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

23 November 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Saturday 23 November 2024
 

There were 57 new singles released on Friday 22 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 255 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Love Sculpture-Sabre Dance  PARLOPHONE R5744
Clear Light-She's Ready To Be Free  ELEKTRA EKSN45019
Mount Rushmore-Stone Free  DOT 115
Deviants-You've Got To Hold On  STABLE STA5601
Timebox-Girl Don't Make Me Wait  DERAM DM219
Sons and Lovers-From Now The Sun Shines  BEACON BEA116
The Casuals-Toy  DECA F22852
Paper Dolls-Someday  PYE 7N17655
The Bleus-Milk and Honey  BELL BLL1037
Nirvana-All Of Us (The Touchables)/Trapeze  ISLAND WIP6045
Sundae Times-Jack Boy  PRESIDENT PT219
Bruce Channel-Mr Bus Driver  BELL BLL1038
Richard Henry-Oh Girl  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3014
Watson T Brown and the Explosive-I Closed My Eyes  PRESIDENT PT221
Exception-Tailor Made Babe  PRESIDENT PT218
Tom Paxton-Victoria Dines Alone  ELEKTRA EKSN45045
The Magnificent Men-Save The Country  CAPITOL CL15570
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap-Over You  CBS 3714
 

There were 57 new singles released on Friday 22 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 255 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST 

Love Sculpture-Think Of Love  PARLOPHONE R5742
Clear Light-Black Roses  ELEKTRA EKSN45019
Mount Rushmore-She's So Good To Me  DOT 115
Deviants-Let's Loot The Supoermarket  STABLE STA5601
Timebox-Gone Is The Sad Man  DERAM DM219
Raymond Froggatt-Roly  POLYDOR 56294
Edwin Starr-S.O.S.  POLYDOR 56753
Mexicans-Without You Love  PYE 7N17657
Leslie Butler-Top Cat  HIGH NOTE HS008
Gugh Malcolm-Mortgage  AMALGAMATED AMG829
Kate-Empty World/Hold Me Now  CBS 3815
Herman's Hermits-Something's Happening  COLUMBIA DB8504
Davy Clinton-The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair (Silvikrin John Barry tune with words)  NEMS 56 3855
Fireballs-Come On React  STATESIDE SS2134
1910 Fruitgum Co-Pop Goes The Weasel/Year 2001  PYE 7N25478
Oedipus Complex-Holding My Hands Out/Brought Me Such Confusion  PHILIPS BF1716
Tom Paxton-Clarissa Jones  ELEKTRA EKSN45045
Laurie Johnson Orchestra-Theme to Caesar Smith (a.k.a. Hot Millions)  MGM 1457

 

  PODCAST

Binni Gula'za-Ni'Bixi Dxi'Zina 

Siouxsie and the Banshees-Peek A Boo
FoxPalmer-Wanted/Forever
Siouxsie and the Banshees-Hall Of Mirrors
Duran Duran-Out Of My Mind (Perfecto Dub 1 and Perfecto Radio Edit)
Syd Barret-Terrapin
Depeche Mode-Little 15/Moonlight Sonata (Alan Wilder)
Torch Song-Ode To Billy Joe
Jill Sobule-Tell Me I've Won
Sweet Pool-Dancing Wildly

 

Friday 22 November 2024

 

Nico and other joyous delights

   PODCAST 

Nico-Das Lied Der Deutschen
Siouxsie and the Banshees-Metal Postcard (Mittageiisen)
Nico-The End
Emerald Dawn-Out Of Time
Nico-Frozen Warnings
Bobbie Gentry-Mississippi Delta (alternate mix)
Jill Sobule-Where Is Bobbie Gentry?
Foxpalmer-Alone/That Way

 

There were 70 new singles released on Friday 15 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 254 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 
Dana Gillespie-You Just Gotta Know My Mind/He Loves Me He Loves Me Not  DECCA F12847 English followed by French language versions (a further investigation from previous week. Donovan generously gave Dana the A side title, which he never recorded himself... A test pressing was made for a Dana Gillespie LP DECCA LK/SKL 4953 -but the stock copy release was cancelled. A US album came out in 1969 with a different track list)
Locomotive-Rudy A Message To You  DIRECTION 58 3814
The Nice-Brandenberger  IMMEDIATE IM072
Linda Thorson-Here I Am  EMBER S257
The Nice-Happy Freuds  IMMEDIATE IM072
Peter Sulley-Evil Woman  POLYDOR 56291
The Moles (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)-We Are The Moles part 1  PARLOPHONE R5743
Peter Sulley-My Idea  POLYDOR 56291
The Moles (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)-We Are The Moles part 2  PARLOPHONE R5743
The Wailers-Stir It Up  TROJAN TR615
Nilsson-Rainmaker (this version only on the mono single)  RCA VICTOR RCA1765
Denzil Dennis-Menah Worry  TROJAN TR615
Liverpool Scene-Son Son  RCA VICTOR RCA1762
Lace-People People  COLUMBIA DB8499
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Love Child  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG677
Pioneers-Catch The Beat  AMALGAMATED AMG828
 

There were 70 new singles released on Friday 15 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 254

 (revisited and expanded)
   PODCAST

Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Music Man/Nightmare  TRACK 604026
Strawbs-The Man Who Called Himself Jesus  A&M AMS738
Life 'n' Soul-Here Comes Yesterday  DECCA F12851
Foundations-Build Me Up Buttercup  PYE 7N17636
Johnny Nash-You Got Soul  MAJOR MINOR MM586
Rainbow People-Rainbows  PYE 7N17624
Chuckles-Never  CBS 3832
Kris Ife-Imagination  PARLOPHONE R5741
Peter Pan and Wendy (Steve Priest, Sweet!)-We All Love Tiny Tim  MAJOR MINOR MM588 (Produced by Sweets' producer, Phil Wainman)
Raspberry Pirates (Kenny Young)-Looky Looky My Cookies Gone  ATLANTIC 584230
Sleepy (with Ian Wallace, later of King Crimson)-Mrs Bailey's Barbecue and Grill/Rosie Can't Fly  CBS 3830
Dave Clark Five-Live In The Sky  COLUMBIA DB8505
Starlites-Good Morning Mr Milkman  PHILIPS BF1725
The Web-Baby Won't You Leave Me Alone  DERAM DM217
Rainbow People-Sailing Song  PYE 7N17624
Buddy Miles Express-Train  MERCURY MF1065
Joya Landis-Angel Of The Morning  TROJAN TR622
 

 

**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)