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Swan Shade

Another slice of inspired daftness and great music to keep you happy through the night. Plus, the Album and Record of the Week and 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 27 Aug 2013 02:00
91热爆 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • HOUR 1

    • The J. Geils Band

      Centrefold

      • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
      • Debutante.

  • Dionne Warwick

    Do You Know the Way to San Jose

    • The Love Songs Of Burt Bacharach.
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Florida Georgia Line & Nelly

    Cruise

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

  • Badly Drawn Boy

    All Possibilities

    • (CD Single).
    • Twisted Nerve.

  • Boney M.

    Sunny

    • The Magic Of Boney M.
    • Sony BMG.
    • 14.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Take Back The Night

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

  • Nick Lowe

    Cruel To Be Kind

    • Fantastic 70's (Various Artists).
    • Sony Tv/Columbia.
    • 9.

  • The Rolling Stones

    The Last Time聽

    • The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks.
    • Abkco.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD "IN A TIDAL WAVE OF MYSTERY" (Capitol) out 23rd September

    • Capital Cities

      Safe And Sound

      • (CD Single).
      • Capitol.

  • King

    Love & Pride

    • The Ultimate Eighties (Various).
    • Hit Records.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "TALL TALL SHADOWS" (Secret City Records) out 9th September

    • Basia Bulat

      Tall Tall Shadows

      • Tall Tall Shadows.
      • Secret City Records.

  • Pilot

    Magic

    • 25 Years Of Rock'n'Roll Vol.2 (1974).
    • Connoisseur Collection.

  • Matt Cardle & Melanie C

    Loving You

    • (CD Single).
    • Absolute.
    • 1.

  • HOUR 2

    • Glenn Frey

      The Heat Is On

      • Above The Clouds: The Very Best Of.
      • Universal.

  • The Marvelettes

    Please Mr. Postman

    • Marvelettes-Compact Command Performan.
    • Motown.
    • 3.

  • Olly Murs

    Right Place Right Time

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.

  • A Flock of Seagulls

    Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)

    • Electric Dreams (Various Artists).
    • Virgin.
    • 6.

  • Jon Secada

    Just Another Day

    • The Love Album (CD 2) (Various Artist.
    • Virgin.

  • Jack Johnson

    Radiate

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • Ella Fitzgerald

    Night and Day

    • The Incomparable Ella.
    • Polydor.

  • Alice Cooper

    Poison

    • Free Spirit (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
    • 7.

  • Janelle Mon谩e

    Dance Apocalyptic

  • The Police

    Every Breath You Take

    • The Ivor Novello Winners.
    • EMI.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the album "PAUL HARDCASTLE" (Chrysalis) suggested by Andrea in Sandbach, Cheshire

    • Paul Hardcastle

      Don't Waste My Time

      • Paul Hardcastle.
      • Chrysalis.

  • Lindisfarne

    Meet Me On The Corner

    • The Best Of Lindisfarne.
    • Virgin.

  • Huey Lewis and the News

    Do You Believe In Love

    • It's Only Rock 'n' Roll... (Various).
    • EMI.

  • HOUR 3

    • Mike + the Mechanics

      All I Need Is A Miracle

      • Mike & The Mechanics.
      • WEA.

  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.

  • Manic Street Preachers

    Show Me The Wonder

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

  • The Platters

    Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
    • 3.

  • Neil Young

    Only Love Can Break Your Heart

    • After The Gold Rush.
    • Reprise.
    • 3.

  • Shane Filan

    Everything To Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Capitol.
    • 1.

  • Hothouse Flowers

    Don't Go

    • Emerald Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "GETTING OVER THE STORM" (Universal / Virgin) out 2nd September

    • UB40

      Getting Over The Storm

      • Getting Over The Storm.
      • Virgin.
      • 3.

  • Yvonne Elliman

    If I Can't Have You

    • And They Danced The Night Away.
    • Debutante.

  • The Killers

    Somebody Told Me

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.

  • The Shadows

    Apache

    • The Shadows - First 20 Years At The T.
    • EMI.

  • LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD "BACK TO BOOMTOWN: CLASSIC RATS HITS" (Virgin EMI) out 9th September

    • The Boomtown Rats

      Mary On The 4th Floor

  • Talking Heads

    And She Was

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

  • Kodaline

    Brand New Day

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

Broadcast

  • Tue 27 Aug 2013 02:00
    91热爆 Radio 2

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