusion Hareem.

More from Album of the Week by Status Quo, Record of the Week from Emin, Lester's Library tracks from The Mojo Fins and The Lurkers, and your Listener's Library track by Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions.

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Music Played

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 020.

  • Nick Lowe

    I Love The Sound Of Breaking Glass

    • The Best Of Nick Lowe.
    • Demon Records.
    • 6.

  • Nerina Pallot

    Put Your Hands Up

    • (CD Single).
    • Geffen.
    • 1.

  • Manfred Mann

    Mighty Quinn

    • Ages Of Mann.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Linda Carr & The Love Squad

    Highwire

    • The Best Disco In Town (Various).
    • Disky.

  • The Who

    Pinball Wizard

    • The Who Hits 50! (Deluxe Edition).
    • Polydor.
    • 016.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "WONDER" (Saffron)

    • Emin - Any Time You Fall

  • Nanci Griffith

    I Love This Town (feat. Jimmy Buffett)

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

  • Guns N鈥� Roses

    Welcome To The Jungle

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Geffen.

  • Fairground Attraction

    Perfect

    • The First Of A Million Kisses (Expanded Edition).
    • Cherry Red Records.
    • 002.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BEGGARS BANQUET SINGLES COLLECTION" (Anagram)

    • The Lurkers

      Ain't Got a Clue

  • Jonathan Jeremiah

    Heart Of Stone

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Feeling

    Set My World On Fire

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal Island.
    • 1.

  • Chic

    My Forbidden Lover

    • Love On The Dance Floor (Various Artists).
    • Connoisseur Collection.
    • 2.

  • Danny Wilson

    Mary's Prayer

    • Now That's What I Call Music! 12 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Take That

    Love Love

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

  • Albert Hammond

    Free Electric Band

    • The Very Best Of Albert Hammond.
    • CBS.
    • 10.

  • Sade

    Smooth Operator

    • Walk On - Hits From The Last 2 Decade.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Julian Velard

    Sentimental

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

  • Chaka Demus, Pliers & Jack Radics

    Twist & Shout

    • (CD Single).
    • Mango.

  • Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians

    What I Am

    • Songwriter (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 3.

  • Michael Franti & Spearhead

    The Sound Of Sunshine

    • The Sound Of Sunshine.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE ANTHOLOGY: 1961-1977" (MCA) suggested by Tom from Central and Fife

    • The Impressions

      This is My Country

      • Anthology 1961-1977.

  • Imelda May

    Inside Out

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

  • Black Sabbath

    Paranoid

    • Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie.
    • Disky.

  • Martha Reeves and the Vandellas

    I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing

    • Dancing In The Streets: Motown's Greatest Hits (Various Artists).
    • Motown.

  • Go West

    King Of Wishful Thinking

    • Pretty Woman - Soundtrack.
    • EMI.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Home

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.

  • Katie Cole - Lost Inside A Moment

  • David Bowie

    Golden Years

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Dan Hartman

    I Can Dream About You

    • I Can Dream About You.
    • MCA.

  • Grace Jones

    Pull Up To The Bumper

    • The Divas Of Dance (Various Artists).
    • Telstar.

  • Foreigner

    Cold As Ice

    • 40.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 3.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "QUID PRO QUO" (Fourth Chord) out now

    • Status Quo

      Rock 'n' Roll 'n' You

      • (CD Single).
      • Fourth Chord Records.
      • 1.

  • Taja Sevelle

    Love Is Contagious

    • Taja Sevelle.
    • WEA.

  • Lee Dorsey

    Working In A Coal Mine

    • (CD Single).
    • Charly.

  • KT Tunstall

    (Still a) Weirdo

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

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "SHAKE THE DARKNESS" (Amazon) out on 20th June

    • The Mojo Fins

      The Spell

  • Groove Armada

    At The River

    • (CD Single).
    • Pepper.

Broadcast

  • Wed 1 Jun 2011 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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