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 December 2022

 

 

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

SEAGULL FRIDAY:

 

Hour 1
 

50 years ago: There were 69 new singles released on Friday 24 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 452
 PODCAST

PC Plod-WPC Hodges  ISLAND WIP6151, matrix WIPX 1226 (reissued in May 1973 with same catalogue number, but different matrix WIPX 1259, credited to John Gorman, Scaffold)
American Jam Band-American Jam  PARLOPHONE R5971
Lou Reed-Walk On The Wild Side  RCA 2303
PC Plod-B Side Yourself With Plod ISLAND WIP6151, matrix WIPX1227 (reissued in May 1973 as 'I Remember' with same catalogue number, but different matrix WIPX 1260 credited to John Gorman, Scaffold)
Lou Reed-Perfect Day  RCA 2303
Smoke-Sugar Man  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3071
Sundown Playboys-Valse De Doleil Coucher (sundown waltz)  APPLE 44
Kinks-Celluloid Heroes  (US remix edit promo - UK version in next hour)
EMU-A Friend Like Me  COLUMBIA DB8903
Barron Nights-To The Woods  PENNY FARTHING PEN797
Woolly (Luxembourg & RNI DJ Mark Wesley)-Golden Golden  RCA 2297
Banzai (B side of single was Gary Glitter, A side was a Dutch Band)-No One Can Do It  D'ART ART2021
Looking Glass-Jenny Lynne  EPIC EPC1015
Crowbar-Hey Baby/Dreams  PARAMOUNT PARA3027
 

Hour 2

50 years ago: There were 69 new singles released on Friday 24 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 452
 PODCAST 

Otis Redding-Merry Christmas Baby  ATLANTIC K10206
Chairmen Of The Board-I'm On My Way To A Better Place  INVICTUS INV527
Aphrodite's Child-Break  VERTIGO 6032 900
In lieu of The Sandpipers version... Burt Bacharach demo of World Is A Circle
Kinks-Celluloid Heroes  RCA 2299
Kevin Keegan-It Ain't Easy  MAM 89
Weeny Bopper-David Donny & Michael  PYE 7N45203
Sundown Playboys-Saturday Night Special  APPLE 44
Yellow Pages-Dougal  SOVEREIGN SOV114
Aphrodite's Child-Babylon  VERTIGO 6032 900
Barron Nights-Turning My Back On You  PENNY FARTHING PEN797
Watersons-Rubber Band  TRANSATLANTIC BIG507
CMU (Contemporary Music Unit)-Doctor Am I Normal/Heart Of The Sun  BIG508
Atomic Rooster-Save Me (rerecording with Chris Farlowe on vocals)  DAWN DNS1029
Atomic Rooster-Save Me (original title was Friday Thirteenth with Pete French on vocals)

 

Hour 3

50 years ago: There were 69 new singles released on Friday 24 November 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 452
 PODCAST 
Grand Funk Railroad-Flight Of The Phoenix  CAPITOL CL15738
Dick Emery-You Awful  PYE 7N45202
John Keating Space Experience-Jesus Christ Superstar  COLUMBIA DB8955
Grand Funk Railroad-Rock and Roll Soul  CAPITOL CL15738
Aces-Be My Baby  RHINO RNO110
Fortunes-Secret Love  CAPITOL CL15739
Supremes and Four Tops-Reach Out and Touch  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG836
Blood Sweat & Tears-Velvet  CBS 1051
John Pantry-Net Of Concern  PHILIPS 6006 250
Peter Skellern-Our Jackie's Getting Married  DECCA F13360
New Christie (sic) Minstrels-Three Wheels On My Wagon  CBS 1022
Steve & Bonnie-Eyes Of Tomorrow  YOUNG BLOOD INTERNATIONAL YB1009
Kinks-Hot Potatoes  RCA 2299
Tim Morgon (Doug McLure)-Take A Look Around ('Trampas Theme' with reference to The Virginian and Alias Smith and Jones on label)  MCA MU1173
Sandy Davis-Best Days Of My Life  UNITED ARTISTS UP35463
Wanda Arletty-Motor Car  COLUMBIA DB8964
Blood Sweat & Tears-Touch Me  CBS 1051

SEAGULL SATURDAY:

 

Hour 1

50 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 01 December 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 453

 PODCAST

T Rex-Xmas Riff/Born To Boogie  T REX MARC3
10cc-4% of Something  UK 22
T Rex-Solid Gold Easy Action  T REX MARC3
10cc-Johnny Don't Do It  UK 22
Niney & Reggaematics-Observer/International Pum  SONG BIRD SB1083
OFO The Black Company-Allah Wakbarr/Beautiful Daddy  DECCA F13361
O Jays-992 Arguments  CBS 1014
London String Chorale-Galloping Home (theme to tv series Black Beauty)  POLYDOR 2058 280
SallyAngie-Child Of Allah  PHILIPS 6006 259
David Bowie-Jean Genie/Ziggy Stardust  RCA 2302
Hot Hits cover version of Jean Genie
Ellis-El Doomo (single edit, only on some copies)/Your Game  EPIC EPC 1052
 

Hour 2

50 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 01 December 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 453

 PODCAST 
John & Yoko, Plastic Ono Band, with the Harlem Community Choir-Happy Christmas (war is over)/Listen The Snow Is Falling  APPLE R5970:

Wings-Hi Hi Hi/C Moon  PARLOPHONE R5973
Carly Simon-You're So Vain  ELEKTRA K12077
Patti Page-How Much Is That Doggie In The Window  MERCURY 6052 197
George Formby-Cleaning Windows  COLUMBIA DB8959
Clancy Eccles and Dynamites-Ganja Free  ATTACK ATT8037
Shenley Duffus and the Soul Avengers-Peace  DYNAMIC DYN451
Clangers-Dance of the Clangers  BEACON BEA111
Electric Light Orchestra-Roll Over Beethoven  HARVEST HAR5063
Flaming Groovies-Married Woman  UNITED ARTISTS UP35464
Ellis-El Doomo (LP version, on some copies of single)  EPIC 1052
Skip Battin-Central Park  SIGNPOST SGP 756

 

Hour 3

50 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 01 December 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 453
 PODCAST 

Bryan Chalker's New Frontier-Eskimo Song  CHAPTER ONE SCH179
Stavely Makepeace-Edna  CONCORD CON008
Count Prince Miller-Rupert The Bear  PENNY FARTHING PEN799
Jackie Lee-African Boo-Ga-Loo  Jay Boy BOY76
Johnny Osborne & Technique All Stars-Rema Skank/See and Blind  TECHNIQUE TE916
String Driven Thing-Eddie  CHARISMA CB195
Secrets-Runaway Runaway  SPARK SRL1084
Debbie and the Dreamboats-Donny Donny  BELL 1277
Improvisors-Loch Ness Nessie  INDIGO GOPOP3
Galahad-Rocket Summer  BELL 1273

... the complete Beckies LP from 1976:
Right By My Side (etude)
River Bayou
Midnight and You
Fran
Other Side Of Town
Song Called Love
Can't Be Alone
River Song
On The Morning That She Came
One Of These Days
Run Jenny Run

Released in 1976, The Beckies only LP, featuring Michael Browne ex Left Banke
 

On CWR 1476 only:

Hour 1

51 years ago: There were 44 new singles released on Friday 3 December 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 403 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
Strawbs-Benedictus  A&M AMS874
Brinsley Schwartz-Funky Angel  LIBERTY LBF15419
Strawbs-Keep The Devil Outside  A&M AMS874
Al Green-Let's Stay Together  LONDON HLU10348
Faces-Stay With Me  WARNER K16136
Don Harper-World Of Sport March  COLUMBIA DB8843 (+ same tune released later by Don Harper's Homo Electronicus)
Frijid Pink-I Lover Her  DERAM DM347
Mary Hopkin-Jefferson/Water Paper and Clay  APPLE 39
Melanie-Some Say (I Got Devil)/Brand New Key  BUDDAH 2011 105
Middle Of The Road-Soley Soley/To Remind Me  RCA 2151
Jose Feliciano-California Dreamin'   RCA 2123
 

Hour 2

51 years ago: There were 44 new singles released on Friday 3 December 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 403 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST   uncensored
Jose Feliciano-Hi Heel Sneakers   RCA 2123
Ponderosa Twins plus One-You Send Me MOJO 2092 027
The Sensations-Oh My Eli  MCA MK5078
Nancy Sinatra-Flowers In The Rain  REPRISE K14138
Redbone-Maggie  EPIC EPC5326
Poppy Family-No Good To Cry/I'll See You There  DECCA F13258
Carpenters-Ticket To Ride/Saturday  A&M AME601
Coasters-Love Potion no. 9  PARLOPHONE R5931
Dave Dee-Swingy  PHILIPS 6006 180
Flying Banana Band-Mando  CHAPTER ONE CH157
Fresh Maggots-Car Song  FCA 2150
Johnny Rivers-Sea Cruise  UNITED ARTISTS UP35212
Frank Zappa-What Will This Evening Bring Me This Morning/Daddy Daddy Daddy  UNITED ARTISTS UP35319

 

 PODCAST   sanitised for broadcast (Frank Zappa single only)
same playlist as above
 

Hour 3

51 years ago: There were 44 new singles released on Friday 3 December 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 403 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra-Onedin Line  DECCA F13259
Grand Funk Railroad-People Let's Stop The War  CAPITOL CL15705
Bell and Arc-She Belongs To Me/Dawn  CHARISMA CB170
Grand Funk Railroad-Save The Land  CAPITOL CL15705
Jigsaw-Keeping My Head Above Water  PHILIPS 6006 182
Poco-Just For Me And You/Ol' Forgiver  EPIC EPC7631
Brinsley Schwartz-Country Girl  LIBERTY LBF15419
Alvin and the Cash Registers-Twine Time/Twine Awhile  PRESIDENT PT351
Don Nix-Olena  ELEKTRA K12028

Faces-Debris  WARNER K16136
Redbone-New Blue Sermonade  EPIC EPC5326
James Royal-Carolina  CARNABY 6151 002
Fresh Maggots-What Would You Do  RCA 2150
Jack Wild-Punch and Judy  BUDDAH 2011 109

...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)