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

29 June 2024

 

 

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

 

 

Saturday 29 June 2024

 

There were 65 new singles released on Friday 28 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 234

  PODCAST

Nilsson-Everybody's Talkin'  RCA VICTOR RCA1707
Blood Sweat & Tears-I Can't Quit Her  CBS 3563
Monkees-DW Washburn  RCA VICTOR RCA1706
Moody Blues-Voices In The Sky/Dr Livingston I Presume  DERAM DM196
Orbit Five-I Wanna Go To Heaven  DECCA F12799
Anan-Haze Woman  PYE 7N17571
Paul Raven-Musical Man  MCA MU1024
Barry Booth and his Orchestra-Hottest Day Of The Year/Vera Lamont  PYE 7N17567
Vanity Fair-I Live For The Sun  PAGE ONE POF075
Californians-Out In The Sun  DECCA F12802
Jay Justin-I Sell Summertime  COLUMBIA DB8439
Brass Tacks-Let The Sunshine In  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG110
Glass Menagerie-Let's All Run To The Sun  PYE 7N17568
Two Of Each-Summer Of Our Love
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich-Last Night In Soho  FONTANA TF953
Wayne Newton-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife  MGM 1426
Chris Gantry-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife  MONUMENT MON1021
Almond Lettuce-Tree Dog Song  COLUMBIA DB8442
Exception-Back Room  PRESIDENT PT205
Watson T Brown and the Explosive-Some Lovin'  PRESIDENT PT207
 

There were 65 new singles released on Friday 28 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 234

  PODCAST 

Anan-I Wonder Where My Sister's Gone  PYE 7N17571
Freelanders-Never Leave Me  COLUMBIA DB8441
Butterflies-He's Got Everything  PRESIDENT PT192
Ars Nova-Fields Of People/Song To The City  ELEKTRA EKSN45034
Lynn and Graham McCarthy-I Think It's Going To Rain  COLUMBIA DB8422
Kinks-Days  PYE 7N17573
Glass Menagerie-You Didn't Have To Be So Nice  PYE 7N17568
Epics-Travelling Circus  CBS 3564
Pentangle-Travelling Song  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG109
Gullivers People-My Life/On A Day Like This  PARLOPHONE R5709
Iron Butterfly-Unconscious Power/Possession  ATLANTIC 584188
Jefferson Airplane-Share A Little Joke/Greasy Heart  RCA VICTOR RCA1711
Marshmellow Highway-I Don't Wanna Live This Way  LONDON HLR10204
Tony Newman-Soul Thing  DECCA F12795
Purple Gang-Kiss Me Goodnight Sally Gree  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG111
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Some Things You Never Get Used To  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG662
Gordon Waller-Everyday  COLUMBIA DB8440
The Magistrates-Here Comes The Judge  MGM 1425**
Pigmeat Markham-Here Comes The Judge  CHESS CRS89077**
Gerry Marsden and Derek Nimmo-Liverpool  CBS 3575**
Mamas and Papas-Safe In My Garden  RCA VICTOR RCA1170**
 

  PODCAST 

The Men a.k.a. The Human League, with Katie Kissoon & Lisa Strike-I Don't Depend On You (1979)
Dan Amor-Square One www.recordiaucaegwyn.com
League Unlimited Orchestra-Love and Dancing side 2 of LP

Koneveljet-Kompa Komplications
Hugh Hopper and Richard Sinclair-Long Lingers Autumn
Pearl Handled Revolver-Belly Of The Whale
Human League-Love Action (I Believe In Love)/The Things That Dream Are Made Of/Get Carter**

 

 

Friday 28 June 2024

 

Let us Prog For Peart:

  PODCAST r
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

 

There were 62 new singles released on Friday 21 June 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 233 

   PODCAST r
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 r 

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


 

**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)