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

11 May 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Saturday 3rd May 2024

 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 227 

PODCAST 

A New Generation (a.k.a. Sutherland Brothers)-Smokey Blues Away  SPARK SRL1007
Byrds-You Ain't Going Nowhere  CBS 3411
Genesis-Winters Tale  DECCA F12775
Gilles Gilles and Fripp-Newlyweds/One In A Million  DERAM DM188
Boeing Duveen and the Beautiful Soup-Jabberwock/Which Dreamed  PARLOPHONE R5696
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG655
The Duke All Stars-Letter To Mummy and Daddy  BLUE CAT BS111
Nancy Wilson-The End Of Our Love  CAPITOL CL15547
Bruce Channel-Keep On  BELL BLL1010
Tom Rush-Something In The Way She Moves  ELEKTRA EKSN45032
A New Generation-She's A Soldier  SPARK SRL1007
Tom Rush-Rockport Sunday  ELEKTRA EKSN45032
Byrds-Artificial Energy  CBS 3411
Romford Golden Sunshine Band-Mexican Jumping  MGM 1411
The Contrasts-What A Day  MONUMENT MON1018
Robert John-If You Don't Want My Love  CBS 3436
Henry Mancini Orchestra-Wait Until Dark  RCA VICTOR RCA1689
 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 227   

 PODCAST 

Gordon Lightfoot-Black Day In July  UNITED ARTISTS UP2216
The Lovables-You're The Cause Of It  STATESIDE SS2108
Jigsaw-One Way Street  MGM 1410
Jigsaw-One Way Street (later 1971 re-recording on PHILIPS 6006 112)
High Windows-El El Israel  MGM 1410
Guy Marks-Loving You Has Made Me Bananas  STATESIDE SS2108
Ferris Wheel-You Look At Me  PYE 7N17538
Guy Fletcher-Keep On Loving Me  PYE 7N17523
Dave Christie-Penelope Breedlove  MERCURY MF1028
Bessie Banks-Go Now  SOUL CITY SC105
Isobel Bond-Cry  MAJOR MINOR MM566
Amazing Dancing Band-Deep Blue Train  VERVE VS567
Cats Eyes-Smile Girl For Me  DERAM DM190
The Cortinas-Phoebe's Corner Shop  POLYDOR 56255
Johnny Cash-Certain Kind Of Hurtin'  CBS 3433
Ferris Wheel-Let It Be Me  PYE 7N17538
Gordon Lightfoot-Pussy Willow's Cat Tails  UNITED ARTISTS UP2216
The (Savage) Resurrection-Thing In E  MERCURY MF1027
The Mirror-Faster Than Light  PHILIPS BF1666
The Mob-Disappear  MERCURY MF1026
The (Savage) Resurrection-Fox Is Sick  MERCURY MF1027
Dave Christie-Love Is A Brass Band  MERCURY MF1028
Bobby Bare-Find Out What's Happening  RCA VICTOR RCA1690**
 

   PODCAST revised repeat

Beatles-Blue Jay Way (mono mix)
Rain-Hypnosis
Michael Brown (Beckies/Left Banke)-Quarter Horses
Rain-Solid State
Genesis-Return Of The Giant Hogweed (Watcher of the Skies sessions)
Magic Pie-Slightly Mad
Alice Cooper-Halo Of Flies
RPWL-Life In A Cage
Empire-Edge Of Reason
Beatles-Blue Jay Way (stereo mix with seemingly random effects)**

 

 

Friday 10th 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"

**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)