TOWARD
THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent (Summer 1971)
on Radio Seagull
onlineevery
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
4-6 February 2022
Les arrives without Gromit Celebrating the Giants of Rock weekend at
Butlins Minehead 21-23 January 2022 part 2:
Hour
1PODCAST
Ivor Cutler-Happy
Noel Coward-Bad Times Are Just Around The Corner
Scarlet Rebels-We're Going Nowhere
Deborah Bonham-Since I've Been Loving You
Big Country-Look Away
Rebecca Downes-Basement Of My Heart
White Raven Down-Salvation
Stray-Son Of The Father
FM-Some Day (you'll come running)
Crow Black Chicken-White Lightning
Sad Cafe-Every Day Hurts
Vambo-World Of Misery
Ten Years After-Hear Me CallingTheme One, for
Radio One, composed by George Martin: Hour
250 years ago:
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 4 February 1972compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 410 +
www.45cat.com PODCASTVan Der
Graaf Generator-Theme One (alternate version not on single)BBC
Radiophonic Workshop-Dr Who Theme DECCA F11837
Van Der
Graaf Generator-W CHARISMA CB175
Al Stewart-I'm Falling CBS 7763
Bruce Ruffin-Songs Of Peace TROJAN TRM9000
Jackie Mittoo-Wishbone (Ob La Di/Carry That Weight) LONDON HLU10357
Bruce Spelman-29 Years Before Doomsday MONTAGU MONT3000
Edison Lighthouse-Find Mr Zebedee BELL 1206
Jellybread-Sister Lucy BLUE HORIZON 2096 006
Helicopter a.k.a. Galliard-Winter Spring Summer (in lieu of Helicopter-I
Belong To Yesterday MAPLE ANNIE MA102)
Matthew Ellis-Palace Of Plenty (with false start) REGAL ZONOPHONE
RZ3045
Ray Dorset-Cold Blue Excursion DAWN DNS1018
Van Der
Graaf Generator-Theme One CHARISMA CB175
Jimi Hendrix-Johnny Be Goode POLYDOR 2001 277
The African-Cock Mouth Kill Cock SIOUX SI006 Hour
350 years ago:
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 4 February 1972compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 410 +
www.45cat.com PODCAST
The Hollies-The Baby POLYDOR 2058 199
The Melodians-The Time Has Come SUMMIT SUM8534
The Hollies-Long Cool Woman In A Black Dress PARLOPHONE R5939
unreleased
Glass Bottle featuring Gary Criss-Girl Who Loved Me When AVCO
EMBASSY 6105 008
Al Stewart-You Don't Even Know Me CBS 7763
Jo Ann & Barry-Here's To You PYE 7N25565
Midnight Sun-King Of The Sun MCA MKS5081
Laura Poole-Look At Me JAY BOY BOY63
Scorpions-Breaking Your Heart GREEN DOOR GD4009
Hendrys-Life Is Getting Better PYE 7N45119
Dave & Ansel Collins-Karate TECHNIQUES TE915
Uniques-Mother and Child Reunion TROJAN TR7852
M U 5-Mrs Watson CRYSTAL CR7015
New York Public Library-Whei Ling Ty Luu/Boozy Queen B&C CB176
Linda Rothewell with Sweet & Sour-Dip Dip Dip CHAPTER ONE SCH162
Slim Smith-Just A Dream DYNAMIC DYN428Hunter, from an
ITN live performance, captured on VHS tape: Hour 4
45 years ago:
There were 54 new singles released on Friday 4 February
1977compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 659 +
www.45cat.comPODCAST
Jake Thackray-On Again On Again EMI 2582
Aphrodites Child-Break VERTIGO 6032 900
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers-American Girl ISLAND WIP6377
Woody Woodmansey's U Boat-U Boat/Star Machine BRONZE BRO35
Catherine Howe-Harry RCA PE5004
Heart-Soul Of The Sea/Crazy On You ARISTA 86
Nancy Wilson-End Of Our Love CAPITOL CL15547
Bee Gees-Children Of The World RSO 2090 224
Hunter-Rain/Don't Walk On By PENNY FARTHING PEN928
Justin Hayward-Songwriter DERAM DM428
Stranglers-(get a) Grip (on your self) UNITED ARTISTS
UP36211
Rah Band-Crunch Good Earth GD7 Hour 5
45 years ago:
There were 54 new singles released on Friday 4 February
1977compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 659 +
www.45cat.comPODCAST
Golden Earring-Bombay/Faded Jeans POLYDOR 2121 312
Joe Public-Hold Me Tight EMI2576
Aphrodites Child-Babylon VERTIGO 6032 900
Leon Russell-Tight Rope SHELTER WIP6290
Justin Hayward-One Lonely Room DERAM DM428
Wings-Maybe I'm Amazed PARLOPHONE R6017
Russ Ballard-You Can Do Voodoo EPIC EPC4985
Roy Harper-One Of Those Days In England HARVEST HAR5120
Temptations-Shaky Ground MOTOWN TMG1063
The Starlights-Jingle Jungle BARCLAY BAR46
Walter Murphy Band-Flight 76 PRIVATE STOCK PVT82
Dead End Kids-Have I The Right CBS 4972
Chimp 'n' Zee-King Kong EMI INTERNATIONAL INT529
Billy Joel-Say Goodbye To Hollywood CBS4686
Lord Creator-Big Pussy Sally ISLAND WIP6344Hour 6
45 years ago:
There were 54 new singles released on Friday 4 February
1977compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 659 +
www.45cat.comPODCAST
Lord Creator-Big Pussy Sally Dub ISLAND WIP6344
DJ Rogers-On The Road Again RCA 2755
Elton John-Crazy Water ROCKET RKN521
Mary McGregor-Torn Between Two Lovers ARIOLA AMERICAN AA111
Roy Harper-Watford Gap HARVEST HAR5120
Split Enz-Another Great Divide CHRYSALIS CHS2131
Suzi Quatro-Tear Me Apart RAK 248
Jake Thackray-Rain On The Mountain Side EMI 2582
Stranglers-London Lady UNITED ARTISTS UP36211
Betty Wright-Rock On Baby Rock On RCA 2765
Tom Petty-Fooled Again ISLAND WIP6377
Catherine Howe-Silent Mother Nature RCA PE5004
Rah Band-The Crunch Good Earth GD7
Hunter-Rain (audio of live performance. See above video)
From
Friday 28 January 1972:
Living Force-Some People CHAPTER ONE SCH161
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
**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
SINGLESOur '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
