TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, in 1968, playing what were the new singles of that year

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands

13 April 2024

 

 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton

 

Saturday 13th April 2024

 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 12 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 223 

PODCAST 

Equals-Baby Come Back  PRESIDENT PT175 (issued on 9 June 1967 as a 'B' side)
Columbia Boys-Baby Come Back  PYE 7N17513
Bobby Gentry-Courtyard/Louisiana Man  CAPITOL CL15544
Carmen McRae-Elusive Butterfly  ATLANTIC 584178
Chuck Jackson-Girls Girls Girls  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG651
Chanters-What's Wrong With You  CBS 3400
David Garrick-Rainbow  PYE 7N17509
Madeline Bell-I'm Gonna Make You Love Me  PHILIPS BF1656
Lee Hazlewood-Rainbow Woman  REPRISE RS 20067
Eddie Cochran-Summertime Blues  LBF15071
Peter and Gordon-Quest For The Holy Grail/I Feel Like Going Out  COLUMBIA DB8398
Spanky and Our Gang-Three Ways From Tomorrow/Like To Get To Know You  MERCURY MF1023
Taste-Born On The Wrong Side Of Time ('Town' typo on 17 July 1970 reissue for MM718)/Blister On The Moon  MAJOR MINOR MM560
Gilbert (O'Sullivan)-You/What Can I Do  VBS 3399
Troggs-Surprise Surprise (I Need You)  PAGE ONE POF064
Superboys-Ain't That A Shame  GIANT GN22
 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 12 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 223 

 PODCAST

Tangerine Peel-Solid Gold Mountain  CBS 3402
Lee Hazlewood-I Am You Are  REPRISE RS20067
Sight and Sound-Our Love Is In The Pocket  FONTANA TF927
Clear Light-How Many Days Have Passed/Night Sounds Loud  ELEKTRA EKSN45027
The Elastic Band (pre Sweet, Andy Scott)-Think Of You Baby/It's Been A Long Time Baby  DECCA F12763
Cowsills-In Need Of A Friend/Mr Flynn  MGM 1400
B.T.B. 4-Do It To 'Em/Sparrows And Daisies  LIBERTY LBF15067
Steppenwolf-Sookie Sookie/Take What You Need  RCA VICTOR RCA1679
Twilight-Cathy Come Home  COLUMBIA DB8395
Troggs-Marbles and Some Gum  PAGE ONE POF064
Stocking Tops-I Don't Ever Wanna Be Kicked By You  CBS 3407
Oliver Norman-People People  POLYDOR 56247
Grapevine-Ace In The Hole/Things Ain't What They Used To Be Anymore  LIBERTY LBF15063
Tokens-Poor Man  WARNER BROTHERS WB7169
Gene Pancho-I Like Sweet Music  GIANT GN21
Frankie Valli-Can't Take My Eyes Off You  PHILIPS BF1580**
Jack Douglas-Swannee River/Call Alf (why does love pass me by)** Why indeed?  COLUMBIA DB8393
 

   PODCAST

Depeche Mode-Never Let Me Down Again (split mix)

EBB-Animal/Tension
Franck Carducci and Mary Renaud-Artificial Paradises
Matis-Carpet Crawlers
Franck Carducci and Mary Renaud-Alice's Eerie Dream
Gary Numan-A Black Sun
League Of Lights-Modern Living
Depeche Mode-Never Let Me Down Again (digitalism mix)
Mats Morgan Band-Coco (2005: anticipating the craze for voice synthesis and mocking it mercilessly... )

 

Friday 12th April 2024

 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 222

  PODCAST r

The Herd-I Don't Want Our Loving To Die  FONTANA TF925
Roy Harper-Life Goes By  CBS 3371
The Herd-Our Fairy Tale  FONTANA TF925
Small Faces-Lazy Sunday  IMMEDIATE IM064
Lee Perry (no 'scratch' in name on label)-The Upsetter  AMALGAMATED AMG808
The Marvettes-We Are Not Divided  AMALGAMATED SS002
The Gloomys-Daybreak  COLUMBIA DB8391
Lemon Pipers-Rice Is Nice/Blueberry Blue  PYE 7N25454
Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound-We Got A Good Thing Going Baby  MGM 1398
Mike Cotton Sound-Soul Serenade (Mike Raven's theme tune on BBC radio 1) MGM 1398
David Symonds (BBC radio 1 DJ)-Don't Worry About A Thing  PHILIPS BF1625
John Walker-I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/Open The Door Homer  PHILIPS BF1655
Neil Diamond-Red Red Wine/Rubber Ball  LONDON HLZ10187
Precious Few-Little Children Sleep/Young Girl  PYE 7N17510
Love Affair-Rainbow Valley/Someone Like Me  CBS 3366
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 222

  PODCAST (revised repeat - original file had a phase issue on the Roy Harper track. This is now fixed)

Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-This Wheel's On Fire  MARMALADE 598006
Roy Harper-Nobody's Got Any Money In The Summer  CBS 3371 (original file had an out of phase mono/stereo phase issue. This is now fixed)
Kiki Dee-Can't Take My Eyes Of You  FONTANA TF926
Zion De Gallier-Me/Winter Will Be Cold (mono single)/ Me (stereo)  PARLOPHONE R5686
The Fox-Seek And You Find/Mr Carpenter  CBS 3381
The Rudies-7-11  Parts 1 & 2  BLUE CAT BS107
Zombies-I'll Call You Mine/Time Of The Season  CBS 3380
Zombies-I'll Call You Mine (overdubbed version)
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-A Kind Of Love In  MARMALADE 598006
Bar Kays-A Hard Days Night  STAX 601036
Don Charles-The Drifter  PARLOPHONE R5688
Barbara Mason-Oh How It Hurts  DIRECTION 58 3382
Lee Dorsey-Can You Hear Me  BELL BLL1006
Max Romeo-Put Me In The Mood  ISLAND WI3104
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 222

  PODCAST r

The Californians-Congratulations  DECCA F12758
Jason Crest-Juliano The Bull/Two By The Sea  PHILIPS BF1650
Peter and the Wolves-Julie/Birthday  MGM 1397
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Forever Came Today  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG650
Small Faces-Rollin' Over IMMEDIATE IM064
The Termites-Rave All Night  STUDION ONE SO2041
The Webs-This Thing Called Love  LONDON HLU10188
Wishful Thinking-I Want You Girl/It's So Easy  DECCA F12760
Grapefruit-Yes/Elevator  RCA VICTOR RCA1677
Human Beinz-It's Fun To Be Clean/Turn On Your Lovelight  CAPITOL CL15542
Leroy and Rocky-Love Me Girl  STUDIO ONE SO2042
My Dear Watson-The Shame Just Drained  PARLOPHONE R5687
Flower Pot Men-Man Without A Woman  DERAM DM183
Ranee and Raj-Feel Like A Clown  FONTANA TF920
The Formations-At The Top Of The Stairs  MGM 1399
Del Shannon-Thinkin' It Over  LIBERTY LBF15061
Dr West's Medicine Show and Junk Band-Jigsaw  PAGE ONE POF061
Glen Adams-Hold Down Miss Winey  ISLAND WI3100
Scrugg-I Wish I Was Five  PYE 7N17492

**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)