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 December 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Friday 13th December 2024
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 6 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 257 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Father's Angels-Don't Knock It  MGM 1459
Spice-What About The Music  UNITED ARTISTS UP2246
Sun Dragon-Look At The Sun  MGM 1458
Pyramids-Tisko My Darling  PRESIDENT PT225
Hugo Montenegro-Hang 'Em High  RCA VICTOR RCA1771

Spencer Davis Group-Pictures Of Heaven (distorted copy)  UNITED ARTISTS UP2226

1969 Hard Meat, an album recorded by Island Records which was never released

Tracks <> were issued as a single on Island WIP6066 on 8 August 1969

The album now forms part of a 3CD box on ESOTERIC recordings - issued in 2022, by which time all members of HARD MEAT had passed away. A sad story but great to finally hear what could have been a collectable Island LP...

Rain<>
Most Likely You'll Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine
Liquid Boats
Walking Down Up Street
Erection
Strange Fruit
Run Shaker Life
Burning Up Years<>
Don't Chase Your Tail

 

HARD MEAT - their sole Island label single taken from an unreleased LP

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 6 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 257 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Michel Legrand Orchestra-Them to the Crown Affair movie  UNITED ARTISTS UP2250
Noel Harrison-Windmills Of Your Mind/Leitch On The Beach  REPRISE RS20758
Marmalade-Ob La Di Ob La Da  CBS 3892
Fortunes-Seasons In The Sun  UNITED ARTISTS UP2239
Pink Floyd-Careful With That Axe Eugene  COLUMBIA DB8511
Paul Jones-Aquarius/Pisces  COLUMBIA DB8514
Joyce Bond-Ob La Di Ob La Da  ISLAND WIP6051
Marc Brierley-Hold On Hold On, The Garden Sure Looks Good Spread On The Floor  CBS 3857
Grapefruit-Theme For Twiggy  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8005
Pink Floyd-Point Me At The Sky  COLUMBIA DB8511
Grapefruit-Someday (Demo label title) Someday Soon (Stock Copy title on label)  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8005
Gilded Cage-Long Long Road  TEEPEE TPR1003
Sea Train-Let The Duchees Know  A&M AMS737
Patty Flabbies Coughed Engine (Joey Laine & Artie Resnick)-Billy's Got A Goat  STATESIDE SS2136
Deep Purple-Wring That Neck  PARLOPHONE R5745
Deep Purple-Kentucky Woman  PARLOPHONE R5745
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 6 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 257 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Deep Purple-Kentucky Woman  PARLOPHONE R5745
Cliff Bennet-Back In The USSR  PARLOPHONE R5749
Bedrocks-Ob La Di Ob La Da  COLUMBIA DB8516
Spectrum-Ob La Di Ob La Da (short excerpt from a very poor copy)  RCA VICTOR RCA1775
Albert Washington-Woman Love  PRESIDENT PT227
Tim Andrews & Paul Korda-Angel Face  PARLOPHONE R5746
Blue Rivers and the Maroons-Take It Or Leave It  SPECTRUM SP105
Tremeloes-I Shall Be Released  CBS 3873
Chet Atkins-Light My Fire  RCA VICTOR RCA1773
Tommy Tucker-Hi Heel Sneakers  CHESS CRS8086 (reissue from 1964)
Marv Johnson-I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG680
Claudine Longet-Sleep Safe And Warm (Rosemary's Baby theme with lyrics)  A&M AMS741
Spencer Davis Group-Short Change  UNITED ARTISTS UP2226
Five By Five-Fire/Hang Up  PYE 7N25477
Company Front-I'm So Happy  MONUMENT MON1027
Simons Secrets (with Clifford T Ward)-I Know What Her Name Is  CBS 3856
Sun Dragon-Five White Horses  MGM 1458
Endevers-She's My Girl  DECCA F12859
Harmony Grass-Move In A Little Closer  RCA VICTOR RCA1772

 

Saturday 14th December 2024

 

There were 66 new singles released on Friday 13 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 258 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 

Traffic-Medicated Goo  ISLAND WIP6050 (with false ending only on this single - never on CD)
Merrilee Rush-Reach Out I'll Be There BLL1041
Traffic-Shaghai Noodle Factory  ISLAND WIP6050 (different mix to Last Exit LP)
Jay and the Americans-Shanghai Noodle Factory  (released earlier in 1968 before Traffics' original version was released)
Steam Shovel (a.k.a. Locomotive and Gangsters)-Rudy The Red Nosed Reindeer  BIG BEAR/TROJAN TR635
Blossom Dearrie-59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin Groovy)  FONTANA TF986
Galt McDermot-Hare Krishna  VERVE VS1517
Dandy-Copy Your Rhythm  DOWNTOWN TD405
Pioneers-Reggae Beat  BLUE CAT BS139 Is this the first time that a UK single included the word REGGAE?
Chris Shaespeare Globe Show-Ob La Di  PAGE ONE POF113
The Lions-Twisted Nerve  POLYDOR 56757
Chicken Shack (with Christine Perfect)-When The Train Comes Back/Hey Baby  BLUE HORIZON 57 3146
Rory Fellowes-Endlessly Friendlessly Blue  SNB 55 3877
Brian Keith (Plastic Penny vocalist)-When My Baby Smiles At Me/When The First Tear Shows (early Elton John & Bernie Taupin composition)  PAGE ONE POF103

 

There were 66 new singles released on Friday 13 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 258 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 
Bob Seger System-Ramblin' Gamblin' Man  CAPITOL CL15574
The Barrier-Spot The Lights/Uh  PHILIPS BF1731
Magic Lanterns-Shame Shame  CAMP 602007
Maximum Breed (with Owen Grey)-Sitting In The Park  REVOLUTION REV001
Kippington Lodge-Tomorrow Today/Turn Out The Light  PARLOPHONE R5750
Don Harper Orchestra-World Of Sport  COLUMBIA DB8519
Groundhogs-Still a Fool/You Don't Love Me  LIBERTY LBF15174
Beltones-No More Heartaches/I Follow You  TROJAN TR628
The Poets-Locked In A Room  PYE 7N17668
Patti Drew-Hard To Handle  CAPITOL CL15575
Pioneers-Miss Eve  BLUE CAT BS139
Carrolls-Lemon Balloon and a Blue Sky  CBS 3875
Melanie-Mr Tambourine Man  BUDDAH 201027
Rentaflop-10 Days Of Christmas  MCA MU1050

 

...on the Revolution label - a very long reggae version of 'Sitting In The Park' by Owen Grey & Maximum Breed (mellotron appears around 1:50)


 

There were 66 new singles released on Friday 13 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 258 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 

Rentaflop-Un Homme Et Un Femme and a door  MCA MU1050
Melanie-Christopher Robin  BUDDAH 201027
Procession-One Day In Every Week  MERCURY MF1070
Kevin King Lear-Cry Me a River/Shoe Shine Sam  PAGE ONE POF109
 

Traffic BEST OF TRAFFIC LP

 

Medicated Goo
40,000 Headmen
Feelin' Alright
Shanghai Noodle Factory
Dear Mr Fantasy
Paper Sun
Heaven Is In Your Mind
No Face No Name No Number
Coloured Rain
Hole In My Show
Smiling Phases

 

errors and omissions excepted
 

**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)