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31/07/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Tuesday 31 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
- Adam Ant Goody Two Shoes
  Wave Party (Various Artists), Columbia, 15
Dolly Parton Jolene
Million Sellers Vol.15 - The Seventie, Disky
Status Quo The Winner
(CD Single), Fourth Chord Records, 1
Queen A Kind Of Magic
Queen - Greatest Hits II, Parlophone
The Fireballs Sugar Shack
The Golden Age Of American Rock'n'rol, Ace
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "DARK BLACK" (Mercury) out 29th October
- Kristina Train Dream Of Me
  (CD Single), Mercury, 1
Christopher Cross Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)
The All Time Greatest Movie Songs, Columbia/Sony Tv
Alison Moyet Is This Love?
Alison Moyet Singles, Columbia, 8
Scissor Sisters Baby Come Home
Magic Hour, Polydor, 1
The Crystals Da Doo Ron Ron
The Best Of The Crystals, Phil Spector Int
The Band Rag Mama Rag
The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various), Premier
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "LIGHT BETWEEN US" (Sony) out 3rd September
- Scouting for Girls Summertime in the City
Mr. Big To Be With You
The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou, Polygram Tv
Madonna Turn Up The Radio
(CD Single), Interscope Records
HOUR 1
- Wizzard See My Baby Jive
  25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1973, Connoisseur
Terence Trent D’Arby Dance Little Sister
T.T.D'Arby - Introducing The Hardline, Columbia
Amy Macdonald Pride
Life In A Beautiful Light, Mercury, 2
Tavares Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel
20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario, MFP
Norah Jones Chasing Pirates
(CD Single), Blue Note, 1
Pet Shop Boys Winner
(CD Single), Parlophone, 1
Jackson Browne In The Shape Of A Heart
The Next Voice You Hear - Jackson Bro, Elektra
Tracy Chapman Fast Car
Tracy Chapman, Elektra
George Michael White Light
(CD Single), Aegean, 1
Fats Domino Ain't That A Shame
That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists), EMI
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE OPTIMIST LP" (Source) suggested by Martin in Kent
- Turin Brakes Underdog (Save Me)
  Source Records
k.d. lang Constant Craving
The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou, Polygram Tv
The Temptations I Can't Get Next To You
The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec, Motown
HOUR 3
- Billy Joel Tell Her About It
  Billy Joel - Greatest Hits Vol.2, CBS
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes The Love I Lost
Midnight Soul (Various Artists), Music Club
Joss Stone While You're Out Looking For Sugar
The Soul Sessions Vol II, Warner Bros, 1
Fleetwood Mac Love In Store
Fleetwood Mac - Mirage, Warner Bros, 12
The Champs Tequila
The Wanderers (Original S/Track), Sequel Records
Matchbox Twenty She's So Mean
(CD Single), Atlantic, 1
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD box-set, "BLUR 21: THE BOX" (EMI) out now
- Blur Country House
  The Best Album In The World Ever!(Va), Virgin
Roxy Music Avalon
Roxy Music - Avalon, Eg
Sanford & Townsend Smoke From A Distant Fire
Smoke From A Distant Fire, Warner Bros, 1
Elton John & Pnau Foreign Fields
Good Morning To The Night, Mercury, 6
Be Bop Deluxe Ships In The Night
Remember The 70's, EMI
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "FLESH AND BLOOD" (Guardian Angel Records) out 17th September
- Sandi Thom The Big Ones Get Away
The Monkees I'm A Believer
Rediscover The 60's-With A Little Hel, Old Gold, 7
Adele Rumour Has It
21, XL, 1