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

14 September 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Friday 13 September 2024

 

There were 63 new singles released on Friday 6 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 244

  PODCAST

Beatles-Revolution/Hey Jude  APPLE/PARLOPHONE R5722
Deena Webster-Your Heart Is Free Ju st Like The Wind/Queen Merka and Me  PARLOPHONE R5721
Kaleidoscope-Just How Much You Are/Jenny Artichoke (in all my excitement I think I forgot to state the title...) FONTANA TF964
Mary Hopkin-Those Were The Days  APPLE 2
Frank Sinatra-Maureen Is A Champ  APPLE 1 UNRELEASED
Mary Hopkin-Turn Turn Turn  APPLE 2
Jackie Lomax-Sour Milk Sea  APPLE 3
John Foster and Son Ltd Black Dyke Mills Band-Yellow Submarine/Thingumybob  APPLE 4
Jackie Lomax-Eagle Laughs At You  APPLE 3
Jefferson Airplane-Triad/If You Feel Like China Breaking  RCA VICTOR RCA1736
Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Roamin' and Ramblin'  LIBERTY LBF15132
 

There were 63 new singles released on Friday 6 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 244

  PODCAST

Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Watch 'n' Chain  LIBERTY LBF15132
Doris Troy-I'll Do Anything  TOAST TT507
Johnny McEvoy-Hedgehog Song  PYE 7N17607
Grover Mitchell-Turned On  LONDON HLU10221 (produced by Roy Orbison)
Brenda Marsh-Cross Town Bus  MERCURY MF1044
Donal Donnelly-She Moved Thru' The Fair  MCA MU1037
Bobbi Martin-Harper Valley PTA  UNITED ARTISTS UP2251
Sheelah Mack-Harper Valley PTA  EMERALD MD1106
Jeannie C Riley-Harper Valley PTA  POLYDOR 56748
Raymond Foggatt-Red Balloon (Callow La Vita)/Lost Autumn  POLYDOR 56284
Dave Clark Five-Red Balloon  COLUMBIA DB8465
Roger Nicholls and The Small Circle of Friends-Let's Ride  A&M AMS732
David Santos-Jingle Down A Hill  LONDON HLK10219
King Richard's Fluegel Knights-Mrs Robinson  CBS 3677
Association-Six Man Band  WARNER BROTHERS WB7229
Janie Jones-I've Never Met A Boy Like You Before  MAJOR MINOR MM577

 

There were 63 new singles released on Friday 6 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 244

  PODCAST

The Band-Weight/I Shall Be Released  CAPITOL CL15559
Paul Nicholas-Where Do I Go  POLYDOR 56285
J Vincent Edwards-Aquarius/Hair  UNITED ARTISTS UP2236
Eydie Gorme-This Girls In Love With You  RCA VICTOR RCA1732
Kevin 'Kimg' Lear-Mr Pearly/Power Of Love  PAGE ONE POF087
Colours Of Love-Twenty Ten  PAGE ONE POF086
Honeybus-How Long/Girl Of Independent Means  DERAM DM207
The Lion Tamers-Light/Speak Your Mind  POLYDOR 56283
Liza Strike (same one who toured Great Gigs In The Sky with Pink Floyd)-Mr Daddy Man/All's Quiet On West 23rd  PARLOPHONE R5725
Junior Walker All Stars-Hip City  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG667
Sharon Tandy-He'll Hurt Me/Way She Looks At You  ATLANTIC 584214
Gospel Classics-More Love  CHESS CRS8080
Family Dogg-Brown Eyed Girl  FONTANA TF968
Billy Fury-Phone Box  PARLOPHONE R5723
 

Saturday 14 September 2024

 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 13 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 245

   PODCAST 
Spanky and Our Gang-Give A Damn  MERCURY MF1052
Watch Committee-Now I Think The Other Way  PHILIPS BF1695
Tapestry-Florence  NEMS 56 3679
Air Chords-Piccolo Man  PYE 7N17614
Tony Joe White-Soul Francisco  MONUMENT MON1024
Chris Duffy-Mr Jones, Mr Brown, Mr Smith and not forgetting Charlie Green  SNB 55 3671
Wendy Craig-Hushabye Mountain  PHILIPS BF1704
Cupid's Inspiration-My World/Everything Is Meant To Be  NEMS 56 3702
Tapestry-Like The Sun  NEMS 56 3679
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich-The Wreck Of The Marie Antoinette/Still Life  FONTANA TF971
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-You're All I Need To Get By  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG668
Bob Brady and the Con Chords-Everybody's Goin' To The Love In  BELL BLL1025
Fantastics-Baby Make Your Own Sweet Music  MGM 1434
Colourful Seasons-Out Of The Blue/It's Gonna Break My Heart  MGM 1433
Fats Domino-Lady Madonna  REPRISE RS20763
Bert Melia-Do You Know The Way To San Jose (in lieu of Yellow Days DECCA F12828)
Anvil Flute and Capricorn Voices-Never My Love (in lieu of April Showers  DERAM DM208)
 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 13 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 245

   PODCAST 

Spooky Tooth-The Weight Radio 1 Top Gear 30 September 1968
Spooky Tooth-Do Right People/The Weight  ISLAND WIP6046
Spooky Tooth-The Weight remixed on 13 July 1970 for US A&M LP 'Tobacco Road'

Tremeloes-My Little Lady/I Miss My Baby  CBS 3680
Fortes Mentum-I Can't Go On Loving You/Humdiggle We Love You  PARLOPHONE R5726
Chancery-Daylight Stranger  CBS 3703
Grass Roots-Midnight Confessions  RCA VICTOR RCA1737
Jigsaw-Mr Job/Great Idea  MUSIC FACTORY CUB4
Bobby Paris-Personally  POLYDOR 56747
Satin Bells-Da Di Da Da  PYE 7N17608
Merillee Rush and the Turnabouts-That Kind Of Woman  BELL BLL1026
Selofane-Chase The Face  CBS 3700
Paula Wayne-It's A Happening World  RCA VICTOR RCA1738
Sonny and Cher-You Gotta Have A Thing Of Your Own  ATLANTIC 584215
Spanky and Our Gang-Swinging Gate  MERCURY MF1052
Cecil McCartney-Nasty Spider  FONTANA TF962
 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 13 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 245
  PODCAST

Sonny and Cher-I Got You Babe (slow version from 'Good Times' Soundtrack  ATLANTIC 584215
Julie Felix with Leonard Cohen (on her BBC2 television show)-That's No Way To Say Goodbye
Julie Felix-This World Goes Round And Round/That's No Way To Say Goodbye  FONTANA TF969
Easybeats-Good Times/Lay Me Down And Die  UNITED ARTISTS UP2243
Hep Stars-It's Nice To Be Back UNRELEASED?  OLGA OLE014 but this was allocated to a different recording

That's the end of the releases for 13 September 1968.

We continued with the extended podcast from August, which has not previously been broadcast on Radio Seagull:

There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23 August 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 242. Here's a few more of them:
Val Bennett-The Russians Are Coming  ISLAND WI3146
Duster Bennett-It's A Man Down There  BLUE HORIZON 57 3141
Billy Budd-Boom Diddy Boom/Sweet Lorraine  PAGE ONE POF083
Ernest Wilson-If I Were A Carpenter  STUDIO ONE SO2058
Hines Hines and Dad-Something Extra  CBS 3667
Johnny Arthey Orchestra-Catch The Wind  RCA VICTOR RCA1731
The Jivers-Wear My Crown  TROJAN TR604
Joe White-Pretty Girl  BLUE CAT BS130
The Seekers-Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine  COLUMBIA DB8460
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Fool On The Hill  A&M AMS731
The Bards-Light Of Love/Owl and the Pussy Cat  CAPITOL CL15556
The Web-Hatton Mill Morning  DERAM DM201

**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)