TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent (Summer 1971)

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 on 1476Khz and various AM frequencies in Netherlands
on CWR 1476Khz Leicestershire every Friday, Saturday & Sunday evening 6.00-8.00pm
1476 WEBCAST: Carillon Wellbeing Radio

24-26 June 2022

 

Seagull:
FRIDAY: One hour of (prog) rock; Two hours of 1977; HOURS 1-3

SATURDAY: Two Hours of 1972; One hour of rock and exotica HOURS 4-6

 

CWR 1476:

FRIDAY: 1972 HOURS 4+5
SATURDAY: Rock HOURS 1+6
SUNDAY: 1977 HOURS 2+3

 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton

Hour 1

 PODCAST

YES in concert: Ottawa Civic Centre, 1 November 1972
 

Hour 2

45 years ago: There were 45 new singles released on Friday 24 June 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 679
 PODCAST
Tim Souster-Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy (in lieu of Future Is Now  TRANSATLANTIC TBG1)
Peter Gabriel-Slow Burn/Modern Love  CHARISMA CB302
Andy (Anders) Glenmark-One Night Stand  EPIC EPC5357
Fran & Anna-Scottish Singalong  NEPTUNE NM1
Roger Daltrey-One Of The Boys  POLYDOR 2058 896
Elton John-Saturday Night's Alright For Fighting/Your Song  DJM DJJ17001
Roger Daltrey-You Put Something Better Inside Me  POLYDOR 2058 896
Bob Seger-Get Out Of Denver  REPRISE K14476
Lynsey De Paul-Sugar Me  MAM 160
Celia and the Mutations (Stranglers)-Mean To Me/Mony Mony  UNITED ARTISTS UP36262
Guys & Dolls-Mamacita  MAGNET MAG96
Cameo-Post Mortem  CASABLANCA CAN106
 

Hour 3

45 years ago: There were 45 new singles released on Friday 24 June 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 679
  PODCAST
Stinky Toys-Driver Blues  POLYDOR 2056 630
Streetkid-Skateboard Harmony  PHILIPS 6006 577
Jan & Dean-Sidewalk Surfin'  UNITED ARTISTS UP36271
Stinky Toys-Boozy Creed  POLYDOR 2056 630
James Taylor-Handyman  CBS 5363
Mink de Ville-Gunslinger  CAPITOL CLX103
Lorraine Frisaura-Jimmy Mack  RCA PB9116
Flaming Groovies-Teenage Head/Headin' For The Texas Border  KAMA SUTRA KSS707
Sensational Alex Harvey Band-Cheek To Cheek/Jungle Jenny  VERTIGO 6059 173
Brian Bennett-Girls Back Home  DJM DJS10791
Jan & Dean-Summer Means Fun  UNITED ARTISTS UP36271
Giggles-Reaching Out/Street Dancer  EMI 2640
New York Port Authority-I Got It  INVICTUS INV5312
Joe Tex-I Got Cha  MERCURY 6167 548
Muppets-Bein' Green  PYE 7N45706**
Tammy Wynette-I Can Still Believe In You  EPIC EPC5376**

Hour 4

50 years ago: There were 41 new singles released on Friday 23 June 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 430
 PODCAST
Electric Light Orchetra-1st Movement (Jumping Biz)  HARVEST HAR5053
Hot Butter-Popcorn  PYE 7N25583
Electric Light Orchetra-10538 Overture  HARVEST HAR5053
Hobby Horse, with Mary Hopkin-Summertime Summertime  BELL 1248
Aztecs-Most People I Know Think I'm Crazy  RAK 133
Gladstone-A Piece Of Paper  PROBE PRO563
Alice Cooper-School's Out  WARNER K16198
Brian Hyland-Sealed With A Kiss  PROBE GOLDIES GFF104
Alice Cooper-Gutter Cat  WARNER K16198
Matching Mole-O Caroline  CBS 8101
Wheeler St James and James-My Impersonal Life/Lovely To See You  RCA 2233
Bobby Vinton-Sealed With A Kiss  EPIC EPC8186
Partridge Family-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  BELL MABEL1

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 41 new singles released on Friday 23 June 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 430

 PODCAST
Matching Mole-Signed Curtain  CBS 8101
Sha Na Na-Sea Cruise  KAMA SUTRA  2013 045
Curtis Maldoon-One Way Ticket  PURPLE PUR106
(Curtis Maldoon-Sepheryn: Madonna-Ray Of Light)
Tower Of Power-Down To The Night Club  WARNER K16190
Big Trouble-You Said A Bad Word  PYE 7N45156
Marc Bolan-Jasper C Debussy/Hippy Gumbo/Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith  TRACK 2094 013
Keith West-Excerpt From A Teenage Opera/Sam  PARLOPHONE R5957
Mary Wells-My Guy  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG818
Ro Ro-Going Round My Heart  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3056
Force Ten-Scotch On The Rocks  DECCA F13319
Mick Grabham-Sweet Blossom Woman  UNITED ARTISTS UP35319
Gallery-It's So Nice To Be With You  A&M AMS890
John O'Hara-Hand Me Down Man  SPARK SRL1075**
Billy Lee Riley-I Got A Thing About You Baby  CBS 8182**
Dave Newman-She Taught Me To Yodel  PYE 7N45154**

Hour 6

 PODCAST

Klaatu-I Can't Help It/Sell Out Sell Out
Miku Hatsune-O Caroline
The Knack-Good Girls Don't
Rick Wakeman-Eleanor Rigby
Yes-No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
The Slaves-The Hunter
Black Bonzo-Guillotine Drama
Gin Lady-Flower People/Fields Of Joy
Swingle Singers-River Man
Madonna-Music (deep dish dot com remix US edit)
Koneveljet-Kompa Komplications a.k.a. Ringo Starr

 

Miku Hatsune: O Caroline

Swingle Singers: River Man


**extended podcast only

Pat McManus is The Professor. Chris B models a Pat McManus/Mama's Boys t shirt in 2022

 

 

Giants of Rock, Butlins, Minehead - Sunday 23rd January 2022

Felix Rabin (centre) with (from left) Andy, Vincenzo Capodivento, Chris B and Kathy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

Visit Amy's Studio

 

 

(r) = repeat

 

 

 

To paraphrase Eric Morecambe: "We've played all the right songs, but not necessarily in the right order" - Your corrections are always welcome

 

* The New Singles were a weekly listing of 45rpm (and the occasional 33rpm maxi single) recordings published by
Francis Antony Ltd, East Hill, St Austell, Cornwall. They were distributed to the music trade, media, record shops. Further info here: THE NEW SINGLES

 

 

 

Our 'sticky thread' video for 2022: The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds

The sleeve advises: MUST BE PLAYED IN THE DARK

1971 Hunstanton/Heacham Beach: Chris Bent (on left wearing a Radio Geronimo t shirt) with Jeremy/Jez/Jerry Bowles

Chris B (with the delightful miss wood), circa 1975. See https://www.facebook.com/chris.bent.319

picture restored from a damaged slide

 

 

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)