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

28 September 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Saturday 28 September 2024

 

 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 27 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 247

  PODCAST

Jethro Tull-A Song For Jeffrey  ISLAND WIP6043
Chicken Shack-Worried About My Woman  BLUE HORIZON 57 3145
Jethro Tull-One For John Gee  ISLAND WIP6043
Jethro Tuil-A Song For Jeffrey BBC Radio 1 Top Gear 23 July 1968
Chicken Shack-Six Nights In Seven  BLUE HORIZON 57 3145
Turtles-Elenore  LONDON HLU10223
Wind In The Willows (with Debbie Harry)-Friendly Lion/Moments Spent  CAPITOL CL15561
Val Bennett-Spanish Harlem  TROJAN TR611
Stoics (with Alex Harvey & Frankie Miller)-Search Of The Sea/Earth Fire Air and Water  RCA VICTOR RCA1745
Pop Workshop-Fairyland/When My Little Girl Is Happy  PAGE ONE OF091
Randy Boone-Yellow Road  PAGE ONE POF093
Yellow Pages (a.k.a. The Mirage)-Here Comes Jane/Ding Dong Bell  PAGE ONE POF090
Dorian Gray-Jingle Down A Hill  PARLOPHONE R5732
Larry Page-Hey Jude/Those Were The Days**  PAGE ONE POF095
 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 27 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 247

  PODCAST

The Troggs-Hip Hip Hooray/Say Darlin'  PAGE ONE POF092
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-Road To Cairo/Shadows Of You  MARMALADE 598011
Hollies-Listen To Me/Do The Best You Can  PARLOPHONE R5733

Graham Nash boards the Marrakesh Express to meet up with David Crosby and Stephen Stills...

Heptones-Equal Rights  COXSONE CS7068
Pioneers-Tickle Me For Days  AMALGAMATED AMG826
Cool Sticky-Train To Soulsville  AMALGAMATED AMG825
Shades Of Morley Brown-Pretty Blue Bird/Silly Girl  MERCURY MF1054
Fearns Brass Foundry-Now I Taste The Tears  DECCA F12635
Lesley Duncan-Lullabye  RCA VICTOR RCA1749
Cherry People-Imagination/And Suddenly  MGM 1438
Idle Race (with Jeff Lynne)-I Like My Toys  LIBERTY LBF15129 UNRELEASED
Love-Your Mind and We Belong Together  ELEKTRA EKSN45038
Moving Finger-Pain Of My Misfortune  MERCURY MF1051
Ramases and Selket-Crazy One  CBS 3717
Mamas and Papas-Strange Young Girls  RCA VICTOR RCA1744
Ramases and Selket-Minds Eye  CBS 3717

 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 27 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 247

  PODCAST

Quotations-Cool It  CBS 3716
Monty Sunshine-Two Lovers  UNITED ARTISTS UP2245
Love-Laughing Stock  ELEKTRA EKSN45038
Mamas and Papas-For The Love Of Ivy  RCA VICTOR RCA1744
Idle Race-Birthday  LIBERTY LBF15129 UNRELEASED

Lesley Duncan-I Love You  RCA VICTOR RCA1749
David Garrick-A Little Bit Of This/Flutterby Butterfly  PYE 7N17610
Big Brother and the Holding Company-Piece Of My Heart  CBS 3663
Turtles-Surfer Dan  LONDON HLU10223
Fearns Brass Foundry-Love Sink and Drown  DECCA F12635
Glass Menagerie-Frederick Jordan/I Said Goodbye To Me  PYE 7N15615
Glenn Brown-Way Of Life  BLUE CAT BS131
Otis Spann-Bloody Murder/Can't Do Me No Good  BLUE HORIZON 57 3142
Paul Petersen-Little Bit For Sandy  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG670
Penny Lane-Boy Who Never Grew Up  CBS 3718
Truly Smith-This Is The First Time  MGM 1431
 

Friday 27 September 2024

 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 20 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 246

   PODCAST 
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (eventually became Gentle Giant)-Thinking About My Life  PARLOPHONE R5727
Joe Cocker-Something's Comin' On (live at Woodstock)
Joe Cocker-A Little Help From My Friends  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3013
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound (eventually became Gentle Giant)-Velvet and Lace  PARLOPHONE R5727
Harold McNair-Hipster  RCA VICTOR RCA1742
The Avant Garde-Honey and Gall/Naturally Stoned  CBS 3704
David Ackles-La Route A Chicago (French version of 'Road To Cairo')/Down River  ELEKTRA EKSN45039
Eclection-Another Time Another Place/Betty Brown  ELEKTRA EKSN45040 UNRELEASED
Amboy Dukes (UK)-He Came To See Me Yesterday  POLYDOR 56281
Gilbert O'Sullivan-Came To See Me Yesterday (Gilbert wrote the above song before he had any success; this is his recording)
Playboy Club Bunnies-Keep The Ball Rollin'  DECCA F12832
Peter Sarstedt-Blagged/I Am a Cathedral  UNITED ARTISTS UP2228
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 20 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 246

   PODCAST 

Love Sculpture-Wang Dang Doodle  PARLOPHONE R5731
Procession-Essentially Susan/Every American Citizen  MERCURY MF1053
Showstoppers-Eenie Meenie  MGM 1436
Mr Foundation-Timo Oh  STUDIO ONE SO2061
The Cables-Baby Why  STUDIO ONE SO2060
Cliff Bennett-One More Heartache  PARLOPHONE R5728
The Rebel Rousers-Should I  FONTANA TF973
The Bunch-Still/Birthday  CBS 3692
Tommy James and the Shondells-Do Something To Me  ROULETTE RO500
Marmalade-Wait For Me Mary Anne  CBS 3708
The O'Kaysions-Girl Watcher  STATESIDE SS2126
Nina Simone-Ain't Go No/ I Got Life  RCA VICTOR RCA1743
Morgan James-Let's Ride  PHILIPS BF1707
Vic Lewis Orchestra-Sunshine Superman  NEMS 56 3712
Philamore Lincoln-Rainy Day/Running By The River  NEMS 56 3711
VAMP-Thinkin' Too Much/Floatin'  ATLANTIC 584213
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 20 September 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 246

   PODCAST 

Tennors-Grampa  ISLAND WI3150
Sly and the Family Stone-M'Lady  DIRECTION 58 3707
Cameos-On The Good Ship Lollipop  TOAST TT508
Karen Marsh-Musty Dusty/I Wasn't Born To Follow  RCA VICTOR RCA1740
Laurels-Sunshine Thursday  RCA VICTOR RCA1741
Calum Bryce-Love Maker  CONDER PS1001
Kookie Eaton-Cream Machine/Joke B Side  CONDER PS1002
Dusty Springfield-I Will Come To You  PHILIPS BF1706
Dionne Warwick-There's Always Something There To Remind Me  PYE 7N25474 (at end of this hour)

That's the end of the releases for 13 September 1968.

We continued with the extended podcast from August, which has not previously been broadcast on Radio Seagull:

There were 51 new singles released on Friday 30 August 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 243. Here's a few more of them:
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)