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14/05/2010

Tim Smith rounds off the week with more witty chat and great tunes while Alex is away. Record and Album of the Week plus Pause for Thought included. The weekend starts here.

Start the weekend with a bang with Tim Smith who is looking after The Best Time of the Day Show for the Dark Lord. This morning, Alex calls the show and treats us to an update of what he has been upto on his travels. It's Feelgood Friday so there are lots of tunes to add to the feelgood factor. From the Smith Family Archive there are tracks from Pilot and John Stewart, Dennis Waterman is selected from the Listener's Library, there's a Trucker Track from Alabama, more Album of the Week from Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Record of the Week from Rick Astley and Pause for Thought at 3.20am.

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Music Played

  • Mink DeVille

    Spanish Stroll

    • The Greatest Hits Of 1977 (Various).
    • Premier.

  • Del Shannon

    Little Town Flirt

    • Rediscover The 50's - Here Comes Summ.
    • Old Gold.
    • 9.

  • The Smiths

    What Difference Does It Make?

    • Complete.
    • Warner.
    • 5.

  • Craig David

    All Alone Tonight (Stop Look Listen)

    • Signed Sealed Delivered.

  • Sophie B. Hawkins

    Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

    • Woman (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv/Sony Tv.

  • RECORD OF THE WEEK (Cruz Music)

    • Rick Astley

      Lights Out

      • (CD Single).
      • Cruz Music.
      • 1.

  • MUSIC FROM THE SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE

    • John Stewart

      Gold

      • Freeway 20 Classic Driving Tracks.
      • Polygram TV.

  • Eurythmics

    Right By Your Side

    • Eurythmics - Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • FM

    Hollow

    • (CD Single).

  • Talking Heads

    Once In A Lifetime

    • Talking Heads - Remain In Light.
    • Sire.

  • The Rolling Stones - Plundered My Soul

  • Jamie Cullum

    Wheels

    • (CD Single).

  • Bill Haley and His Comets

    Shake, Rattle And Roll

    • Bill Haley And The Comets.
    • Bulldog.

  • Orange Juice

    Rip It Up

    • Rip It Up (Various Artists).
    • EMI.

  • The Elgins

    Heaven Must Have Sent You

    • Motown Hits Of Gold Vol.5 (Various).
    • Motown.
    • 6.

  • Amy Macdonald

    Spark

    • (CD Single).

  • Daryl Hall & John Oates

    I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

    • Single Mixes.
    • RCA.

  • Aztec Camera

    How Men Are

    • Acoustic Rock (Various Artists).
    • Polygram Tv.

  • Lady A

    Need You Now

    • Need You Now.
    • Capitol Nashville.
    • 1.

  • LISTENER'S LIBRARY suggested by Martin in Stevenage

    • Dennis Waterman

      I Could Be So Good For You

  • Free

    Wishing Well

    • The Boys Are Back In Town (Various).
    • Columbia.
    • 10.

  • Keane and K'Naan

    Stop For A Minute

    • (CD Single).
    • Island.
    • 1.

  • The Staple Singers

    If You're Ready (Come Go With Me)

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.

  • Sweet

    Little Willy

    • Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be.
    • 7T's Records.

  • Alabama

    Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)

    • Mountain Music: The Best Of.

  • The Pointer Sisters

    I'm So Excited

    • Greatest Hits.
    • BBR.
    • 020.

  • The Lemonheads

    Mrs Robinson

    • Simply The Best Movie Album (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • MUSIC FROM THE SMITH FAMILY ARCHIVE from the CD, "As, Bs and Rarities" (EMI Gold)

    • Pilot

      Just a Smile

      • As Bs and Rarities.

  • Michael Bubl茅

    Crazy Love

    • (CD Single).
    • 143 Records.
    • 1.

  • Bernard Cribbins

    Right Said Fred

    • The Hits Of 1962 (Various Artists).
    • MFP.

  • Barry White

    Never, Never Gonna Give Ya Up

    • 25 Years Of Rock `n' Roll - 1974.
    • Connoisseur.

  • Teenage Fanclub

    Baby Lee

    • Shadows.
    • PeMa Records.
    • 1.

  • Suzi Quatro & Chris Norman

    Stumblin' In

    • Nicky Chinn & Mike Chapman: Classics From The 1970's & 80's Vols 1 & 2.
    • BMG.

  • James Ingram & Michael McDonald

    Yah Mo B There

    • Duets - 36 Of The World's Greatest Ev.
    • Telstar.

  • ALBUM OF THE WEEK from the CD, "COME AND GET IT" (EMI) Out now

    • Eli "Paperboy" Reed

      Name Calling

      • Come And Get It.

  • Lily Allen

    Not Fair

    • (CD Single).
    • Regal.
    • 1.

  • Ben鈥檚 Brother

    What If I?

    • (CD Single).
    • Flat Cap Records.
    • 1.

  • Typically Tropical

    Barbados

    • In The Summertime-Sound Of 70's, Part.
    • Old Gold.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 May 2010 02:00
    麻豆官网首页入口 Radio 2

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