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

8 June 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Saturday 8 June 2024

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 7 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 231 

   PODCAST
Orange Machine-Three Jolly Little Dwarfs (sic)  PYE 7N17559
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Fire  TRACK 604022
Canned Heat-On The Road Again/World In A Jug  LIBERTY LBF15090
John Mayall Bluesbreakers-She's Too Young  DECCA F12792
1910 Fruitgum Company-(Poor Old) Mr Jensen  PYE 7N25458
Mellotones-Fat Girl In Red  AMALGAMATED AMG812
Orange Machine-Real Life Permanent Dream  PYE 7N17559
John Fred Playboy Band-Shirley  CBS 3475
Soul Vendors-Happy Organ  STUDIO ONE SO2044
Junior's Eyes-Black Snake/Mr Golden Trumpet Player  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3009
The Tages-Like A Woman/There's A Blind Man Playing Fiddle In The Street  PARLOPHONE R5702
July-Dandelion Seeds/My Clown  MAJOR MINOR MM568 (mono single, LP tracks and demo)

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 7 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 231 

PODCAST 

Scrugg-Lavender Popcorn  PYE 7N17551
Freedom-Where Will You Be Tonight/Trying To Get A Glimps Of You  MERCURY MF1033
Rifkin-We're Not Those People Anymore  PAGE ONE POF071
John Simon-My Name Is Jack (not released this week in UK)
Manfred Mann-My Name Is Jack (withdrawn 'superspade' version) FONTANA TF943
Manfred Mann-My Name Is Jack (rerecorded 'superman' version) FONTANA TF943
Manfred Mann-There Is A Man  FONTANA TF943
Spirit-Uncle Jack  CBS 3523
Lemonade Charade-Hideaway Of Your Love/San Bernadino  BELL BLL1015
Mojos-My Baby Comes Home/Seven Park Avenue  LIBERTY LBF15097
Tiny Tim-Tiptoe Thru' The Tulips  REPRISE RS23258
The Dutch (Rov Hoeke Rythym & Blues Group)-What Is Soul  HILIPS BF1673
Marvelettes-Here I Am Baby  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG659
Tiny Tim-I Got You Babe  REPRISE RS 23258
Fortunes-Loving Cup  UNITED ARTISTS UP2218
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Rest Cure  TRACK 604022
Morgan James-Dreamer  PHILIPS BF1675
 

Let us Prog For Peart:

  PODCAST
Fluctus Quadratum-Aquiessence
Rush-One Little Victory (from Vapour Trails remixed)
Drifting Sun-The Thing
Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate-The Confidence Trick/The Light Of Ancient Mistakes
Freedom To Glide-The Space Between Us
Comedy Of Errors-Wonderland
Rush-The Way The Wind Blows

 

PROG FOR PEART 12/13 JULY 2024: www.progforpeart.com

 

 

Friday 7 June 2024

 

Let us Prog For Peart:

  PODCAST r
Comedy Of Errors-The Knight Returns
Tribe 3-Lament
Rush-Crossroads
Spriggan Mist-Kintbury Witch
Rush-Shapes Of Things
IT-Working Man
Forgotten Sons-Alone
Galahad-Guardian Angel
League Of Lights-Kings and Queens

 

PROG FOR PEART 12/13 JULY 2024: www.progforpeart.com

 

There were 65 new singles released on Friday 31 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 230

  PODCAST r

Donovan-Hurdy Gurdy Man  PYE 7N17537
Thorinshield-Family Of Man  PHILIPS BF1672
Rainbow Ffolly-Drive My Car  PARLOPHONE R5701
Timebox-Beggin'  DERAM DM194
Shelly Manne-Daktari  ATLANTIC 584180
Spiral Starecase-Makin' My Mind Up  CBS 3507
Shelly Manne-Out On A Limb  ATLANTIC 584180

Spiral Starecase-Baby What I Mean  CBS 3507
Janie Jones-Charlie Smith  PYE 7N17550
Nina Simone-Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) recorded live RCA VICTOR RCA 1697
Friend and Lover-Reach Out Of The Dark  VERVE VS1515
American Breed-Ready Willing And Able  DOT 106
Idle Race-End Of The Road  LIBERTY LBF15101
Threshold Of Pleasure-Rain Rain Rain  DECCA F12785
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band-Moon Child  A&M AMS726
Silver Byke-I've Got Time  LONDON HLZ10200
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band-Who Do You Think You're Fooling  A&M AMS726
Beloved Ones-My Year Is a Day  CBS 3330

 

There were 65 new singles released on Friday 31 May 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 230

  PODCAST r

Aquarian Age-Good Wizard Meets Naughty Wizard/10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box  PARLOPHONE R5700 (sells for £1400+)
Gary Farr & Kevin Westlake-Everyday  MARMALADE 598007 (was also listed for release on 26.4.68, when we played it in the extended podcast)
Silver Byke-Who Needs Tomorrow  LONDON HLZ10200
Donovan-Teen Angel  PYE 7N17537
Casuals-Jesamine  DECCA F12784
Koobas-First Cut Is The Deepest  COLUMBIA DB8419
Dennis Couldry and Smile-Tea and Toast For Mr Watson  DECCA F12786
Chris McLure-Meditation  POLYDOR 56259
The Marianne-As For Marionettes  COLUMBIA DB8420
The Chords Five (mistakenly attributed to The Smoke on CD compilations)-Same Old Fat Man  POLYDOR 56261
Reparata and the Delrons-Saturday Night Didn't Happen  BELL BLL1014
Rainbow Ffolly-Go Girl  PARLOPHONE R5701
Schubert-Until The Rains Come  FONTANA TF942
Dave Anthony-Race With The Wind  MERCURY MF1031
Rising Sons-Hold Me Just A Little While Longer  PYE 7N17554
John Fred and his Playboy Band-Lonely Are The Lonely  PYE 7N25462
Idle Race-Morning Sunshine  LIBERTY LBF15101
Friend and Lover-Time On Your Side  VERVE VS1515
Beacon Street Union-Four Hundred and Five  MGM 1416
Roland Shaw Orchestra-She's Leaving Home  DECCA F12788**
Bill Martin-Singing Vietnam Blues  PAGE ONE POF067**
Duane Eddy-Niki Hoeky  REPRISE RS20690**

 

 

**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)