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07/12/2012

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Friday 07 December 2012

It's the best way to start your weekend by tuning in to the Best Time of the Day Show with Alex. Every Friday is a feelgood Friday which means even more great tunes and inspired daftness to keep you happy through the night.

There is a final track from the Album of the Week, another spin of Record of the Week, more unexpected song selections from Lester's and the Listener's Libraries and Pause for Thought.

HOUR 1
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark Locomotion
  Now 1984 - The Millennium Series, Now, 9
Tom Jones & Mousse T. Sex Bomb
(CD Single), Gut Records
Taylor Swift Red
Red, Mercury
The Vee Gees Jive Talkin'
Bee Gees - Their Greatest Hits, Polydor
Natalie Imbruglia Torn
1999 Grammy Nominees (Various Artist, Elektra
Mika The Origin Of Love
The Origin Of Love, Island
Carole King It Might As Well Rain Until September
Heartbeat - Forever Yours, Sony
Focus Sylvia
The Best Of Focus, Chrysalis
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "ELYSIUM" (Parlophone) out 31st December
- Pet Shop Boys Memory Of The Future
  (CD Single), Parlophone, 1
Rod Stewart Rhythm Of My Heart
Rod Stewart - Vagabond Heart, Warner Bros
LESTER'S LIBRARY FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM "How About I Be Me (And You Be You?)" (ONE LITTLE INDIAN) OUT JANUARY 2013
- Sinéad O’Connor 4th And Vine
  How About I Be Me (And You Be You?), One Little Indian
Go West King Of Wishful Thinking
Pretty Woman - Soundtrack, EMI
Prince Rock And Roll Love Affair
(CD Single), NPG Records
HOUR 2
- The Bluebells Young At Heart
  Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
U2 Beautiful Day
Now 47 (Various Artists), Now
Paloma Faith Just Be
Fall To Grace, Sony
Linda Ronstadt Different Drum
Linda Ronstadt Greatest Hits, Asylum
Luther Vandross, Janet Jackson & Ralph Tresvant The Best Things In Life Are Free (Remix)
(CD Single), DEF JAM
The Killers Here With Me
(CD Single), Mercury, 1
Buddy Holly Peggy Sue
Rediscover The 50's-Rock With The Cav, Old Gold
Duran Duran Planet Earth
Duran Duran - Greatest, EMI, 2
Katie Melua Forgetting All My Troubles
(CD Single), Dramatico
The Tams Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy
(Single), Stateside
LISTENER'S LIBRARY the SINGLE, "DR LOVE" (CBS) suggested by Mandy Forrester in Warrington
- Tina Charles Dr Love
  Dr Love, CBS
Del Amitri Roll To Me
Del Amitri - Twisted, A&M
Ray Charles Hit The Road Jack
Ray Charles - The Collection, Castle Communications
Sugarland Stuck Like Glue
The Incredible Machine, Mercury, 1
Gene Vincent Be Bop A Lula
That's Rock'n'Roll (Various Artists), EMI
HOUR 3
- ABC When Smokey Sings
  Now 1987 - The Millennium Series, EMI
Melba Moore This Is It
25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1976, Connoisseur
Bruno Mars Locked Out Of Heaven
(CD Single), Atlantic, 1
Kraftwerk The Model
Into The Eighties (Various Artists), Columbia
The Mamas & the Papas Dedicated To The One I Love
Heartbeat - The 60's Gold Collection, Global Television
One Direction Little Things
Take Me Home, Sony
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "THE VERY BEST OF NEIL DIAMOND" (Sony) OUT NOW
- Neil Diamond Hello Again
  Neil Diamond - The Ultimate Collectio, Columbia/Mca
George McCrae Rock Your Baby
The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various), Premier
Kylie Minogue On A Night Like This (The Abbey Road Sessions)
(CD Single), Parlophone, 2
Fountains of Wayne Stacy's Mom
(CD Single), Virgin
Shanice I Love Your Smile
(CD Single), Motown
LESTER'S LIBRARY FROM HIS NEW EP (Decca) OUT NOW
- Allen Stone Sleep
  Allen Stone, Decca
Norman Greenbaum Spirit In The Sky
Million Sellers Vol.18 - The Seventie, Disky