TOWARD THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent, in 1968,
playing what were the new singles of that year
on Radio Seagull
onlineevery
Friday and Saturday, midday
and at midnight
overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands
and on DAB+ in Brighton, Edinburgh and Central London
28 December 2024
on board the LV18, Harwich HarbourFriday
27th December 2024
21 years ago, the 21st Century Radio Seagull began worldwide
broadcasts in August 2003.
I was there from Day One, living on the Bay Of Fundy, Nova
Scotia, Canada.
Programme files were sent via FTP to Seagull HQ in Harlingen in
the Netherlands.
Here's my first programme on day one of the new Radio Seagull
Hour 1
The Seagull Sequence: number 1
Santana-All The Love Of The Universe
Procul Harem-A Salty Dog
Fotheringay-The Sea
King Crimson-Prelude: Song Of The Gulls
Bad Company-Seagull
Kayak-Seagull
Incredible String Band-Seagull
It's A Beautiful Day-White Bird
Budgie-Parents
Teach In-Greenpeace
Hour 2 - 2024, right now, where I talk about the early days of
Seagull : PODCAST
Djam Karet-The Gypsy
And The Hegemon
Unthanks-Bay Of Fundy
Klaatu-I Can't Help It
Bob Marley-Mr Brown
King Crimson-Indoor Games/Happy Family
Opal Butterfly-Groupie Girl
Red Flag-Forgiving Sea
Prince Jazzbo-Mr Harry Skank
Great Awakening-Amazing Grace
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
UFO-Treacle People
Hour 3
This was when we had the good fortune to broadcast on short wave
via a powerful ex Russian propaganda transmitter
It was on Saturday 11th October 2003
This programme was produced in Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
It was uploaded by FTP to Europe for broadcast on 9290Khz Short Wave from
Riga, Latvia: Red Flag-Russian Radio
Lotus Eaters-It Hurts
Mike Fab Gere & The Permissive Society- I Am The Walrus
Ellis-El Doomo
Velvet Belly-The Man With The Child In His Eyes
Talis Kimberley-Archetype Cafe
Damian Wilson-Naturally
Julie Driscoll-Those That We Love
Savage Rose-A Girl I knew
Matching Mole-O Caroline
Metallica-The Memory Remains
Marianne Faithfull-Sister Morphine
CLICK HERE to Listen to the
complete 4 hour broadcast as received in the UK:
http://www.towardtheunknownregion.com/9290/9290.mp3
Chris Bent, Radio Seagull
on 9290 Khz
from Riga, Latvia, in 2003
- This 238 minute atmospheric recording was kindly made at
Imagination Towers, Staffordshire, by the legendary and sadly
missed Rob Leighton. Plastic Penny
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
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
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
