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

15 June 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Saturday 15 June 2024

 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 14 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 232

  PODCAST

Scaffold-1 2 3  PARLOPHONE R5703
Walham Green East Wapping Carpet Cleaning Rodent And Boggit Exterminating Association-
-Sorry Mr Green/Death Of A Kind  COLUMBIA DB8426 (actually released the previous week on 7 June 1968)
The Doors-We Could Be So Good Together  ELEKTRA EKSN45030
The Who-Dogs/Call Me Lightning  TRACK 604023
Lemon Pipers-Jelly Jungle (of arange marmalade)  PYE 7N25464
The Doors-The Unknown Soldier (unique mono mix only on this single)  ELEKTRA EKSN45030
King Rocky-King Is Back  STUDIO ONE SO2045
Crystalites-Illiya Kuryakin  ISLAND WI3134
Kenny Everett-Without Her/It's Been So Long  MGM1421
Moe Koffman-Mighty Peculiar  CBS 3544
Golden Earrings-Truth About Arthur/I've Lost Somebody  CAPITOL CL15552
Dorian Gray-Love Is All It Should Be  PARLOPHONE R5705
Fascinations-Girls Are Out To Get You  SUE WI4049
Box Tops-Fields Of Clover  BELL BLL1017
Ron Grainer-Love Theme (from film 'Only When I Larf')  RCA VICTOR RCA1698
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 14 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 232

  PODCAST

Box Tops-Choo Choo Train  BELL BLL1017
Taj Mahal-Statesboro Blues  DIRECTION 58 3547
The Devoted-I Love George Best  PAGE ONE POF076
Spectrum-London Bridge Is Coming Down  RCA VICTOR RCA1700
Zombies-I Love You/Way I Feel Inside  DECCA F12798
Richard Harris-MacArthur Park  RCA VICTOR RCA1699
Nina Simone-The Other Woman  PYE 7N25466
New York Public Library-Got To Get Away  MCA MU1025
Peanut Butter Conspiracy-Turn On A Friend  CBS 3543
Hamlins-Sugar and Spice  BLUE CAT BS115
Heptones-Ge Wee  COXSONE CS7052
Four Kents-Moving Finger Writes  RCA VICTOR RCA1704
Buffalo Springfield-Un(o) Mondo/Merry Go Round  ATLANTIC 584189
Slam Creepers-Hold It Baby  OLGA OLE009
The Boots-The Animal In Me  CBS 3550
Jackie Edwards and Jimmy Cliff-Here I Came  ISLAND WIP6036
Savoy Brown-Walking By Myself  FONTANA TF947
David and Jonathan-You Ouhgt To Meet My Baby  COLUMBIA DB8428

 

Let us Prog For Peart:

  PODCAST
Spriggan Mist-Isambard The Mechanical Dragon
Sonic Tapestry-Edge Of The Forest
Rush-Xanadu
Sonic Tapestry-New Beginning
VMBRA-Creed
Galahad-Empires Never Last
Rush-Closer To The Heart
Freedom To Glide-The Right Within The Wrong
 

 

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

 

 

Friday 14 June 2024

 

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

 

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


 

 

**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)