TOWARD THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent, in 1968,
playing what were the new singles of that year
on Radio Seagull
onlineevery
Friday and Saturday, midday
and at midnight
overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands
3 AUGUST 2024
with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022,
WolverhamptonSaturday 3
August 2024
Eve never pleases me but
KITTY CAN: There were 46 new singles released on Friday 2
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 239 (I believe I misread this as '230')PODCAST Bee Gees-Kitty Can/I've
Gotta Get A Message To You POLYDOR 56273
Bee Gees-Kitty Can (Alternate mix)
Showstoppers-Shake Your Mini BEACON 3-106
Roy Campbell-Another Saturday Night GIANT GN41
Brendan Bowyer with The Royals-Lady Willpower KING KG1078
Willie Mitchell-Prayer Meeting LONDON HLU10215
Aretha Franklin-I Say A Little Prayer ATLANTIC 584206
Norma Frazer-Respect COXSONE CS7060
Uniques-Girls Like Dirt BLUE CAT BS126
Marcia Griffiths-Hold Me Tight COXSONE CS7062
Susan Lynne-Reach To The Moon RCA VICTOR RCA1724
Traffic-Withering Tree/Feeling Alright? ISLAND WIP6041
Traffic-You Can All Join In ISLAND WIP6041 EXPORT EDITION
ON ISLAND black/silver label
Stranger Cole & Gladys-Love Me Today ISLAND WI3128
Raymond Froggatt-Just A Little Bit Of Love POLYDOR 56274
Leroy Reid-Great Surprise BLUE CAT BS127 There were 46 new singles released on Friday 2
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 239 (I believe I misread this as '230')PODCAST
repaired^ stereo file with earth reversed on one half=out of
phase
Leroy Reid-The Fiddler BLUE CAT BS125
Nicola Davies-Infatuation SNB 55 3627
The Barrier-Tide Is Turning PHILIPS BF1692 (we played Dave
Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich LP track)
Mike Stuart Span-You Can Understand Me/Baubles and Bangles
FONTANA TF959
Jason Simms-It's Got To Be Mellow DOMAIN D5
Bill Black's Combo-Turn On Your Love Light LONDON HLU10216
Untouchables-Khaki BLUE CAT BS127
Anita Harris-Dream A Little Dream Of Me CBS 3637
Hinge-Yo'd Better Go Home/Village Postman RCA VICTOR
RCA1721
US Duble Quartet (Tokens and Kirby Stone Four)-Life Is Groovy
BT PUPPY BTS45524
Righteous Flames-You Don't Know COXSONE CS7061
Richard Kent Style-Love Will Shake The World/Crodile Tears
MCA MU1032
Peter Austin-Your Love CALTONE 125
Pretty Purdie-Soul Clappin' DIRECTION 58 3628^poor sound
caused by out of phase stereo file (repaired after broadcast)
Johnny Jones-Soul Poppin' MCA MU1031
Joe Higgs-You Hurt My Soul ISLAND WI3131
Lynn Taitt-Why Am I Treated So Bad ISLAND WI3131
Bee Gees-Kitty Can (stereo LP mix from 'IDEA' 1968)
The
Alternative Sounds Of The 60's and 70's on Radio Seagull (an
occasional series)PODCASTr
Shocking Blue
Jefferson Airplane
Captain Beefheart
Shankar Family and
Friends
Earth & Fire
Spooky Tooth
Cuby and the Blizzards
Incredible String Band
Pentangle
Steve Hillage Friday 2
August 2024
The
Alternative Sounds Of The 60's and 70's on Radio Seagull (an
occasional series)PODCASTKlaatu
Richard
Harris Silver Apples
Tiny Tim
Zombies
Beckies
Wailers/Upsetters
Scott Walker
PLASTIC PENNY:
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 26 July 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 238PODCAST
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go/Baby You're Not To Blame
PAGE ONE POF079
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me (To) Go, from BBC1 radio 1
session introduced by David Symonds
Reparata and the Delrons-Weather Forecast BELL BLL1021
Pattern People-Take A Walk In The Sun/Love Is A Lover Loving To
Be Loved MGM 1429
Status Quo-Ice In The Sun PYE 7N17581
Laura Nyro-Sweet Blindness/Eli's Comin' CBS 3604
Status Quo-When My Mind Is Not Live PYE 7N17581
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap-Lady Willpower CBS 3551
Jacky-We're Off and Running PHILIPS BF1689
Dukes Noblemen-Thank You For Your Loving/City Of Windows
PHILIPS BF1691
Chris Farlowe-Paint It Black IMMEDIATE IM071
Skip Bifferty-Man In Black/Mr Money Man RCA VICTOR RCA1720
Skip Bifferty-Guru (LP track)
Loving Awareness Band-Love You To Know (Skip Biffertys' Guru)
Mood Mosaic-Yellow Spotted Capricorn PARLOPHONE R5716
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 26 July 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 238PODCAST
Alan Tew Orchestra-Rosie CBS 3605
Max Romeo-Walk Into The Dawn ISLAND WI3111
Brother Dan All Stars-Another Saturday Night TROJAN TR608
Uniques featuring Slim Smith-Beatitude ISLAND WI3123
Country Smith (Crispian St Peters)-Low Bad Hurting DECCA
F12818
Kris Ife-Give and Take MUSIC FACTORY CUB3
The Nerve-It Is/Mystery Lady PAGE ONE POF081
The Mirage-Mystery Lady PAGE ONE POF078
Tim Andrews and Paul Korda-Smile If You Want To PARLOPHONE
R5714
Bobby Cole-Mr Bojangles CBS 3626
The Endevers-Taking Care Of Myself/Remember When We Were Young
DECCA F12817
Elmer Hocketts Hurdy Gurdy-Fantastic Fair PARLOPHONE R5716
East Of Eden-Ballad Of Harvey Kaye/King Of Siam ATLANTIC
584198
Royal Guardsmen-Snoopy For President LONDON HLP10211
Creations-Holding Out AMALGAMATED AMG818
Pattern People-Take A Walk In The Sun (and inadvertent but
truncated repeat from hour 1)
James Brown-Licking Stick parts 1 & 2 POLYDOR 56744
Chas McDevitt and Shirley Douglas-City Smoke FONTANA TF957
**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
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
