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Last broadcast on Thu, 5 Jan 2012, 00:00 on BBC Radio 2.
Synopsis
The best alternative tunes and popular classics til 2am, plus rare tracks, remixes and unusual cover versions in Tunes of the Unexpected, and nightly topical chat chosen by you, the Janice Long Faithful.
Music played
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Prince & The Revolution
— KissPrince - The Very Best Of, Warner Bros -
Elton John
— Saturday Night's Alright For FightingElton John Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Mercury -
Chris Isaak
— Live It UpBeyond The Sun, Rhino, 1 -
Japan
— Ghosts(CD Single), Virgin, 1 -
Coldplay
— Paradise(CD Single), Parlophone, 1 -
Ren Harvieu
— Through The Night(CD Single), Island, 1 -
Tunes of the Unexpected
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The Alan Parsons Project
— Don't Let It ShowI, Robot, Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Arista, Le, 1
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Blur
— Tender(CD Single), Food -
Echo & The Bunnymen
— Bring On The Dancing HorsesEcho & The Bunnymen - Ballyhoo, Korova -
Paul Davidson — Midnight Rider
Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan -
Dry The Rain — The Chambers & The Valves
The Chambers & The Valves, RCA / Sony Music, 1 -
Robyn & Kleerup — With Every Heartbeat
Now 68 (Various Artists), Now -
The Kooks
— Naive(CD Single), Virgin -
Status Quo
— Movin' OnQuid Pro Quo, Fourth Chord Records, 1 -
Kirsty MacColl
— A New EnglandThe Best Of The 80's Vol.II (Various), Crimson -
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
— A.K.A... What A Life!(CD Single), Sour Mash Records, 1 -
Rachel Sermanni
— Breathe EasyBlack Currents EP, 1 -
Rufus Wainwright
— Rules And Regulations(CD Single), Geffen -
Tunes of the Unexpected
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Frank Zappa
— Stairway To HeavenThe Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life, Rykodisc, 14
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Mumford & Sons
— Roll Away Your Stone(CD Single), Island, 1
Broadcast
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Thu 5 Jan 201200:00