TOWARD
THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This is... Chris Bent, 68. Check out
the
GALLERY for recent photos taken at the radio day in Harwich,
August 2023
on Radio Seagull
online every
Friday and Saturday, midday
and at midnight
on
1476Khz and various AM frequencies
in Netherlands
on CWR 1476Khz
Leicestershire every Friday, Saturday & Sunday evening 6.00-8.00pm
1476 WEBCAST:
Carillon Wellbeing Radio
14 October 2023
with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
Saturday 14th October 2023
There were 68 new singles
released on Friday 13th October 1967
compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 198
PODCAST
Blossom Toes-Look At Me
I'm You MARMALADE 598002
Left Banke-Desiree PHILIPS
BF1614
Eric Burdon and the Animals-San Franciscan Nights MGM 1359
Troggs-Love Is All Around PAGE ONE POF040
Kinks-Autumn Almanac PYE 7N17400
The Who-I Can See For Miles TRACK 604011
Tony Simon-Gimme A Little Sign TRACK 604012
The Family (sic)-Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens/Gypsy Woman
LIBERTY LBF15031
Mud-Flower Power CBS 203002
Barry Gray-Captain Scarlet PYE 7N17391
Spectrum-Captain Scarlet (not released at the time)
Ron Grainer-Man In A Suitcase PYE 7N17383
Ron Grainer-Happening Sunday (radio 1 show with Ed Stewart)/The
Prisoner RCA VICTOR RCA1635
The Young Idea-Mr Lovin' Luggage Man COLUMBIA DB8284
(sorry, this is another one of those recordings which sound fine
in stereo but, due to incorrect phasing of connections.. sound a
total mess in mono. This was resolved in an edited version of
this hour, which you can hear here:
PODCAST
Left Banke-I've Got Something On My Mind PHILIPS BF1614
Sharon Tandy-Look And Find/Our Day Will Come ATLANTIC
584137
There were 68 new singles
released on Friday 13th October 1967
compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 198
PODCAST
Barry Gray-The Mysterons theme PYE 7N17391
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Gratefully Dead MGM 1359
Roy Harper-Zengem/Mid Spring Dithering CBS 203001
Aretha Franklin-Natural Woman ATLANTIC 584137
The Afex-She's Got The Time KINGKG1058
The Accent-Red Sky At Night DECCA F12679
The Static-When You Went Away PAGE ONE POF039
Ice-Anniversary Of Love DECCA F12680
Troggs-When Will The Rain Come PAGE ONE POF040
Stevie Wonder-I'm Wondering TAMLA MOTOWN TMG626
Chris Clark-From Head To Toe TAMLA MOTOWN TMG624
The Incredibles-There's Nothing Else To Say STATESIDE
SS2053
The Voice Of Scott McKenzie-Like An Old Time Movie CBS
3009
The Who-Someone's Coming TRACK 604011
Kinks-Mr Pleasant PYE 7N17400 (the song that inspired me
to learn how to play it on our ex Pub upright piano)
Duffy Power-Davy O'Brien PARLOPHONE R5631
Music Explosion-Sunshine Games STATESIDE SS2054
Katch 22-Makin' My Mind Up FONTANA TF874
Musketeer Gripweed and the Third Troop-How I Won The War (this
was the movie with John Lennon acting) UNITED ARTISTS
UP1196
Flutes and whistles. Charlie blows
a tune...
PODCAST
Nova Cascade-Sleeping Dogs/Safe Haven/A Walk Along A Canal/The
Navigator
Celtus-Navigator/The Pilgrim/Wide Awake/The Awakening
Hats Off Gentlemen, it's adequate-The Light Of Ancient Mistakes/Avrana
Kern Is Made of Ants/The Requisitioner and The Wonder
Friday 13th October 2023
A
return to the Prog Rockery
PODCAST
r
Torch Song-Toward The Unknown
Region with Walt Whitman Poetry recital by Amy Bargeron
Karnataka-Requiem For A Dream/Dreamer
StuckFish-Into The Fire/Calling
Z Machine-Amphibiosapien/Bonus Erupus/Thunder In Paradise/Big
Old Hen/Saltwash/Myrtle The Turtle
There were 56 new singles released on Friday
6th October 1967
compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 197
PODCAST r
George Martin Orchestra-Theme One ('electronic' version)
UNITED ARTISTS UP1194
Amen Corner-World Of Broken Hearts DERAM DM151
Honeybus-(Do I Figure) In Your Life DERAM DM152
Blossom Toes-What On Earth/Mrs Murphy's Budgerigar
MARMALADE 598002
Brenton Wood-Gimme Little Sign LIBERTY LBF15021
Cowsills-The The Park And Other Things (popularly known as
Flower Girl)/River Blue MGM1353
Californians-Follow Me DECCA F12678
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart-Sometimes She's A Little Girl A&M
AMS710
Four Tops-You Keep Running Away TAMLA MOTOWN TMG623
The Bees-Jesses James Rides Again BLUE BEAT DB101
The Four Gees-Ethiopia (reminiscent of Strawberry Fields)
PRESIDENT PT160
Little Grants & Eddie-Rudy's Dead PRESIDENT PT159
Equals-Give Love A Try PRESIDENT PT158
Vanilla Fudge-Eleanor Rigby Parts 1 & 2 ATLANTIC
584139
Honeybus-Throw My Love Away DERAM DM152
Young Rascals-How Can I Be Sure/I Don't Love You Anymore
ATLANTIC 584138
There were 56 new singles released on Friday
6th October 1967
compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 197
PODCAST
r
Shirley Abicair-So Goes Love PYE 7N17389
Mike Vickers-Kettle Of Fish/Captain Scarlet and the Myusterions
(sic) COLUMBIA DB8281
Marion Montgomery-Love Makes Two People Swing REACTION
591018
Peter and the Wolves-Little Girl Lost/Is Me (apologies, this
sounded dreadful on mono receivers due to incorrect phasing of
the stereo image) MGM1352
Rupert's People-Prologue To A Magic World/Dream On My Mind
COLUMBIA DB8278
Danny Williams-Never My Love/Whose Little Girl Are You
DERAM DM149
Lucien Alexander-Baby You've Been On My Mind POLYDOR 56205
Focus Three-10,000 Years Behind My Mind COLUMBIA DB8279
Bill Cosby-Little Ole Man (uptight - everything's alright)
WARNER BROS WB7072
Episode Six-I Can See Through You/When I Fall In Love PYE
7N17376
Tommy Steele-Fortuosity BUENA VISTA DF457
Libby Morris-Bye Yum Pum Pum POLYDOR 56206
Tages-Treat Me Like A Lady PARLOPHONE R5640
Treetops-Don't Worry Baby PARLOPHONE R5628
Libby Morris-Ballad Of Yesterday's Idol POLYDOR 56206
George Martin Orchestra-Theme One (original phased version)
UNITED ARTISTS UP1194
**extended
podcast only
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
(r) = repeat
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
Interested in the Mellotron? Want to
check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron?
Visit:
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)
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