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  4. 13/11/2009

13/11/2009

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Last broadcast on Fri, 13 Nov 2009, 03:00 on BBC Radio 2.

Synopsis

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library. Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.

Tracklist

  1. Hothouse Flowers Hothouse FlowersDon't Go

    Emerald Rock (Various Artists)
  2. Creedence Clearwater Revival Creedence Clearwater RevivalDown On The Corner

    Revival: Creedence Gold
  3. Norah Jones Norah JonesChasing Pirates

    (CD Single)
  4. The Stylistics The StylisticsSing Baby Sing

    The Very Best Of The Stylistics
  5. The Sugarcubes The SugarcubesHit

    (CD Single)
  6. Bon Jovi Bon JoviWe Weren't Born To Follow

    (CD Single)
  7. John Lennon John LennonStand By Me

    John Lennon - Lennon Legend
  8. Madonna MadonnaFrozen

    (CD Single)
  9. Jamie Cullum Jamie CullumI'm All Over It

    (CD Single)
  10. LESTER'S LIBRARY. TAKE FROM 'GHETTO STYLE' ON CAMDEN

    Gil Scott-Heron Gil Scott-HeronThe Revolution Will Not Be Televised

  11. P!nk P!nkGet The Party Started

    The Very Best Of All Woman 2003 (Var)
  12. Georgie Fame Georgie FameYeh Yeh

    20 Beat Classics
  13. Tom Waits Tom WaitsDowntown Train

    Smoke O.S.T. (Various Artists)
  14. Kim Wilde Kim WildeKids In America

    Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis
  15. America AmericaVentura Highway

    Country Roads (Various Artists)
  16. Gwen Guthrie Gwen GuthrieAin't Nothing Going On But The Rent

    Now 1986 (Various Artists)
  17. Westlife WestlifeWhat About Now

    (CD Single)
  18. Louis Prima Louis PrimaJust A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody

    Louis Prima - Capitol Collectors Seri
  19. Imelda May Imelda MayJohnny Got A Boom Boom

    (CD Single)
  20. Athlete AthleteBlack Swan Song

    (CD Single)
  21. World Party World PartyIs It Like Today?

    (CD Single)
  22. Lenny Kravitz Lenny KravitzIt Ain't Over 'til It's Over

    Awesome 2 - Various Artists
  23. Lily Allen Lily AllenWho'd Have Known

    CD Single
  24. LISTENER'S LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY STEWART LINNANE. TAKEN FROM 'WELCOME TO THE PLEASURE DOME' ON ZTT

    Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Goes to HollywoodWelcome To The Pleasure Dome

    (Single)
  25. Chic ChicGood Times

    The Last Days Of Disco (Film Soundtra
  26. Mike + The Mechanics Mike + The MechanicsSilent Running (On Dangerous Ground)

    Rock City Nights (Various Artists)
  27. Freda Payne Freda PayneBand Of Gold

    Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various)
  28. The Lemonheads The LemonheadsMrs Robinson

    Simply The Best Movie Album (Various)
  29. U2 U2Pride (In The Name Of Love)

    U2 - The Best Of 1980-1990
  30. Bob Dylan Bob DylanI Want You

    Bob Dylan - Greatest Hits
  31. Paolo Nutini Paolo NutiniPencil Full Of Lead

    (CD Single)
  32. The Who The WhoI Can't Explain

    The Godfathers Of Britpop
  33. Prince & The Revolution Prince & The RevolutionTake Me With U

    Prince - Purple Rain O.S.T.
  34. Pixie Lott Pixie LottCry Me Out

    (CD Single)
  35. T. Rex T. RexGet It On

    Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Seventie
  36. Dion DionThe Wanderer

    The Wanderers (Original S/Track)
  37.   Rosanne Cash and Bruce SpringsteenSea Of Heartbreak

    The List
  38. Gabrielle GabrielleDreams

    Now 1993 - The Millennium Series
  39. LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'SOUNDTRACK' ON HOT RECORD SOCIETY

    George DuningMoonglow/Love Theme From 'Picnic'

  40. Red Hot Chili Peppers Red Hot Chili PeppersSnow (Hey Oh)

    (CD Single)
  41. ChangeSearching

    100 Dance Hits Of The Eighties

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  1. Fri 13 Nov 2009
    03:00

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