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Lace Me Shirt

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

Last on

Wed 19 Jun 2013 02:00

Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • Patrice Rushen

      Forget Me Nots

      • Best Disco Album In The World...Ever!.
      • Virgin.
  • Cliff Richard

    Devil Woman

    • Cliff Richard - 40 Golden Greats.
    • EMI.
  • Bruno Mars

    Treasure

    • Unorthodox Jukebox.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.
  • Alanis Morissette

    Head Over Feet

    • Alanis Morissette -Jagged Little Pill.
    • Maverick.
  • Johnny Tillotson

    Poetry In Motion

    • 60's Number Ones Vol 1.
    • Old Gold.
  • Emmelie de Forest

    Only Teardrops

    • Eurovision Song Contest 2013.
    • Sony Music Denmark/Mermaid Records.
    • 1/11.
  • Dire Straits

    Walk Of Life

    • Brothers In Arms 20th Anniv Edition.
    • Vertigo.
  • Bill Withers

    Lean On Me

    • Nightlife II (Various Artists).
    • Solitaire Collection.
  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the album 'Red' (Virgin) out 15th July

    • Taylor Swift

      Everything Has Changed (feat. Ed Sheeran)

      • Red.
      • Virgin.
      • 1.
  • Amy Winehouse

    You Know I'm No Good

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the album 'Oh No.. It's The Wonder Stuff' (IRL) out July 15th

    • The Wonder Stuff

      Friendly Company

      • IRL.
  • The Beatles

    A Hard Day's Night

    • The Beatles - 1.
    • Apple.
    • 006.
  • Leanne Mitchell

    Pride

    • (CD Single).
    • Decca.
    • 1.
  • Hour 2

    • ZZ Top

      Sharp Dressed Man

      • (Single).
      • Warner Bros.
  • Heatwave

    Boogie Nights

    • Too Hot To Handle.
    • BBR.
    • 013.
  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

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

    The Days Of Pearly Spencer

    • Now 22 (Various Artists).
    • EMI.
  • Herman鈥檚 Hermits

    I'm Into Something Good

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

    Opposite

    • (CD Single).
    • 14th Floor Records.
    • 1.
  • Sheryl Crow

    Steve McQueen

    • (CD Single).
    • A&M.
  • The Kinks

    Come Dancing

    • The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.
  • The Proclaimers

    Not Cynical

    • (CD Single).
    • EMI.
    • 1.
  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the album 'The Sutherland Bros Band' (Island) Selected by Deepinder in Aldridge, West Midlands

    • The Sutherland Brothers Band

      The Pie

      • The Very Best of theSutherland Brothers.
      • Columbia.
  • The Miracles

    Love Machine

    • Dancing In The Street (Various Artis.
    • Universal Music Tv.
  • AC/DC

    You Shook Me All Night Long

    • AC/DC - Back In Black.
    • EMI.
  • Del Shannon

    Runaway

    • Greatest Hits.
    • Rhino.
    • 1.
  • HOUR 3

    • Simply Red

      Fairground

      • Simply Red Greatest Hits.
      • East West Records.
  • David Ruffin

    Walk Away From Love

    • Big Motown Hits & Hard To Find Classics Vol.1 (Various Artists).
    • Motown.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    Close Your Eyes

    • To Be Loved.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • Aretha Franklin

    Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

    • Aretha Franklin - Queen Of Soul.
    • Atlantic.
  • The Thrills

    Big Sur

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • Josh Osho

    Freewheel

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • Electric Light Orchestra

    The Diary Of Horace Wimp

    • Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO.
    • Epic.
  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the album 'Long Way Down' (Columbia) out June 24th

    • Tom Odell

      Long Way Down

      • Long Way Down.
      • Columbia.
      • 9.
  • Stephanie Mills

    Never Knew Love Like This Before

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.
  • Elvis Presley

    Way Down

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

    Shine

    • Now 1994 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY out 29th July

    • John VII

      Dress Me Good

  • Feist

    1234

    • (CD Single).
    • Polydor.
  • Alison Moyet

    Love Reign Supreme

    • (CD Single).
    • Cooking Vinyl.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 19 Jun 2013 02:00

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