TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, 12, with transistor radio
 (at Church Meadow, Marholm, 1967)

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

8 April 2023

 

 

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

 

SATURDAY 1st April

There were 54 new singles released on Friday 7th April 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 171

 PODCAST

Julie Driscoll-I Know You Love Me Not  PARLOPHONE R5588
Nina Simone-Do I Move You  RCA VICTOR RCA1583
Shani Wallis-The Look Of Love  LONDON HLR10125
Julie Driscoll-If You Should Ever Leave Me  PARLOPHONE R5588
Jay and the Americans-Nature Boy/You Ain't As Hip All That Baby  UNITED ARTISTS UP1178
The New Folk-He's The One That I Love  DECCA F12600
Rick Jones-Reason To Believe/Flowers Are Mine  FONTANA TF815
Warm Sounds-Birds and Bees  DERAM DM120
Shadows-Maroc 7  COLUMBIA DB8170
Wayne Thomas-I've Never Known A Lady  CORAL Q72491
The Sixpence (Detroit)-You're The Love  LONDON HLJ10124
Apostolic Intervention-Tell Me Have You Ever Seen Me/Madame Garcia  IMMEDIATE IM043
Tim Tam and the Turn Ons-Opelia/Wait A Minute  ISLAND WIP6007
Buckinghams-Don't You Care  CBS 2640
Chris Andrews-I'll Walk To You/They've All Got Their Eyes On You  DECCA F22597
 

There were 54 new singles released on Friday 7th April 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 171

 PODCAST

The Californians-Golden Apples  CBS 2663
Terry Reid with Peter Jay's Jaywalkers-Hand Don't Fit The Glove/This Time  COLUMBIA DB8166
Creatures-Looking At Tomorrow/Someone Needs Me  CBS 2666
The Quik-Love Is A Beautiful Thing/Bert's Apple Crumble  DERAM DM121
Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Loser With A Broken Heart/Ice Melts In The Sun  LIBERTY LIB55949
Jackie Edwards-Come Back Girl  ISLAND WIP6008
Twice As Much-Crystal Ball  IMMEDIATE IM042
Warm Sounds-Doo Dah  DERAM DM120
The Ventures-Theme from The Wild Angels/High And Dry  LIBERTY LIB10266

Tony Hatch Sound-Beautiful In The Rain  PYE 7N17298
Dorris Henderson-Message To Pretty  FONTANA TF811
Wishful Thinking-Count To Ten  DECCA F12598
Murty Quinn-There Goes My Everything  PYE 7N17295
Nina Simone-Day And Night  RCA VICTOR RCA1583
Sandy Posey-What A Woman In Love Won't Do  MGM 1335
Raindrops '67-Foolman  CBS 2669
Bill Anderson-Get While The Going's Good  BRUNSWICK 05972
more...

 

 PODCAST
Depeche Mode-Never Let Me Down Again (split mix)

EBB-Animal/Tension
Franck Carducci and Mary Renaud-Artificial Paradises
Matis-Carpet Crawlers
Franck Carducci and Mary Renaud-Alice's Eerie Dream
Gary Numan-A Black Sun
League Of Lights-Modern Living
Depeche Mode-Never Let Me Down Again (digitalism mix)
Mats Morgan Band-Coco (2005: anticipating the craze for voice synthesis and mocking it mercilessly... )

 

Friday 7th April:

There were 65 new singles released on Friday 31st March 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 170

 PODCAST r

Monkees-Girl That I Knew Somewhere  RCA VICTOR RCA1580
Booker T and the MG's-Green Onions  ATLANTIC 584088
Mike Redway-Casino Royale unreleased version not on soundtrack album. See 15 April 1967 for actual release
Herb Alpert Tijuana Brass-Casino Royale  A&M AMS700
Royal Guardsmen-Return Of The Red Baron  STATESIDE SS2010
Guy Darrell-Didn't I  CBS 202642
Monkees-Little Bit Me Little Bit You  RCA VICTOR RCA1580
Blossom Dearie-Moonlight Saving Time  FONTANA TF813
Move-I Can Hear The Grass Grow/Wave The Flag and Stop The Train  DERAM DM117
Roger Bloom's Hammer-Out Of The Blue  CBS 202654
The Anglos-Incense  SUE WI4033
The Executives-Sensations  CBS 202652
The Flies-House Of Love  DECCA F12594
Franco London Orchestra-Robinson Crusoe tv series theme/Adrift  PHILIPS BF1562
Peddlers-What'll I Do  PHILIPS BF1557
Sonny and Cher-I Got You Babe  ATLANTIC 584095
Lance Percival-Maharajah Of Brum/Taking The Maharajah Apart  PARLOPHONE R5587**s

 

There were 65 new singles released on Friday 31st March 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 170

 PODCAST r

Roland Shaw Orchestra-Look Of Love  DECCA F12595
Les McCann-All  MERCUY MF973
Robert Plant-Laughin' Cryin' Laughin'/Our Song  CBS 202656
Scott Henderson-Saturday Nigh People  PYE 7N17305
Brian Auger-Tiger/Oh Baby Won't You Come Back Home To Croydon Where Everybody Beadles and Bo's  COLUMBIA DB8163
Gates Of Eden-1 to 7  PYE 7N17278
Jacques Dutronc-Les Cactus  VOGUE VRS7021
Sam and Dave-You Don't Know Like I Know  ATLANTIC 584086
Stan Butcher, His Birds and Brass-Somethin' Stupid  CBS 202668
Stevie Wonder-Travelin' Man  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG602
Sonny and Cher-But You're Mine  ATLANTIC 584095
Normie Rowe-I Don't Care Just Take Me There/Goin' Home  POLYDOR 56159
Ken Street-Here Today Gone Tomorrow  FONTANA TF810
Delroy Wilson-Riding For A Fall  ISLAND WI3033
Paul Revere and the Raiders-Ups And Downs  CBS 202610
Young Rascals-I Ain't Gonna Eat My Heart Out  ATLANTIC 584085
David and Jonathan-Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer  COLUMBIA DB8167
Dr Watts Medicine Show and Junk Band-Gondoliers Shakespeare Overseers Playboys and Bums  CBS 202658
Alan Bown- Set-Gonna Fix You Good  PYE 7N17256
The Toys-Ciao Baby  PHILIPS BF1563
Ben E King and the Drifters-Save The Last Dance For Me  ATLANTIC 584090
Otis Redding-Respect  ATLANTIC 584091
Otis Redding-Mr Pitiful  ATLANTIC 584092
Ramsey Lewis-123  CHESS CRS8055

 

 PODCAST r
Hats Off Gentlemen-Back Where I Started/I Still Remember You
Spriggan Mist-Dance Of Pan/Gypsy Witch
Pat McManus Band-Stone Cold Sober/Crystal Sky/His Soul Remains With Me/Belfast Boy
Stuckfish-Different Ways
Emerald Dawn-Shadow In Light

CWR 1476 ONLY - SATURDAY & SUNDAY at 1800

 

45 years ago: There were 63 new singles released on Thursday 7 April 1977 (EASTER Maundy Thursday))

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 668 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST
Bread-Hooked On You  ELEKTRA K12250
Alvin Stardust-Growing Up  MAGNET MAG88
Bread-Fly Away  ELEKTRA K12250
Billy Paul-Let 'em In  PHILADELPHIA PIR5143
Ozo-Anambra  DJM DJT10764
Nutz-Down On My Knees/One More Cup Of Coffee  A&M AMS7281
Eagles-Pretty Maids All In A Row/Hotel California  ASYLUM K13079
Graeme Edge Band-Everybody Needs Somebody  DECCA F13698
We promised to play the rare non LP B side in the next hour, but forgot to play it. Here it is:

Etta Cameron-Wild Widow  GALAXY GY116
Dave Edmunds-Ju Ju Man/What Did I Do Last Night  SWAN SONG SSK19410
Pascals, Marianne, Robert & Bessy-Matthema Salfege  (Greek Eurovision Entry 1977) POWER EXCHANGE PXG254

 

Jane Birkin: Les Langues de Chat

 

Hour 4

 PODCAST

50 years ago: There were 52 new singles released on Friday 7 April 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 419 + www.45cat.com

Eddie Cochran-Somethin' Else  UNITED ARTISTS UP35361
Bloodstone-Girl (you look fine)  DECCA F13303
Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin-La Decadanse  PHILIPS 6009 201
Jane Birkin-Les Langues de Chat  PHILIPS 6009 201
Linda Ronstadt-Rock Me On The Water  CAPITOL CL15717
Hard Stuff-The Orchestrator/Jay Time  PURPLE PUR103
Malo-Suavecito  WARNER K16155
Marva Witney-Daddy Don't You Know About Sugar Bear  MOJO 2092 041
Nu Sound Express Ltd-One More Time You All  PYE 7N25580
Steel Mill-Summers Child/Get On The Line  PENNY FARTHING PEN783
Bloodstone-Judy Judy  DECCA F13303
Elton John-Rocket Man  DJM DJX501
Ron Grainer-Steptoe and Son PYE 7N45141

 

Hour 5

50 years ago: There were 52 new singles released on Friday 7 April 1972

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 419 + www.45cat.com

 PODCAST
Donnie Elbert-This Old Heart of Mine  MOJO 2092 040
Ginger Ale-Sugar Suzy/Scoobidad  MAM R70
Michael McGear-Kill/Woman  ISLAND WIP6131
Quiver-Green Tree  WARNER K16165
Sonny & Cher-Cowboys Work Is Never Done  MCA MU1154
Sheila Southern-Sweet Gingerbread Man  PYE 7N45139
Julie Budd-Living Free  RCA2195
Dave Meadows-Juanita  COLUMBIA DB8882
California Brakemen-Cowboy Convention  M&M FFMS10016
Rick Jones-Aeronauts  ARGO AFW106
Gavin McDonald-Lines  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3049
Mirettes-Now That I Found You Baby  JAY BOY BOY65
Edwin Starr-Funky Music Sho Nuff Turns Me On  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG810
J Murphy & Salt-If Wishes Were Horses  ELEKTRA K12051
Les Costas-Lady Hi Lady Ho  CBS 7623
Intrigues-To Make A World  JANUS 6146 008

 

 

**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

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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