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

18-20 March 2022

 

Seagull:
FRIDAY: One hour of (prog) rock; Two hours of 1977; HOURS 1-3

SATURDAY: Two Hours of 1972; One hour of rock and exotica HOURS 4-6

 

CWR 1476:

FRIDAY: 1972 HOURS 4+5
SATURDAY: Rock HOURS 1+6
SUNDAY: 1977 HOURS 2+3

Hour 1

 PODCAST

Part 1 of SHE by Caamora
Clive Nolan

Agnieszka Swita
Alan Reed
Christina Booth

SHE based upon the novel by H Rider Haggard
 

Hour 2

45 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 18 March 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 665 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
Lynsey De Paul & Mike Moran-Rock Bottom  POLYDOR 2058 859
Betty Padget-My Eyes Adored You  DYNAMIC DYN125
Dandy Livingstone-Take A Letter Maria  TROJAN TRO7994
Lloyd Charmers-Mr Bojangles  HORSE HOSS132
Jim Capaldi-Goodby My Love  ISLAND WIP6383
Mike and Bill-Things Won't Be This Bad Always  ARISTA 95
Kim Carnes-Sailin'  A&M AMS7276
Crack The Sky-We Don't Want Your Money, We Want Mine  GTO ELS45016
Lady Flash-Jump At The Woodside  RSO 2090 229
Grace Jones-That's The Trouble  POLYDOR 2058 856
Ray Dorset & Mungo Jerry-All That A Woman Should Be/Dragster Queen  POLYDOR 2230 103
John Lodge-Children Of Rock and Roll  DECCA F13695
Ry Cooder-He'll Have To Go  REPRISE K14457
John Lodge-Piece Of My Heart  DECCA F13695
Gladiators-Chatty Chatty Mouth  VIRGIN VS174

Hour 3

45 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Friday 18 March 1977

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 665 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
Procol Harum-Backgammon/Wizard Man  CHRYSALIS CHS2138
Donna Hinds-Run Away Pet  TROJAN TRO7996
Rose Royce-I Wanna Get Next To You  MCA 276
Patrick Campbell Lyons-That's What My Guru Said Last Night  ELECTRIC LIGHT WOT12
Paulette Walker-Let The World Unite  HORSE HOSS135
Gary Wright-Are You Weeping/Child Of Light  WARNER K16908
Glass Band-Singapore Sling  STATE STAT 42
Steve Bender-The Final Thing  DECCA FR13692
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Dukes-My Little Girls So Fine  EPIC EPC5091
Cleo Laine & John Williams-Feelings  RCA PR9054
Bill Conti-Gonna Fly Now (Rocky theme)  UNITED ARTISTS UP36230
Blue-Gonna Capture Your Heart  ROCKET ROKN522
Bread (mistakenly listed in The New Singles as 'Red')-Hooked On You  ELEKTRA K12250
 

Hour 4

 PODCAST

50 years ago: There were 60 new singles released on Friday 17 March 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 416 + www.45cat.com

Sly and the Family Stone-Runnin' Away  EPIC EPC7896
Alice Cooper-You Drive Me Nervous  WARNER K16154
Piglets-Baby Love  BELL 1227
Axe-Running Wild  MCA MKS5088
Jackson Browne-Doctor My Eyes  ASYLUM AYM503
Bread-Everything I Own  ELEKTRA K12041
Max Bygraves-Any Dream Will Do  PYE 7N45127
The Busker, his street piano and orchestra-Steptoe & Son movie theme  COLUMBIA DB8873
Melanie-Living Bell  BUDDAH 2011 115
Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra-Big Red Balloon  RCA 2185
Alice Cooper-Be My Lover  WARNER K16154
Big Secret-Samson and Delilah  YOUNG BLOOD YB1037
Deep Purple-Never Before/When A Blind Man Cries  PURPLE PUR102
Piglets-My Fault  BELL 1227

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 60 new singles released on Friday 17 March 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 416 + www.45cat.com 

 PODCAST
Union Express-Happy Song  DECCA F13296
Griffin-In The Darkness  MGM 2006 088
Three Dog Night-Never Been To Spain  PROBE PRO554
Help Yourself-Heaven Row  UNITED ARTISTS UP35355
Stavely Makepeace-Walking Through The Blue Grass  SPARK SRL1066
Slow Dog-Walking Through The Blue Grass  PARLOPHONE R5942
22nd Street-Sunny Sleeps Late  POLYDOR 2058 212
Sweet-Sunny Sleeps Late (their version from LP: Funny How Sweet Coco Can Be)
Robert John-Lion Sleeps Tonight  ATLANTIC K10136
Curved Air-Sarah's Concern  WARNER K16164
Midnight Movers-Why Don't We Do It In The Road  MOJO 2092 038
Axis-Osanna  BARCLAY BAR9
Chilliwack-Lonesome Mary  A&M AMS893
Abracadabra-Rock & Roll Tango  RCA 2186
Rock Candy-Magic Horse  MCA MKS5087
Rockin' Horse-Julian The Hooligan  PHILIPS 6006 200
Marmalade-Radancer  DECCA F13297
Climax-Precious And Few  BELL 1219
Music Room-Hook And Ladder  DECCA F13294 

 

Hour 6

 PODCAST

Part 2 of SHE by Caamora
Clive Nolan

Agnieszka Swita
Alan Reed
Christina Booth

SHE based upon the novel by H Rider Haggard
 

 

Flying Penguins migrate to rain forest...

 

 

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

 

**extended podcast only

 

* 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 2021: 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)