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

15-17 April 2022

 

Seagull:
FRIDAY: One hour of (prog) rock; Two hours of 1977; HOURS 1-3

SATURDAY: Two Hours of 1972; One hour of rock and exotica HOURS 4-6

 

CWR 1476:

FRIDAY: 1972 HOURS 4+5
SATURDAY: Rock HOURS 1+6
SUNDAY: 1977 HOURS 2+3

 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton

Hour 1

 PODCAST

YES, well not quite: Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe released their album in 1989

 

Hour 2

45 years ago: There were 60 new singles released on Friday 15 April 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 669 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
The great value 20+ minute 33rpm single from Wishbone Ash - released on 15 April 1977. Artwork by Hipgnosis:

Wishbone Ash-Blowin' Free/Jail Bait/Phoenix  MCA 291
Starz-Cherry Baby  CAPITOL CL15916
Uriah Heep-Wise Man/Crime Of Passion  BRONZE BRO37
Starz-Rock Six Times  CAPITOL CL15916
Klaatu-Anus Of Uranus/Sub Rosa Subway  CAPITOL CL15918
Klaatu-Sunaru Fo Suna/Silly Boys (with reversed lyrics):

Incognito-Happy Days  SATRIL SAT115

Hour 3

45 years ago: There were 60 new singles released on Friday 15 April 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 669 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
Big Wha-Koo-Don't Knock  ABC 4168
Yellow Dog-For Whatever It's Worth  VIRGIN VS177
Brainstorm-Wake Up And Be Somebody  RCA PB0811
Leo Sayer-How Much Love  CHRYSALIS CHS2140
Mr Big-Feel Like Calling Home/Photographic Smile  EMI 2610
Slade-Burning In The Heat Of Love/Ready Steady Kids  BARN 2014 106
Fumble-Carol Please Come Home  DECCA F13702
Marvin Gaye-Got To Give It Up part 1  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG1069
Clover-Love Love  VERTIGO 6059 171
Roger Daltrey-Dear John  POLYDOR 2121 319
Denny Laine-Moon Dreams  EMI 2588
The Jam-In The City/Takin' My Love  POLYDOR 2058 866
Flash and the Pan-Walking In The Rain  ENSIGN ENY1
Ray Dorest & Mungo Jerry-Heavy Foot Stomp  POLYDOR 2058 868
David and the Giants-Ten Miles High  CAPITOL CL15915
Thelma Houston-Jumpin' Jack Flash  ABC 4170
 

Hour 4

 PODCAST

50 years ago: There were 52 new singles released on Friday 14 April 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 420 + www.45cat.com

IF-Waterfall/You In Your Small Corner  UNITED ARTISTS UP35356
Hot Tuna-Water Song/Keep On Truckin'  GRUNT 65-0502
Springwater-Listen Everybody  POLYDOR 2058 220
Susan Shifrin-Me and Julio Down By The School Yard  BELL 1229
Demis Roussos-Lord Of The Flies  PHILIPS 6118 006
Harry Chapin-Taxi  ELEKTRA K12044
Eddie Hardin-Spend Your Money Honey  DECCA F13307
Ian Stuart Lane-Don't Rock Me Baby  GREENWICH GRAMOPHONE COMPANY GSS103
Lally Stott (in lieu of Cassidy's elusive version on PENNY FARTHING PEN784)-Love Is Free Love Is Blind Love Is Good
Carol Woods-We'll Sing In The Sunshine  EMBER EMBS319
Carol Hall-Carnival Man  ELEKTRA K12049
 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 52 new singles released on Friday 14 April 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 420 + www.45cat.com 

 PODCAST
Move-Do Ya/California Man  HARVEST HAR5050
Jerry Lee Lewis-Think About It Darlin'  MERCURY 6052 141
The Bunch-When Will I Be Loved/Willie and the Hand Jive  ISLAND WIP6131
Tony Christie-Don't Go Down To Reno  MCA MKS5089
Crazy Horse-All Alone Now  REPRISE K14159
Real Thing-Vicious Circle  BELL 1232
Crazy Horse-One Thing I Love  REPRISE K14159
Dog Rose-Paradis Row/Sunday Morning  SATRIL SAT2
Santana-No One To Depend On  CBS7842
Martha Velez-Two Bridges  BLUE HORIZON 2096 010
Barron Knights-You're All I Need  PENNY FARTHING  PEN786
Mike Cooper-Time In Hand  DAWN DNS1022
Ruby Jones-46th Street  BUDDAH 2001 120
 

Hour 6

 PODCAST
Pelydron-Canghenion www.recordiaucaegwyn.com
Spriggan Mist-Isambard the Mechanical Dragon
The Young Tradition-Shanties: Fire Maringo/Hanging Johnny**/Bring 'em Down**/Haul On The Bowline**
Spriggan Mist-Ancestors/Old Curiosity Shop/The Lair Of Isambard
Stuckfish-Age of Renewal/Days Of Innocence
Donovan-Three Kingfishers
Spriggan Mist-Spriggan Dance
Donovan-Guinevere

**extended podcast only

Pat McManus is The Professor. Chris B models a Pat McManus/Mama's Boys t shirt in 2022

 

 

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

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

Visit Amy's Studio

 

 

(r) = repeat

 

 

 

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

 

 

Jane Birkin: Les Langues de Chat

 

 

Our 'sticky thread' video for 2022: 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)