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

4-6 November 2022

 

 

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

SEAGULL FRIDAY:

Hour 1

50 years ago: There were 61 new singles released on Friday 27 October 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 448
 PODCAST r

Platonics-Blue Moon  ATTACK ATT8033
Winston Francis-Blue Moon  RHINO RNO8
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band-The Harp  VERTIGO 6059 070
Bones-Roberta  SIGNPOST SGP754
Sandy Denny-Listen Listen  ISLAND WIP6142
Graphite-Chestnut Loke  BEACON BEA109
Platonics-After Midnight  ATTACK ATT8033
Denzil Dennis-I Forgot To Be Your Lover  DUKE DU142
Danny Ray-White and Wonderful Black and Beautiful (one channel only short clip)  HORSE HOSS21
David Clayton Thomas-Falling By Degrees  CBS8445
B Bumble and the Stingers-Down At Mothers Place  PYE 7N25597
CCS-This Is My Life  RAK 141
Stackridge-Anyone For Tennis/Amazingly Agnes  MCA MKS5103
Jean Jacques Perrey-Gossipo Perpetuo  VANGUARD 1005
Vigrass and Osborne-Virginia  UNI EN550
Harvey Andrews-Learning The Game  CUBE BUG26
Kirk Houston a.k.a. Noel Edmunds-Alcatrazz  RCA 2281

 

Hour 2
50 years ago: There were 61 new singles released on Friday 27 October 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 448
 PODCAST r
Stingers & Upsetters-Preacher Man  UPSETTER US395
Barry Davis-Strange Days  BEACON BEA105
Spontaneous Combustion-Gaytime Night/Spaceship  HARVEST HAR5060
Paul St John-Spaceship Love/Flying Saucers Have Landed  PYE 7N45190
Raw Holly-Raining In My Heart  YOUNG BLOOD YB1007
Pussy-Feline Woman/Ska Child  DERAM DM368
Roy Harper-Bank Of The Dead/Little Lady  HARVEST HAR5059
Sandy Denny-Tomorrow Is A Long Time  ISLAND WIP6142
Benny Hill-Dustbins Of Your Mind  COLUMBIA DB8940
Section-Drowning In The Sea Of Love  RCA 2274
Carla Thomas-Sugar  STAX 2025 147

 

Hour 3

50 years ago: There were 61 new singles released on Friday 27 October 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 448
 PODCAST r

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band-There's No Lights On The Christmas Tree Mother They're Burning Big Louie Tonight  VERTIGO 6059 070
CCS-Sixteen Tons  RAK 141
Hoagy Pogey-Don't Ya Know  DERAM DM367
Hello-C'mon/Wench  BELL 1265
Load Control-Scotland/Words Of Wisdom  JM POP JM510 (released sometime in 1972)
Holy Mackerel-Rock A Bye  CBS 8447
Tony Ashton (& Jon Lord)-Celebration  PURPLE PUR109
Jack White-Pretty Maid  POLYDOR 2041 353
Elton John-Crocodile Rock  DJM DJS271
Stavely Makepeace-Slippery Rock 70's  SPARK SRL1081
Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch-World Is A Circle  COLUMBIA DB8941
Bobby Van & Liv Ullman (voiced by Diana Lee)-World Is A Circle (from Lost Horizon soundtrack)

Sally Kellerman-Reflections (from Lost Horizon soundtrack)

 

 

 

SEAGULL SATURDAY:

Hour 1
50 years ago: There were 59 new singles released on Friday 3 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 449
 PODCAST
Babe Ruth-Wells Fargo  HARVEST HAR5061
America-Ventura Highway  WARNER K16219
Thin Lizzy-Whisky In The Jar  DECCA F13355
Bread and Beer Band (with Reg Dwight)-Dick Barton (Devil's Gallop)  DECCA F13354
Wayne Carson-The Grass Was Greener MONUMENT MNT8477
Etta James-Tell Mama  CHESS 6145 016
Isaac Hayes-Theme from 'The Men'  STAX 2025 146
Alex Harvey (US Alexander Harvey)-To Make My Life Beautiful  CAPITOL CL15735
Junior Smith-Saturday Child  SIOUX SI019
The Osmonds-Crazy Horses  MGM 2006 119
Peter Noone in lieu of Steve Allen-Life On Mars (unreleased acetate)
Troggs-With A Girl Like You  JAM 25
Four Tops-Keeper Of The Castle  PROBE PRO575
Troggs-Wild Thing  JAM 25
Stealers Wheel-Late Again  A&M AMS7033
Simon Park Orchestra-Eye Level (Van Der Valk tv series)  COLUMBIA DB8946
 

Hour 2

50 years ago: There were 59 new singles released on Friday 3 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 449
 PODCAST

Stone The Crows-Good Time Girl  POLYDOR 2058 301
Stapley Markstein-I Like You  DJM DJS270
Hookfoot-Freedom  DJM DJS272
Stampeders-Johnny Lighning  REGALZONOPHONE RZ3069
Mungo Jerry-Summer's Gone/My Girl And Me  DAWN DNX2515
New World-Living Next Door To Alice  RAK 142
Ricky Wilde (brother of Kim)-I Am An Astronaut/Hertfordshire Rock  UK 18
Sammy-Sioux Eyed Lady/70 Days  PHILIPS 6006 249
Eddie Addenbury-Captain Jones  RCA 2290
Ralph McTell-When I Was A Cowboy  REPRISE K14214
Helen Reddy-I Am Woman  CAPITOL CL15721
Jade Warrior-Demon Trucker  VERTIGO 6059 069
Jericho-Mama's Gonna Take You Home  A&M AMS7037
Lloyd Campbell's All Stars-Butter Cup  SIOUX SI024
Oscar Harris All Stars-War I Never Wanted  KINGDOM KV8005
Derek Paul-Drug Taker  YOUNG BLOOD YB1008
Harold Melvin and Bluenotes-If You Don't Know Me By Now  CBS 8496**
Intruders-(Win Place or Show) She's A Winner  EPIC EPC8476**
Supremes-Your Wonderful Sweet Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG835**
Bill Withers-Use Me  A&M AMS7038**
Duelling Banjos-End Of The Dream  WARNER K16223**
Hans Staymar Band-Dig A Hole  GSF GSZ2**
 

Hour 3
 PODCAST

Sean Filkins album from 2011-War and Peace and other Short Stories
Are You Sitting Comfortably
The English Eccentric
Prisoner Of Conscience part 1 & 2
Epitath For A Mariner

Learn How To Learn

 

 

On CWR 1476 only:

Hour 1

51 years ago: There were 66 new singles released on Friday 5 November 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 399 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST r
Alice Cooper-Under My Wheels  WARNER K16127
Dynamites-Hello Mother  CLANDISC CLA237
Barbra Sreisand-Mother  CBS 7504
Alice Cooper-Desperado  WARNER K16127
Exuma-We Got To Go/Zandoo  MERCURY 6052 112
Persuasions-Thin Line Between Love And Hate  ATLANTIC 2091 164
Curtis Mayfield-We Got To Have Peace/People Get Ready  BUDDAH 2011 101
Haffy's Whisky Sour-Shot In The Head  DERAM DM 345
Janis Joplin-Mover Over  CBS 9136
Haffy's Whisky Sour-Bye Bye Bluebird  DERAM DM 345
Cilla Black-Something Tells Me PARLOPHONE R5924
 

Hour 2

51 years ago: There were 66 new singles released on Friday 5 November 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 399 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST r
John Holt-It May Sound Silly  MOODISC HM105
Jason and Gerome-Santa Monica Sunshine  RCA 2132
Sweet-Santa Monica Sunshine (LP track)
Labi Siffre-It Must Be Love  PYE 7N25572
The Wake-Got My Eyes On You/Linda  CARNABY 6151 001
Fabulous Flames-Hi De Ho  CLANDISC CLA237
Gaytones-One Toke Over The Line  HIGH NOTE HS055
Chase-Handbags and Gladrags  EPIC EPC7506
Eastwood & Powell-Beautiful/Opal Blue Sunday  PRESIDENT PT352
Patrick Cargill and the Petticoat Twins-Father Dear Father  HIT HIT16 (Patrick had played 'the new number 2' so we mixed it with Ron Grainer-The Prisoner Arrival Title Music)
Nashville Teens-Ella James  PARLOPHONE R5925
Dennis Alcapone-Horse And Buggy  DYNAMIC DYN421
Everly Brothers-Cathy's Clown  WARNER K16124
Imitations-Walking Up a One Way Street  CRYSTAL CR7013

 

Hour 3

51 years ago: There were 66 new singles released on Friday 5 November 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 399 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST r
The Matador-Brixton serenade  BIG SHOT BI594
Three Man Army-What's Your Name/Travelin'  PEGASUS PGS1
Rattles-Devil's On The Loose  DECCA FR13243
Poets-She Blew A Good Thing  UNITED ARTISTS UP35308
Searchers-Love Is Everywhere  RCA 2139
Broken Toys-Broken Toys  POLYDOR 2058 173
Stoneground-You Must Be One Of Us  WARNER K16126
McKendree Spring-Because It's Time  MCA MU1144
Mother Nature-Where Did She Go/Orange Days Purple Nights  B&C CB166
Rose Colored Glass-Mystic Touch/Can't Find The Time  PRESIDENT PT338
Gaytones-Heart Of The Knights  HIGH NOTE HS055
Peacock-Sun Was In Your Eyes  FAMOUS FAM107
Simon Plug and Grimes-I'll Keep Smiling  PRESIDENT PT354
Claggers-Umber Rag  DJM DJS260
 

 

 

Hour 4
 PODCAST r
Pink Floyd: Echoes, October 1971, HARVEST SHVL 795
Pink Floyd-Embryo
The Mighty Observer-Aros Am Yr Haul www.recordiaucaegwyn.com
Pink Floyd-Echoes/One Of These Days/A Pillow Of Winds/Fearless/San Tropez/Seamus

 

Les & Chris recommend seeing these Pink Floyd tracks performed live in 2021/22:
https://www.thinkfloyd.net/gigs-2021

See you at STAMFORD Think Floyd on 12th November next weekend?

...one of these days

 

 

 

 

 

Nothing on the radio?

Try our 'Way To Blue' mixtape - non stop music, with no chat (2 hours 14minutes)

 PODCAST

featuring, not necessarily in this order:
 

UFO-Treacle People
May Blitz-Smoking The Day Away
Nick Nicely-Hilly Fields 1892
Senor Coconut y su conjunto-Smoke On The Water
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band-Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Rush-One Little Victory/Ceiling Unlimited
U2-Night and Day
Marillion-Grendel

Marillion-Market Square Heroes/Three Boats Down From The Candy

Svensk-Dream Magazine
Nick Nicely-49 Cigars
Nick Drake-Way To Blue
Helen Reddy-Angie Baby
Van Halen-Fire In The Hole
Aphrodites Child-Day Of The Fool
Neil Young-A Piece Of Crap
Led Zeppelin-Dancing Days
T Rex-The Motivator (Demo)
The Nice-Azrial revisited/Hang On To a Dream
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy/Still... You Turn Me On
The Nice-Azrial/Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack
McDonald & Giles-Is She Waiting

 

 

**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)