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

26 October 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Saturday 26 October 2024

 

There were 66 new singles released on Friday 25 October 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 251

  PODCAST

Alan Randall-Ee But It's A Grand And Healthy Life  PAGE ONE OF098
PJ Proby-Day That Lorraine Came Down/Mery Hoppkins Never Had Days Like These (with the future members of Led Zeppelin)  LIBERTY LBF15152
Moody Blues-A Simple Game/Ride My See Saw  DERAM DM213
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Long Hot Summer Night  TRACK 604025
New York Public Library-Love Me Two Times  MCA MU1045

Jimi Hendrix Experience-All Along The Watchtower  TRACK 604025
Episode Six-Mr Universal  CHAPTER ONE CH103
Bobbie Gentry-Fool On The Hill/Hushabye Mountain  CAPITOL CL15566
Bob Andy-Experience  STUDIO ONE SO2063
Viceroys-Last Night  STUDIO ONE SO2064
Paul Nero Sound-Hang Em High  LIBERTY LBF15157
Deena Webster-Scarborough Fair  PARLOPHONE R5738
Mike Sammes Singers-Scarborough Fair  COLUMBIA DB8490
 

There were 66 new singles released on Friday 25 October 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 251

  PODCAST

Sharon Tandy-Hold On  ATLANTIC 584219
Impressions-Fool For You  BUDDAH 201021
Race Fans-Bookie Man  TROJAN TR610
Soul Vendors-West Of The Sun  COXSONE CS7071
Granny's Intentions-Never An Everyday Thing  DERAM DM214
Springfield Park-Never An Everyday Thing  CBS 3775
Granny's Intentions-Hilda The Bilda  DERAM DM214
Bob Saker-Foggy Tuesday/Ooh Nana Na  PARLOPHONE R5740
Slickers-Nana  BLUE CAT BS134
Ars Nova-Pavan For My Lady/Zoroaster (Zarathustra on LP)  ELEKTRA EKSN45029
Apple-Buffalo Billycan/Let's Take A Trip Down The Rhine  PAGE ONE POF101
July-Hello Who's There/The Way  MAJOR MINOR MM580
Cuby and the Blizzards-Window Of My Eyes  PHILIPS BF1719
Lemon Tree-It's So Nice To Come Home  PARLOPHONE R5739
Sound Barrier-Groovin' Slow  BEACON BEA109
 

  PODCAST r

Klaatu-We're Off You Know
Galahad-Everything Changed
Trembling Bells-Knockin' On The Coffin
Galahad-The Long Goodbye
Trees-Geordie
Shirley and Dolly Collins-Geordie
The Owl Society-Geordie
Rush-Shapes Of Things
Klaatu-Politzania
Rush-Crossroads

 

 

Friday 25 October 2024

 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 18 October 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 250

   PODCAST  r

MELTING ICE CAPS: Tiny Tim gives these children nightmares... whilst speaking words of wisdom IN 1968
 

Tiny Tim-Hello Hello/The Other Side  REPRISE RS20769

Barry Gray-Joe 90 theme  PYE 7N17625
United States Of America-Garden Of Earthly Delights/Love Song For The Dead Che  CBS 3745
Davy Graham-Both Sides Now  DECCA F12841
Flamma Sherman-Love Is In The Air  SNB 55 3769
The Gun-Race With The Devil  CBS 3764
Judy Clay and William Bell-Private Number  STAX 101
Scaffold-Lily The Pink  PARLOPHONE R5734
Booker T and the MG's-Soul Limbo/Heads or Tails  STAX 102
The Byrds-I Am A Pilgrim  CBS 3752
Big Brother and the Holding Company-Down On Me  LONDON HLT10226
Paul Vigrass-A New Man  RCA VICTOR RCA1755
New Christy Minstrels-Chiki Chiki Ban Ban (Japanese version of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)  CBS 3758
The Gun-Sunshine  CBS 3764

 

There were 55 new singles released on Friday 18 October 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 250

   PODCAST  r

City Of Westminster String Band-A Touch Of Velvet and A Sting Of Brass  PYE 7N17620 (previously recorded by the Mood Mosaic)
Max Frost and the Troupers-Shape Of Things To Come  CAPITOL CL15565
Factory-Path Through The Forest (listed as 'halfway through the forest')  MGM 1444
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (4.45 edit of LP version)  DIRECTION 58 3760
Harsh Reality-Tobacco Ash Sunday  PHILIPS BF1710
Blue Cheer-Sun Cycle  PHILIPS BF1711
Cats Eyes-I Thank You Marianne  DERAM DM209
The Whales-Come Down Little Bird/Beachcomber  CBS 3766
Loot-Save Me  PAGE ONE POF095
My Dear Watson-Stop Stop I'll Be There  PARLOPHONE R5737
The Owl-Shades Of Blue and Gree Water Flies  UNITED ARTISTS UP2240
Peppermint Circus-I Won't Be There/Keeping My Head Above Water  POLYDOR 56288
Margaret Whiting-Can't Get You Out Of My Mind  LONDON HLU10227
Byrds-Pretty Boy Floyd  CBS 3752
Val and the V's-Miss You Baby  CBS 3753
Stone Graphics with Lisa Strike-Tale Of Long Ago: acetate in lieu of PARLOPHONE R5735**

 

   PODCAST  r

Nova Cascade-Sleeping Dogs/Safe Haven/A Walk Along A Canal/The Navigator
Celtus-Navigator/The Pilgrim/Wide Awake/The Awakening

Hats Off Gentlemen, it's adequate-The Light Of Ancient Mistakes/Avrana Kern Is Made of Ants/The Requisitioner and The Wonder

 

**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)