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

13 JULY 2024

 

 

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

 

Saturday 13 July 2024

 

  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

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 12 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 236

  PODCAST

Smoke-Utterly Simple/Sydney Gill  ISLAND WIP 6031
Jimmy Cliff-Waterfall  ISLAND WIP 6039
Ed Nangle-Good Girl  BLACK CAT BS120
Fran and Allan-Mrs Robinson  MGM 1428
Ray Charles-Eleanor Rigby  STATESIDE SS2120
Tim Hardin-Don't Make Promises  VERVE VS1516
John Dummer Band-40 Days/Travelling Man  MERCURY MF1040
The Sleepy-Loves Immortal Fire/Is It Really The Same  CBS3582 (...in 2019 sold for £900+ on ebay)
Peter and Gordon-You've Had Better Times  COLUMBIA DB8451
Peter Thorogood-Haunted  PYE 7N17577
Glen Campbell-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife  EMBER S255
Westmorlites-Miss Highty Tighty  STUDIO ONE SO2050
Gene Darling-Angie  SPARK SRL1011
The Groovers-Day By Day  AMALGAMATED AMG816
Jo Jo Gunne-Every Story Has An End  DECCA F12807 This is the British Jo Jo Gunne, NOT the USA band who had a 1972 hit with Run Run Run
Hugh Masekela-Grazing In The Grass  UNI UN504
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 12 July 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 236

  PODCAST 

Grapefruit-C'mon Marianne  RCA VICTOR RCA1716
Small Faces-Donkey Rides A Penny A Glass/The Universal  IMMEDIATE IM069
Pidgeon Flyers-Heaven We Shared Together  COLUMBIA DB8440
Rainbow People-Walk Will Do You Good  PYE 7N17582
Minstrels-Yours Until Tomorrow  STUDIO ONE SO2050
The 5th Dimension-Stoned Soul Picnic  LIBERTY LBF15072
Electric Flag-Groovin' Is Easy  CBS 3594
Martin-I Second That Emotion  COXSONE CS7056
Easybeats-Land Of Make Believe  UNITED ARTISTS UP2219
O'Hara's Playboys-Blue Dog  FONTANA TF949
Jerry Jeff Walker-Mr Bojangles  ATLANTIC 584200
Blue Cheer-Just A Little Bit  PHILIPS BF1684
Cymbeline (sic, band name usually spelt 'CYMBALINE')-Down By The Seaside  PHILIPS BF1681
Keith West-On A Saturday  PARLOPHONE R5713
The Caste-Don't Cast Aside  PRESIDENT PT211
Eddysons-Ups And Downs  OLGA OLE010
Max Romeo-Put Me In The Mood  ISLAND WI 3104
Keith West-Kid Was A Killer  PARLOPHONE R5713
Howard Tate-Night Owl  VERVE VS571
Paul Revere and the Raiders-Don't Take It So Hard  CBS 3586
Marcia Griffiths-Feel Like Jumping  COXSONE CS7055

 

Friday 12 July 2024

 

  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

 

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  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)