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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

Playlist for weekend 9/10/11 July 2021
 
with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron


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Hour
1
 PODCAST - another chance to hear some highlights from 1970
Major broadband fault with Virgin in Peterborough from Wednesday to Friday. Fibre cable damage resulted in no Virgin landline, broadband or cable tv. Apparently many viewers missed the England football match. Moral of the story: keep your freeview or freesat boxes.
 
Please accept a repeat of part of our Christmas Festive 50:

Hawkwind-Hurry On Sundown
Barclay James Harvest-Taking Some Time On
Ayshea Brough with The Syn-Mr White's White Flying Machine
Flying Machine-Flying Machine
Sweet-The Juicer
She Trinity-Climb That Tree
Trees-Nothing Special
Rattles-The Witch
Guess Who-American Woman
Pythagoras Theorem-Give a Damn
Judy Woodworth-Give A Damn
Pipkins-Yakety Yak
Lee Perry and the Upsetters-Yakety Yak
Black Sabbath-Paranoid
Ekseption-Dharma For One


Hour
2
 PODCAST
- another chance to hear some highlights from 1970
 
Abel Fletcher-Girl On The Shore
Who-Christmas
Richard Harris-The Morning Of The Mourning Of Another Kennedy
UFO-Treacle People
Norman Greenbaum-Spirit In The Sky
Moody Blues-Question
Dray Copp-Shamay Dray
Arlo Guthrie-Coming Into Los Angeles
Golden Earring-Back Home
Amon Dull II-Archangels Thunderbird
Gunter Kallman Choir-Day Dream
Barbara Windsor-When I Was A Child
Andrew Bown-Tarot
Free-All Right Now
Phase 5-Star Trek
 
Hour 3
 PODCAST - another chance to hear some highlights from 1970
 
Blood Sweat and Tears-Lucretia McEvil/Lucretia's Reprise
Rare Bird-Devil's High Concern
Black Widow-Come To The Sabbat
Deep Purple-Black Night
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Down On The Corner
Mick Softley-Time Machine
Caravan-Hello Hello
Barbara Windsor-What A Right Carry On
David Bowie-Prettiest Star
Dib Cochran and the Earwigs-Oh Baby
Maytals-Monkey Man
Nyah Shuffle-Stingray
Ferris Wheel-Can't Stop Now
Chairmen Of The Board-Give Me Just A Little More Time
 
 
Hour 4
 
PODCAST 
50 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 9 July 1971
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 382 + www.45cat.com

Al Kooper-Back On My Feet  CBS 7376
Andwellas Dream-Are You Ready/Peoples People  REFLECTION HRS6
Al Kooper-John The Baptist  CBS 7376
Big Gee-Chick A Boom  HORSE HOSS4
Brendan Shine-O'Brien Has No Place To Go  PLAY 1
Dave Edmunds-I'll Get Along/Blue Monday  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3037
Gringo-Soft Mud/I'm Another Man  MCA MKS5067
Leonard Cohen-Joan Of Arc/Diamonds In The Mind  CBS 7272
Pica (Nirvana)-Rainbow Chaser  PHILIPS 6006129 (a 1971 remake of Rainbow Chaser by the same group but using a pseudonym, followed by the original version with/without phasing)
 
Hour 5
 
PODCAST 
50 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 9 July 1971
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 382 + www.45cat.com
 
Roy Budd-Fields Of Green, Skies Of Blue  PYE 7N45084
Roger Webb-Strange Report (theme tune)  COLUMBIA DB8803
Roy Budd-How Wonderful It Is  PYE 7N45084
Tams-Hey Girl Don't Bother Me  PROBE PRO532
Stevie Wonder-Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer/If You Really Want Me  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG779
Strange Fruit-Cut Across Shorty/Shake That Thing  VILLAGE THING VTSX1001
Square Set-That's What I Want/Come On DECCA FR13197
Tommy Edwards-Its All In The Game  MGM 2006 050
Sam The Sham-Woolly Bully  MGM 2006 048, as used in Moonlighting:

Dingles-You Don't Know  DYNAMIC DYN418
Errol Dunkley-O Lord  EXPLOSION EX2053
Keith With The Impact All Stars-Down By The Riverside  RANDY RAN515
Mott The Hoople-Midnight Lady/The Debt  ISLAND WIP6105
 
Hour 6
PODCAST 
50 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 9 July 1971
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 382 + www.45cat.com

Sweet Basil-Where There's Love There's Sunshine  A&M AMS847
Vanity Fare-Better By Far  DJM DJS250
Alive 'n' Kicking-Tighter and Tighter  ROULETTE 2097 002
Elliot Mansions-Float On Up/Shades And Shadows  PRESIDENT PT323
The Archies-This Is Love  RCA 2090
Don Covay-Seesaw  ATLANTIC 2091 104
Formations-At The Top Of The Stairs  MOJO 2027 001
Freda Payne-Bring The Boys Home  INVICTUS INV515
Aretha Franklin-I Say a Little Prayer  ATLANTIC 2091 111
Grass Roots-Sooner Or Later  PROBE PRO531
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-House At Pooh Corner  UNITED ARTISTS UP35253
John Miles-Jose/You Make It So Hard  DECCA F13195
Tim Hollier-The Circle Is Small  PHILIPS 6006 130
Ocean-No Other Woman  KAMA SUTRA 2013 027
Orange Peel-I Got No Time/Searching For A Place To Hide  REFLECTION HRS5
Pete Pantechnicon-Jungle Jim  COLUMBIA DB8802
Penthouse-40 Days Of Rain  PENNY FARTHING PEN765
Gilbert O'Sullivan-We Will  MAM 30
Melodians-Everybody Bawlin'  TREASURE ISLE TI7064**
Jackie Lee-Would You Believe  JAY BOY JB28**
Rock Candy-Remember  MCA MK5069**

 
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



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