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RADIO MI AMIGO HARWICH
November 1968The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-01 Hour
1
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 25
October 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 251PODCAST
Overflow from the last week: Moody Blues-A Simple Game (Justin Hayward vocal stereo mix)
Mellotones-What A Botheration TROJAN TR612
The Flies-Magic Train/Gently As you Feel RCA VICTOR
RCA1757
Lemon Tree-Come On Girl PARLOPHONE R5739
Pretty Things-Private Sorrow/Balloon Burning COLUMBIA
DB8494
Four Tops-I'm In A Different World TAMLA MOTOWN TMG675
The Magicians-Painting On Wood MCA MU1046The Magicians-Slow
Motion MCA MU1046
Lori Balmer (listed as Lauri Palmer in The New Singles
leaflet)-Treacle Bottom/Four Faces West (Bee Gees tunes)
POLYDOR 56293
Ohio Express-Firebird/Chewy Chewy BUDDAH 201023
Force West-Like The Tide Like The Ocean/I'll Be Moving On
CBS 3798
(Ed Stewart) Stewpot and the Save The Children Fund Choir-I Like
My Toys/Myrtle's Birthday (with Tony Brandon) MGM 1448
Vanity Fair-Summer Morning PAGE ONE POF100
Professor Morrison's Lollipop-You Got The Love LONDON
HLU10228
Steppenwolf-Sookie Sookie STATESIDE
DUNHILL SS8003The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-01 Hour
2
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 25
October 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 251PODCASTSteppenwolf-Magic Carpet Ride STATESIDE
DUNHILL SS8003
Slam Creepers-We Are Happy People SONET SON2003
Golden Earrings (sic)-Dong Dong Di Ki Di Gi Dong/Wake Up
Breakfast CAPITOL CL15567
Merseys-Lovely Loretta FONTANA TF955
The Beloved Ones (a.k.a. Les Irresistibles - an American band
based in France)-Lands Of
Shadow/Sunshine And You CBS 3600
Cliff Adams Chorale-Take Oh Take Those Lips Away MCA
MU1047 (Cliff had a radio show called Sing Something Simple,
where the listener was invited to 'not just Listen but to join
in with All These Tunes You Know So Well')
Box Tops-People Gonna Talk/I Met Her In Church BELL
BLL1035
Tony James-Treat Me Right/Me Donkeys Dead JOLLY JY002
(lots of mellotron on these reggae tunes)
Bobby Thompson (a.k.a. Dandy Livingstone)-That's How Strong My
Love is/Trouble In Town JOLLY J001 (lots of mellotron on
these reggae tunes)
The Nerve-Piece By Piece PAGE ONE POF097
Dave Justin-Rachel POLYDOR 56293
Anan-Madena/Standing Still PYE 7N17642
A New Generation (latterly The Sutherland Brothers)-Police Is
Here SPARK SRL1019
The Onyx-My Son John/Step By Step PYE 7N176221
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-08 Hour
1There were 58 new singles released on Friday
08 November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 253 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Turquiose-Saynia/Woodstock DECCA F12842
July-The Way (LP mix)
Ferris Wheel-Na Na Song PYE 7N17631
Nazz-Open My Eyes (UK mono single
without phasing)/Hello It's Me SGC (Screen Gems Columbia)
219001
Nazz-Open My Eyes stereo LP mix with phasing
Al Kooper & Steve Stills-Season Of The Witch CBS 3770
Family-Second Generation Woman/Home Town (this version never on
CD, overdubbed violin mix on 'Old Songs New Songs' album)
REPRISE RS23315
Blonde On Blonde-All Day All Night PYE 7N17637
Tuesdays Children-Bright Eyed Apples/She MERCURY MF1063
Together (Keith Relf & Jim McCarty)-Henry's Coming Home/Love Mum
and Dad COLUMBIA DB8491
Flirtations-Nothing But A Heartache DERAM DM216
Marvin Gaye-Chained TAMLA MOTOWN TMG676
Sir Henry And His Butlers-Camp COLUMBIA DB8497
Dudley Moore Trio-30 Is A Dangerous Age Cynthia DECCA
F12850 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-08 Hour
2There were 58 new singles released on Friday
08 November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 253 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Lulu-Without Him/I'm A Tiger COLUMBIA DB8500
Just William-Cherrywood Green SPARK SRL1018
Jigsaw-Let Me Go Home MUSIC FACTORY CUB6
John Mayall-The Bear DECCA F12846
Fourmost-Apples Peaches and Pumpkins CBS 3134
Dana Gillespie-You Just Gotta Know My Mind (composed by, but
never recorded by, Donovan) DECCA F12847 from a cancelled
LP, DECCA SKL4953/LK4953 very RARE single sells for £467....
more in next week's show... French language version and B side
Stewart A Brown-I Can't Go On Living Without You (Elton
John) RCA VICTOR RCA1761
Derek-Cinnamon LONDON HLZ10239
Tony Ritchie-Has Anyone At The Party Seen Jenny BEACON
BEA114
1910 Fruitgum Company BUDDAH 201025
Steve Alaimo-Watching The Trains Go By ATLANTIC 584227
Tim Easley-Suzi Q BELL BEL1036
Peter and the Wolves-Woman On My Mind/Old and the New MGM
1452
Paul Williams Set-My Sly Sadie DECCA F12844
Robert Henry Hensley-You're Gonna See Me Cry POLYDOR 56295
Tam White-Girl Watcher DECCA F12849
Paul Layton-Mister Mister PARADOX PR45901024
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-15 Hour
1
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 15
November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 254 (revisited and expanded)PODCAST Dana Gillespie-You Just Gotta Know My Mind/He Loves Me He
Loves Me Not DECCA F12847 English followed by French
language versions (a further investigation from previous week.
Donovan generously gave Dana the A side title, which he never
recorded himself... A test pressing was made for a Dana
Gillespie LP DECCA LK/SKL 4953 -but the stock copy release was
cancelled. A US album came out in 1969 with a different track
list)
Locomotive-Rudy A Message To You DIRECTION 58 3814
The Nice-Brandenberger IMMEDIATE IM072
Linda Thorson-Here I Am EMBER S257
The Nice-Happy Freuds IMMEDIATE IM072
Peter Sulley-Evil Woman POLYDOR 56291
The Moles (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)-We Are The Moles part
1 PARLOPHONE R5743
Peter Sulley-My Idea POLYDOR 56291
The Moles (Simon Dupree and the Big Sound)-We Are The Moles part
2 PARLOPHONE R5743
The Wailers-Stir It Up TROJAN TR615
Nilsson-Rainmaker (this version only on the mono single)
RCA VICTOR RCA1765
Denzil Dennis-Menah Worry TROJAN TR615
Liverpool Scene-Son Son RCA VICTOR RCA1762
Lace-People People COLUMBIA DB8499
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Love Child TAMLA MOTOWN TMG677
Pioneers-Catch The Beat AMALGAMATED AMG828 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-15 Hour
2
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 15
November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 254
(revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Music Man/Nightmare TRACK
604026
Strawbs-The Man Who Called Himself Jesus A&M AMS738
Life 'n' Soul-Here Comes Yesterday DECCA F12851
Foundations-Build Me Up Buttercup PYE 7N17636
Johnny Nash-You Got Soul MAJOR MINOR MM586
Rainbow People-Rainbows PYE 7N17624
Chuckles-Never CBS 3832
Kris Ife-Imagination PARLOPHONE R5741
Peter Pan and Wendy (Steve Priest, Sweet!)-We All Love Tiny Tim
MAJOR MINOR MM588 (Produced by Sweets' producer, Phil Wainman)
Raspberry Pirates (Kenny Young)-Looky Looky My Cookies Gone
ATLANTIC 584230
Sleepy (with Ian Wallace, later of King Crimson)-Mrs Bailey's
Barbecue and Grill/Rosie Can't Fly CBS 3830
Dave Clark Five-Live In The Sky COLUMBIA DB8505
Starlites-Good Morning Mr Milkman PHILIPS BF1725
The Web-Baby Won't You Leave Me Alone DERAM DM217
Rainbow People-Sailing Song PYE 7N17624
Buddy Miles Express-Train MERCURY MF1065
Joya Landis-Angel Of The Morning TROJAN TR622
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-22 Hour
1There were 57 new singles released on Friday
22 November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 255 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Love Sculpture-Sabre Dance
PARLOPHONE R5744
Clear Light-She's Ready To Be Free ELEKTRA EKSN45019
Mount Rushmore-Stone Free DOT 115
Deviants-You've Got To Hold On STABLE STA5601
Timebox-Girl Don't Make Me Wait DERAM DM219
Sons and Lovers-From Now The Sun Shines BEACON BEA116
The Casuals-Toy DECA F22852
Paper Dolls-Someday PYE 7N17655
The Bleus-Milk and Honey BELL BLL1037
Nirvana-All Of Us (The Touchables)/Trapeze ISLAND WIP6045
Sundae Times-Jack Boy PRESIDENT PT219
Bruce Channel-Mr Bus Driver BELL BLL1038
Richard Henry-Oh Girl REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3014
Watson T Brown and the Explosive-I Closed My Eyes
PRESIDENT PT221
Exception-Tailor Made Babe PRESIDENT PT218
Tom Paxton-Victoria Dines Alone ELEKTRA EKSN45045
The Magnificent Men-Save The Country CAPITOL CL15570
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap-Over You CBS 3714 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-22 Hour
2There were 57 new singles released on Friday
22 November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 255 (revisited and expanded) PODCAST
Love Sculpture-Think Of Love PARLOPHONE R5742
Clear Light-Black Roses ELEKTRA EKSN45019
Mount Rushmore-She's So Good To Me DOT 115
Deviants-Let's Loot The Supoermarket STABLE STA5601
Timebox-Gone Is The Sad Man DERAM DM219
Raymond Froggatt-Roly POLYDOR 56294
Edwin Starr-S.O.S. POLYDOR 56753
Mexicans-Without Your Love PYE 7N17657
Leslie Butler-Top Cat HIGH NOTE HS008
Hugh Malcolm-Mortgage AMALGAMATED AMG829
Kate-Empty World/Hold Me Now CBS 3815
Herman's Hermits-Something's Happening COLUMBIA DB8504
Davy Clinton-The Girl With The Sun In Her Hair (Silvikrin John
Barry tune with words) NEMS 56 3855
Fireballs-Come On React STATESIDE SS2134
1910 Fruitgum Co-Pop Goes The Weasel/Year 2001 PYE 7N25478
Oedipus Complex-Holding My Hands Out/Brought Me Such Confusion
PHILIPS BF1716
Tom Paxton-Clarissa Jones ELEKTRA EKSN45045
Laurie Johnson Orchestra-Theme to Caesar Smith (a.k.a. Hot
Millions) MGM 1457
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-29 Hour
1
There were 74 new singles released on Friday 29
November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 256 (revisited and expanded)PODCAST Canned Heat-Going Up The Country LIBERTY LBF15169
Donovan-To Susan On The West Coast Waiting/Atlantis PYE
7N17660
Ten Years After-Hear Me Calling DERAM DM221
The Move-Blackberry Way REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3015
Beach Boys-Bluebirds Over The Mountain CAPITOL CL15572
Charles Manson-Cease To Exist (not released)
Beach Boys-Never Learn Not To Love CAPITOL CL15572 (based
upon the above Charles Manson composition - who was not happy
that his song had been used without a credit. Beach Boys
beware....!)
Jethro Tull-A Christmas Song/Love Story ISLAND WIP6048
Turnstyle-Riding A Wave/Trot PYE 7N17653
Seekers-Island Of Dreams COLUMBIA DB8502
Sonja Kristina (before Curved Air)-Frank Mills POLYDOR
56299
Gladiators-Girl Don't Make Me Wait DIRECTION 58 3654
The Move-A Certain Something REGAL ZONOHONE RZ3015
Derrick Morgan-Hold You Jack ISLAND WI3159
Ken Boothe-Lady With The Starlight HIGH NOTE HS003
Leslie Butler and Count Ossie-Gay Drums HIGH NOTE HS003 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-11-29 Hour
2
There were 74 new singles released on Friday 29
November 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 256 (revisited and expanded)PODCAST
Fairport Convention-Meet On The Ledge/Throwaway Street Puzzle
ISLAND WIP6047
Marcia Griffiths-Mark My Word COXSONE CS7074
Plastic Penny-Hound Dog/Currency PAGE ONE POF107
Fleetwood Mac-Albatross/Jig Saw Puzzle Blues BLUE HORIZON
57 3145
Hogarth-Suzie's Getting Married LIBERTY LBF15156
Jose Feliciano-Hi Heeled Sneakers/Hitchcock Road RCA
VICTOR RCA1769
Joy Marshall-And I'll Find You TOAST TT512
Judy Collins-Both Sides Now/Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye
ELEKTRA EKSN45043
Eclection-Please (vocals Dorris Henderson)/In The Early Days
ELEKTRA EKSN45046
Eclection-Please (original single with vocals by Kerilee Male -
released a few weeks earlier)
Arif Mardin-Rosemary's Baby ATLANTIC 584201
Mia Farrow-Rosemary's Baby DOT 116
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BONUS
HOURS FROM NOVEMBER TO BE BROADCAST LATER IN DECEMBER on Mi
Amigo RadioThere were 66 new singles released on Friday
01 November 1968 not
broadcast in November
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 252 (revisited and expanded) PODCASTBarbara Ruskin-Pawnbroker Pawnbroker PRESIDENT PT217
Brian Connell-Mr Travel Company PHILIPS BF1718
Mama Cass Elliott-California Earthquake STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8002
Doughnut Ring-Nice/Dance Around Julie DERAM DM215
Happenings-Crazy Rhythm BT PUPPY BTS45545
Larry Williams-Shake Your Body Girl MGM 1447
Nocturnes-Fairground Man/Montage COLUMBIA DB8493
Jefferson-Montage PYE 7N17634
Picardy-Montage/How Sweet It Is STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8004
Richard Harris-The Yard Went On Forever STATESIDE DUNHILL
SS8001
Savoy Brown-Tolling Bells/Train To Nowhere DECCA F12843
Precious Few-Pleasure of You PYE 7N17641
Shadrocks-There Is JAY BOY BOY2
The Mauds-Soul Dripping MERCURY MF1062
The Nerve-Satisfying Kind PAGE ONE POF097
Calvin Arnold-Mini Skirt MGM 1449
Lyn and Graham McCarthy-Scarborough Fair RCA VICTOR
RCA1759
Paul Revere and the Raiders-Cinderella Sunshine CBS 3757
There were 74 new singles released on Friday 29
November 1968 not
broadcast in November
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 256 (revisited and expanded)PODCAST
Raymond Frogatt-Rosalind POLYDOR 56294
Manfred Mann-Too Many People/Fox On The Run FONTANA TF985
Mary Love-The Hurt Is Just Beginning STATESIDE SS2135
Stevie Wonder-For Once In Your Life TAMLA MOTOWN TMG679
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Scarborough Fair A&M AMS739
Sight and Sound-Alley Alley
FONTANA TF982
The Committee-The Hard Way LIBERTY LBF15154
Canned Heat-One Kind Favour LIBERTY LBF15169
Searchers-Umbrella Man LIBERTY LBF15159
Curiosity Shoppe-So Sad/Baby I Need You DERAM DM220
Nancy Sinatra-Good Time Girl REPRISE RS20789
Dusty Springfield-Son Of A Preacher Man PHILIPS BF1730
Katch 22-Pumpkin Mini FONTANA TF984
Fire-Toothy Ruthie/Round The Gum Tree DECCA F12856
Breakthru'-Ice Cream Tree MERCURY MF1068
Marty Feldman-Joyous Time Of The Year DECCA F12857 Graham Nash boards the Marrakesh Express to meet up with David
Crosby and Stephen Stills...
PLASTIC
PENNY: Quite literally with 'Penny' wearing this transparent plastic
raincoat
Released July 1968 - PAGE ONE
RECORDS POF 079Cream-Pressed Rat And Warthog POLYDOR 56258 Harley Davidson, a MARCH 1968
single from Brigitte Bardot
We Love They, and we want you to
love they too...
It's Summer 1967 and The Stones are singing about pronouns...
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Cat Woman.... with assistant Lesley Gore on Batman singing
California Nights
Men In Tights: Paul Revere and the
Raiders ...released in UK 2nd June 1967
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Rabin (centre) with (from left) Andy, Vincenzo Capodivento, Chris B
and Kathy
with Les Newman
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
SINGLESOur 'sticky thread' video for 2022: The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds The sleeve advises:
MUST BE PLAYED IN THE DARK 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
