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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

22 June 2024
 
 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
 
 
Saturday 22 June 2024
 
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 21 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 233 
   PODCAST
Sly and the Family Stone-Dance To The Music (unedited original mix)  DIRECTION 58-3568
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-The Look Of Love  A&M AMS721
The Nice-Diamond Hard (Blue) Apples Of The Moon/America  IMMEDIATE IM068
The Hush-Grey  FONTANA TF944
Deep Purple-Hush  PARLOPHONE R5708
The Hush-Elephant Rider  FONTANA TF944
Deep Purple-One More Rainy Day  PARLOPHONE R5708
Seth Martin-Look At Me  PAGE ONE POF073
Spooky Tooth-Love Really Changed Me/Lugers Groove  ISLAND WIP6037
Spooky Tooth-Love Really Changed Me (stereo LP mix)
Seth Martin-Another Day Goes By  PAGE ONE POF073
Penny Peeps-I See The Morning  LIBERTY LBF15114
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Collegiana/End Of Your Line  LIBERTY LBF15099
Moby Grape-Can't Be Bad  CBS 3555
Fleur De Lys-Brick By Brick (stone by stone)  ATLANTIC 584193
 
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 21 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 233 
   PODCAST 
Fleur De Lys-Stop Crossing The Bridge  ATLANTIC 584193
Cowsills-Indian Lake  MGM1424
Marcia Giffiths with Jeff Dixon-Words  STUDIO ONE SO2047
Strawbs-Or Am I Dreaming/Oh How She Changed  A&M AMS725
Barry Ryan-Goodbye  MGM 1423
Penny Peeps-Curly, The Knight Of The Road  LIBERTY LBF15114
Eddie Cochran-Somethin' Else  LIBERTY LBF15109
Jason Cord-I've Got My Eyes On You  CHAPTER ONE CH102
PP Arnold-Angel Of The Morning  IMMEDIATE IM067
Eclection-Mark Time/Nevertheless  ELEKTRA EKSN45033
People-I Love You  CAPITOL CL15553
Wild Angels-Nervous Breakdown  MAJOR MINOR MM569
Lester Sterling-Zigaloo  BLUE CAT BS116
San Francisco Earthquake-Fairy Tales Can Come True  MERCURY MF1036
Sweetshop (Mark Wirtz & Ross Hannaman)-Barefoot and Tiptoe  PARLOPHONE R5705
Melody Fair-Something Happened To Me (covered by Agnetha, ABBA)  DECCA F12801
Barry Goldberg-Another Day  PYE 7N25465
Johnny Cash-Folsom Prison Blues  CBS 3549
Beatstalkers-Rain Coloured Roses  CBS 3557
Herb Alpert-This Guys In Love With You  A&M AMS727

 
Let us Prog For Peart:
  PODCAST
I O Earth-The Child
Spriggan Mist-Sunny Days
Forgotten Gods-Hero
Rush-Clockwork Angels
I T-Killing Me
Rush-Caravan
Tribe 3-Calm Before The Storm
VMBRA (pronounced 'umbra')-No Trace
Rush-The Seeker
 
PROG FOR PEART 12/13 JULY 2024: www.progforpeart.com
 
Friday 21 June 2024
 
Let us Prog For Peart:
  PODCAST r
Spriggan Mist-Isambard The Mechanical Dragon
Sonic Tapestry-Edge Of The Forest
Rush-Xanadu
Sonic Tapestry-New Beginning
VMBRA (pronounced 'umbra')-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
 
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 14 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 232
  PODCAST r
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 r
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 Ought To Meet My Baby  COLUMBIA DB8428

 


**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
 
 

 

 



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