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05/04/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Thursday 05 April 2012

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!

HOUR 1
- Prince When Doves Cry
  Prince - The Very Best Of, Warner Bros
Simon & Garfunkel Mrs Robinson
The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel, Columbia
Marlon Roudette New Age
(CD Single), Universal, 1
Amy Winehouse Rehab
(CD Single), Island
Guns N’ Roses November Rain
Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I, Geffen
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "STRANGELAND" (Island) out 7th May
- Keane Silenced By The Night
  (CD Single), Island, 1
Kim Wilde Kids In America
Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis, Columbia
Marmalade Rainbow
The London Sound (Various Artists), London
Rod Stewart & Tina Turner It Takes Two
Tina Turner - Simply The Best, Capitol
Shania Twain Forever And For Always
(CD Single), Mercury
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "NOT FRAGILE/FOUR WHEEL DRIVE" (Cherry Red)
- Bachman-Turner Overdrive Roll on Down the Highway
Wang Chung Dance Hall Days
Hits Of The 60s, 70s & 80s (Various), Kenwest
Chris Isaak My Baby Left Me
Beyond The Sun, Rhino, 1
HOUR 2
- Pulp Disco 2000
  (CD Single), Island, 6
Michael Jackson Rock With You
Michael Jackson - History, Epic
Train Drive By
(CD Single), Columbia, 12
The Marvelettes Please Mr Postman
Marvelettes-Compact Command Performan, Motown, 3
Talk Talk It's My Life
More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various), Disky
Marvin Gaye Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye, Motown
Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera Moves Like Jagger
(CD Single), A&M, 1
James Morrison One Life
(CD Single), Island, 1
The Pretenders Stop Your Sobbing
The Pretenders - The Singles, WEA
Wilson Pickett Mustang Sally
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues - Vol 6: 1966, Atlantic
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ONE MORE TIME FOR PEACE" (Mystique) suggested by Colin Gately in Manchester
- Roger Chapman All Too Soon
  One More Time For Peace, Mystic, 1
Sade Your Love Is King
The Greatest Love Vol.2 (Various), Telstar, 1
Jason Mraz I Won't Give Up
Love Is A Four Letter Word, Atlantic, 4
HOUR 3
- Starship Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
  Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia, 1
Scissor Sisters Laura
(CD Single), Polydor
Coldplay Charlie Brown
(CD Single), Parlophone, 1
The Spinners Working My Way Back To You
Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist, Global Television
Melanie Brand New Key
The Greatest Hits Of 1972 (Various), Premier
China Crisis Wishful Thinking
Greatest Hits Of The 80's (Various), Disky
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "III" (Flatcap) out now
- Jamie Hartman Happy New Year
  III, Flat Cap Records, 1
Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou
(CD Single), EMI
John Paul Young Love Is In The Air
20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario, MFP
Thea Gilmore & Sandy Denny London
(CD Single), Mighty Village, 1
Lighthouse Family Lifted
(CD Single), Polydor
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "LIKE COMEDY" (Cooking Vinyl) out 7th May
- The Proclaimers Spinning Around in the Air
The Upsetters Return Of Django
Million Sellers Vol.10 - The Sixties, Disky
Barenaked Ladies One Week
New Hits 99 (Various Artists), Sony Music TV