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

07 December 2024

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Saturday 7th December 2024
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 6 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 257 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Michel Legrand Orchestra-Them to the Crown Affair movie  UNITED ARTISTS UP2250
Noel Harrison-Windmills Of Your Mind/Leitch On The Beach  REPRISE RS20758
Marmalade-Ob La Di Ob La Da  CBS 3892
Fortunes-Seasons In The Sun  UNITED ARTISTS UP2239
Pink Floyd-Careful With That Axe Eugene  COLUMBIA DB8511
Paul Jones-Aquarius/Pisces  COLUMBIA DB8514
Joyce Bond-Ob La Di Ob La Da  ISLAND WIP6051
Marc Brierley-Hold On Hold On, The Garden Sure Looks Good Spread On The Floor  CBS 3857
Grapefruit-Theme For Twiggy  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8005
Pink Floyd-Point Me At The Sky  COLUMBIA DB8511
Grapefruit-Someday (Demo label title) Someday Soon (Stock Copy title on label)  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8005
Gilded Cage-Long Long Road  TEEPEE TPR1003
Sea Train-Let The Duchees Know  A&M AMS737
Patty Flabbies Coughed Engine (Joey Laine & Artie Resnick)-Billy's Got A Goat  STATESIDE SS2136
Deep Purple-Wring That Neck  PARLOPHONE R5745 (UNRELEASED in UK, released as B side on 21 February 1969, PARLOPHONE R5763 with Emmaretta on A Side)
Deep Purple-Kentucky Woman  PARLOPHONE R5745 (UNRELEASED in UK)
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 6 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 257 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Deep Purple-Kentucky Woman  PARLOPHONE R5745 (UNRELEASED in UK)
Cliff Bennett-Back In The USSR  PARLOPHONE R5749
Bedrocks-Ob La Di Ob La Da  COLUMBIA DB8516
Spectrum-Ob La Di Ob La Da (short excerpt from a very poor copy)  RCA VICTOR RCA1775
Albert Washington-Woman Love  PRESIDENT PT227
Tim Andrews & Paul Korda-Angel Face  PARLOPHONE R5746
Blue Rivers and the Maroons-Take It Or Leave It  SPECTRUM SP105
Tremeloes-I Shall Be Released  CBS 3873
Chet Atkins-Light My Fire  RCA VICTOR RCA1773
Tommy Tucker-Hi Heel Sneakers  CHESS CRS8086 (reissue from 1964)
Marv Johnson-I'll Pick A Rose For My Rose  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG680
Claudine Longet-Sleep Safe And Warm (Rosemary's Baby theme with lyrics)  A&M AMS741
Spencer Davis Group-Short Change  UNITED ARTISTS UP2226
Five By Five-Fire/Hang Up  PYE 7N25477
Company Front-I'm So Happy  MONUMENT MON1027
Simons Secrets (with Clifford T Ward)-I Know What Her Name Is  CBS 3856
Sun Dragon-Five White Horses  MGM 1458
Endevers-She's My Girl  DECCA F12859
Harmony Grass-Move In A Little Closer  RCA VICTOR RCA1772
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 6 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 257 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Father's Angels-Don't Knock It  MGM 1459
Spice-What About The Music  UNITED ARTISTS UP2246
Sun Dragon-Look At The Sun  MGM 1458
Pyramids-Tisko My Darling  PRESIDENT PT225
Hugo Montenegro-Hang 'Em High  RCA VICTOR RCA1771

Spencer Davis Group-Pictures Of Heaven (distorted copy)  UNITED ARTISTS UP2226

1969 Hard Meat, an album recorded by Island Records which was never released

Tracks <> were issued as a single on Island WIP6066 on 8 August 1969

The album now forms part of a 3CD box on ESOTERIC recordings - issued in 2022, by which time all members of HARD MEAT had passed away. A sad story but great to finally hear what could have been a collectable Island LP...

Rain<>
Most Likely You'll Go Your Way, I'll Go Mine
Liquid Boats
Walking Down Up Street
Erection
Strange Fruit
Run Shaker Life
Burning Up Years<>
Don't Chase Your Tail

 

HARD MEAT - their sole Island label single taken from an unreleased LP
 

Friday 6th December 2024

 

There were 74 new singles released on Friday 29 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 256 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 

Fairport Convention-Meet On The Ledge/Throwaway Street Puzzle  ISLAND WIP6047
Marcia Griffiths-Make My World  COXSONE CS7074
Plastic Penny-Hound Dog/Currency  PAGE ONE POF107
Fleetwood Mac-Albatross/Jig Saw Puzzle Blues  BLUE HORIZON 57 3145
Hogarth-Suzie's Getting Married  LIBERTY LBF15156
Jose Feliciano-Hi Heeled Sneakers/Hitchcock Road  RCA VICTOR RCA1769
Joy Marshall-And I'll Find You  TOAST TT512
Judy Collins-Both Sides Now/Hey That's No Way To Say Goodbye  ELEKTRA EKSN45043
Eclection-Please (vocals Dorris Henderson)/In The Early Days  ELEKTRA EKSN45046
Eclection-Please (original single with vocals by Kerilee Male - released a few weeks earlier)
Arif Mardin-Rosemary's Baby  ATLANTIC 584201
Mia Farrow-Rosemary's Baby  DOT 116

 

There were 74 new singles released on Friday 29 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 256 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 
Canned Heat-Going Up The Country  LIBERTY LBF15169
Donovan-To Susan On The West Coast Waiting/Atlantis  PYE 7N17660
Ten Years After-Hear Me Calling  DERAM DM221
The Move-Blackberry Way  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3015
Beach Boys-Bluebirds Over The Mountain  CAPITOL CL15572
Charles Manson-Cease To Exist (not released)
Beach Boys-Never Learn Not To Love  CAPITOL CL15572 (based upon the above Charles Manson composition - who was not happy that his song had been used without a credit. Beach Boys beware....!)
Jethro Tull-A Christmas Song/Love Story  ISLAND WIP6048
Turnstyle-Riding A Wave/Trot  PYE 7N17653
Seekers-Island Of Dreams  COLUMBIA DB8502
Sonja Kristina (before Curved Air)-Frank Mills  POLYDOR 56299
Gladiators-Girl Don't Make Me Wait  DIRECTION 58 3654
The Move-A Certain Something  REGAL ZONOHONE RZ3015
Derrick Morgan-Hold You Jack  ISLAND WI3159
Ken Boothe-Lady With The Starlight  HIGH NOTE HS003
Leslie Butler and Count Ossie-Gay Drums  HIGH NOTE HS003
 

There were 74 new singles released on Friday 29 November 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 256 (revisited and expanded)

   PODCAST 

Raymond Frogatt-Rosalind  POLYDOR 56294
Manfred Mann-Too Many People/Fox On The Run  FONTANA TF985
Mary Love-The Hurt Is Just Beginning  STATESIDE SS2135
Stevie Wonder-For Once In Your Life  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG679
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Scarborough Fair  A&M AMS739
The Committee-The Hard Way  LIBERTY LBF15154
Canned Heat-One Kind Favour  LIBERTY LBF15169
Searchers-Umbrella Man  LIBERTY LBF15159
Curiosity Shoppe-So Sad/Baby I Need You  DERAM DM220
Nancy Sinatra-Good Time Girl  REPRISE RS20789
Dusty Springfield-Son Of A Preacher Man  PHILIPS BF1730
Katch 22-Pumpkin Mini  FONTANA TF984
Fire-Toothy Ruthie/Round The Gum Tree  DECCA F12856
Breakthru'-Ice Cream Tree  MERCURY MF1068
Marty Feldman-Joyous Time Of The Year  DECCA F12857

 

**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)