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)

11/12 July 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

SATURDAY:

PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 287
There were 71 new singles released on Friday 11th July 1969
KG Young (Kenny Young)-Spider Woogie 9th Movement  CBS 4302
Yes-Sweetness  ATLANTIC 584281
KG Young (Kenny Young)-Spider  CBS 4302
Yes-Somethings Coming (from West Side Story)  ATLANTIC 584281
Fleetwood Mac-Need Your Love So Bad  BLUE HORIZON 57-3157
Diana Ross and the Supremes-No Matter What Sign You Are  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG704
Box Tops-Soul Deep  BELL BLL1068
Fleetwood Mac-Black Magic Woman  BLUE HORIZON 57-3157
Aerovons-Song For Jane/Train  PARLOPHONE R5790
Fairport Convention-Si Tu Dois Partir  ISLAND WIP6064
Wilson Pickett-Hey Joe  ATLANTIC 584281
Al Kooper-Hey Western Union Man  CBS 4160
Tea & Symphony-Boredom  HARVEST HAR5005
Israelites-Seven Books  DOWNTOWN DT433
Hippy Boys-Michael Row The Boat Ashore  TROJAN TR669
Sapodilla Punch-Hold On I'm Coming  MERCURY MF1112

PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 287
There were 71 new singles released on Friday 11th July 1969
Sapodilla Punch-Hold On I'm Coming  MERCURY MF1112
Johnny Winter-I'm Yours and I'm Hers  CBS 4386
Tea & Symphony-Armchair Theatre  HARVEST HAR5005
Fairways-Yoko Ono  MERCURY MF1112
John Fred and his Playboy Band-Silly Sarah Carter (eating on a moon pie)  MCA MU1088
Glass Menagerie-Do My Thing Myself  POLYDOR 56341
Glen Campbell-Where's The Playground Suzie?  EMBER EMBS266
Matt Monro-On Days Like These  CAPITOL CL15603
Jasmin T-Some Other Guy  TANGERINE DP0013
Wille and the Red Rubber Band-Mary Jane  RCA 1842
Max Baer and the Seconds-Come Do The Reggae  MAJOR MINOR MM 624
Gene Latter-Old Iron Bell  SPARK SRL1031
Dillards-She Sang Hymns Out Of Tune  ELEKTRA EKSN 45062
Art Movement-Yes Sir.... No Sir  COLUMBIA DB 8602
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition-Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town  REPRISE RS20829
Tucker Zimmerman-Red Wind/Moondog ('Moondoo' misprint)  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3020
Elephants Memory-Crossroads of the Stepping Stones  BUDDAH 201055
Vern & Alvin-Everybody Reggae  BLUECAT BS167

 

PODCAST

Dee Long-Mister Manson
Klaatu-Silly Boys (Suna Sunaru mix)
Public Practice-Foundation
Lemon Pipers-The Shoemaker of Leatherware Square
Leonard Nimoy-Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Earth & Fire-Ruby Is The One
Led Zeppelin-Dancing Days
Vashti Bunyan-Here Before
Cockney Rebel-Ritz/Cavaliers
Matching Mole-O Caroline
The Enid-Dambusters March/Land Of Hope and Glory
Royal Ballet Sinfonia-Radio 4 UK theme medley (discontinued by BBC in 2006):
Rule Britannia
Scotland The Brave
Early One Morning
Men Of Harlech
Drunken Sailor
Greensleeves
Danny Boy

Duran Duran-Out Of My Mind (perfecto radio mix)

 

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

Miley Cyrus with Flaming Lips-Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Rozi Plain-Swing Shut
Sweet-Man From Mecca/Little Willie
Doors-People Are Strange/Strange Days/Who Scared You/My Wild Love/Love Her Madly
Shocking Blue-Never Marry A Railroad Man
Mariska Veres & Shocking Jazz Quintet-Never Marry A Railroad Man
Candy Payne-I Wish I Could Have Loved You More
Vanessa Paradis-l'Air du Temps/St Germain
ELP-Abaddons Bolero

 

PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 286
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 4th July 1969
Johnny Almond Music Machine-Solar Level  DERAM DM266

The Arbors-I Can't Quit Her  CBS 4379
Rolling Stones-You Can't Always Get What You Want  DECCA F12952
Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Women  DECCA F12952
The Demons-You Belong To My Heart  BIG SHOT BI 523
The Quotations-Hello Memories  CBS 4378
Spectrum-Free  RCA 1853
Clancy Eccles-Shu Be Do  DUKE DU 31
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Dock Of The Bay  A&M AMS 758
Carrie Martin-I Won't Do Anything  DECCA F12951
Clodagh Rodgers-Goodnight Midnight  RCA 1852
Spectrum-Tale Of Wally Toft  RCA 1853
Andromeda-Go Your Way/Keep Out Cos I'm Dying  RCA 1854
Love Affair-Bringing On Back The Good Times  CBS 4330
Cowsills-The Prophecy Of Daniel and John The Divine  MGM 1484
 

 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 286
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 4th July 1969
Tony King and the Hippy Boys-Proud Mary  TROJAN TR667
Lois Lane-Lovin Times  MERCURY MF 1115
Equals-Viva Bobby Joe  PRESIDENT PT 260
The Demons-You Belong To My Heart  BIG SHOT BI 523
Copperfield-Any Old Time  INSTANT IN 004
Cowsills-Gotta Get Away From It All  MGM 1484
Max Romeo and the Hippy Boys-Love  TROJAN TR668
Mama Cass-It's Getting Better  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS 8021
Jimmy Ruffin-I've Passed This Way Before/Tomorrows Tears  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 703
Misunderstood-Never Had A Girl Like You Before  FONTANA TF 1041
Vanilla Fudge-Some Velvet Morning  ATLANTIC 584276
Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline  MCA MU 1087
Love Affair-Another Day  CBS 4300
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg-Je t'Aime Moi Non Plus  FONTANA TF 1042
(whilst this is riding high on the charts in a few weeks time it will be withdrawn and reisued by, I think, Major Minor records - such was the outcry at the time. Banned by the Beeb of course)
Friends and Lovers-Reach Out In The Darkness (not the version released by Sons & Lovers)
Jonathan King-Everyone's Gone To The Moon  DECCA F12950
 

 

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)