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30/07/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Monday 30 July 2012

Fight off those Monday blues by tuning in to Alex on the Best Time of the Day Show for a dose of night-owl comedy and fantastic music. There is a new Record and Album of the Week, Pause for Thought, two more unexpected tracks from Lester's Library and one from you from the Listener's Library. Beware, the Drums of Pun or the Mallet of Stupidity could go off at any time. You have been warned!

HOUR 1
- Indeep Last Night A DJ Saved My Life
  Soul Weekender (Various Artists), Crimson
Bill Haley & His Comets Shake, Rattle And Roll
Bill Haley And The Comets, Bulldog
Train 50 Ways To Say Goodbye
Cailfornia 37, Sony, 5
Kim Wilde Kids In America
Fantastic 80's Disc 2 (Various Artis, Columbia
Yes Wonderous Stories
Classic Yes, Atlantic
Noisettes That Girl
Contact, Absolute
Toto Africa
The All Time Greatest Rock Songs ..., Columbia
Brian Hyland Sealed With A Kiss
Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection, Global Television
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "DARK BLACK" (Mercury) out 29th October
- Kristina Train Dream Of Me
  (CD Single), Mercury, 1
Todd Rundgren I Saw The Light
My Girl (Original 1992 Film S/Track), Epic
SWV Right Here
Now 26 (Various Artists), Now
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "BE HER MAN"
- Chris King True (Alfie)
Eric Church Springsteen
Chief, Wrasse Records, 1
HOUR 2
- Van Morrison Jackie Wilson Said
  The Very Best Of Van Morrison, Polydor
The Cure Close To Me
The Cure - Staring At The Sea, Fiction
Karima Francis Glory Days
(CD Single), Mercury, 1
Eagles Lyin' Eyes
(Single), Asylum
The Marvelettes When You're Young And In Love
Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.2 (Various), Hitsville
Ram Jam Black Betty
Super Hits Of The '70s: Have A Nice Day Volume 21, Rhino, 2
Lemar Invincible
(CD Single), Sony, 1
The Drifters Up On The Roof
Very Best Of Ben E.King & The Drifters, Global Television
Bruce Springsteen Dancing In The Dark
Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits, Columbia
Paloma Faith 30 Minute Love Affair
Fall To Grace, RCA, 2
Eddie Kendricks Keep On Truckin'
Dancing In The Street (Various Artis, Universal Music Tv
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "AT THE BBC" (UMC) suggested by Tim James in Wales
- Sandy Denny Whispering Grass
  At The BBC: In Session, UMC, 17
Del Amitri Roll To Me
Del Amitri - Twisted, A&M
HOUR 3
- a-ha The Sun Always Shines On TV
  Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia, 1
Roxette Joyride
Roxette Hits!, Capitol
Simple Plan Summer Paradise
(CD Single), Atlantic
The Housemartins Build
Now 10, Part 2, Now
Enrique Iglesias Love To See You Cry
(CD Single), Interscope
Rumer Travelin' Boy
Boys Don't Cry, Atlantic, 4
Otis Redding Hard To Handle
Dock Of The Bay (CD Single), Atlantic
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "BLUR 21: THE BOX" (EMI) out now
- Blur The Universal
  (CD Single), Food
Rod Stewart Baby Jane
The Best Of Rod Stewart, Warner Bros
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE VERY BEST OF EDDIE COCHRAN" (EMI)
- Eddie Cochran Lonely
Keane Sovereign Light Cafe
Strangeland, Island, 1
The Moody Blues Question
Hits Of ... 69 & 70 (Vol.3), Polydor