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

Playlist for weekend 30/31 July & 1 Aug 2021
All of the music this week was either first released, or reissued, in July 1971

 

with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

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Hour 1 FRIDAY
 PODCAST

50 years ago: There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 385 + www.45cat.com

Chicago-Beginnings  CBS 7348
Clancy Eccles & Dynamites-Rod Of Correction parts 1&2  CLANDISC CLA233
Yukon-Save My World/Understanding Is Sorrow  A&M AMS854
Clive Person-In One Summer  CHAPTER ONE CH153
Young Rascals-Groovin'  ATLANTIC 2091 103
The Who-Won't Get Fooled Again  TRACK 2094 009
Third World War-Little Bit Of Urban Rock/Working Class Man  FLY BUG11
Rod Stewart-Maggie May/Reason To Believe  MERCURY 6052 097
Waldo De los Rios-Mozart 13  A&M AMS855

The Who-Don't Know Myself  TRACK 2094 009

 

Hour 2 FRIDAY
 PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 385 + www.45cat.com

Neil Diamond-I'm A Believer  PRESIDENT PT342
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Halzlewood-Did You Ever
Three Caps-Cool Jerk  ATLANTIC 2091 105
Peddlers-Have You Ever Been To Georgia  PHILIPS 6006 141
Banana Bunch (formerly known as Nite People)-The Tra La La Song/Seasons Of The Rain  DJM DJS252
Tidbits-Vietnam/Jean Harlow  FLY BUG12
Bronx Cheer-Party For One/Barrelhouse Player  DAWN DNX2512
Arthur Conley-Sweet Soul Music  ATLANTIC 2091 106
Grin-We All Sung Together  CBS 5239

Sweet Pain-Chain Up The Devil  UNITED ARTISTS UP35268
Gurus-Country Boy Blues  PHILIPS 6006 135
Holy Moses-Cowboys Dream  RCA 2103
Jimmy Jones-Handyman  MGM 2006 046
Jerry O-Karate Boogaloo  JAY BOY BOY33
 

Hour 3 FRIDAY (Sunday on CWR1476)
PODCAST 

50 years ago: There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 385 + www.45cat.com
John Holt and the Aggrovators-Mother and Father Love  SMASH SMA2324
Jerry Reed-When You're Hot, You're Hot  RCA 2101
Vivian Reed-I Feel The Earth Move  EPIC EPC7387
Lou Christie-Lightning Strikes  MGM 2006 051
Louis Armstrong-Give Peace A Chance  PHILIPS 6073 703
Mick Softley-Going Down The Road  CBS 7337
Marc Ellington-Alligator Man  B&C CB161

Rass Dawkins and the Wailers/Upsetters-Picture On The Wall  UPSETTER US368
Charlie and the Maytones-Lovers Affair  GG GG4517
Laurel Aitken-It's Too Late  TROJAN TR7826
Diana Ross-I'm Still Waitin  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG781
Aretha Franklin-Brand New Me  ATLANTI 2091 127
James Brown-Hot Pants  POLYDOR 2001 213
Satisfaction-Don't Rag The Lady  DECCA F13207

 

Hour 4 SATURDAY
 PODCAST

LP releases for July 1971
Ian Carr-Bedrock Deadlock (SOLAR PLEXUS, VERTIGO 6360 039)
Focus-Focus (IN AND OUT OF FOCUS, POLYDOR 2344 003) UK EDITION:

Beach Boys-The Little Girl I once Knew (THE BEACH BOYS, STARLINE SRS 5074)

Ekseption-Rondo, piano concerto no. 3 in C minor, opus 27  (EKSEPTION III, PHILIPS 6423 005)
Black Sabbath-Solitude, In To The Void  (MASTER OF REALITY, VERTIGO 6360 050)

Peter Hamill-Imperial Zeppelin/Candle/Happy/Solitude/Vision  (FOOL'S MATE, CHARISMA CAS 1037)

Hour 5 SATURDAY
 PODCAST

LP releases for July 1971
Atacama-Ataray/El Arbol  (ATACAMA, CHARISMA CAS 1039
Bernie Taupin-various poems  (TAUPIN, DJM DJLPS 415
Made In Sweden-Roundabout/Winter's A Bummer  (MAD RIVER, SONET SNTF 621)
Beach Boys-When I Grow Up (to be a man)  (THE BEACH BOYS, STARLINE SRS 5074)
Neptunes Empire  (NEPTUNES EMPIRE, POLYMAX PXX 01
Donovan-Mr Wind/The Walrus And The Carpenter/Jabberwocky/Celia Of The Seals  (HMS DONOVAN, DAWN DNLD 4001)
Gentle Giant-Acquiring The Taste  (ACQUIRING THE TASTE, VERTIGO 6360 041)
 

Hour 6  SATURDAY (Sunday on CWR1476)

 PODCAST - this is a continuation of the New Singles and is effectively the fourth hour of those singles

50 years ago: There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 July 1971

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 385 + www.45cat.com
Satisfaction-Don't Rag The Lady  DECCA F13207
Sons and Lovers-Take Up The Hammer  BEACON BEA180
Curtiss Muldoon-Amber Man/You Make Me Happy  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3038
Cymarron-Rings  CBS 7371
Dion-Peaceful Place  WARNER K16100
Don Fardon-Follow Your Drum  YOUNG BLOOD YB1027
Fantastics-Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music  MOJO 2027 004
Peddlers-Manah  PHILIPS 6006 141
Rescue Company No.1-Gotta Find You/Office Girl  PYE 7N45089
Rio Grande-Before My Time  RCA 2102
Sounds Of Sunshine-Love Means..  LONDON HLD10333
Samantha Sang-Nothing In The World Like Love  POLYDOR 2058 127
Erma Franklin-Piece Of My Heart  JAY BOY BOY41

 

 

 

 

To paraphrase Eric Morecambe: "We've played all the right songs, but not necessarily in the right order" - Your corrections are always welcome

 

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* 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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