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19/02/2013

Duration:: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast:: Tuesday 19 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
- Duran Duran Rio
  Duran Duran - Greatest, EMI
Small Faces Lazy Sunday
The Greatest Hits Of 1968, Premier
Arlissa Sticks & Stones
(CD Single), London Records, 1
Fairground Attraction Perfect
The No.1 Acoustic Rock Album (Variou, Polygram Tv
Elton John Healing Hands
Perfect Day (Various Artists), Columbia
Bastille Pompeii
(CD Single), Virgin Records
The Electric Light Orchestra The Diary Of Horace Wimp
Light Years - The Very Best Of ELO, Epic
Blondie Atomic
Atomic: The Very Best Of Blondie, EMI
RECORD OF THE WEEK from the CD, "AMERICAN SOUL" (Atco) out now
- Mick Hucknall Turn Back The Hands Of Time
  (CD Single), SimplyRed.com, 1
Dire Straits Sultans Of Swing
(Single), Vertigo, 5
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVE" (RCA) out now
- P!nk Just Give Me a Reason (feat. Nate Ruess)
Joe Cocker Fire It Up
Fire It Up, Sony Music
HOUR 2
- Dexy's Midnight Runners & The Emerald Express Come On Eileen
  Fantastic 80's Disc 1 (Various Artis, Columbia
Nina Simone & Groovefinder Ain't Got No, I Got Life
(CD Single), Sony BMG
Stereophonics Indian Summer
(CD Single), Stylus Records, 1
Michael Jackson Rock With You
Michael Jackson - History, Epic
Cyndi Lauper I Drove All Night
Fantastic 80's - 3 (Various Artists), Sony Tv/Columbia
Jake Bugg Lightning Bolt
(CD Single), Mercury, 1
John Paul Young Love Is In The Air
20 Songs Of Love From The 70's (Vario, MFP
Youssou N'Dour & Neneh Cherry 7 Seconds
Love - 38 All Time Love Classics, Polygram Tv
Miss 600 Hello
(CD Single), Membran, 1
LISTENER'S LIBRARY from the CD, "VAULT: THE GREATEST HITS 1980 - 1995" (Mercury) suggested by Barry Osner in Blackpool
- Def Leppard When Love and Hate Collide
  Vault, Mercury, 9
Martha Reeves and The Vandellas Jimmy Mack
Leaders Of The Pack (Various Artists, Polygram Tv
Traveling Wilburys End Of The Line
Traveling Wilburys Vol.1, Wilbury
Jerry Lee Lewis Great Balls Of Fire
The Essential One & Only Jerry Lee Le, Trax Records
HOUR 3
- The Lightning Seeds Pure
  Lightning Seeds - Cloudcuckooland, Ghetto
Steely Dan FM (No Static At All)
A Decade Of Steely Dan, MCA
Bon Jovi Because We Can
(CD Single), Mercury, 1
Yazoo Only You
Alison Moyet Singles, Columbia
Bobby Vee Take Good Care Of My Baby
The Best Of Bobby Vee, Liberty
The Overtones Love Song
Higher, Warner Bros, 1
Sly & The Family Stone Family Affair
Shades Of Soul (Various Artists), Global Television
ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the forthcoming CD, "ALL THAT ECHOES" (Reprise) out 25th Feb
- Josh Groban Brave
  All That Echoes, Reprise, 1
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Please Read The Letter
(CD Single), Rounder Records
Marshall Hain Dancing In The City
(Single), Harvest
Bob Marley & The Wailers Three Little Birds
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend, Island
LESTER'S LIBRARY from the forthcoming CD, "BROTHER" (ACP) out 25th March
- Ruarri Joseph Got My Share
The Tams Hey Girl Don't Bother Me
The Classic Soul Years - 1964 (Vario, Connoisseur Collection
Gabrielle Aplin Please Don't Say You Love Me
(CD Single), Parlophone