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

26-28 August 2022

 

Seagull:
FRIDAY: One hour of 1977; Two hours of 1972; HOURS 1-3

SATURDAY: Two Hours of 1967; One hour of 1977

 

CWR 1476:

FRIDAY: 1972 HOURS 4+5

 

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

Hour 1
 PODCAST
King Crimson-Cirkus/Indoor Games/Happy Family/Lizard: Prince Rupert Awakes (with Jon Anderson)
Mighty Ra-Nothing Comes Too Easy
Darwins Radio-Stronger
Mighty Ra-Freedom
Rush-Seven Cities Of Gold
Tiger Moth Tales-Spring Fever
Iain Cuthbertson-Mack The Knife
 

Hour 2
45 years ago: There were 60 new singles released on Friday 26 August 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 688
 PODCAST
Black Gorilla-Gimmie Dat Banana  RESPONSE SR502
Sensational Alex Harvey Band-Mrs Blackhouse/Engine Room Boogie  MOUNTAIN TOP32
Donna Summer-Deep Down Inside  CASABLANCA CAN111
Kraftwerk-Europe Endless/Showroom Dummies  CAPITOL CLX104
Ruby Starr-Just A Little Time  HARVEST HAR5134
Leo Sayer-Thunder In My Heart  CHRYSALIS CHS2163
Roger Taylor-I Wanna Testify/Turn On The TV  EMI 2679
Tucky Buzzard-Gold Medallion  PURPLE PUR134
Vincent Price-Monster Mash  EMI 2659
Ohio Players-O-H-I-O  MERCURY 6167 549

 

Hour 3

45 years ago: There were 60 new singles released on Friday 26 August 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 688
  PODCAST

Harry Chapin-Dance Band On The Titanic  ELEKTRA K12271
Quartz-Street Fighting Lady/Mainline Riders  JET UP36290
Rainbow (live EP)-Kill The King/Man On The Silver Mountain  POLYDOR 2066 845
Rubinoos-I Think We're Alone Now  BESERKELEY BZZ3

Generation X-Your Generation  CHRYSALIS CHS2165
Doobie Brothers-Little Darling  WARNER K16989
Sutherland Brothers and Quiver-Ice In The Fire  CBS 5563
Vibrators-Stiff Little Fingers/London Girls  EPIC EPC5565
Lake-On The Run/Time Bomb  CBS 4865
Lone Star-Hypnotic Mover  CBS 5520
Lamont Dozier-Going Back To My Roots  WARNER K16942
Quartz-Sugar Rain  JET UP36290**
Mother Freedom Band-Beautiful Summer Day  ALL PLATINUM 6146 326**
Sailor-Down By The Dock  EPIC EPC5566**
Peter Doyle-Skin Deep  RCA PB5051**
Doctors Of Madness-Bulletin  POLYDOR 2058 921**

 

Hour 4

50 years ago: There were 48 new singles released on Friday 25 August 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 439
 PODCAST
Chicago-Saturday In The Park  CBS 8331
Doors-Tree Trunk/Get Up And Dance  ELEKTRA K12059
Ellis-Good To Be Alive  EPIC EPC8318
Angelettes-Popsicles and Icicles  UK 11
Arnold Corns-Hang On To Yourself/Man In The Middle  B&C CB189
Angelo and Eighteen-Midnight Flight  RAK 137
April Wine-Bad Side Of The Moon/Believe In Me  PYE 7N45163
Elton John-Lady Samantha  DJM DJS269
Angelo and Eighteen-Flight 2  RAK 137
Hot Chocolate-You'll Always Have A Friend  RAK 139
Rick Nelson-Garden Party  MCA MU1165
Driftwood-Love Me Love My Dog  BELL 1253
Kindness (later to be called Smokie)-Oh Julie (Oh Oh July)/I Love You Caroline  DECCA F13338

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 48 new singles released on Friday 25 August 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 439
 PODCAST

John (speedy) Keen (Thunderclap Newman)-Old Fashioned Girl  TRACK 2094 103
Slade-Man Who Speaks Evil/Mama Weer All Crazee Now  POLYDOR 2058 274
Winfield Parker-Stop Her On Sight  MOJO 2093 019
Shirelles-Will You Love Me Tomorrow  WAND WN31
Herd-From The Underworld  BUMBLE GEX1
Elton John-Honky Cat  DJM DJS269
Edagar Winter-Free Ride  EPIC EPC8315
Aretha Franklin-Rock Steady ATLANTIC K10224
Honey Cone-Sitting On A Time Bomb  HOT WAX HWX116
Nimbo-When The Swallows Fly/Noticeingly (sic) By  PYE 7N45174
Southern Comfort-Wedding Song (There Is Love)  HARVEST HAR5054
Grass Roots-Runway  PROBE PRO569
Sonny & Cher-When You Say Love  MCA MU1164, sounding suspiciously like the Budweiser advert:

"When You Say Budweiser... you've said it all" Here's the story:
EARLY '70S RADIO: Three Budweiser Jingle Singles (early70sradio.com)
Herd-Paradise Lost  BUMBLE GEX1
Anthony Wood-Up In The Sky  COLUMBIA DB8923**
Jackson Browne-Rock Me On The Water  ASYLUM AYM506**
Parliament-Come In Out Of The Rain  INVICTUS INV522
Herd-On My Way Home  BUMBLE GEX1

 

Hour 6

 PODCAST

Pearl Handled Revolver-Belly Of The Whale
Tiger Moth Tales-Light/untitled hidden track on The Song Of Spring CD
Led Zeppelin-Tangerine/That's The Way
Traffic-Dear Mr Fantasy/Paper Sun
The Enid-Tears Of The Sun (Sky Goes All The Way Home mix)

 

1476 Saturday @ 1800:
 PODCAST
Cheaper Than Therapy-Mister Manson
Astrid Gilberto-Trains and Boats and Planes
Wooden Horse-Wooden Horses
Ed Palermo Big Band-Mom and Dad/Oh No/Moggio
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
Mindspeak-When Giants Cry
Mobius-So They Tell Me
8 bit Genesis-Jesus He Knows Me

 

 PODCAST

8-bit Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath
Traffic-Vagabond Virgin
Opal Butterfly-Groupie
Jodo-One Night Stand
Tim Souster-The Future Is Now
Shuttah-The Wizard
Noosha Fox-Judy Blue (unissued)
Shuttah-Imjin
Army Of Lovers-Crucified
ZZ Top-Woke Up With Wood/Rough Boy/Can't Stop Rockin'**

 

**extended podcast only
 

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

 

 

 

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)