TOWARD THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent,
playing what were the new singles of the late 60's
on Radio Seagull
onlineevery
Friday and Saturday, midday
and at midnight
overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands
and on DAB+ in Brighton, Edinburgh and Central London
25 January 2025
on board the LV18, Harwich HarbourSaturday
25
January 2025 There were 73 new singles released on Friday
24 January 1969
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 263 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Bee Gees-Odessa (2 parts) POLYDOR 56304 (unreleased but
eventually issued as 'First Of May on 14 February)
Denny Laine-Say You Don't Mind DERAM DM227
Bob Monkhouse-I Remember Natalie CBS 3958
Lesley Duncan-Love Song (original version with vacuum cleaner,
whistling and chatter)/Road To Nowhere RCA VICTOR RCA1763
Joya Landis-Moonlight Lover TROJAN TR641
Joe Mansano-Life On Reggae Planet BLUE CAT BS150
Man (formerly The Bystanders)-Sudden Life/Love PYE 7N17684
Grand Union-She Said CBS 3656
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera-A Quick B/Volcano DIRECTION 58
3924
Conquerors-Jumpy Jumpy Girl AMALGAMATED AMG832
Nicky Scott-Honey Pie PYE 7N17688
Timi Yuro-As Long As There Is You LIBERTY LBF15182
Jon Isherwood-Old Time Movies PARLOPHONE R5753
Them-Gloria/Here Comes The Night DECCA F12875
ORANGE label
'demand performance'There were 73 new singles released on Friday
24 January 1969
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 263 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Amen Corner-World Of Broken Hearts DERAM DM228
ORANGE label
'demand performance'
Ike & Tina Turner-River Deep Mountain High LONDON HLU10242
ORANGE label
'demand performance'
Group Therapy-River Deep Mountain High/Remember What You Said
PHILIPS BF1744
Ronettes-Be My Baby LONDON HLU10240
ORANGE label
'demand performance'
Fortunes-Here It Comes Again DECCA F12874
ORANGE label
'demand performance'
Sir Douglas Quintet-She's About A Mover LONDON HLU10248
ORANGE label
'demand performance'
Samurai-Temple Of Gold UNITED ARTISTS UP2242
Richard Harris-The Hive STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8007
Noel Harrison-Young Girl (of sixteen) DECCA F12874
ORANGE label
'demand performance'
Hello People-Jerusalem PHILIPS BF1697
Crackers-Honey Do FONTANA TF995
Paul Butterfield Blues Band-Mine To Love ELEKTRA EKSN45047
Bobby Womack-California Dreamin' MINIT MLF11012
Danny Diaz and the Checkmates-Solomon Grundy PYE 7N17690
Smokestack Lightning-Light In My Window PYE 7N17690
Supremes & Temptations-I'm Gonna Make You Love Me TAMLA
MOTOWN TMG685
Duster Bennett-Raining In My Heart BLUE HORIZON 57 3148
Sydney Elliott-Who Dat Girl (in the mini skirt) SPARK
SRL1021
Sounds Orchestral-Soul Coaxing PYE 7N17687
Typical Decca Group ORANGE label
for their 'demand performance' series released in January 1969:TRAFFIC
in Concert for John Peel, recorded 30 April 1970,
first broadcast on BBC Radio 1, 10 May 1970 PODCASTFriday 24
January 2025
16/01/25 RIP David Lynch: Painter,
Film Director, Musician - Crazy Clown Time... PODCASTThere were 70 new singles released on Friday
17
January 1969
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 262 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Kassenatz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus-We Can Work It Out
PYE INTERNATIONAL 7N25480 Orange Machine-You Can All Join In PYE 7N17680 Rhinocerous-Apricot Brandy ELEKTRA EKSN45051 (I mused
on the which Radio 1 show this was the theme.. Round Table, I
think, where DJs and Pop biz celebrities of the day reviewed the
weeks new single releases)
Glen Campbell-Wichita Lineman EMBER S261 John Sebastian-She's A Lady KAMA SUTRA 618026 Fred Neil-Candy Man ELEKTRA EKSN45036
Weather-Look In My Eyes PHILIPS BF1734 The Youth-Meadow Of My Love DERAM DM226 Elton John-Lady Samantha PHILIPS BF1739 Tyrannosaurus Rex-Pewtor Suitor/Warlord Of The Royal
Crocodiles REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3016 5th Dimension-California Soul LIBERTY LBF15180 Box Tops-Sandman/Sweet Cream Ladies Forward March BELL
BLL1045 The Dreamers-Sweet Chariot DOWN TOWN DT407 Dave Davies-Hold My Hand PYE 7N17678
Van Der Graaf Generator-People You Were Going To/Firebrand
POLYDOR 56758 Dave Davies-Creeping Jean PYE 7N17678 Scrugg-Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up PYE
7N17656 (intro only broadcast on Radio Seagull, see
next hour) There were 70 new singles released on Friday
17
January 1969
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 262 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Scrugg-Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up PYE 7N17656
The Loot-Try To Keep It A Secret/Radio City PAGE ONE
POF115
Todd Miller-Rainbow City COLUMBIA DB8528
Troggs-Sweet Madeleine/Evil Woman PAGE ONE POF114
Sam and Dave-Soul Sister Brown Sugar ATLANTIC 584237
Aretha Franklin-Don't Let Me Lose This Dream ATLANTIC
584239
Freedom-Kandy Kay PLEXIUM PXM3
David McWilliams-Stranger MAJOR MINOR MM592
The Dee Set-I Know A Place BLUE CAT BS146
Cables-Love Is A Pleasure STUDIO ONE SO2071
Val Bennett-Baby Baby TROJAN TR640
Classics IV-Stormy LIBERTY LBF15177
Richard-A Little Bit PARLOPHONE R5754
Crystal Mansion-Thought Of Loving You CAPITOL CL15577
Unit 4 Plus 2-3.30 FONTANA TF990
Natural Bridge Bunch-Pig Snoots ATLANTIC 584231
Lorraine Ellison-Stay With Me WARNER BROTHERS WB5850
Lloyd Robinson-Cuss Cuss DUKE DU5
John Bromley-Melody Fayre POLYDOR 56305
Orange Machine-Dr Crippen's Waiting Room PYE 7N17680
Listen to this
complete 4 hour short wave broadcast as received in the UK:
http://www.towardtheunknownregion.com/9290/9290.mp3
Chris Bent, Radio Seagull
on 9290 Khz
from Riga, Latvia, in 2003
- This 238 minute atmospheric recording was received at
Imagination Towers, Staffordshire, by the legendary and sadly
missed Rob Leighton. Plastic Penny
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
