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

7 September 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Saturday 7 September 2024

 

There were 63 new singles released on Friday 6 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 244

  PODCAST

Beatles-Revolution/Hey Jude  APPLE/PARLOPHONE R5722
Deena Webster-Your Heart Is Free Ju st Like The Wind/Queen Merka and Me  PARLOPHONE R5721
Kaleidoscope-Just How Much You Are/Jenny Artichoke (in all my excitement I think I forgot to state the title...) FONTANA TF964
Mary Hopkin-Those Were The Days  APPLE 2
Frank Sinatra-Maureen Is A Champ  APPLE 1 UNRELEASED
Mary Hopkin-Turn Turn Turn  APPLE 2
Jackie Lomax-Sour Milk Sea  APPLE 3
John Foster and Son Ltd Black Dyke Mills Band-Yellow Submarine/Thingumybob  APPLE 4
Jackie Lomax-Eagle Laughs At You  APPLE 3
Jefferson Airplane-Triad/If You Feel Like China Breaking  RCA VICTOR RCA1736
Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Roamin' and Ramblin'  LIBERTY LBF15132
 

There were 63 new singles released on Friday 6 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 244

  PODCAST

Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Watch 'n' Chain  LIBERTY LBF15132
Doris Troy-I'll Do Anything  TOAST TT507
Johnny McEvoy-Hedgehog Song  PYE 7N17607
Grover Mitchell-Turned On  LONDON HLU10221 (produced by Roy Orbison)
Brenda Marsh-Cross Town Bus  MERCURY MF1044
Donal Donnelly-She Moved Thru' The Fair  MCA MU1037
Bobbi Martin-Harper Valley PTA  UNITED ARTISTS UP2251
Sheelah Mack-Harper Valley PTA  EMERALD MD1106
Jeannie C Riley-Harper Valley PTA  POLYDOR 56748
Raymond Foggatt-Red Balloon (Callow La Vita)/Lost Autumn  POLYDOR 56284
Dave Clark Five-Red Balloon  COLUMBIA DB8465
Roger Nicholls and The Small Circle of Friends-Let's Ride  A&M AMS732
David Santos-Jingle Down A Hill  LONDON HLK10219
King Richard's Fluegel Knights-Mrs Robinson  CBS 3677
Association-Six Man Band  WARNER BROTHERS WB7229
Janie Jones-I've Never Met A Boy Like You Before  MAJOR MINOR MM577

 

There were 63 new singles released on Friday 6 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 244

  PODCAST

The Band-Weight/I Shall Be Released  CAPITOL CL15559
Paul Nicholas-Where Do I Go  POLYDOR 56285
J Vincent Edwards-Aquarius/Hair  UNITED ARTISTS UP2236
Eydie Gorme-This Girls In Love With You  RCA VICTOR RCA1732
Kevin 'Kimg' Lear-Mr Pearly/Power Of Love  PAGE ONE POF087
Colours Of Love-Twenty Ten  PAGE ONE POF086
Honeybus-How Long/Girl Of Independent Means  DERAM DM207
The Lion Tamers-Light/Speak Your Mind  POLYDOR 56283
Liza Strike (same one who toured Great Gigs In The Sky with Pink Floyd)-Mr Daddy Man/All's Quiet On West 23rd  PARLOPHONE R5725
Junior Walker All Stars-Hip City  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG667
Sharon Tandy-He'll Hurt Me/Way She Looks At You  ATLANTIC 584214
Gospel Classics-More Love  CHESS CRS8080
Family Dogg-Brown Eyed Girl  FONTANA TF968
Billy Fury-Phone Box  PARLOPHONE R5723
 

Friday 6 September 2024
 

 PODCAST with the Les Newman Experience

Kate Tempest-Circles/The Beigeness
Raquel Welch-Bang Bang/Different Drum
T. Rex-The Motivator/Cosmic Dancer (demo)/Lean Woman Blues/Spaceball Ricochet
Attila The Stockbroker with The Fish Brothers-Scumball Pinochet/North Korea Mourns Comrade Mickey Finn Of T. Rex
Vangelis-Sunny Earth/He-O
Aphrodites Child-Altamont

 

There were 51 new singles released on Friday 30 August 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 243

   PODCAST 
Steppenwolf-Born To Be Wild  RCA VICTOR RCA1735
The Move-Wild Tiger Woman  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3012
Doors-Hello I Love You  ELEKTRA EKSN45037
Eternity's Children-Mrs Blue Bird  CAPITOL CL15558
The Move-Omnibus  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3012
Eternity's Children-Little Boy  CAPITOL CL15558
Love Affair-A Day Without Love  CBS 3674
Eyes Of Blue-Largo/Yesterday  MERCURY MF1049
Graham Bonney-Frenzy  COLUMBIA DB8464
Fifth Estate-Coney Island Sally/Tomorrow Is My Turn  STATESIDE SS2125
Keith and Tex-Hypnotising Eyes  ISLAND WI3137
Marcia Griffiths-Truly  STUDIO ONE
Jackie Robinson-Let The Little Girl Dance  AMALGAMATED AMG824
Rod McKuen-Cat Named Sloopy  RCA VICTOR RCA1734
Richard Harris-Didn't We  RCA VICTOR RCA1733
Franky and the Timebreakers-I'll Be Home  PHILIPS BF1696
 

There were 51 new singles released on Friday 30 August 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 243

   PODCAST 

Amboy Dukes (Ted Nugent)-Let's Go Get Stoned  FONTANA TF971
Brooklyn Bridge-Little Red Boat By The River  PYE 7N27473 UNRELEASED
Amboy Dukes-It's Not True  FONTANA TF971
Camel Drivers-Give It A Try/Sunday Morning 6 o'clock  PYE 7N25471
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (original short single version)  DIRECTION 58 3671
Chocolate Frog (a.k.a. Fleur De Lys)-Butchers and Bakers/I Forgive You  ATLANTIC 584207
Harlem John's Reshuffle-You Are The One I Love  FONTANA TF970
Kasenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus-Down In Tenessee/Mrs Green  PYE 7N25472
Bob Crewe Generation Choir-Battle Hymn Of The Republic '68  STATESIDE SS2122
Keith Field-The Day That War Broke Out  POLYDOR 56278
John Fred and his Playboy Band-Tissue Paper/Little Dum Dum  PYE 7N25470
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (extended 11+ minute version)
Pat Rhoden-Woman Is Greedy  TROJAN TR606
Nicky James-Nobody But Me  PHILIPS BF1694**
Malcolm Rabbitt-Why Won't The Sun Shine On Me/Sarah  PARLOPHONE R5720**
Keith Field-Stop Thief  POLYDOR 56278**
Billie Davis-I Want You To Be My Baby  DECCA F12823**
 

**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)