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06/02/2013

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Wednesday 06 February 2013

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
- Roxy Music Virginia Plain
  Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music - Street Life, Eg
Dusty Springfield I Only Want To Be With You
Dusty- The Silver Collection, Philips
Dido No Freedom
(CD Single), RCA, 1
Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf
Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
Des'ree You Gotta Be
The Ivor Novello Winners, EMI
The Robert Cray Band A Memo
(CD Single), Provogue Records, 1
Faces Ooh La La
Driving Rock Ballads (Various Artists), Virgin
Boy Meets Girl Waiting For A Star To Fall
The All Time Greatest Movie Songs, Columbia/Sony Tv
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "ALL THAT ECHOES" (Reprise) out 4th March
- Josh Groban Brave
  All That Echoes, Reprise, 1
Shirley & Company Shame Shame Shame
The Originals (Various Artists), Dino
Amy Macdonald Mr Rock & Roll
(CD Single), Vertigo
Lester's Library from the album "Dancing On The Gallows" (self released) Out 25th Feburary
- Rose's Pawn Shop Danger Behind The Wheel
  Dancing On The Gallows, Self Release
The Overtones Love Song
Higher, Warner Bros, 1
HOUR 2
- George Harrison My Sweet Lord
  All Things Must Pass, EMI, 4
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett - I Love Rock 'n' Roll, Blackheart
David Bowie Where Are We Now?
(CD Single), ISO Records
Chris Montez The More I See You
This Is Easy (Various Artists), Virgin
Natalie Cole Wild Women Do
Pretty Woman - Soundtrack, EMI
Gabrielle Aplin Please Don't Say You Love Me
(CD Single), Parlophone
Eric Clapton Eric Clapton - Change The World
Pause For Thought
(CD Single), Reprise
Squeeze Up The Junction
Big Squeeze: The Very Best Of Squeeze, Universal/A&M
Bastille Pompeii
(CD Single), Virgin Records
Kraftwerk The Model
Into The Eighties (Various Artists), Columbia
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "ONE AND ONE IS ONE" (Dandelion) suggested by Deepinder Cheema, in Birmingham
- Medicine Head Rising Sun
  Simon Bates Presents, Pickwick
Little Richard The Girl Can't Help It
Little Richard - British Hit Singles, Ace
Bill Withers & Grover Washington Jr Just The Two Of Us
Bill Withers - Greatest Hits, CBS
HOUR 3
- Kaiser Chiefs Ruby
  (CD Single), B-Unique
The Trammps Hold Back The Night
The Best Of, Rhino, 14
Stereophonics Indian Summer
(CD Single), Stylus Records, 1
Dixie Chicks Not Ready To Make Nice
(CD Single), Sony BMG
The Walker Brothers The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore
The Best Of, Fontana, 3
Toploader Turn It Around
(CD Single), Underdogs Management, 1
Genesis Land Of Confusion
Genesis - Turn It On Again, Virgin
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "I BELONG TO YOU" (Warner) out 11th February
- Emilia Mitiku So Wonderful
  I Belong To You, Warner Bros, 1
Fatback Band I Found Lovin'
The Greatest 80's Soul W/Ender (Va), Warner Strategic Market
Janet Kay Silly Games
Fantastic 70's (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
Jeff Beck Hi Ho Silver Lining
The Greatest Hits Of 1967 (Various), EMI
Lester's Library from the album "HAUNTED BY YOU" (MPress Records) Out 25th Feburary
- Rachael Sage California
  Haunted By You, MPress Records
Train Mermaid
California 37, Columbia, 1