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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
21 September 2024
on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour
Friday 20
September 2024
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
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
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
Saturday
21
September 2024
There were 69 new singles released on Friday
20 September 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 246
PODCAST
Simon Dupree and the
Big Sound (eventually became Gentle Giant)-Thinking About My
Life PARLOPHONE R5727
Joe Cocker-Something's Comin' On (live at Woodstock)
Joe Cocker-A Little Help From My Friends REGAL ZONOPHONE
RZ3013
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (eventually became Gentle
Giant)-Velvet and Lace PARLOPHONE R5727
Harold McNair-Hipster RCA VICTOR RCA1742
The Avant Garde-Honey and Gall/Naturally Stoned CBS 3704
David Ackles-La Route A Chicago (French version of 'Road To
Cairo')/Down River ELEKTRA EKSN45039
Eclection-Another Time Another Place/Betty Brown ELEKTRA
EKSN45040 UNRELEASED
Amboy Dukes (UK)-He Came To See Me Yesterday POLYDOR 56281
Gilbert O'Sullivan-Came To See Me Yesterday (Gilbert wrote the
above song before he had any success; this is his recording)
Playboy Club Bunnies-Keep The Ball Rollin' DECCA F12832
Peter Sarstedt-Blagged/I Am a Cathedral UNITED ARTISTS
UP2228
There were 69 new singles released on Friday
20 September 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 246
PODCAST
Love Sculpture-Wang Dang Doodle PARLOPHONE R5731
Procession-Essentially Susan/Every American Citizen
MERCURY MF1053
Showstoppers-Eenie Meenie MGM 1436
Mr Foundation-Timo Oh STUDIO ONE SO2061
The Cables-Baby Why STUDIO ONE SO2060
Cliff Bennett-One More Heartache PARLOPHONE R5728
The Rebel Rousers-Should I FONTANA TF973
The Bunch-Still/Birthday CBS 3692
Tommy James and the Shondells-Do Something To Me ROULETTE
RO500
Marmalade-Wait For Me Mary Anne CBS 3708
The O'Kaysions-Girl Watcher STATESIDE SS2126
Nina Simone-Ain't Go No/ I Got Life RCA VICTOR RCA1743
Morgan James-Let's Ride PHILIPS BF1707
Vic Lewis Orchestra-Sunshine Superman NEMS 56 3712
Philamore Lincoln-Rainy Day/Running By The River NEMS 56
3711
VAMP-Thinkin' Too Much/Floatin' ATLANTIC 584213
There were 69 new singles released on Friday
20 September 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 246
PODCAST
Tennors-Grampa ISLAND WI3150
Sly and the Family Stone-M'Lady DIRECTION 58 3707
Cameos-On The Good Ship Lollipop TOAST TT508
Karen Marsh-Musty Dusty/I Wasn't Born To Follow RCA VICTOR
RCA1740
Laurels-Sunshine Thursday RCA VICTOR RCA1741
Calum Bryce-Love Maker CONDER PS1001
Kookie Eaton-Cream Machine/Joke B Side CONDER PS1002
Dusty Springfield-I Will Come To You PHILIPS BF1706
Dionne Warwick-There's Always Something There To Remind Me
PYE 7N25474 (at end of this hour)
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 51 new singles released on Friday
30
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 243. Here's a few more of them:
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (extended 11+ minute
version)
Pat Rhoden-Woman Is Greedy TROJAN TR606
Nicky James-Nobody But Me PHILIPS BF1694
Malcolm Rabbitt-Why Won't The Sun Shine On Me/Sarah
PARLOPHONE R5720
Keith Field-Stop Thief POLYDOR 56278
Billie Davis-I Want You To Be My Baby DECCA F12823
**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)
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