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12/06/2012

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. More from Album and Record of the Week, plus Lester's and Listener's Library song choices.

There's only one way to get through the night with a smile and that's with Alex, AKA the Dark Lord, on the Best Time of the Day Show.

There will be another track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, two more tracks from Alex's eclectic CD collection in the Lester's Library, a selection from you from the Listener's Library and Pause for Thought.

Alex is armed with the Drums of Pun, the Mallet of Stupidity and the Squeal of Campery; you won't get the chance to even think about sleeping!

2 hours, 57 minutes

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Tue 12 Jun 2012 02:00
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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Edwyn Collins

      A Girl Like You

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

  • Tracey Ullman

    They Don't Know

    • You Broke My Heart In 17 Places.
    • Stiff.

  • Tom Jones

    Hit Or Miss

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

  • Sam Cooke

    Cupid

    • Sam Cooke - The Man & His Music.
    • RCA.

  • ZZ Top

    Legs

    • Rancho Texicano: The Very Best Of ZZ Top.
    • Warner Bros.

  • Stooshe

    Black Heart

    • (CD Single).
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

  • Bee Gees

    Night Fever

    • Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits.
    • Polydor.

  • Marvin Gaye

    Too Busy Thinking About My Baby

    • Soul (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "GOOD MORNING TO THE NIGHT" (Mercury) out July 16th

    • Elton John vs PNAU

      Sad

      • (CD Single).
      • Mercury.
      • 1.

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    Out Of Touch

    • Collections.
    • Sony.

  • Lily Allen

    Smile

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ROOSTER RAG" (Decca)

    • Little Feat

      Candyman Blues

  • Bananarama & Fun Boy Three

    Really Saying Something

    • Bananarama - Deep Sea Skiving.
    • London.

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Rocky Ground

    • Wrecking Ball.
    • Columbia.
    • 9.

  • HOUR 2

    • George Benson

      Turn Your Love Around

      • George Benson - The Very Best Of.
      • Warner E.S.P..
      • 5.

  • New Radicals

    Get What You Give

    • (CD Single).
    • MCA.

  • Kelly Clarkson

    Dark Side

    • (CD Single).
    • RCA.
    • 1.

  • Ant么nio Carlos Jobim

    The Girl from Ipanema

    Singer: Astrud Gilberto. Performer: Jo茫o Gilberto. Performer: Ant么nio Carlos Jobim. Performer: Stan Getz. Performer: Tommy Williams.
    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • Bill Withers

    Lovely Day

    • It's Cool (Various Artists).
    • Parlophone.

  • Nell Bryden

    Buildings And Treetops

    • (CD Single).
    • 157 Records.

  • New Order

    Regret

    • Glorious (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.

  • Deep Purple

    Hush

  • GUN

    Break The Silence

    • Break The Silence.
    • Ear Music.
    • 1.

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Summer Rain

    • Belinda Carlisle.
    • Virgin.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE VERY BEST OF MICK JAGGER" (Warner) suggested by Rocky in Renfrewshire

    • Mick Jagger

      Let's Work

      • (Single).
      • CBS.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me to the Moon

    • A Man And His Music.
    • Reprise.

  • HOUR 3

    • Paolo Nutini

      10/10

      • Sunny Side Up.
      • Atlantic.
      • 1.

  • Stevie Nicks

    Edge Of Seventeen

    • (Single).
    • WEA.
    • 4.

  • Will Young

    I Just Want A Lover

    • (CD Single).
    • Sony.

  • Otis Redding

    Try a Little Tenderness

    • Atlantic Soul (Various Artists).
    • Warner E.S.P..

  • P!nk

    Please Don't Leave Me

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

  • Jack Savoretti

    Take Me Home

    • Between The Minds.
    • Fullfill Records.

  • Hawkwind

    Silver Machine

    • The Best Prog Rock Album In The World.
    • Virgin.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "LIFE IN A BEAUTIFUL LIGHT" (Mercury) out now

    • Amy Macdonald

      Slow It Down

      • (CD Single).
      • Mercury.
      • 1.

  • Living in a Box

    Living In A Box

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

  • Faces

    Pool Hall Richard

    • The Sound Of The Seventies (Various Artists).
    • Warner Music TV.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ALL FALL DOWN" (Nonesuch) out now

    • Shawn Colvin

      Knowing What I Know Now

  • Black Slate

    Amigo

    • The Best Reggae Album In The World....
    • Virgin.
    • 2.

  • Toto

    Hold The Line

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 12 Jun 2012 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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