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 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

17/18 OCTOBER 2025
on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour
SATURDAY:
 
Hour 1 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 301
There were 45 new singles released on Friday 17th October 1969
King Crimson-Court Of The Crimson King parts 1 & 2  ISLAND WIP 6071
Big Bertha featuring Ace Kefford-Gravy Booby Jam  ATLANTIC 584298
Jethro Tull-Sweet Dream/17 (withdrawn stereo single mixes)  CHRYSALIS WIP 6070
Mott The Hoople-Rock and Roll Queen  ISLAND WIP 6072
The Turtles-Love Of The City  LONDON HLU 10291
Big Bertha featuring Ace Kefford-This Worlds An Apple  ATLANTIC 584298
Casuals-Caroline  DECCA F22969
The Groop-Nobody At All/Jet Song  BELL BLL 1080
Delaney and Bonnie-Get Ourselves Together  ELEKTRA EKSN 45066
Valerie Singleton-Jimmy Giraffe/Solomon Centipede  PYE 7N17800
Isaac Hayes-By The Time I Get To Phoenix  STAX 133

Hour 2 PODCAST
 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 301
There were 45 new singles released on Friday 17th October 1969
Lighthouse-Eight Miles High  RCA 1884
Rainbows-New Day Dawning  CBS 4568
Marty Wilde-Shelley  PHILIPS BF1815
Incredible String Band-All Writ Down (non LP b side) ELEKTRA EKSN 45074
PP Arnold-Bury Me Down By The River (B&M Gibb)  POLYDOR 56350
Marv Johnson-I Miss You Baby  TAMLA MOTOWN  TMG 713
Harmony Grass-I Remember  RCA 1885
Neil MacArthur-It's Not Easy/12.29  DERAM DM275
Scaffold-Liver Birds/Gin Gan Goolie  PARLOPHONE R5812
Jimmy Powell-House Of The Rising Sun  YOUNGBLOOD YB 1006
Pennyworth-Malena Malena  CBS 4573
Heavyweights-Shambala  SPARK SRL 1033
Peanut Butter Conspiracy-Back In L.A.  LONDON HLH 10290
Chris Simmons-Soraya  MCA MK 5009
Keef Hartley-Waiting Around  DERAM DM273
Brothers and Sisters (with Merry Clayton)-Mighty Quinn  CBS 4583
Root and Jenny Jackson-Let's Go Somewhere  BEACON BEA 136
Flying Machine-Smile A Little Smile For Me  PYE 7N17722
Duster Bennett-Rock Of Ages Cleft For Me BLUE HORIZON 57-3164
 
Hour 3 PODCAST
Marry Waterson & Emily Baker-Little Hits Of Dopamine
Yes-Parallels
Metronomy-Salted Caramel Ice Cream
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
Chromatics-Shadow
T.Rex-The Slider/Rock On/Buick Mackane
Flo & Eddie-Elenore
Turtles-You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain/Sound Asleep
Black Midi-Ducter
Yes-The Revealing Science Of God
 
FRIDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST
 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 300
to celebrate the 300th issue of The New Singles listings - 3 hours of that weeks releases
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 10th October 1969
 Paul Revere and the Raiders-We Gotta All Get Together  CBS 4504
Trash-Trash Can  APPLE 17
Stony Brook People-Easy To Be Hard/There's Tomorrow  CBS 4538
Magic Valley-Uptight Basil  PENNY FARTHING PEN 701
Shocking Blue-Hot Sand  PENNY FARTHING PEN 702
Rugbys-You, I/Stay With Me  POLYDOR 56781
John Morgan-Ride On  CARNABY CNS 4006
Smith-Baby It's You  STATESIDE SS8028
R B Greaves-Take A Letter Maria  ATCO 226007
Pete Brown and Piblokto-Living Life Backwards  HARVEST HAR 5008
Buffalo Springfield-Question  ATCO 226006
Flaming Youth (with Phil Collins)-Guide Me Orion  FONTANA TF 1057
Samantha Jones-Today Without You  PENNY FARTHING PEN 703
Simon Scott-Brave New World  POLYDOR 56355
Joe Groundhog Richardson-Take It Off  MAJOR MINOR MM632
Juke Boy Bonner-Runnin' Shoes  BLUE HORIZON 57-3163
Original Caste-One Tin Soldier  BELL BLL 1079

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 300
to celebrate the 300th issue of The New Singles listings - 3 hours of that weeks releases
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 10th October 1969
Trash-Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight  APPLE 17
John Mayall-Don't Waste My Time  POLYDOR 56544
The Band-Up On Cripple Creek  CAPITOL CL 15613
Jeremy Spencer-Linda  REPRISE RS 27002
Linda Ronstadt-I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/Baby You've Been On My Mind  CAPITOL CL15612
The Band-The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down  CAPITOL CL 15613
Byrds-Child Of The Universe/Wasn't Born To Follow  CBS 4572
George Howe-Maxwell's Silver Hammer  MCA MK 5007
Orange Bicycle-Carry That Weight/You Never Give Me Your Money  PARLOPHONE R5811
Paul Monday (formerly Paul Raven, latterly Gary Glitter)-Here Comes The Sun/Musical Man  MCA MK 5008
Nicole Croisille-I'll Never Leave You Alone  COLUMBIA DB8622
Jeremy Spencer-Teenage Darling  REPRISE RS 27002
Clifford Davis-Before The Beginning  REPRISE RS 27003
The Dells-Oh What A Night (1969 re-recording) PRESIDENT PT 270

Hour 3 PODCAST
 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 300
to celebrate the 300th issue of The New Singles listings - 3 hours of that weeks releases
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 10th October 1969
Babylon-Into The Promised Land  POLYDOR 56356
Buffalo Springfield-Pretty Girl Why  ATCO 226006
Ottilie Patterson-Spring Song  MARMALADE 598020
Brownhills Stamp Duty-My Woman's Back  COLUMBIA DB8625
Good Ship Lollipop-Maxwell's Silver Hammer  EMBER EMBS 276
La De Da Band-Come Together  PARLOPHONE R5810
Shocking Blue-Venus  PENNY FARTHING PEN 702
Mark Wirtz-Caroline  CBS 4539
Judy Collins-Chelsea Morning  ELEKTRA EKSN 45073
Junior Walker and the All Stars-What Does It Take To Win Your Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 712
Ella Fitzgerald-Get Ready  REPRISE RS 20850
Dave Clark 5-Put A Little Love In Your Heart  COLUMBIA DB8624
Flaming Youth (with Phil Collins)-From Now On (Immortal Invisible)  FONTANA TF 1057
Factory-Try A Little Sunshine  CBS 4520
Orange Bicycle-Want To B Side (composer credit: 'B. Side') PARLOPHONE R5811
Judy Collins-Pretty Polly  ELEKTRA EKSN 45073
 

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


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Amy Bargeron

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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

 

 

 



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