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

18 January 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

 

 

Saturday 18 January 2025

There were 70 new singles released on Friday 17 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 262 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST
Kassenatz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus-We Can Work It Out  PYE INTERNATIONAL 7N25480
Orange Machine-You Can All Join In  PYE 7N17680
Rhinocerous-Apricot Brandy  ELEKTRA EKSN45051 (I mused on the which Radio 1 show this was the theme.. Round Table, I think, where DJs and Pop biz celebrities of the day reviewed the weeks new single releases)
Glen Campbell-Wichita Lineman  EMBER S261
John Sebastian-She's A Lady  KAMA SUTRA 618026
Fred Neil-Candy Man  ELEKTRA EKSN45036
Weather-Look In My Eyes  PHILIPS BF1734
The Youth-Meadow Of My Love  DERAM DM226
Elton John-Lady Samantha  PHILIPS BF1739
Tyrannosaurus Rex-Pewtor Suitor/Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3016
5th Dimension-California Soul  LIBERTY LBF15180
Box Tops-Sandman/Sweet Cream Ladies Forward March  BELL BLL1045
The Dreamers-Sweet Chariot  DOWN TOWN DT407
Dave Davies-Hold My Hand  PYE 7N17678
Van Der Graaf Generator-People You Were Going To/Firebrand  POLYDOR 56758
Dave Davies-Creeping Jean  PYE 7N17678
Scrugg-Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up  PYE 7N17656  (intro only broadcast on Radio Seagull, see next hour)
 

There were 70 new singles released on Friday 17 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 262 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Scrugg-Will The Real Geraldine Please Stand Up  PYE 7N17656

The Loot-Try To Keep It A Secret/Radio City  PAGE ONE POF115
Todd Miller-Rainbow City  COLUMBIA DB8528
Troggs-Sweet Madeleine/Evil Woman  PAGE ONE POF114
Sam and Dave-Soul Sister Brown Sugar  ATLANTIC 584237
Aretha Franklin-Don't Let Me Lose This Dream  ATLANTIC 584239
Freedom-Kandy Kay  PLEXIUM PXM3
David McWilliams-Stranger  MAJOR MINOR MM592
The Dee Set-I Know A Place  BLUE CAT BS146
Cables-Love Is A Pleasure  STUDIO ONE SO2071
Val Bennett-Baby Baby  TROJAN TR640
Classics IV-Stormy  LIBERTY LBF15177
Richard-A Little Bit  PARLOPHONE R5754
Crystal Mansion-Thought Of Loving You  CAPITOL CL15577
Unit 4 Plus 2-3.30  FONTANA TF990
Natural Bridge Bunch-Pig Snoots  ATLANTIC 584231
Lorraine Ellison-Stay With Me  WARNER BROTHERS WB5850
Lloyd Robinson-Cuss Cuss  DUKE DU5
John Bromley-Melody Fayre  POLYDOR 56305
Orange Machine-Dr Crippen's Waiting Room  PYE 7N17680
 

16/01/25 RIP David Lynch: Painter, Film Director, Musician - Crazy Clown Time...

  PODCAST

 

 

Friday 17 January 2025
 

There were 58 new singles released on Friday 10 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 261 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Techniques-Man Of My Word  DUKE DU6

Nirvana-Wings Of Love  ISLAND WIP6052
Sly and the Family Stone-Every Day People  DIRECTION 58 3938
Nirvana-Requiem To John Coltrane  ISLAND WIP6052
Saker-Constantly  PARLOPHONE R5752
Strangeloves-Honey Do It  LONDON HLK10238
Andy Kim-Rainbow Ride  DOT DT118
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-Dancing In The Street  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG684
Isley Brothers-I Guess I'll Always Love You  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG683
Gentle Influence-Easy To Love/Never Trust In Tomorrow  PYE 7N17656
Five Penny Piece-Riding Free  COLUMBIA DB8527
Caravan-Ride  VERVE VS1518 (B side from last week - 3 January 1969)

BBC Radio One Sounds Of The Seventies 15 January 1971
IF live: Your City Is Falling/I Couldn't Write and Tell You/Sunday Sad/Tarmac T Pirate And The Lonesome Nymphomaniac

 

There were 58 new singles released on Friday 10 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 261 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Neil MacArthur (Colin Blunstone)-She's Not There  DERAM DM225
Saker-Hey Joe  PARLOPHONE R5752
Heavy Jelly-I Keep Singing That Same Old Song  ISLAND WIP6049 (with an edge warp bulge) Heavy Jelly were Skip Bifferty

Peter Sarstedt-Step Into The Candle Light/Morning Mountain/Where Do You Go To My Lovely (with additional lyrics compared to mono 45)  UNITED ARTISTS UP2262
Heavy Jelly-Blue  ISLAND WIP6049 (with an edge warp bulge)

Gary Walker and the Rain-Francis/Come In You'll Get Pneumonia  PHILIPS BF1740
Beat Stalkers-When I'm Five (Bowie composition)/Little Boy (Reg King composition, The Action)  CBS 3936
Tinkerbell's Fairy Dust-Follow Me Follow  DECCA F12865
Vera Lynn-Goodnight (Lennon and McCartney, as sung by Ringo on the White Album)  COLUMBIA DB8529
Tinkerbell's Fairy Dust-Sheila's Back In Town  DECCA F12865
The Daly's-Early Morning Rain  FONTANA TF988
 

There were 58 new singles released on Friday 10 January 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 261 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Chambers Brothers-I Can't Turn You Loose  DIRECTION 58 3865
Cartoone-Knick Knack Man/A Penny For The Sun  ATLANTIC 584240
Consortium-All The Love In The World  PYE 7N17635
Clancy Eccles-Sweet Africa  TROJAN TR639
Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors-Drum Song  STUDIO ONE SO2070
Dandy-Tell Me Darling  DOWN TOWN DT404
Tiny Tim-Great Balls Of Fire  REPRISE RS20802
Brooklyn Bridge-Worst That Could Happen  BUDDAH 201029
Tommy James and the Shondells-Crimson and Clover  ROULETTE RO502
John Surman-Carnival (Don't Stop The Carnival)  DERAM DM224
Teddy Charmes-I Want It Girl  BLUE CAT BS141
Nina Simone-To Love Somebody  RCA VICTOR RCA1779
Tiny Tim-As Time Goes By  REPRISE RS20802
Heavy Jelly-I Keep Singing That Same Old Song  (Electric Guitar mix from Nice Enough To Eat Island Sampler LP)

 

 

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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