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

4 May 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Saturday 4th May 2024

 

There were 60 new singles released on Friday 3 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 226

  PODCAST

Tim Andrews-Your Tea Is Strong/(Something About) Suburbia  PARLOPHONE R5695
The Episode (a.k.a. Episode 6)-Wide Smiles/Little One  MGM 1409
Boz (Raymond Burrell)-I Shall Be Released/Down In The Flood  COLUMBIA DB8406
Marc Ellington-I Shall Be Released  PHILIPS BF1665
Paul McNeill and Linda Peters-You Ain't Going Nowhere  MGM 1408
Unit 4 Plus 2-You Ain't Going Nowhere/So You Want To Be A Blues Player  FONTANA TF931
Tremeloes-Girl From Nowhere/Helule Helule  CBS 2889
(RIP) Duane Eddy-Peter Gunn/Rebel Rouser (stereo re-recordings)  LONDON HLW10191
Pyramids-All Change For Bakerloo Line  PRESIDENT PT195
Soul Vendors-Chinese Chicken  STUDIO ONE SO2043
Lyn Tait and the Jets-El Casino Royale  AMALGAMATED AMG810
David McWilliams-This Side Of Heaven  MAJOR MINOR MM561
David McWilliams-This Side Of Heaven (stereo mix from LP)
Jackie Mittoo-Put It On  STUDIO ONE SO2043
 

There were 60 new singles released on Friday 3 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 226

  PODCAST
Ventures-Pandora's Box/Flights Of Fancy  LIBERTY LBF15075
World Of Oz-The Muffin Man/Peter's Birthday (black and white rainbows)  DERAM DM187
Tommy James and the Shondells-Mony Mony  MAJOR MINOR MM567
Beach Boys-Friends  CAPITOL CL15545
Terry Reid-Fires Alive  COLUMBIA DB8409
Schadel-Goodbye Thimble Mill Lane/With The Sun In My Eyes  PYE 7N17528
Terry Reid-Better By Far  COLUMBIA DB8409
The Uniques-Speak No Evil  ISLAND WI3106
Cedars (a.k.a. Sea-ders)-I Like The Way  DECCA F22772
The Executives-Tracy Took A Trip  CBS 3431
Fleur De Lys-Gong With The Luminous Nose/Hammer Head  POLYDOR 56251
Focal Point-Sycamore Sid  DERAM DM186
Gordon Jackson-Day At The Cottage  MARMALADE 598010
Dave Justin-You Outside  POLYDOR 56253
Montanas-Someday (you'll be breaking my heart again)  PYE 7N17499
Moon-Someday Girl  LIBERTY LBF15076
Pinkertons-There's Nobody I'd Sooner Love  PYE 7N17414
Mike Sedgwick-Good Guys In The White Hats  PARLOPHONE R5694

Moon-Mothers and Fathers  LIBERTY LBF15076**
Mike Sedgwick-Woman  PARLOPHONE R5694**
The Executives-Gardena Dreamer  CBS 3431**

 

  PODCAST

England, with their 1977 LP: Garden Shed
Midnight Madness
All Alone
Three Piece Suite
Paraffinalea
Yellow
Poisoned Youth
Three Piece Suite (original 1976 version)

Erik Neuteboom, official prog archives, writes:
"Their debut LP is one of the finest 24 carat progrock albums I've ever heard... with strong echoes of Genesis and Yes"

 

Friday 3rd May 2024

 

There were 73 new singles released on Friday 26 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 225 

PODCAST r

Barclay James Harvest-Early Morning  PARLOPHONE R5693
The Wrigglers-The Cooler  GIANT GN26
Marmalade-Hey Joe/Lovin' Things  CBS 3412
Orange Seaweed-Pictures In The Sky/Stay Awhile  PYE 7N17515
Evergreen Blues-Laura  MERCURY MF1025
Selofane-Girl Called Fantasy  CBS 3413
Dionne Warwick-Do You Know The Way To San Jose  PYE 7N25457
The Uniques-Lesson(s) Of Love ('lesson' on label, but 45cat.com list 'lessons') ISLAND WI3107
Ken Boothe-You Keep Me Hanging On  COXSONE CS7043 (has sold for £1387...)
Vanilla Fudge-The Look Of Love  ATLANTIC 584179
College Boys-Simon Says  DOLPHIN DOS3
Dave Berry-(Do I Still Figure) In Your Life  DECCA F12771
Boston Pops Orchestra-And I Lover Her/A Hard Days Night  RCA VICTOR RCA1683
Judi Scott-Billy Sunshine  PAGE ONE POF066
Cliff Aungier-Time  POLYDOR 56250
Barclay James Harvest-Mr Sunshine  PARLOPHONE R5693
Stevie Wonder-Shoo Be Doo Be Doo Ba Day  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG653
 

There were 73 new singles released on Friday 26 April 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 225  

 PODCAST r

Scott Walker-Joanna  PHILIPS BF1662
Strawberry Alarm Clock-Sit With The Guru/Pretty Song From Psychout  PYE 7N25456
David Morgan-True To Life  PARLOPHONE R5693
Val McKenna-House For Sale  SPARK SRL1005
The Cameos-You Didn't Have To Be So Nice  TOAST TT503
Vanilla Fusge-Where Is My Mind  ATLANTIC 584179
Foundations-Any Old Time You're Lonely And Sad  PYE 7N17503
Nancy Sinatra-100 Years/It's All Wrong, It's Alright  REPRISE RS20670
Sarolta (produced by Dave Mason, Traffic)-Open Your Hands/L.O.V.E.  ISLAND WIP6035
Billy Joe Royal-Don't You Be Ashamed (to call my name)  CBS 3403
Felice Taylor-Captured By Love  PRESIDENT PT193
Mark Wirtz-Mrs Raven  PARLOPHONE R5683
Katch 22-World's Getting Smaller  FONTANA TF930
Herman's Hermits-Sleepy Joe  COLUMBIA DB8404
Grassroots-Melody For You  RCA VICTOR RCA1682
Garr Farr and Kevin Westlake-Green/Everyday  MARMALADE 598007
 

   PODCAST r

Vangelis-Pulstar (from 'Albedo 0.39' LP)
Aphrodites Child-It's Five o'Clock
Irene Papas & Vangelis (from 'Rapsodies LP)-Oh My Sweet Springtime
Vangelis (from 'Earth' LP)-Come On/We Were All Uprooted
Vangelis (from 'L'Apocalypse Des Animaux' LP)-La Petite Fille De La Mer
Vangelis (from Irene Papas 'Odes' LP)-Roots
Zopp-Amor Fati/You
Aphrodites Child-Altamont (Greek 666 LP)
 

 

**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)