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

8 - 15 October 2021
 

 

with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

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Hour 1
 PODCAST revised repeat
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

Depeche Mode-Behind The Wheel

 

Hour 2

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 3

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Peter Wyngarde-The Hippie and The Skinhead (from withdrawn 1970 LP)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 Se 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

 

 

Hour 4
 PODCAST

50 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 15 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 396 + www.45cat.com

Jimi Hendrix-Gipsy Eyes  TRACK 2094 010
Thunderclap Newman-Something In The Air  TRACK 2094 011
Johns Children-Desdemona  TRACK 2094 011
Jimi Hendrix-Purple Haze/Stone Free  TRACK 2094 010
Jonathan King-Hooked On a Feeling  DECCA F13241
Stoney & Meatloaf-What You See Is What You Get  RARE EARTH RES103
Impressions-Inner City Blues  BUDDAH 2011 099
Who-Let's See Action/When I Was A Boy  TRACK 2094 012
Trane-Still Burning Bright  PENNY FARTHING PEN773
Congregation (Brian Keith vocals)-Softly Whispering I Love You  COLUMBIA DB8830
Music For Pleasure cover version (Brian Keith vocals)-Softly Whispering I Love You (Brian had been with Plastic Penny)

Congregation (Brian Keith vocals)-When Susie Takes The Plane  COLUMBIA DB8830 (later B side)
Congregation-Softly Whispering I Love You  (instrumental) COLUMBIA DB8830 (original B side on initial copies)
Bob Marley and the Wailers-Trench Town Rock  GREEN DOOR GD4005

 

Hour5
 PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 15 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 396 + www.45cat.com

Bob Marley and the Wailers-Grooving KGN 12  GREEN DOOR GD4005
Carole King-So Far Away/Smackwater Jack  A&M AMS867
Humble Pie-Song For Jennie/I Don't Need No Doctor  A&M AMS866
Jonathan King-I Don't Want To Be Gay  DECCA F13241
Piglets-Johnny Reggae/Backing Track  BELL BLL1180
Hugh Lloyd and Bill Pertwee-Uncles  SPARK SRL 1057
Charlie Drake-Puckwudgie  COLUMBIA DB8830
Gerry Rafferty-Can I Have My Money Back  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG139
Dave Clark and Friends-Draggin' The Line  COLUMBIA DB8834
Jeannie C Riley-Houston Blues  MGM 2006 078
Tammy Wynette-Good Lovin' (makes it right)  EPIC EPC7425
Crazy World of Arthur Brown-Fire  TRACK 2094 011
Jimi Hendrix-The Wind Cries Mary  TRACK 2094 011
Buffy Saint Marie-She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina  VANGUARD VAN1001
Richard Harris-My Boy  PROBE PRO540
Kris Kristofferson-Loving Her Was Easier (than anything I'll ever do again)  MONUMENT MNT7523

 

Hour 6
PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 15 October 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 396 + www.45cat.com

Brave-Please Let Me Love You  POLYDOR 2058 154
Ann Peebles-Slipped Tripped And Fell In Love  LONDON HLU10346
Biggles-Gimme Gimme Some Lovin'  PHILIPS 6006 160
Bert Sommer-She Knows Me Better  BUDDAH 2011 096
Colin Blunstone-Caroline Goodbye  EPIC EPC7520
Tony Christie-Amarillo  MCA MKS5073
Chosen Few-Shaft  SONGBIRD SB1061
Joyce Bond-Help Me Make It Through The Night  TROJAN TR7837
Sydney George & Kackie-Lady Of My Complexion  SUMMIT SUM8528
Pyramids-Can't Leave Now  CREOLE CR1006
Vicki Anderson-I'm Too Tough For Mr Big Suff (hot pants)  MOJO 2093 005
Joe Cocker-Cry Me A River  FLY BUG3
Jeff Smith-Going To A Party  RAK RAK120
Edwin Starr-Agent OO Soul  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG740
Janet Rees-Little Bird  MAM MAM49
Bruce Spelman-29 Years To Doomsday  BEACON BEA183
Wilson Pickett-Call My Name I'll Be There  ATLANTIC 2091 153
Raiders-Birds Of A Feather  CBS 7474
Newcomers-Pin The Tail On The Donkey  STAX 2025 063
New Seekers-Good Old Fashioned Music  POLYDOR 2058 157

 

Hour 7

PODCAST 75 minute extended podcast

May Blitz-Smoking The Day Away
UFO-Treacle People
Nick Nicely-Hilly Fields 1892
Senor Coconut y su conjunto-Smoke On The Water
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band-Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Rush-One Little Victory/Ceiling Unlimited
U2-Night and Day
Marillion-Grendel

Marillion-Market Square Heroes/Three Boats Down From The Candy (podcast only)

 

 

Hour 8

PODCAST 73 minute extended podcast

 

Chapter 43: Chris and Les reminisce their way to a pensive, melancholy mood...

Svensk-Dream Magazine
Nick Nicely-49 Cigars
Nick Drake-Way To Blue
Helen Reddy-Angie Baby
Van Halen-Fire In The Hole
Aphrodites Child-Day Of The Fool
Neil Young-A Piece Of Crap
Led Zeppelin-Dancing Days
T Rex-The Motivator (Demo)
The Nice-Azrial revisited/Hang On To a Dream
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy/Still... You Turn Me On
The Nice-Azrial/Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack (podcast only)

 

 

 

Hour 9

PODCAST 66 minute extended podcast

 

Starters:

William Orbit's Demo Cassette: Torch Song-Mission Implausible
Crownlands-Leadfoot

Main Course: Hot Canadian Rush/Klaatu Club Sandwich
Rush-Caravan
Klaatu-Madman/Mister Manson
Rush-The Garden
Klaatu-The Loneliest of Creatures/Prelude
Rush-Spirit of Radio

Interlude:
Wickerman: Ballads of seduction, fertility and ritual slaughter-Fire Leap
Bedazzled: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore-The Leaping Nuns' Chorus

 

Dessert:

William Orbit's Demo Cassette: Torch Song-Another Place

House Wine:
Placebo-Pure Morning (Howie B remix)
Karnataka-Dreamer

Klaatu-Hope (podcast only)

 

Hour 10

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 11

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:  
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