TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION


This was... Chris Bent (1969)

on Radio Seagull online  every Friday and Saturday, midday and midnight UK time
  (1300/0100  Central European Time) and various AM frequencies

19 April 2019

Hour 1 PODCAST

Rest In Peace LES REED
Les Reed Orchestra-Man Of Action
Great Awakening-Amazing Grace
Pyramids-Geronimo
Upsetters-Return Of Django
Symarip-Skinhead Moonstomp
Peter Wyngarde-The Hippie and the Skinhead

...early 1970's, Chris Bent (with Kathy) was most definitely not a skinhead

picture restored from a damaged slide

early ProgRock:
Jethro Tull-Nothing To Say
Spooky Tooth-I Am The Walrus (Bumpers mix - vinyl only)
Free-All Right Now (long album version)
Earth & Fire-Ruby Is The One
Focus-House Of The King

Bintangs-Riding On The L and N
The Loot-Try To Keep It A Scecret
Archie Shepp-Attica Blues
Gel Set-Forever

Hour 2 PODCAST
Soft Cell-You Only Live Twice
Doors-I Can't See Your Face In My Mind
Nancy Sinatra-You Only Live Twice/My Baby Cried All Night Long
Madonna-Ray Of Light (William Orbit Ultraviolet Mix)
...more ProgRock:
Gracious-Introduction
Affinity-Three Sisters
Manfred Mann Chapter III-Happy Being Me (mono single mix)
ELP-Trilogy
Aphrodites Child-The Four Horsemen
ELP-Lucky Man

Hour 3 PODCAST
50 years ago:
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 18th April 1969
Ronnie Aldrich-Ride My See-Saw  DECCA F12902
Almond Lettuce-Magic Circle  PHILIPS BF1764
Gary Puckett & Union Gap-Don't Give In To Him  CBS 4122
The Brotherhood-Paper Man  PHILIPS BF1766
Earth-Everybody Sing The Song  DECCA F22909
Leviathan-Remember The Time  ELEKTRA  EKSN 45052
Leviathan-War Machine/Time  EKSN 45057

Jeannie C Riley-There Never Was A Time  POLYDOR 56764
Manfred Mann-Ragamuffin Man/A 'b' Side  FONTANA TF 1013
Manikin cigars advert featuring Bond Girl and Hammer Glamour model Caroline Munro.
Music by Manfred Mann (a 'b' side on Fontana records). Sheer enjoyment.

Chicken Shack-I Would Rather Go Blind/Night Life  BLUE HORIZON 57-3153
Peppermint Rainbow-Will You Be Staying After Sunday  MCA MU1076
Youngbloods-Darkness Darkness  RCA 1821
The High-Long Live The High  CBS 4164
Rhinoceros-I Will Serenade You  ELEKTRA EKSN 45058

 

be seeing you


Back next Friday
and on Saturday



 

Chris & Jez: Hunstanton, Summer 1971 - Schools Out for 'Bent + Bowles'
 

Watch BBC Man Alive tv documentary 'The Disc Jockeys':
 

 

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The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)