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

1/2/3 October 2021

 

The New Singles issues 394 & 395

Friday 1st & 8th October 1971
 

 

with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

Visit Amy's Studio
 

Hour 1
 PODCAST

50 years ago: There were 59 new singles released on Friday 01 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 394 + www.45cat.com

UFO-Prince Kajuku/Coming Of Prince Kajuku  BEACON BEA181
Barclay James Harvest-Mockingbird/Vanessa Simmons  HARVEST HAR5034
Scaffold-Commercial Break/Do The Albert  PARLOPHONE R5922
Roger Holman-Act Like A Man  HORSE HOSS9
John Holt-Stick By Me  JACKPOT JP772
Settlers-Just This Side Of Nowhere/Follyfoot  YORK SYK505
Melanie-Alexander Beetle/Animal Crackers/Christopher Bent  BUDDAH 2011 093
Move-China Town  HARVEST HAR5043

Mark Wynter-Come Away Little Girl/Venus In Blue Jeans  PYE 7N45098

 

Hour 2
 PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 59 new singles released on Friday 01 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 394 + www.45cat.com

Sweet-Spotlight/Alexander Graham Bell  RCA 2121

Isley Brrothers-Love The One You're With  STATESIDE SS2193
Gravy Train-Alone In Georgia/Can Anybody Hear Me?  VERTIGO 6059 049
Glenn Sharrock-Let's Get The Band Together  MAM MAN46
Jo Meek-It's Another Beautiful Day/Tea Party  UNITED ARTISTS UP35290
Joel Dayde-Mammy Blue  BARCLAY BAR7
Los Pop Tops-Mammy Blue  A&M AMS859
Olivia Newton John-Banks Of The Ohio  PYE 7N25568
Steeleye Span-Female Drummer/Rave On  B&C CB164
Springwell-It's For You  LONDON HLU10345
Vehicle-Hey Mr Organ Grinder  DERAM DM342
Jack Bruce-The Consul At Sunset/Letter Of Thanks  POLYDOR 2058 153

 

Hour 3
PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 59 new singles released on Friday 01 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 394 + www.45cat.com
Laurie Johnson Orchestra-Jason King tv theme  COLUMBIA DB8826
Hogback 'n' Pig-What Can I Say  CBS 7482
Milt Matthews Inc-Hard Days Night  EMBER EMBS308
Fabulous Counts-Get Down People  MOJO 2092 021
Doggs-Billy's Gotta Run  CHAPTER ONE CH150
Augustus Pablo-Reggae In The Fields  DUKE DU122
Essjay-Fastback/Twins Of Evil
Just Plain Jones-Crazy Crazy  CBS 7480
Ken Boothe-Reggae Medley  GREEN DOOR GD4002
Pebbles-First Time Loving  PARLOPHONE R5921
Mother Nature-Orange Days And Purple Nights  B&C CB166
Emitt Rhodes-You're A Very Lovely Woman  A&M AMS839
Morning Mist-California On My Mind  POLYDOR 2066 117
The Sensations-What Are You Doing Sunday?  DUKE DU121
Pipkins-Gonna Give Up Smoking  COLUMBIA DB8824
Searchers-Take It Or Leave It  PYE PMM101
The Slickers-Oh My Baby  GG GG4524
Miguel Rios-United  A&M AMS865

 

Hour 4
 PODCAST
Toto-Child's Anthem/I'll Supply The Love/Georgy Porgy (disco mix featuring Cheryl Lynn)
Kansas-Death Of Mother Nature Suite
UK-Danger Money/Rendezvous 6.02/The Only Thing She Needs
Asia-The Smile Has Left Your Face
Trees-Polly On The Shore
Asia-Don't Cry

Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds-Virgo (perpetual perfectionist)
Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds-Libra (the flower child)**

 

EXTRA WEEK OF THE NEW SINGLES:

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 41 new singles released on Friday 08 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 395 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST

Focus-Hocus Pocus (7"edit)  BLUE HORIZON 2096 004
Argent-Closer To Heaven  EPIC EPC9135
Focus-Janis  BLUE HORIZON 2096 004
Exuma-She Looks So Fine  KAMA SUTRA 2013 038
Errol Dunkley-Three In One  BIG BG327
Rupie Edwards All Stars-One In Three  BIG BG327
Exuma-Do Wah Nanny  KAMA SUTRA 2013 038
Argent-Keep On Rollin'  EPIC EPC9135
Black Velvet-Tropicana/Make It Better  MAM MAM47
Argent-Hold Your Head Up (full length version only on 33rpm maxi single) EPIC EPC9135
Focus-Hocus Pocus (full length LP version)
Ken Boothe-So Nice  BIG SHOT BI590

 

 

Hour 6

50 years ago: There were 41 new singles released on Friday 08 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 395 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST

Laurie Johnson Orchestra-Jason King tv theme  COLUMBIA DB8826
Verne and Son-Little Boy Blue  GG GG4523
Peter Wyngarde-The Hippie and The Skinhead (from withdrawn 1970 LP)

Slade-Cos I Love You  POLYDOR 2058 155
Ashley-No Smoke Without Fire  COLUMBIA DB8827
Rescue Company no. 1-Life's Too Short  RAK122
Undisputed Truth-Smiling Faces Sometimes  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG789
Rasputin's Stash-Your Life Is Certified  ATLANTIC 2091 152
Ray Brooks-Lend Me Some Of Your Time  POLYDOR 2001 240
Scott Walker-I Still See You  PHILIPS 6006 168
Byrds-Glory Glory  CBS 7501
Jeannie C Riley-Good Enough To Be Your Wife  PHILIPS 6006 152
Ricky Shane-Mammy Blue  POLYDOR 2058 159
Mark Almond-The City/The Ghetto  HARVEST HAR5044
Mike Sedgewick-Morning Has Broken  PRESIDENT PT348
Jamo Thomas-I Spy  POLYDOR 2058 159

 

 

 

 

 

 

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)