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03/07/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Tuesday 03 July 2012

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!

HOUR 1
- Sister Sledge Lost In Music
  Disco Inferno (Various Artists), East West, 9
Tears for Fears Shout
Songs From The Big Chair: Deluxe Edition, Mercury
Maroon 5 Payphone
(CD Single), A&M, 1
Janet Jackson Together Again
Now 39 (Various Artists), Now
Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It
Little Richard - British Hit Singles, Ace
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "THE REMEDY" (Mercury) out 13th August
- Karima Francis Glory Days
  (CD Single), Mercury, 1
Men at Work Down Under
Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis, Columbia
Jack Johnson Upside Down
(CD Single), Brushfire Records
Stooshe Black Heart
(CD Single), Warner Bros, 1
The Clash Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Now 19 (Various Artists), Now
Buddy Holly Raining In My Heart
Acuff-Rose Opryland Music: 50th Anniv, Acuff-Rose Opryland
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "WHEN THE SHIP GOES DOWN" (Ourgate)
- 24 Pesos Melon Man
Macy Gray I Try
The 2000 Brit Awards (Various Artist, Columbia
Jona Lewie You'll Always Find Me In The Kitchen At Parties
Back To The Eighties (Various), Music Club
HOUR 2
- KC and The Sunshine Band Get Down Tonight
  Billboard Top Hits 1975, Rhino
The Dandy Warhols Bohemian Like You
(CD Single), Capitol, 7
Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson & Jeremy Jordan From Here To The Moon And Back
Joyful Noise O.S.T. (Various Artists), Sony, 1
The Easybeats Friday On My Mind
Good Morning Vietnam (Film S/Track), Disky
Patti Austin & James Ingram Baby Come To Me
Heart & Soul - 40 Smooth Soul Grooves, Polygram Tv
Gossip Move In The Right Direction
A Joyful Noise, Columbia, 1
Newton Faulkner Dream Catch Me
(CD Single), Ugly Truth
U2 Where The Streets Have No Name
(CD Single), Island
Scissor Sisters Baby Come Home
Magic Hour, Polydor, 1
Joss Stone Super Duper Love
(CD Single), Relentless Records
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "2nd HONEYMOON" (Lemon) suggested by Martin Short
- Deaf School What a Way to End it All
  2nd Honeymoon, Lemon
UB40 Red Red Wine
Now 1983 - The Millennium Series, EMI
Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Why Do Fools Fall In Love
That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists), EMI
HOUR 3
- Room 5 & Oliver Cheatham Make Luv
  New Woman 2003 (Various Artists), Virgin
Gerry Rafferty Night Owl
Gerry Rafferty - Right Down Line, EMI
Status Quo The Winner
(CD Single), Fourth Chord Records, 1
Billie Myers Kiss The Rain
Woman (Various Artists), Polygram Tv/Sony Tv
Andy Williams Can't Get Used To Losing You
The Best Love Songs...Ever! (Various), Virgin
Jack Savoretti Take Me Home
Between The Minds, Fullfill Records
ZZ Top Gimme All Your Lovin'
Top Gear 2 - Various Artists, Columbia
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ASHES AND ROSES" (Zoe) out now
- Mary Chapin Carpenter I Tried Going West
  Ashes and Roses, 007
The Contours Do You Love Me
The Wanderers (Original S/Track), Sanctuary Records
Wilson Phillips Hold On
The Female Touch 2 (Various Artists), Global Television
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "SCOTT" (Fontana)
- Scott Walker The Lady Came from Baltimore
Pluto Shervington Dat
Young Gifted & Black (Various), Trojan
Emeli Sandé My Kind Of Love
(CD Single), Virgin, 1
Chris Isaak Live It Up
Beyond The Sun, Rhino, 1