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 weekday nights on DAB+ in Havant via The Flash

19/20 DECEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY:

1969
There were 2996 singles released in 1969
Here are just some of them:
 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Keith Mansfield Orchestra-Soul Thing
Aphrodites Child-Let Me Love Let Me Live
Judy Carne-Sock It To Me
Tiny Tim-Mickey The Monkey
Monkees-Mommy and Daddy
Loot-Try To Keep It A Secret

The Goodees-Condition Red
Kasenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus-We Can Work It Out
Martha Velez-Tell Mama
Neon Philharmonic-Morning Girl/Brilliant Colours
Arbors-Touch Me/The Letter
Friends Of Distinction-Grazing In The Grass
Samantha Jones-Today Without You
Leonard Nimoy-Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
Girl Satchmo-Take You For A Ride
Trash-Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight
Orange Bicycle-You Never Give Me Your Money/Carry That Weight
La Di Da Band-Come Together
Cher-I Walk On Gilded Splinters/For What It's Worth

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

Ronnie Aldrich Orchestra-Ride My Seesaw
Spanky and our Gang-Leopard Skin Phones
Parking Lot-Carpet Man
Bimbi Worrick-Long Time Coming
Crosby Stills and Nash-Long Time Gone
Buffalo Springfield-Pretty Girl Why?
Otillie Patterson-Spring Song
Flaming Youth (with Phil Collins)-From Now On (Immortal Invisible)
The Quiet World Of Lea & John (Hackett, with brother Steve on guitar)-Miss Whittington
Genesis-Where The Sour Turns To Sweet
Yes-Something's Coming
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Ring Of Fire

Caravan-Place Of My Own
Sweet-Lollipop Man
John Holt-Ali Baba
Manfred Mann-A 'B' Side

Hour 3 PODCAST

Mia Farrow-Rosemary's Baby
Spike Milligan-Q5 Piano Theme
Rhinocerous-Apricot Brandy
Great Awakening-Amazing Grace
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love (mono single edit on ATCO records)
Man-Sudden Life
Kippington Lodge-In My Life
Chords Five-Some People
Justine-Clown
Leslie West/Mountain-This Wheels On Fire
Gilbert (O'Sullivan)-Mr Moody's Garden
Troubadours du Roi Baudoins-Sanctus (from the film IF)
Fleetwood Mac-Man Of The World
Ten Years After-Hear Me Calling
Fire-Round The Gum Tree
Spirit-I Got A Line On You
Episode Six-Mozart versus The Rest
Nina Simone-Save Me
Nina & John Barry Orchestra-Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown
Bee Gees-First Of May

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

Gentle Giant-Three Friends
The Enid-Mockingbird


Left Banke with New York University choir 'Drama Cantorum'-Desiree


Left Banke-Pretty Ballerina


Sufjan Stevens-Sister Winter
Fotheringay-Winter Winds
Genesis-The Musical box
Klaatu-The Loneliest Of Creatures/Prelude (alternate orchestral version recorded with the English National Philharmonic Orchestra 12/13 January 1977)
Celtus-What Goes Around
Blank Manuskript-The Last Journey
Aphrodite's Child-Battle Of The Locusts
this mix was only available on Greek 1974 VERTIGO label copies of the 2xLP 666:

 

Hour 2 PODCAST will be available for two weeks after first broadcast

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 309
There were 31 new singles released on Friday 12th December 1969 and a couple of CBS singles on 19th December 1969

John Barry Orchestra-We Have All The Time In The World  CBS 4680
The Magic Christians-If You Want It  MAJOR MINOR MM673
Badfinger-Rock Of All Ages/Come And Get It  APPLE 20
Alan Hull-We Can Swing Together  TRANSATLANTIC BIG129
Bobby Thompson-Trouble In Town  COLUMBIA DB113
Bonnie Frankson-Dearest  COLUMBIA DB114
Bob Dylan-Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You  CBS 4611
Johnny Cash-Blistered  CBS 4638
Krimson Kake-Feelin' Better/Waiter!  PENNY FARTHING PEN707
Samantha Jones-Do I Still Figure In Your Life  PENNY FARTHING PEN707
Octopus-Laugh At The Poor Man/Girl Friend  PENNY FARTHING PEN705
Happy Confusion-Hereditary Impediment  PENNY FARTHING PEN706
New Inspiration-My Worlds Beginning/You Ain't Got The Feeling  PENNY FARTHING PEN704
John Barry-On Her Majesty's Secret Service  CBS 4680
Morecombe and Wise-Bring Me Sunshine  COLUMBIA DB8646

Hour 3 PODCAST will be available for two weeks after first broadcast
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 309
There were 31 new singles released on Friday 12th December 1969 and a couple of CBS singles on 19th December 1969

Jon Kane-In Ancient Times (Jerusalem)  WARNER BROS WB8003
The Dells-On The Dock Of The Bay  CHESS CRS8105
Otis Redding-She's All Right  EVOLUTION E2442
Raw Material-Hi There Hallelujah/Days Of The Fighting Cock  EVOLUTION E2445
Nina-Do You Know How Christmas Trees Are Grown/More Things Change  CBS 4681
Magic Christians-NATS  MAJOR MINOR MM673
Rita-Erotica/Sexologie  MAJOR MINOR MM653
Banana Boys-Come Into My Life  MCA-UK MK5022
Dandy-Rude with Me/Play It Cool  COLUMBIA DB112
Bobby Thompson-That's How Strong My Love Is  COLUMBIA DB113
Mark Lindsay-Arizona  CBS 4699
Sacha Distel-Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head  WARNER BROS WB7345
bonus 1969 single, which isn't listed as being released until mid January 1970 but online forums agree that it was most likely released at the end of 1969:
Jethro Tull-Witches Promise/The Teacher  CHRYSALIS WIP6077
(some labels are printed as The Witches Promise/Teacher)

 

 

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

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)