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

3-5 June 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

RUSH live in YYZ Maple Leaf Gardens, March 1981 part 1

 

Hour 2

45 years ago: There were 66 new singles released on Friday 3 June 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 676 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
Bette Midler-You're Moving Out Today  ATLANTIC K10909
Dave Edmunds-I Knew The Bride  SWAN SONG SSK19411
The Enid-Jubilee  EMI INTERNATIONAL INT534 (unreleased)
Chip Hawkes-Eleanor Rigby  RCA PB5033
Cat Stevens-Remember The Days Of The Old School Yard  ISLAND WIP6387
Ultravox-Young Savage/Slip Away  ISLAND WIP6392
The Clash-London's Burning  CBS 5923
Boston-Peace Of Mind  EPIC EPC5288
Starbreaker-Sound Of Summer  CHRYSALIS CHS2133
Svenne & Lotta-Extra Extra  PYE 7N25744
Rita Coolidge-We're All Alone  A&M AMS7298
Population-Now America  PALADIN PAL5018
Peter Frampton-I'm In You  A&M AMS7298
Noel Coward-London Pride/Mad Dogs and Englishmen  EMI 2631
 

Hour 3

45 years ago: There were 66 new singles released on Friday 3 June 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 676 + www.45cat.com
  PODCAST
Graham Bonnet-It's All Over Now Baby Blue  RING O'Records 2017 105
Little River Band-Help Is On It's Way  EMI 2632
Elkie Brooks-Saved  A&M AMS7296
Hot Chocolate-So You Win Again  RAK 259
Clah-Remote Control  CBS 5923
Brownsville Station-Lady  PRIVATE STOCK PVT107
Boston-Foreplay  EPIC EPC5288
Danny Kirwan-Hot Summers Day  DJM DJS10783
Cock Sparrer-Running Riot  DECCA FR13710
Osibisa-The Warrior  BRONZE BRO41
Elvis Costello-Alison  STIFF BUY14
Red-Rider In The Sky/Going Going Gone/Thrash  ELECTRIC WOT EP1

Hour 4

50 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 2 June 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 427 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST

ZZ Top-Francene (Spanish)/Down Brownie/Francene  LONDON HLU10371
Stackwaddy-You Really Got Me/Willie The Pimp  DANDELION 2001 331
David Clayton Thomas-Magnificent Sanctuary Band  CBS 8099
Argent-Tragedy/Rejoice  EPIC EPC8115
Trevor Burton-Fight For My Country  WIZARD WIZ103
Jonathan King-It's A Tall Order For A Short Guy  UK 1
Tina Harvey-Working My Way Back Toy You  UK 2
Paul Gabriel-Summer Feeling  UK 3
Dusty Springfield-Yesterday When I Was Young  PHILIPS 6006 214
Johnny Nash-I Can See Clearly Now  CBS 8113
Bob Marley-Reggae On Broadway/Oh Lord Got To Get There  CBS 8114
New Seekers-Circles  POLYDOR 2058 242

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 2 June 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 427 + www.45cat.com 

 PODCAST
Maynard Ferguson-MacArthur Park  CBS 8064
Richard Harris-MacArthur Park  PROBE GOLDIES GFF101
Dave Collins-Shackatac  RHINO RNO103
The Hong Gang-Smoking Wild  SIOUX SI020 (unissued)
Troggs-Everything's Funny  PYE 7N45147
Faust-So Far/It's A Bit Of A Pain  OLYDOR 2001 299
Blackfoot Sue-Standing In The Road  JAM JAM13
Black Rod-See What You Get Out Of Me/Mad Donkey  PHOENIX NIX133
Bang-Questions  CAPITOL CL15922
American Spring-Good Time  UNITED ARTISTS UP35376
Shy-Disney Girls (1957)  DECCA F13313
Endaf Emlyn-Goodbye Cherry Lill  PARLOPHONE R5954
Silverhead-Ace Supreme  PURPLE PUR104
Sweetwater-Apple Pie  POLYDOR 2058 239
Esther Phillips-Home Is Where The Hatred Is  CREED TAYLOR KUS4000**
Buffy Sainte Marie-Mister Can't You See/Moonshot  VANGUARD VRS35151**
Buddy Miles-Them Changes  MERCURY 6052 036**
Gordon Lightfoot-Christian Island  WARNER K14176**

Hour 6

 PODCAST

RUSH live in YYZ Maple Leaf Gardens, March 1981 part 2


**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)