TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, playing what were the new singles of the late 60's

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands
 and on DAB+ in Brighton, Edinburgh and Central London

04 January 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

 

Saturday 4 January 2025

There were 57 new singles released on Friday 3 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 260 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Cream-White Room  POLYDOR 56300
Caravan-A Place Of My Own  VERVE VS1518
Cream-Those Were The Days  POLYDOR 56300
Joseph Consortium-Close Every Door/Coat Of Many Colours  DECCA F12866
Opal Butterfly-My Gration Or/Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand  CBS 3921
Nina Simone-I Put A Spell On You/Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood  PHILIPS BF1736
Eric Burdon and the Animals-I Am An Animal/Ring Of Fire  MGM 1401
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-You Ain't Llivin' Until You're Lovin'  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG681
BJ Thomas-Hooked On A Feeling  PYE 7N25481
Velvett Fogg-Telstar 69  PYE 7N17673
Termites-Push Push  NU BEAT NB017
Soul Vendors-Reggae Rumble  STUDIO ONE SO2069

 

There were 57 new singles released on Friday 3 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 260 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Ameil Mondie-Mullo Reggae/Life Line  BLUE CAT BS143
Jimmy Scott-Ob La Di Ob La Da Story  REVOLUTION REV002
Young Holt Unlimited-Soulful Strut  MCA MU1053
Hubert Thomas Valverde and the HT's-We Don't Care  SNB 55 3932
Woody Kern-Biography/Tell You I'm Gone  PYE 7N17672Wayne Faro's Schmaltz Band-There's Still Time  DERAM DM222
Anthony and the Imperials-Flesh Failures (Let The Sunshine In)  UNITED ARTISTS UP2260
Wayne Faro's Schmaltz Band-Give It Time  DERAM DM222
Grass Roots-Bella Linda  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8006
Lee Vanderbilt-Some Girls Do  UNITED ARTISTS UP2261
Junior Soul-Chattie Chattie  BIG SHOT BI503
Toby Twirl-Movin' In/Utopia Day Dream  DECCA F12867
Troubadours Du Roi Baudoin-Sanctus  PHILIPS BF1732
The Coins-Love Power  TOAST TT513
Drumbago-Dulcemania  TROJAN TR638
Wilson Pickett and Duane Allman-Hey Jude  ATLANTIC 584236
Boris Gardner-Bobby Socks To Stockings  HIGH NOTE HS010

 

There were 57 new singles released on Friday 3 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 260 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Boris Gardner-Bobby Socks To Stockings  HIGH NOTE HS010
Dee Mullins-Continuing Sory Of Harper Valley PTA  POLYDOR 56754
SRC-Black Sheep  CAPITOL CL15576
Caravan-Ride  1999  (extended 7+ minute mix with audio glitches)

 

 

Huis-Chaos/Paralyzed/Westminster Bridge/Requiem For The Last One
Sweet-Wig Wam Bam

 

 

 

Friday 3rd January 2025
 

Wales Finest

  PODCAST

Tribe 3-Fear Is The Key/Lament/Calm Before The Storm
Budgie-Breadfan/Parents

Mighty Ra

There were 41 new singles released on Friday 20 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 259 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Tommy McCook-Regay (sic) Lonely Goat Herd (was listed in The New Singles as being Laba Laba Reggae by Alton Ellis)  TROJAN TR634
Termites-Love Up Kiss Up  TOJAN TR634
Lord Nelson-No Hot Summer  DIRECTION 58 3909 (The New Singles list the label as being BLUE HORIZON)
Apple-Doctor Rock/Otherside  PAGE ONE POF110
Lee Perry-You Crummy  TROJAN TR629
Danny and Lee-Sentence  TROJAN TR629
Roland Alphonso-Reggae In The Grass (Grazing In The Grass)  COXSONE CS7077
Rings and Things-Strange Things Are Happening/To Me To Me To Me  FONTANA TF987 (at auction £290)
Drumbago and the Blenders-Reggae Jeggae  BLUE CAT BS145 (at auction £434)
Leslie Butler-Revival  HIGH NOTE HS009 (at auction £264)
Dandy-Comeback Girl  DOWN TOWN DT402 (at auction £274)
Chuck Trois and the Amazing Maze-Call On You  ACTION ACT4517 (at auction £40)
Carl Dawkins-One Dollar Of Music  DUKE DU3
Austin Faithfull-Uncle Joe  BLUE CAT BS140
Supersonics-Second Fiddle  TROJAN TR633
Jay and Joya-I'll Be Lonely  TROJAN TR633
The Mirage-Carolyn  PAGE ONE POF111
Herbie Carter and the Boys-Happy Times  DUKE DU4
Ernie K Doe-Gotta Pack My Bag  ACTION ACT4512

 

There were 41 new singles released on Friday 20 December 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 259 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Real McCoy-Quick Joey Small (Run Joey Run)  PYE 7N17669
The Mirage-World Goes On Around You  PAGE ONE POF111
Shane Martin-You're So Young  CBS 3894
Silvertones-Party Tonight  TROJAN TR637
Race Fans-Time Marches On  TROJAN TR637
Lloyd Greene-Reggae A Go Go  COXSONE CS7078
Gaylets-If You Can't Be Good  BIG SHOT BI502
John Roberts-I'll Forget You  ACTION ACT4511
Sensations-Those Guys  DUKE DU2
Tennors-Reggae Girls  BIG SHOT BI501
Austin Faithfull-I'm Losing You  BLUE CAT BS140
Scott Harris-Morning Sun/Barry Johnson's Sad Eyes Inn  MORGAN MR7S
Denzil and Pat-Dream (actually 'All I Have To Do Is Dream)  DOWN TOWN DT403
King Cannonball-Thunderstorm  TROJAN TR636
Larry and Alvin-Hush Up  STUDIO ONE SO2067
Rubaiyats-Omar Khayyam  ACTION ACT4516
Dennis Walks-Belly Licks  BLUE CAT BS144
Lord Nelson-Michael (actually Michael Row The Boat Ashore)  DIRECTION 58 3909
Soul Vendors-Studio Rock  STUDIO ONE SO2068
Roy Richards-Get Smart  COXSONE CS7077
Gaylads-Over The Rainbows End  HIGH NOTE HS009
 

 

CLICK HERE to Listen to the complete 4 hour broadcast as received in the UK:

http://www.towardtheunknownregion.com/9290/9290.mp3 
Chris Bent, Radio Seagull on 9290 Khz from Riga, Latvia, in 2003 - This 238 minute atmospheric recording was kindly made at Imagination Towers, Staffordshire, by the legendary and sadly missed Rob Leighton.

 
Plastic Penny

 

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

 

 

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