TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, playing what were the new singles of the late 60's

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands
 and on DAB+ in Havant, Brighton and Edinburgh (search for Radio Geronimo)

20/21 June 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

SATURDAY:

 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 284
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 20th June 1969
Amen Corner-Hello Suzie  IMMEDIATE IM081
Mint-Luv  TANGERINE 0014
Love-Alone Again Or  ELEKTRA EKSN45024
Alan Price-Trimdon Grange Explosion  DERAM DM263
WhichWhat-Why Do Lovers Break Each Others Hearts  BEACON BEA131
Martha Velez-Tell Mama  LONDON HLK10279
Clare Torry-Love For Living  DECCA F12945
TinTin-Only Ladies Play Croquet/He Wants To Be A Star  POLYDOR 56332
Spooky Tooth-Son Of Your Father  ISLAND WIP6060
The Running Jumping Standing Still Band-Aye-O  LIBERTY LBF15209
NRBQ-Stomp  CBS 4290
Joe South-Birds Of A Feather  CAPITOL CL15602
The Paupers-Numbers/Southdown Road  VERVE VS1520
Rainbow People-Living In A Dream World  PYE 7N17759
Barclay James Harvest-Brother Thrush  HARVEST HAR5003
The Onyx-So Sad Inside  PYE 7N17768

 

 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 284
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 20th June 1969
The Onyx-Tamaris Khan/So Sad Inside  PYE 7N17768
Marvellettes-Reaching For Something I Can't Have  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG701
The Parliaments-I Wanna Testify  TRACK 604032
Neil MacArthur-Without Her/Don't Try To Explain  DERAM DM262
Spooky Tooth-I've Got Enough Heartache  ISLAND WIP6060
Mint-Simone  TANGERINE 0014
The Kinks-Drivin'  PYE 7N17776
The Groove-Wind  PARLOPHONE R5783
Raymond Froggatt-Movin' Down South  POLYDOR 56334
The Guess Who-These Eyes  RCA 1832
Friends Of Distinction-Grazing In The Grass  RCA 1838
Georgie Fame-Peaceful CBS 4295
Crazy Elephant-Sunshine Red Wine  MAJOR MINOR MM623
Casuals-Sunflower Eyes  DECCA F22943
Love-Bummer In The Summer  ELEKTRA EKSN45024
Guy Fletcher-Magic Woman  PYE 7N17765

 

PODCAST

Brian Auger's Oblivion Express-Just Me Just You
Siler Apples-Program
McDonald & Giles-Is She Waiting
The Enid-Tallest Dwarf In The World
Fast Camels-Magic Optician
Camel-Song Within A Song
Brian Auger and the Trinity-Just Me Just You
ELP-Knife Edge (complete)
Led Zeppelin-That's The Way
Yes-America

 

FRIDAY:

 PODCAST

Todd Rundgren-Can We Still Be Friends?
Ivor Cutler-I'm Happy
Creedence Clearwater Revival-I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Omaloma-Europa B www.recordiaucaegwyn.com
Torch Song-Toward The Unknown Region (Walt Whitman Poetry reading by Amy Bargeron)
Nick Drake-Way To Blue
Charlotte Adigery-Cursed and Cussed:

Godley and Creme-I Pity Inanimate Objects
Vander Graaf Generator-Theme One
Klaatu-Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III
Zombies-Friends Of Mine
The Move-What?
The Turtles-You Showed Me

 

PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 283
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 13th June 1969
The Ventures-Hawaii Five-O  LIBERTY LBF 15221
The Byrds-Lay Lady Lay  CBS 4284
Beach Boys-Breakaway  CAPITOL CL15598
The Byrds-Old Blue  CBS 4284
The Dells-I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue  CHESS CRS 8099
Blood Sweat & Tears-Spinning Wheel  CBS 4220
Horace Faith-Spinning Wheel  B&C CB 104
Blood Sweat & Tears-More And More  CBS 4220
David McWilliams-Oh Mama Are You My Friend  MAJOR MINOR MM616
The Reggae Boys-Me No Born Ya  AMALGAMATED AMG 841
Pasha (The Searchers)-Somebody Shot The Lollipop Man  LIBERTY LBF 15199
Monkees-Someday Man  RCA 1824
Marmalade-Baby Make It Soon CBS 4287
Noel Harrison-Sparrow  REPRISE RS 23395
Monkees-Listen To The Band  RCA 4287
Tina Charles-In The Middle Of The Day  CBS 4307
Rascals-See  ATLANTIC 584274
Joes All Stars-Hey Jude  DUKE DU 24

 

PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 283
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 13th June 1969
Joes All Stars-Hey Jude  DUKE DU 24
The Melodians-Everybody Bawlin'  TROJAN TR660
Cher-Walk On Gilded Splinters  ATLANTIC 584278
Jeff Beck Group-Plinth  COLUMBIA DB8590
The Haystacks-Letter To Josephine  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35024
Mark Wirtz-My Daddy Is A Baddie  CBS 4306
Dave Clark Five-Get It On Now  COLUMBIA DB8591 (the doorbell rings...; it is Les Newman)
Tremeloes-Once On A Sunday Morning  CBS 4313 (Les' first brief appearance in the programme in 2019)
Turtles-You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain  LONDON HLU10279
Downtown All Stars-Everybody Feel Good  DOWNTOWN DT426
Gladstone Adams-Dollars and Cents  TROJAN TR659
Scorchers-Hear Ya  DUKE DU26
Cat Stevens-Where Are You  DERAM DM260
Turtles-Come Over  LONDON 10279
James Royal-The House Of Jack  CBS 3915
Chambers Brothers-People Get Ready  DIRECTION 58-4318
Shango-Mama Lion  A&M AMS754
Jon Plum-You Keep Changing Your Mind  SNB 55-4317
Jimmy Duranti-Monte Carlo Or Bust  PARAMOUNT PARA3002
Leon Haywood-Mellow Moonlight  MCA BAG 5
The Ventures-Hawaii Five-O  LIBERTY LBF 15221

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1971 End Of Grammar School Project (5th Year) - ISLAND RECORDS
Chris Bent & John Bradley

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)