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

19-21 August 2022

 

with Les Newman

 

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
Cheaper Than Therapy-Mister Manson
Astrid Gilberto-Trains and Boats and Planes
Wooden Horse-Wooden Horses
Ed Palermo Big Band-Mom and Dad/Oh No/Moggio
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
Mindspeak-When Giants Cry
Mobius-So They Tell Me
8 bit Genesis-Jesus He Knows Me
 

Hour 2

45 years ago: There were 53 new singles released on Friday 19 August 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 685
 PODCAST
Yes-Parallels  ATLANTIC K10985
Kiss-Then She Kissed Me  CASABLANCA CANL110
Crystals-Then He Kissed Me/Da Doo Ron Ron  PHIL SPECTOR INTERNATIONAL 2010 011
Stevie Wonder-Another Star MOTOWN TMG1083
Billie Davis-I'll Dance The Ants Back In Your Pants  PHILIPS 6006 583
Leroy Pullins-I'm A Nut  MCA 315
Billy J Kramer-Trains and Boats and Planes  EMI 2643
Yes-Going For The One  ATLANTIC K10985
Jess Roden-Misty Roses  ISLAND WIP6406
Misty-Magic Spell  POLYDOR 2058 909
Boom Town Rats-Looking After Number One  ENSIGN ENY4
King Harry-Dear Matthew/Grandpa's Farm  EMI 2672
ELP-Jeremy Bender  ATLANTIC K10990

 

Hour 3

45 years ago: There were 53 new singles released on Friday 19 August 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 685
  PODCAST
Greg Lake-C'est La Vie  ATLANTIC K10990
Strawbs-Keep On Trying/Simple Visions  POLYDOR 2066 846
Ian Dury and the Blockheads-Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll  STIFF BUY 17
Jean Michel Jarre-Oxygene part 4  POLYDOR 2001 721
Mr Walkie Talkie-Be My Boogie Woogie Baby POLYDOR 2058 914
Gilde Duo-Tyrolean Vagabond  MINT CHEW19
David Essex-Cool Out Tonight  CBS 5495
George Faith-Midnight Hour  BLACK SWAN BS4
Liverpool Express-Here I Go Again  WARNER K16999
Rezillos-I Wanna Be Your Man  SENSIBLE FAB1
Ali Baba Band-Abdullah's Wedding  CONTEMPO CS2128
Tim Moore-In The Middle Of The Night  JET UP36288
Sam Neely-Sail Away  ELEKTRA K12269
Fortunes-Kentucky Girl  TARGET TGT135**
Sad Cafe-I Believe Love Will Survive RCA PB5062**
Nancy Sinatra-It's For My Dad  PRIVATE STOCK PVT114**

 

Hour 4

50 years ago: There were 48 new singles released on Friday 18 August 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 438
 PODCAST
Wishbone Ash-Blowin' Free MCA MKS5097
Family-Burlesque  REPRISE K14196
Wishbone Ash-No Easy Road MCA MKS5097
Lee Perry and Dennis Alcapone-Back Biter  UPSETTER US389
America-I Need You  WARNER K16178
Jupiter-Meteor Song  PARLOPHONE R5967
Athlete's Foot-Official Munich Olympic Games Theme 1972  UK 9
Jimmy Stevens-Bye Bye Love  ATLANTIC K10227
Buckwheat-Good Book  LONDON HLU10386
Alun Davies (with Cat Stevens writing and producing)-Portobello Road/Waste of Time  CBS 8302
Billie Davis-I Want You To Be My Baby  DECCA F13334
Albert Hammond-Down By The River  CBS 8304
Terry Jacks-Concrete Sea  DECCA F13335
Dandy Livingstone-Suzanne, Beware Of The Devil  HORSE HOSS16

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 48 new singles released on Friday 18 August 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 438

 PODCAST
Ken Parker-Guilty  JACKPOT JP805
Dolly Parton-Joshua  RCA 2253
Tanya Tucker-Delta Dawn  CBS 8300
Family-Rocking R's  REPRISE K14196
Jamestown Massacre-Summer Sun  WARNER K16206
Raspberries-Go All The Way  CAPITOL CL15730
Marcus Hook Roll Band-Natural Band  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3061
Clancy Eccles-Hallelujah Free At Last  CLANDISC CLA239
Roman Stewart & Dave-Changing Times  SONGBIRD  SB1075
Jackie Robinson-Come Over To My Place  TROJAN TR7868
Neil Diamond-Play Me  UNI UNS546
Robey Falk & Bod-It's Alright  CBS 8311
Harley Quinne-In A Moment Of Madness  BELL 1255
Gladstone-Marietta Station  PROBE PRO568
Ben Thomas-Georgia Pine  PYE 7N45167
Rich and Glen-Boat To Progress  DUKE DU141
Hurricane Smith-Who Was It  COLUMBIA DB8916
Dr Marigold-Time To Rock  CBS 8313**

Guest and Edwards-All Alive  DUKE DU141**
Joan Turner-The Girl From Ipanema** (in lieu of her 45: With Love/Where Am I Going  DECCA F13337)
Beach Boys-Wouldn't It Be Nice/California Girls  CAPITOL CMS1**
 

Hour 6

 PODCAST

8-bit Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath
Traffic-Vagabond Virgin
Opal Butterfly-Groupie
Jodo-One Night Stand
Tim Souster-The Future Is Now
Shuttah-The Wizard
Noosha Fox-Judy Blue (unissued)
Shuttah-Imjin
Army Of Lovers-Crucified
ZZ Top-Woke Up With Wood/Rough Boy/Can't Stop Rockin'**

**extended podcast only
 

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

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

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)