TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, in 1968, playing what were the new singles of that year

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands

20 JULY 2024

 

 

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

 

Friday 19 July 2024

 

  PODCAST  r

The Men a.k.a. The Human League, with Katie Kissoon & Lisa Strike-I Don't Depend On You (1979)
Dan Amor-Square One www.recordiaucaegwyn.com
League Unlimited Orchestra-Love and Dancing side 2 of LP

Koneveljet-Kompa Komplications
Hugh Hopper and Richard Sinclair-Long Lingers Autumn
Pearl Handled Revolver-Belly Of The Whale
Human League-Love Action (I Believe In Love)/The Things That Dream Are Made Of/Get Carter**

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 12 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 236

  PODCAST

Smoke-Utterly Simple/Sydney Gill  ISLAND WIP 6031
Jimmy Cliff-Waterfall  ISLAND WIP 6039
Ed Nangle-Good Girl  BLACK CAT BS120
Fran and Allan-Mrs Robinson  MGM 1428
Ray Charles-Eleanor Rigby  STATESIDE SS2120
Tim Hardin-Don't Make Promises  VERVE VS1516
John Dummer Band-40 Days/Travelling Man  MERCURY MF1040
The Sleepy-Loves Immortal Fire/Is It Really The Same  CBS3582 (...in 2019 sold for £900+ on ebay)
Peter and Gordon-You've Had Better Times  COLUMBIA DB8451
Peter Thorogood-Haunted  PYE 7N17577
Glen Campbell-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife  EMBER S255
Westmorlites-Miss Highty Tighty  STUDIO ONE SO2050
Gene Darling-Angie  SPARK SRL1011
The Groovers-Day By Day  AMALGAMATED AMG816
Jo Jo Gunne-Every Story Has An End  DECCA F12807 This is the British Jo Jo Gunne, NOT the USA band who had a 1972 hit with Run Run Run
Hugh Masekela-Grazing In The Grass  UNI UN504
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 12 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 236

  PODCAST 

Grapefruit-C'mon Marianne  RCA VICTOR RCA1716
Small Faces-Donkey Rides A Penny A Glass/The Universal  IMMEDIATE IM069
Pidgeon Flyers-Heaven We Shared Together  COLUMBIA DB8440
Rainbow People-Walk Will Do You Good  PYE 7N17582
Minstrels-Yours Until Tomorrow  STUDIO ONE SO2050
The 5th Dimension-Stoned Soul Picnic  LIBERTY LBF15072
Electric Flag-Groovin' Is Easy  CBS 3594
Martin-I Second That Emotion  COXSONE CS7056
Easybeats-Land Of Make Believe  UNITED ARTISTS UP2219
O'Hara's Playboys-Blue Dog  FONTANA TF949
Jerry Jeff Walker-Mr Bojangles  ATLANTIC 584200
Blue Cheer-Just A Little Bit  PHILIPS BF1684
Cymbeline (sic, band name usually spelt 'CYMBALINE')-Down By The Seaside  PHILIPS BF1681
Keith West-On A Saturday  PARLOPHONE R5713
The Caste-Don't Cast Aside  PRESIDENT PT211
Eddysons-Ups And Downs  OLGA OLE010
Max Romeo-Put Me In The Mood  ISLAND WI 3104
Keith West-Kid Was A Killer  PARLOPHONE R5713
Howard Tate-Night Owl  VERVE VS571
Paul Revere and the Raiders-Don't Take It So Hard  CBS 3586**
Marcia Griffiths-Feel Like Jumping  COXSONE CS7055**

 

Saturday 20 July 2024

 

There were 62 new singles released on Friday 19 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 237

   PODCAST  
Albert King-I Love Lucy  STAX 601042
Beach Boys-Do It Again  CAPITOL CL15552
Nocturnes-Carpet Man/Look At Me  COLUMBIA DB8453
Bee Gees-Sinking Ships (sounds like Nocturnes B side)
Waterproof Candle-Saturday Morning Repentance  RCA VICTOR RCA1717
Soul Vendors-Real Rock  COXSONE CS7057
Rudies-Train To Vietnam  NU BEAT NB001
Mort Garson Love Strings-Quiet Sunday  LIBERTY LBF15110
Friends-Mythological Sunday (Tony Burrows vocals)/Piccolo Man (Neil Landon vocals) DERAM DM198 (available on Flower Pot Men compilations)
Flavor-Sally Had A Party  DIRECTION 58 3597
Elastic Band-Do Unto Others  DECCA F12815
Magic Lanterns-Shame Shame  CAMP 602007
Merseys-Lovely Loretta  FONTANA TF955
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart-Alice Long (you're still my favourite girlfriend)  A&M AMS729
Harlem Speakeasy-Aretha  POLYDOR 56270
Amy Foray-Sarah Jane  PARLOPHONE R5715
Piccadilly Line-Evenings With Corrina  CBS 3595
 

There were 62 new singles released on Friday 19 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 237

   PODCAST  

Susan Shirley-Sun Shines Out Of My Shoes (title on early pressings, corrected on later copies to "Sun Shines Out Of your Shoes", which is what Susan actually sings  MERCURY MF1038
Tim Rose-Long Haired Boy  CBS 3598
Susan Shirley-Tomorrow Today  MERCURY MF1038
Four Seasons-Saturday's Father  PHILIPS BF1685
Strangers-Step Inside  PYE 7N17585
Dave Davies-Lincoln County  PYE 7N17514
The Bubble Gum-Little Red Bucket  PHILIPS BF1677
Waterproof Candle-Electrically Heated Child  RCA VICTOR RCA1717
The Glass Opening-Silver Bells and Cockle Shells/Does It Really Matter  PLEXIUM P1236
Elastic Band-8 1/2 Hours  DECCA F12815
The Mirage-Mystery Lady  PAGE ONE POF078
Sweet-Slow Motion/It's Lonely Out There (sold at ebay £1000+)  FONTANA TF958
Pepper-We'll Make It Together/Look Out I'm On The Way Down  PYE 7N17569
Mellotones-Feel Good  AMALGAMATED AMG817
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go  PAGE ONE POF079
Duncan Brown-Alfred Bell/On The Bomb Site  IMMEDIATE IM070
Short Kuts-Your Eyes May Shine  UNITED ARTISTS UP2233**
 

The Alternative Sounds Of The 60's and 70's on Radio Seagull (an occasional series)

 PODCAST r
It's A Beautiful Day-White Bird
Donovan-Poor Cow
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Ring Of Fire/Coloured Rain
Led Zeppelin-Heartbreaker/Livin' Lovin' Maid (she's just a woman)/Ramble On
Giles Giles & Fripp with Judy Dyble-I Talk To The Wind
McDonald and Giles-Is She Waiting
Foreigner-Feels Like The First Time
Doors-The Soft Parade
Aphrodites Child-The Four Horsemen

 

 

 


 

**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

 

 

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)