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

6 JULY 2024

 

 

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

 

Saturday 6 July 2024

 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 235

   PODCAST
Alan Bown!-We Can Help You  MUSIC FACTORY CUB1
Amen Corner-High In The Sky  DERAM DM197
Alan Bown!-Magic Handkerchief  MUSIC FACTORY CUB1
Dusty Springfield-I Close My Eyes And Count To Ten  PHILIPS BF1682
Aphrodites Child-Rain and Tears/Don't Try To Catch A River  MERCURY MF1039
Family-Me My Friend/Hey Mr Policeman  REPRISE RS23270
Fleetwood Mac-Need Your Love So Bad/Stop Messin' Around  BLUE HORIZON 57-3139
Turtles-The Story Of Rock and Roll  LONDON HLU10207
Pinkertons-Kentucky Woman  PYE 7N17574
John Walker-Kentucky Woman  PHILIPS BF1676
Randy Newman-Love Story (you and me)  REPRISE RS23278
Alan Price Set-Love Story (you and me)  DECCA F12808
Roy and Duke All Stars-Train  BLUE CAT BS117
Heptones-Dock Of The Bay  STUDIO ONE SO2052
Soul Purpose-Hummin'  ISLAND WIP6040
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 235

   PODCAST  

Herman's Hermits-Sunshine Girl  COLUMBIA DB8446
Toby Twirl-Romeo and Juliet '68  DECCA F12804
Joni Mitchell-Night In The City  REPRISE RS20694
Toby Twirl-Toffee Apple Sunday  DECCA F12804
Jose Feliciano-California Dreamin'  RCA VICTOR RCA1715
Tony Kenny and the Sands-Yummy Yummy Yummy  MAJOR MINOR MM573
Lynn Taitt and the Jets-Napoleon Solo  ISLAND WI3139
Zion De Gallier-Dream Dream Dream  PARLOPHONE R5710
Peppermint Trolley Company-Baby You Came Rolling Cross My Mind  DOT 110
Earth Opera-Dreamless  ELEKTRA EKSN45035
First Edition-Look Around I'll Be There/Charlie The Fer' De Lance  REPRISE RS20993
Flirtations-Someone Out There  DERAM DM195
Icarus-You're In Life  SPARK SRL1012
Johnny Nash-Hold Me Tight  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3010
Opal Butterfly-Beautiful Beige  CBS 3576
Simon and Garfunkel-Old Friends/Bookends/Mrs Robinson  CBS3443
Joni Mitchell-I Had A King  REPRISE RS20694
Buckinghams-Back In Love Again  CBS 3559
 

  PODCAST revised repeat, especially Hats Off Gentlemen, It's Adequate
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 5 July 2024

 

  PODCAST revised repeat with Dan Amor

Dan Amor-Square One

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

 

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  not repeated on Seagull until 19 July

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**

 


 

**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)