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)

27/28 June 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

SATURDAY:

 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 285
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 27th June 1969
Donovan & Jeff Beck Group-Barabajagal  PYE 7N17778
Desmond Dekker-It Mek  PYRAMID PYR6068
Donovan & Jeff Beck Group-Trudi (Bed With Me)  PYE 7N17778
The Ethiopians-Woman Capture Man  TROJAN TR666
Aphrodites Child-I Want To Live/Magic Mirror  POLYDOR 56769
The Easybeats-St Louis  POLYDOR 56325
Cilla Black-Liverpool Lullaby/Conversations  PARLOPHONE R5785
Fantastics-Face To Face With Heartache  DERAM DM264
Free-I'll Be Creeping  ISLAND WIP6062
Gullivers People-Somehow Somebody  COLUMBIA DB8588
Robin Gibb-Saved By The Bell  POLYDOR 56337
Harmony Grass-First Time Loving  RCA1828
John Holt-Alibaba  TROJAN TR661
Kim Weston-From Both Sides Now  MAJOR MINOR MM619
Maytones-TNT  BLUECAT BS165

 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 285
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 27th June 1969
Jimmy McGriff-Worm  UNITED ARTISTS UP35025
Vanity Fare-Early In The Morning  PAGE ONE POF142
Tony Joe White-Willy and Laura Mae Jones  MONUMENT MON1036
The Royals-Pick Out Me Eye  TROJAN TR662
Genesis-Where The Sour Turns To Sweet/In Hiding  DECCA F12949
Scaffold-Charity Bubbles  PARLOPHONE R5784
Tam White-That Old Sweet Roll (Hi De Ho)/Don't Make Promises  DERAM DM261
Andwellas Dream-Sunday/Midday Sun  CBS4301
Joe's All Stars-Battle Cry Of Biafra  DUKE DU28
East Main St Explosion-Hop Skip and Jump  FONTANA TF1039
Endevers-Sunny and Me  DECCA F12939
Bo Gentry & Ritchie Cordell-Stone Go Better  CBS4299
Tommy James and the Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion  ROULETTE RO507
Kodiaks-Tell Me Rhonda  DECCA F12942
Amiel Moodie-Ratchet Knife  BLUE CAT BS164
Maytones-TNT  BLUECAT BS165

 

PODCAST

Trembling Bells-Show Me A Hole And I'll Crawl In It
Anne Briggs-Go Your Way
NIN/Devo-Head Like A Hole
Beatles-Fixing A Hole
Phenomenal Handclap Band-Shake
Beatles-Within You Without You
The Music Of ITC-Jason King Theme
Peter Wyngarde-Neville Thumbcatch/April
The Music Of ITC-Department S Theme
Astrid Gilberto-Beginnings
Chicago Transit Authority-I'm a Man
ELP-Still You Turn Me On
Fairport Convention-Come All Ye

 

Apologies for the abrupt cut-offs at the end of some of these files.
This was to satisfy the mp3 file size requirements of the radio station.

 

FRIDAY:

 

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

 

 PODCAST

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
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
 

 

 

 

 

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)