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26/07/2012

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 26 Jul 2012 02:00
大象传媒 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Michael Jackson

      The Way You Make Me Feel

      • The Essential.
      • Epic.
      • 14.

  • Joni Mitchell

    Free Man In Paris

    • Joni Mitchell - Court & Spark.
    • Asylum.

  • Keane

    Sovereign Light Cafe

    • Strangeland.
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • Diana Ross

    My Old Piano

    • Diana Ross & The Supremes - 40 Motown.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Elvis Presley

    Heartbreak Hotel

  • Noisettes

    That Girl

    • Contact.
    • Absolute.

  • Sting

    All This Time

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
    • 5.

  • Blondie

    Call Me

    • Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie.
    • EMI.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "NORTH" (Atlantic) out 3rd September

    • Matchbox Twenty

      She's So Mean

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

  • Aretha Franklin

    (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.

  • Def Leppard

    Pour Some Sugar On Me

    • More Monkey Business From Catalogue Marketing (Various Artists).
    • Universal.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "NOTHIN' BUT LOVE" (Warner) out 27th August

    • The Robert Cray Band

      (Won't Be) Coming Home

  • Train

    50 Ways To Say Goodbye

    • Cailfornia 37.
    • Sony.
    • 5.

  • HOUR 2

    • Laura Branigan

      Self Control

      • Now 1984 (Various Artists).
      • Now.

  • Coldplay

    Clocks

    • (CD Single).
    • Parlophone.

  • Gossip

    Move In The Right Direction

  • Simon & Garfunkel

    The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)

    • The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel.
    • Columbia.

  • Mariah Carey

    Fantasy

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.

  • Jan & Dean

    Surf City

    • It's A Sixties Party (Various Artist.
    • Columbia.

  • Jason Mraz

    93 Million Miles

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Mike + the Mechanics

    Silent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

    • The Earthquake Album (Various Artists).
    • Life Aid Armenia.
    • 7.

  • The Corrs

    Summer Sunshine

    • (CD Single).
    • Atlantic.

  • Status Quo

    The Winner

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

  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me to the Moon

    • A Man And His Music.
    • Reprise.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BLUE KENTUCKY GIRL" (WSM) suggested by Pete Ailing in Newport

    • Emmylou Harris

      Blue Kentucky Girl

      • Blue Kentucky Girl: Expanded Edition.
      • Wsm.
      • 9.

  • Wax

    Bridge To Your Heart

    • American English.
    • Lemon Recordings.
    • 5.

  • Alicia Keys

    You Don't Know My Name

  • HOUR 3

    • Wings

      Listen To What The Man Said

      • The 7" Singles Box.
      • MPL.

  • Karen Ramirez

    Looking For Love

    • (CD Single).
    • Manifesto.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Baby Come Home

    • Magic Hour.
    • Polydor.
    • 1.

  • Katrina and the Waves

    Sun Street

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.

  • War

    Low Rider

    • Blaxploitation: The Sequel Vol.2.
    • Global Television.

  • Blur

    Under The Westway

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

  • Marianne Faithfull

    As Tears Go By

    • The Very Best Of Marianne Faithfull.
    • London.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "HUMAN AGAIN" (Cabin 24 Records) out now

    • Ingrid Michaelson

      Ribbons

      • Human Again.
      • Cabin 24 Records.
      • 7.

  • Simply Red

    It's Only Love

    • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
    • East West Records.

  • The Rolling Stones

    Tumbling Dice

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.
    • 1.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "COLOURED LIFE" (FOD Records)

    • Gregory Darling

      Ride of My Life

  • Ziggy Marley & Melody Makers

    Tomorrow People

    • Dancing On Sunshine - 22 Reggae Hits.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Joss Stone

    While You're Out Looking For Sugar

    • The Soul Sessions Vol II.
    • Warner Bros.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Thu 26 Jul 2012 02:00
    大象传媒 Radio 2

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