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02/10/2009

With the Dark Lord's musical instalments from Lester's Library and the Listener's Library, plus Pause for Thought.

The week's final instalment of random daftness and planned oddities from the Dark Lord. Includes 2 hourly visits to the extensive music archive known as Lester's Library, and your musical contribution in the Listeners' Library. Submit your own choices by going to Alex's pages at www.bbc.co.uk/radio2.

3 hours

Last on

Fri 2 Oct 2009 03:00

Music Played

  • Def Leppard

    Animal

    • Def Leppard - Hysteria.
    • Phonogram.
  • Dave Edmunds

    I Hear you Knocking

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1970 (Various).
    • Premier.
    • 4.
  • Whitney Houston

    Million Dollar Bill

    • (CD Single).
    • Arista.
    • 1.
  • Andy Williams

    Can't Take My Eyes Off You

    • Heartbeat: Love Me Tender (Various).
    • Global Television.
  • KT Tunstall

    Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

    • (CD Single).
    • Relentless Records.
  • Newton Faulkner

    If This Is It

    • (CD Single).
  • The Hollies

    I'm Alive

    • The Hits Of 1965 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.
    • 3.
  • Lene Marlin

    Sitting Down Here

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.
  • The Yeah You's

    Getting Up With You

    • (CD Single).
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Crowded House

    Don't Dream It's Over

    • Crowded House - Recurring Dream.
    • Capitol.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'THE YEARLING' ON HOTEL

    • Piney Gir

      Blithe Spirit

  • Labi Siffre

    (Something Inside) So Strong

    • All Time Classic Tearjerkers (Var).
    • Warner Strategic Marketi.
  • Megan Henwood

    What Elliott Said

    • (CD Single).
  • Fun Boy Three

    Our Lips Are Sealed

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
  • Michael Bolton

    Just One Love

    • (CD Single).
    • UMTV.
    • 1.
  • World Party

    Is It Like Today?

    • (CD Single).
    • Ensign.
  • Saint Etienne

    Only Love Can Break Your Heart

    • Crush (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1.
  • Lisa Hannigan

    Lille

    • (CD Single).
    • Hoop Recordings.
    • 1.
  • Supertramp

    The Logical Song

    • The Very Best Of Supertramp.
    • A&M.
  • Paloma Faith

    New York

    • (CD Single).
    • Epic.
    • 1.
  • LISTENERS' LIBRARY - SUGGESTED BY RAY KEW. TAKEN FROM 'BLACK SEA' ON VIRGIN

    • XTC

      Generals and Majors

      • XTC - Compact XTC:The Singles 1978-85.
      • Virgin.
  • Barry White

    You're the First, the Last, My Everything

    • Barry White - The Collection.
    • Mercury.
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers

    Is This Love

    • Bob Marley & The Wailers - Legend.
    • Island.
  • Keane

    Perfect Symmetry

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.
  • R.E.M.

    Shiny Happy People

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1991 (Various).
    • Telstar.
  • David Gray

    Babylon

    • (CD Single).
    • Iht Records.
  • John Fogerty

    Garden Party (feat. Don Henley & Timothy B. Schmit)

    • The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again.
    • Universal.
    • 1.
  • Roxy Music

    Avalon

    • Roxy Music - Avalon.
    • Eg.
  • The Clash

    London Calling

    • Billy Elliot O.S.T. - Various Artists.
    • Polydor.
  • Michael Bubl茅

    Haven't Met You Yet

    • Crazy Love.
    • Reprise.
    • 1.
  • The Temptations

    Ain't Too Proud To Beg

    • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
    • Motown.
  • Kim Carnes

    Bette Davis Eyes

    • And The Road Goes On Forever Vol 1.
    • Debutante.
  • Talk Talk

    It's My Life

    • More Greatest Hits Of 80's (Various).
    • Disky.
  • Robert Parker

    Barefootin'

    • The 60's - Soul (Various Artists).
    • Knight Records.
  • LESTER'S LIBRARY - TAKEN FROM 'SINGLED OUT' ON MOSCODISC

    • Eleanor McEvoy

      You'll Hear Better Songs Than This

  • Embrace

    Nature's Law

    • (CD Single).
    • Independiente.
  • Aviv Geffen

    It's Alright

    • (CD Single).

Broadcast

  • Fri 2 Oct 2009 03:00

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