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

18 May 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Saturday 18th May 2024

 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 17 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 228

  PODCAST

Orange Bicycle-Jenskadajka  COLUMBIA DB8413
Pentangle-Travellin' Song  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG109
Ohio Express-Yummy Yummy Yummy  PYE 7N25459
Hearts and Flowers-She Sang Hymn Out Of Tune  CAPITOL CL15549
Roy Docker-Mellow Moonlight  DOMAIN D3
Johnny Lytle-Gonna Get That Boat parts 1&2  MINIT MLF11006
Ohio Express-Zig Zag (intentionally reversed to deter DJs from playing the 'wrong' side) PYE 7N25459
Ohio Express-Zig Zag (later copies play the 'unreversed' version)
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Anything/Monterey  MGM1412
David Brooks-Witchfinder General  PRESIDENT PT196
Anita Harris-We're Going On A Tuppenny Bus Ride  CBS 3468
Aretha Franklin-Think  ATLANTIC 584186
Jackie Mittoo-Man Pon Spot  COXSONE CS7046
R Dean Taylor-Gotta See Jane  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG656
Herb Alpert-Thanks For The Memory  A&M AMS724
Ronnie Aldrich-Sunny  DECCA F12779
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 17 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 228

  PODCAST
Rotary Connection-Ruby Tuesday/Soul Man  CHESS CRS8072
Roy Shirley-Musical Train  GIANT GN32
Pentangle0Mirage  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG109
Tony Hazzard-Everything's Gone Wrong/Sound Of The Candyman's Trumpet CBS 3452
Paul Jones-You Have No Idea/When I Was Six Years Old  COLUMBIA DB8417
Don Partridge-Blue Eyes  COLUMBIA DB8416
New Colony Six-I Will Always Think About You  MERCURY MF1030
Orpheus-I've Never Seen Love Like This  MGM 141413
Pandamonium-Fly With Me Forever  CBS 3451
Association-Time For Livin'  WARNER BROTHERS WB7195
Pioneers-Give Me A Little Loving  AMALGAMATED AMG811
John Bryant-Columbine  MCA MU1020
Sceptres-What's The Matter With Juliet  SPARK SRL1006
Des Lane-Sadie The Cleaning Lady  PYE 7N17546
Frankie Davidson-Hector The Trash Collector  DECCA F22780
March Hare-Cry My Heart  CHAPTER ONE CH101
Orange Bicycle-Nicely  COLUMBIA DB8413
Archie Bell and the Drells-Tighten Up  ATLANTIC 584185
Kenny Chandler-Beyond Love  STATESIDE SS2110**
Hearts and Flowers-Tin Angel  CAPITOL CL15549**
Foggy Dew O-Grandfather's Clock  DECCA F12776**
Pandamonium-Chocolate Buster Dan  CBS 3451**
Wayne Fontana-Words Of Bartholomew/Mind Excursion  FONTANA TF933**

 

  PODCAST

RIP Linda Lewis-Little Indians/It's The Frame (BBC Sessions)
RPWL-King Of The World
EBB-Krystal At The Red Light
Rain-Bring It Back
Ferris Wheel-A Song For Alice/I Know You Well/Can't Stop Now
Golden Earring-The Vanilla Queen
Matis with Franck Carducci-Journey Through The Mind
Ferris Wheel-Ivory Tower

 

Friday 17th May 2024

 

   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)**

 

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**
 

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)