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

2-4 September 2022

 

Seagull:
FRIDAY: Three hours of 1977; HOURS 1-3

SATURDAY: Two Hours  1972; One hour of Prog

 

CWR 1476:

FRIDAY: 1972 HOURS 4+5

 

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

Hour 1
 PODCAST

45 years ago: These are some of the new singles released in September 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 689, 690, 691, 692 & 693. We will return to 1977...
SEPTEMBER release date:
16th - Wavemaker-Tunnel Of Love  POLYDOR 2058 924
16th - Peter Frampton-Signed Sealed Delivered  A&M AMS732
19th (Aug) - Adverts-Gary Gilmore's Eyes  ANCHOR ANC1043
16th - Dillinger-Cokane In My Brain  BLACK SWAN BS7
2nd - Heart-Barracuda  PORTRAIT PRT5402
9th - Kim Fowley-The Trip  ISLAND WI278
16th - Renaissance-Back Home Once Again (theme from The Paper Lads tv series)/The Captive Heart  WARNER K17012
9th - Hank The Knife and the Jets-Guitar King  SONET S010
9th - Golden Earring-Radar Love  POLYDOR 2121 335
23rd - The Enid-Golden Earrings/Omega  EMI INTERNATIONAL INT540
30th - Carpenters-Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft  A&M AMS7318
30th - Camel-Highways Of The Sun/Tell Me  DECCA FR13729
 

Hour 2
45 years ago: These are some of the new singles released in September 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 689, 690, 691, 692 & 693. We will return to 1977...
 PODCAST
30th - Country Joe McDonald-Ring Of Fire  FANTASY FTC143
30th - Fleetwood Mac-You Make Loving Fun/Never Going Back Again  WARNER K17013
23rd - Linda Ronstadt-Poor Poor Pitiful Me  ASYLUM K13094
23rd - Noosha Fox-Georgina Bailey/Pretty Boy  GTO GT106:

Noosha Fox TOTP Autumn 1977
23rd - Santana-She's Not There  CBS 5671
16th - Neil Young-Like A Hurricane  REPRISE K14482
16th - Yes-Wondrous Stories ATLANTIC K10999
23rd - Donna Summer-I Remember Yesterday  GTO GT107
23rd - Grace Jones-La Vie En Rose  ISLAND IPR2004
23rd - David Bowie-Heroes  RCA PB1121
2nd - Steve Miller-Jungle Love  MERCURY 6078 812
2nd - Stavely Makepeace-Baby Blue Eyes  UNIGRAM U6312**
2nd - Lieutenant Pigeon-Spangles  COMET U6313
2nd - Olivia Newton John-Making A Good Thing Better  EMI 2680**

 

Hour 3

45 years ago: These are some of the new singles released in September 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 689, 690, 691, 692 & 693. We will return to 1977...
  PODCAST

2nd - Gary Glitter-The Wanderer  GTO GT103
30th -Gary Glitter-Oh What A Fool I've Been  ARSTA 132
30th - Heart-Heartless  ARISTA 140
30th - Radio Active-Ten Years After/All Time Needle Time Loser  BEEB 021
30th - Smokie-Needles and Pins  RAK 263
2nd - Skid-I Saw Her Standing There  POWER EXCHANGE PX262 unreleased, but issued four weeks later on...
30th - Skid-I Saw Her Standing There  GALAXY GY118
30th - Tiger Lily (John Foxx/Ultravox)-Ain't Misbehavin'  GULL GULS54
30th - Patti Smith-Gloria  ARISTA 134
30th - The Saints-River Deep Mountain High  HARVEST HAR5137
2nd - Nazareth-This Flight Tonight  NAZ001
23rd - Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers-Egyptian Reggae  BESERKELEY BZZ2
9th - U Roy-Small Axe  VIRGIN VS18712
30th - Status Quo-Rockin' All Over The World  VERTIGO 6059 184

 

Hour 4

50 years ago: There were 64 new singles released on Friday 1 September 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 440
 PODCAST
Yvonne Elliman-Everything's Alright  COLUMBIA DB8928
Sweet-Wig Wam Bam/New York Connection  RCA 2260
Stevie Wonder-Superwoman  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG827
(Mighty) Diamonds-Mash Up  SONG BIRD SB1079
Love Generation-Medicine Man  PRESSURE BEAT PB5511
London Symphony Chorale-Galloping Home (Black Beauty)  POLYDOR 2058 280
Nicky Thomas & Cat Campbell-Hammering  PRESSURE BEAT PB5511
Animals-Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood  RAK REPLAY RR1
Lindisfarne-All Fall Down  CHARISMA CB191
Young Generation-Boomerang  RCA 2252
Jo Jo Gunne-Shake That Fat  ASYLUM AYM507
Carifta All Stars-Harder They Come  GREEN DOOR GD4040
H Handy (Horace Andy)-Feel Good  ATTACK ATT8026
Albino Gorilla-Shake Me Wake  EMBER EMBS321
David Bowie-Hang On To Yourself  RCA 2263
Cimarrons-Struggling Man  HORSE HOSS18**

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 64 new singles released on Friday 1 September 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 440
 PODCAST

Johnstons-Streets Of London  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG505
David Bowie-John I'm Only Dancing  RCA 2263
George Martin-Pulp  UNITED ARTISTS UP35423
Trapeze-Coast To Coast  THRESHOLD TH11
Paladin-Sweet Sweet Music  BRONZE BRO3
Carl Wayne-Sweet Seasons  RCA 2257
Travis Wammack-Whatever Turns You On  UNITED ARTISTS UP35412
Dionne Warwick-I'm Your Puppet  WAND WN32
Barry Ryan-Sorry Susan  POLYDOR 2001 362
Gothic Horizon-Girl With Guitar  ARGO AFW108
Jailhouse-Bad End/Ya Hoo Hoo  PYE 7N45172
Gove-Carry On (till the band adjourns)  UNI UNS547
Eric Donaldson-Blue Boot  DYNAMIC DYN445
Peter Frampton-It's A Plain Shame  A&M AMS7025
Julian Bream & John Williams-La Vide Breve Spanish Dance No 1  RCA 2261
Charlie Drake-'ello 'erf  COLUMBIA DB8927
Wesley Germs and the Upsetters-Whip Lash  UPSETTER US390

 

Hour 6

 PODCAST

MYSTERY PROG ROCK ALBUM
Shuttah-The Image Maker Vol 1 & 2
Unknown Prog Rock from 1971 unreleased at the time... discovered on 2x IBC studio LP acetates... unknown band

Listen here  PODCAST and read about it here: SHUTTAH discography and reviews (progarchives.com)

 

**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)