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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

31 December 2022

 

 

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

 

 

On Christmas Day 1966 my parents gave me the best present ever - my first transistor radio. Until then we had NO radio in the house. I was 11 years old. It changed my life and began a lifetime love of music, spoken word and record collecting... Here are some of the 186 New Singles released during December '66...
 

Hour 1
56 years ago: There were 83 new singles released on Friday 2 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 154
 PODCAST

Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich-Save Me  FONTANA TF775
The N' Betweens (credited to The In-Be-Tweens on demo copies, later known as Slade)-You Better Run  COLUMBIA DB8080
Frank Gorshin-The Riddler  PYE 7N25402
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-It Is Finished/I See The Light  PARLOPHONE R5542
Donovan-Sunshine Superman  PYE 7N17241
Who-Happy Jack  REACTION 591010
Cliff Richard-In The Country  COLUMBIA DB8094
The Secrets-I Suppose  CBS 202466
Chim Kotari-Sitar 'n' Spice  DERAM DM108
The Sabres-Roly Poly  DECCA F12528
The Mirage-Tomorrow Never Knows  PHILIPS BF1534
Tim Hardin-Hang On To A Dream  VERVE VS1504
Blues Magoos-We Ain't Got Nothing  MERCURY MF954
The Shell-Goodbye Little Girl  COLUMBIA DB8082
Scots Of St James-Tic Toc  GO AJ11404
Lovin' Spoonful-Nashville Cats  KAMA SUTRA KAS204
Roger Young-It's Been Nice  COLUMBIA DB8092
The Escorts-From Head To Toe  COLUMBIA DB8061
Mick Softley with the Summer Suns-Am I The Red One  CBS202469
Studio Six-When I See My Baby  POLYDOR 561311
Chim Kotari-Indian Bat  DERAM DM108
 

Hour 2

56 years ago: There were 83 new singles released on Friday 2 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 154
 PODCAST 

Petula Clark-Colour My World  PYE 7N172218
Shacklefords-The Biplane Evermore  CAPITOL CL15486
David Bowie-London Boys/Rubber Band  LONDON DERAM DM107
Booker T and the MGs-Jingle Bells  ATLANTIC 584060
Wilson Picket-Mustang Sally  ATLANTIC 584066
The N' Betweens (credited to The In-Be-Tweens on demo copies, later known as Slade)-Evil Witchman  COLUMBIA DB8080
The Stereos-Sweet Water  MGM 1328
Spike Milligan-Silent Night/Tower Bridge  PARLOPHONE R5543
Ella Fitzgerald-These Boots Are Made For Walkin  STATESIDE SS569
Mike & Bernie Winters-That Man Batman  CBS 202458
Tim Hardin-Reason To Believe  VERVE VS1504
Los Bravos-Going Nowhere  DECCA F22529
Herbal Mixture-Machines  COLUMBIA DB8063
Donovan-The Trip  PYE 7N17241
Luke and Blake-Just You  CBS 2202467
Roger Young-No Address  COLUMBIA DB8092
 

Hour 3

56 years ago: There were 83 new singles released on Friday 2 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 154
 PODCAST 
Dale Adriatico-Lonely Sunday  PARLOPHONE R5530
Lee Tomlin-Sweet Sweet Lovin'  CBS 202453
Junior Walker and the All Stars-Money  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG586
Adge Cutler and the Worzels-Drink Up Thy Zider  COLUMBIA DB8081
Deke Layne-Ringing Reindeer  FONTANA TF774
Kenny Bernard-Hey Wioman  PYE 7N17233
Ebony Keyes-Sitting In The Ring  PICCADILLY 7N35358
Merseys (formerly the Merseybeats)-Rhythm of Love  FONTANA TF776
Forresters-Mr Smith  COLUMBIA DB8086
Nola York-Whole Lotta Lovin' PHILIPS BF1527
Giles Strange-Watch The People  STATESIDE SS570
Herbal Mixture-Please Leave My Mind  COLUMBIA DB8063
Herbie Goins and the night timers-The Incredible Miss Brown  PARLOPHONE R5533
James Brown-Don't Be A Dropout  PYE 7N25394
Jeff Elroy and Boys Blue-Honey Machine  PHILIPS BF1533
Mick Softley with the Summer Suns-That's Not My Kind Of Love  CBS 203469
In the December Hit Parade:

Manfred Mann-Semi Detached Suburban Mr James  FONTANA TF757
Spencer Davis Group-Gimme Some Lovin'  FONTANA TF762
Easybeats-Friday On My Mind  UNITED ARTISTS UP1157
Hollies-Stop Stop Stop  PARLOPHONE R5508
Kinks-Deadend Street  PYE 7N17222
Small Faces-My Minds Eye  DECCA F12500
Troggs-Anyway That You Want Me  PAGE ONE POF010

 

Hour 4

56 years ago: There were 50 new singles released on Friday 9 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 155
 PODCAST 

Temptations-I Know I'm Losing You  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG587
Stevie Wonder-Sylvia  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG588
The Move-Night Of Fear  DERAM DM109

Hedgehoppers Anonymous-Little Memories  DECCA F12530
Misunderstood-Who Do You Love/I Can Take You To The Sun  FONTANA TF777
Knight Brothers-That'll Get It  CHESS CRS8046
Association-Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies  LONDON HLT10098
Incas-One Night Stand  PARLOPHONE R5551
Walker Brothers-(The Female Of The Species Is) Deadlier Than The Male  PHILIPS BF1537
Hedgehoppers Anonymous-Stop Press  DECCA F12539
Pretty Things-Buzz The Jerk/Progress  FONTANA TF773
Mike Patto-Love  COLUMBIA DB8091

Association-Standing Still  LONDON HLT10098
Joe Cuba Sextet-Bang Bang  PYE 7N25401
Zoot Money Big Roll Band-Star Of The Show  COLUMBIA DB8090
Tom Paxton-Leaving London  ELEKTRA EKSN45006
Tom Glazer and the School Bus Singers-Froggie Song/Ballad of Namu (the killer whale)  UNITED ARTISTS UP1164
Pip Squeaks-Santa's Little Helpers

 

Hour 5

56 years ago: There were 50 new singles released on Friday 9 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 155
 PODCAST 

Lalo Schifrin-Venice After Dark (from movie Our Venetian Affair)  MGM 1329
The Move-Disturbance  DERAM DM109
Corduroys-Too Much Of A Woman  PLANET PLF122
Roger Denison-I'm On An Island  PARLOPHONE R5545
Gary James-You're Gone  POLYDOR 56134
Zoot Money Big Roll Band-The Mound Moves  COLUMBIA DB8090
Scaffold-Goodbat Nightman/A Long Strong Black Pudding  PARLOPHONE R5548
Young Rascals-Too Many Fish In The Sea  ATLANTIC 584067
Barry Benson-Always Waitin'  PARLOPHONE R5544
Mike Leslie-Right Or Wrong  DECCA F12531
56 years ago: There were 25 new singles released on Friday 16 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 156

Jimi (printed as Jimmy in the New Singles listing) Hendrix-Stone Free/Hey Joe  POLYDOR 56139
Sandy Posey-Single Girl  MGM 1330
The Flies-I'm Not Your Stepping Stone  DECCA F12533
Troggs-66 5 4 3 2 1  PAGE ONE POF010
Peter Lee Stirling-Oh What A Fool  DECCA F12535
Willie Bobo-Sock It To Me/Sunshine Superman  VERVE VS548
Wee Willie Harris-Try Moving Baby  POLYDOR 56140
Elmer Bernstein-Magificent Seven  UNITED ARTISTS UP1163
 

Hour 6

56 years ago: There were 25 new singles released on Friday 16 December 1966

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 156
 PODCAST 

Georgie Fame-Sitting In The Park  COLUMBIA DB8096

The Critters-Bad Misunderstanding/Forever Or No More  LONDON HLR 10101
The Bats-Listen To My Heart  DECCA F22534
Cher-Mama  LIBERTY LIB12046
(Paul) Butterfield Blues Band-Come On In  LONDON HLZ 10100
Dr West's Medicine Show and Junk Band (Norman Greenbaum)-Eggplant That Ate Chicago  CBS 202492
King Richards Fluegel Knights-Crusades  CBS 202485
Tudor Minstrels-Love In The Open Air  DECCA F12536

There were no singles issued on Friday 23 December 1966
56 years ago: There were 28 new singles released on Friday 30 December 1966
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 157
George Martin Orchestra-Love In The Open Air  UNITED ARTISTS UP1165
Monkees-I'm A Believer  RCA VICTOR 1560
Cat Stevens-Matthew And Son  DERAM DM110
Wynder K Frog-Sunshine Superman  ISLAND WI3011
Chubby's Edge-It's Only Love  KING KG1047
The Tea Set (TV adverts sponsored by British Tea Council)-Join The Tea Set  KING KG1048
The Mindbenders-I Want Her She Wants Me  FONTANA TF780
Cream-NSU/I Feel Free  REACTION 591011
The Wailers-Rude Boy Get Bail  ISLAND WI3009
Freaks Of Nature (a.k.a. Belfast Gypsies)-People Let's Freak Out  ISLAND WI3017
Richard Kerr-Hard Lovin'  DECCA F12538
Monkees-I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone  RCA VICTOR RCA1566
The Tea Set (TV adverts sponsored by British Tea Council)-Ready Steady Go  KING KG1048
Brian Connell and the Round Sound-Something You've Got  MERCURY MF956

 

 

The Move - Night Of Fear, released 9 December 1966

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWR 1476 ONLY - Best and worst of 1971 singles:

 

 PODCAST  
Avalanche-Finding My Way Home
Norman Haines Band-Everything You See
Locomotive-You Must Be Joking
Elton John-Annabella Umbrella
Brian Keith-Softly Whispering I Love You (cheap 'Top Pops' remake featuring the original singer on the Congregation version)
Congregation-When Susie Takes The Plane (with Brian Keith making this sound like a Plastic Penny outttake)
Chicago-Beginnings (single mix with different take from LP)
Clancy Eccles-John Crow Skank
Budgie-Crash Course In Brain Surgery
Captain Skidmark-Chick A Boom
Daddy Dewdrop-Chick A Boom
Dave and Ansell Collins-Monkey Spanner
Dave Clark and friends-Southern Man
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express-Marai's Wedding
Garricks Fairground-Epiphany
Gerry Rafferty-Can I Have My Money Back
Frankie Howerd-Up Pompeii

 PODCAST  
Grand Funk Railroad-Gimme Shelter
Vivian Stanshall and Gargantuan Chums-Suspicion
Genesis-The Knife parts 1 and 2
Humble Pie-Shine On
Marmalade-Cousin Norman
House-Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Luv Machine-Witches Wand
Hermits-Gold Mandela
Peter Noone-Walnut Whirl
Lloyd Charmers-Reggae In Wonderland
Brent Dowe-Knock Three Times
Les Humphries singers-We'll Fly You To The Promised Land
Jack Warner-You Have Got The Gear
Jenny One Shot-Double Barrel

 PODCAST  
Argent-Hold Your Head Up (long version on early singles only)
Susan Shirley-True Love and Apple Pie/Jealous Guy
Sandy Coast-True Love That's A Wonder
Earth & Fire-Wild and Exciting/Invitation
Mogul Thrash-St Peter
Fields-A Friend Of Mine
Mogul Thrash-Sleeping In The Kitchen
Ayshea Brough-Both Sides Now

 

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 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

 

 

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