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03/05/2012

Keeping you laughing through the night and playing the best selection of tunes, it's Alex. With the Album and Record of the Week plus Lester's and Listener's Libraries.

Alex is here to keep you entertained with his unique brand of witty chat accompanied by a great selection of tunes.

There is more from Album of the Week, another play of the Record of the Week, two tracks you may not have heard before from Lester's Library, one of your choices from the Listener's Library, Pause for Thought at 3.20am, and the second Half-Time Hooter of the Week. Let the buffoonery begin!

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Thu 3 May 2012 02:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • New York City

      I'm Doing Fine Now

  • R.E.M.

    Man on the Moon

    • Simply The Best Movie Album (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Rebecca Ferguson

    Glitter & Gold

    • Heaven.
    • Sony.

  • Katy Perry

    California Gurls (feat. Snoop Dogg)

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
    • 1.

  • Elvis Presley

    (Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "OUR NEW LIFE ABOVE THE GROUND" (Warner Bros) out May 28th

    • Avalanche City

      Sunset

      • (CD Single).
      • Warner Bros.

  • Robert Plant

    29 Palms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fontana.
    • 5.

  • Fleetwood Mac

    Say You Love Me

    • 50 Years - Don't Stop.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 004.

  • Jodie Marie

    Like A Runaway

    • Mountain Echo.
    • Verve.
    • 2.

  • The Everly Brothers

    All I Have to Do Is Dream

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "EGGSHELLS" (Middle Of Nowhere) out May 21st

    • Rachel Sermanni - Eggshells

  • Jamiroquai

    Cosmic Girl

    • Simply The Best Radio Hits (Various).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • Engelbert Humperdinck

    Love Will Set You Free

    • (CD Single).
    • Conehead.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band

      Hollywood Nights

      • (CD Single).
      • Capitol.

  • Alphaville

    Big In Japan

    • The 80's Collection: 1984 (Various).
    • Time Life.

  • Rumer

    P.F. Sloan

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

  • R. Dean Taylor

    There's A Ghost In My House

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • Squeeze

    Tempted

    • Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis.
    • Columbia.

  • Juan Zelada

    Barman

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

  • Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

    Stay (I Missed You)

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

  • The Darkness

    I Believe In A Thing Called Love

    • The Darkness - Permission To Land.
    • Atlantic.

  • Tom Jones

    Hit Or Miss

    • (CD Single).
    • Gut Records.
    • 5.

  • Mariah Carey

    Emotions

    • Mariah #1's - The Best Of Mariah Care.
    • Columbia.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "STREETS OF THIS TOWN" (Geffen) suggested by Peter Harrison of Tyne

    • Steve Forbert

      On The Streets Of This Town

      • Streets Of This Town.
      • Geffen.

  • Roxette

    The Look

    • Now 15 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Kate Bush

    Babooshka

    • Remastered Part I.
    • Fish People.

  • HOUR 3

    • Dolly Parton

      9 to 5

      • Dolly Parton: The Ultimate Collection.
      • BMG/RCA.

  • Johnny Hates Jazz

    Shattered Dreams

    • Now 1987 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.

  • Marlon Roudette

    New Age

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

  • Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

    Yeh Yeh

    • 20 Beat Classics.
    • Polydor.

  • Darren Hayes

    Stupid Mistake

    • Secret Codes & Battleships.
    • EMI.
    • 1.

  • The Bangles

    Manic Monday

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

  • James Brown

    Papa's Got a Brand New Bag

    • Originals 2 (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Keane

    You Are Young

    • Strangeland.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Toto

    Hold The Line

    • Driving Rock (Various Artists).
    • Global Records & Tapes.

  • Mary Mary

    Shackles (Praise You)

    • Huge Hits 2000 (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Only The Horses

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

  • Herman鈥檚 Hermits

    I'm Into Something Good

    • The Hits Of 1964 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THEY ONLY COME OUT AT NIGHT" (Epic)

    • The Edgar Winter Group

      Free Ride

  • Elbow

    Open Arms

    • (CD Single).
    • Fiction.
    • 1.

  • Gabrielle

    When A Woman

    • (CD Single).
    • Go Beat.

Broadcast

  • Thu 3 May 2012 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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