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

11-13 November 2022

 

 

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

SEAGULL SATURDAY:

Hour 1

50 years ago: There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 450
 PODCAST

Audience-Raviole/Hard Cruel World  CHARISMA CB196 unreleased
Axis-Long Time Ago  BARCLAY BAR16
Barney-Honeybunch  PHILIPS 6006 252
Axis-Someone  BARCLAY BAR16
Worth-Keeping It In The Family  EPIC EPC1009
Chicago-Now That You've Gone  CBS 8479
Climax Chicago-Mole On The Dole  HARVEST HAR5065
Jake Thackray-Remember Bethlehem  COLUMBIA DB8949
Cleves School Choir-Children Of The World  BELL 1271
Mary Hopkin-Cherry Tree Carol  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3070
Joni Mitchell-Urge For Going/You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio  ASYLUM AYM511
Chicago-Dialogue  CBS 8479
Wild Honey (Tina Charles)-There's No Stopping Us  MAM 87

 

Hour 2

50 years ago: There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 450
 PODCAST
The Band-Rag Mama Rag (live in concert)  CAPITOL CL15737
Blackfoot Sue-Sing Don't Speak  JAM 29
Humble Gathering-Song Of Eden  LONDON HLU10395
(Manfred Mann's) Earth Band-Meat  PHILIPS 6006 251
Tuesday-Sewing Machine  PYE 7N45194
Hollies-Magic Woman Touch  POLYDOR 2058 289
Bee Gees-Papier Mache Cabbages and Kings  POLYDOR 2058 304
Wizzard-Ball Park Incident  HARVEST HAR5062
Olivia Newton John-Take Me Home Country Roads  PYE 7N25599
Detroit Emeralds-Fell The Need In Me  JANUS 6146 020
Roy C-Shotgun Wedding  UK 19
Simon Turner-Shoeshine Boy  UK 20
Sparks-Wonder Girl  BEARSVILLE K15505
Les Humphries Singers-Mexico  DECCA F13357
Kevin Ayers-Oh! What A Dream  HARVEST HAR5064
Parkinsons Law-Daughter Of Thunder and Lightning  RCA 2291
Seashells-(The Best Part Of) Breaking Up  CBS 1023
The Group (Arthur Mullard/Terry Jones/Michael Palin/Joe Steeples/Bill Tidy/Bryan Pringle/Michael Wale)-Bovver Boys  CHARISMA CB197

 

Hour 3
 PODCAST

Sean Filkins-Learn How To Learn

Cosmograf (Robin Armstrong)-Heroic Materials:
Billy May recalls his life story (readings by Les Newman)
I Recall
Heroic Materials
Industry
British Made
Mary
Blinkers
If Things Don't Change
The Same Stupid Mistakes
Regretful Refrain
A Better World

 

SEAGULL FRIDAY:
 

Hour 1
 PODCAST r

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

 

Hour 2
50 years ago: There were 59 new singles released on Friday 3 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 449
 PODCAST r
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 3

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

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 449
 PODCAST r

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**
 

 

On CWR 1476 only on Sunday evening, 6.00pm:

 

51 years ago: There were 67 new singles released on Friday 12 November 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 400 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST r
America-A Horse With No Name  WARNER K16128
T Rex-Life's A Gas  FLY BUG16
America-Everyone I Meet Is From California/Sandman  WARNER K16128
T Rex-Jeepster  FLY BUG16
Maytones-Bongo Man Rise  GG GG4525
Wei Wei Wong-Ping Pong Song  BELL BLL1186
Mosaic-Bluebird/Bird Of Time  PARLOPHONE R5928
Nemo-The Sun Has Got His Hat On  PARLOPHONE R5927
Mumma Bear-Pasadena  PARLOPHONE R5926
Harry H Corbett-Harry You Love Her  COLUMBIA DB8841
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-Bless You  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG794
Supremes and Four Tops-You Gotta Have Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG793
Lighthouse-Little Kind Words  VERTIGO 6073 152

 

51 years ago: There were 67 new singles released on Friday 12 November 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 400 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST r
Mark Lindsay-Are You Old Enough  CBS 7551

Chicory Tip-I Love Onions/Don't Hang Jack  CBS 7595
Tranquility-Thank You  EPIC EPC7603 (promo only? re-recorded for 1972 release)
Count Prince Miller-Hysteriacide  TROJAN TR7842
Electric Express-It's The Real Thing  ATLANTIC 2091 165
Arrival-Family Tree  CBS 7617
Beach Boys-Don't Go Near The Water  STATESIDE SS2194
Black Widow-Wish You Would  CBS 7596
Oo Bang Jiggly Jang-Hanging Tree  PRESIDENT PT356
Tony Ashton-You Me and a Friend Of Mine  CAPITOL CL15702
Brent Dowe-Freedom Train  SUMMIT SUM8530
Imitations-Open Up Your Heart  CRYSTAL CR7014
Marmalade-Back On The Road  DECCA F13251
Dory Previn-Mythical Kings and Iguanas  UNITED ARTISTS UP35309
Tranquility-Thank You  EPIC EPC7603

 

 

 

 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 tonight: Think Floyd on 12th November

...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)