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

Playlist for weekend 16/17/18 July 2021

 

with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

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Dedicated to the memory of Rob Leighton

(Voice Of Peace, Merlin Network One & Imagination Radio)

Rob Leighton on the Ross Revenge, courtesy of www.radiocaroline.co.uk

Hour 1
 PODCAST - podcast is no longer compatible with the Firefox browser; an incomplete file will be loaded and you will not hear all of the podcast

Luther Wright and the Wrongs-Rebuilding The Wall: Is Anybody Out There?
Big Big Train-Victorian Brickwork
Luther Wright and the Wrongs-Rebuilding The Wall: Another Brick In The Wall
Big Big Train-Folklore
Pendragon-The Edge Of The World
Galahad-Defiance/Termination

Hour 2
 PODCAST

Winter In Eden-Stolen Fairytale/At The Edge Of The World
Genesis-Shipwrecked/Alien Afternoon/Uncertain Weather/Calling All Stations
Big Big Train-Master James of St George
Watch-End Of The Road/Wonderland
 

Hour 3 (extended to almost 4 hours)
 PART 1 PODCAST 2 hours 22 minutes

Scarlet Rebels-Shattered Dreams/Can I Open My Eyes

Fish-Perfume River
Marillion (live)-Script For A Jester's Tear
Credo-Round and Round
The English Rock Ensemble with Rick Wakeman-The North Plain
Deep Purple-Remission Impossible

followed by...
Rob Leighton's IMAGINATION show first broadcast on Radio Caroline, 3rd January 2008...

 

PART 2 of the IMAGINATION PODCAST 1 hour 20 minutes

Rob Leighton plays the complete 666 by Aphrodite's Child

 

 

 

 

Hour 4
 PODCAST - podcast is no longer compatible with the Firefox browser; an incomplete file will be loaded and you will not hear all of the podcast 

50 years ago: There were 54 new singles released on Friday 16 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 383 + www.45cat.com

Glen Adams and the Upsetters-Never Had A Dream parts 1&2  UPSETTER EU367
Ayshea Brough-Both Sides Now  RCA 2105 (Demo only - no stock copies released)
Settlers-Lightning Tree (Follyfoot)  YORK SYK505
Jigsaw-No Questions Asked/Jesu Joy Of Mans Desiring  PHILIPS 6006131
Audience-You're Not Smiling/Eye To Eye  CHARISMA CB156 (double b side promo copies exist)
Unity-Rainy Day/We've Got To Get In To Get On (Let's join the Common Market - Jeff Wayne's musical war of the EU begins) DECCA F13200

Elastic Oz Band-God Save Us  APPLE 36 (with Billy Elliot on vocals)
Elastic Oz Band-God Save Oz  demo (with John Lennon on vocals)
Elastic Oz Band-Do The Oz  APPLE 36 (with John & Yoko)

OZ Obscenity Trial, Summer 1971:

 

Hour 5
 PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 54 new singles released on Friday 16 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 383 + www.45cat.com

 

Fanny-Changing Horses  REPRISE K14086
Isaac Hayes-Never Can Say Goodbye  STAX 2025 029
Fortunes-Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again  CAPITOL CL15671
Stylistics-Stop Look Listen To Your Heart  AVCO EMBASSY 6105 004
Velvelettes-These Things Will Keep Me Loving You  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG780
Daniel In The Lions Den-Dancing In The Sun  TROJAN TR7825
The Charmers-Just My Imagination  EXPLOSION EX2054
Pioneers-Let Your Yeah Be Yeah  TROJAN TR7825
Dawn-What Are You Doing Sunday  BELL BLL1169
Brother John-Brother John  CHAPTER ONE CH151
Magic Bus (Tony Rivers)-Down In Mexico/Finders Keepers  CBS7373
Mother Earth-I'll Be Long Gone/Temptation Took Control Of Me  REPRISE K14089
Johnny McEvoy-Three Score And Ten  PYE 7N45033

Lighthouse-Sing Sing Sing VERTIGO 6073 150

 

Hour 6
PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 54 new singles released on Friday 16 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 383 + www.45cat.com

Lighthouse-Hats Off To Strangers  VERTIGO 6073 150
Justin Hinds-Botheration  TREASURE ISLE TI7063
Doobie Brothers-Nobody  WARNER K16083
Guess Who-Albert Flasher  RCA2100
The Hideaways-Hide Out  JAY BOY BOY29
James Gang-Walk Away  PROBE PRO523
Lally Stott-Jakaranda  PHILIPS 6025 029
Rose Colored Glass-Can't Find The Time/Mystic Touch  PRESIDENT PT338
Hollingworth-Jump Up On My Wagon/This Town  COLUMBIA DB8808
The Raiders-Indian Reservation  CBS 7126
Les Poppys-Non Non Rien N'A Change  BARCLAY BAR6
Ruby and Gloria-Talk To Me Baby  BLACK SWAN BW1409
Jody Miller-He's So Fine  CBS 7375
Dov Sabato-Where You Lead  EMBER EMBS307
 

 

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

 

**extended podcast only

 

* 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 2021: 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)