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 Havant, Brighton, Edinburgh and Central London

15  February 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

 

Saturday 15 February 2025

 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 14 February 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 266 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

World Of Oz-Willows Harp/Like A Tear  DERAM DM233
Dave Allen-The Good Earth/Way Of Life (Desiderata)  PHILIPS BF1748
Bee Gees-First Of May  POLYDOR 56304
Hapshash and the Coloured Coat (with Tony TS Mcphee of Groundhogs)-The Wall/Colinda (produced by Mike 'Wombles' Batt)  LIBERTY LBF15188
Jamo Thomas-I Spy For The FBI  POLYDOR 56755
Grisby Dyke-Adventures Of Miss Rosemary La Page  DERAM DM232
Lloyd and Devon-Out Of The Fire  BLUE CAT BS151
Alan Klein (a.k.a. Earl Of Cricklewood)-Honey Pie/You Turned A Nightmare Into A Dream  PAGE ONE POF119
Amazing Friendly Apple-Magician/Water Woman  DECCA F12887
Audrey and the Dreamers-I Second That Emotion (reggae with a mellotron)  DOWNTOWN DT408
Exception-Jack Rabbit  PRESIDENT PT236
The Gods-Hey Bulldog  COLUMBIA DB8544
Second City Sound-A Touch Of Velvet, A Sting Of Brass  MAJOR MINOR MM600
Mike Westbrook Concert Band-A Life Of Its Own  DERAM DM234
 

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 14 February 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 266 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST
Pan Pipers-Money and Love  PYE 7N17699
The Moving Finger-Skake and Finger Pop/Higher and Higher  MERCURY MF1077
Vanity Fair-Highway Of Dreams  PAGE ONE POF117
Mamas and Papas-You Baby  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8009
Legend (Mickey Jupp)-National Gas  BELL BLL1048
The Julian Kirsch-Clever Little Man  COLUMBIA DB8541
Happy Magazine-Who Belongs To You (Ooby Dooby Doo)  POLYDOR 56307 (Alan Price Productions)
The Coffee Set-Dicky Boy  MERCURY MF1076
Sir Douglas Quintet-Mendocino  MERCURY MF1079
Moby Grape-Trucking Man  CBS3945
The Pioneers-Don't You Know  AMALGAMATED AMG833
Derrick Morgan-Shower Of Rain  BIG SHOT BI506
Outrage-The Letter  KAMA SUTRA 618027
Fleur De Lys-You're Just A Liar  ATLANTIC 584243
Mike D'Abo-Gullivers Travels (withdrawn)  IMMEDIATE IM075
Montanas-Roundabout  PYE7N17697
Disciple-Caucasoid Junkie/Cherie Alamayonaika  PARLOPHONE R5760
Paragons-Left With A Broken Heart  DUKE DU7
Thoughts and Words-Morning Sky  LIBERTY LBF15187
The Uniques-Ah Yuh  TROJAN TR645**

 

   PODCAST

Vangelis-Pulstar (from 'Albedo 0.39' LP)
Aphrodites Child-It's Five o'Clock
Irene Papas & Vangelis (from 'Rapsodies LP)-Oh My Sweet Springtime
Vangelis (from 'Earth' LP)-Come On/We Were All Uprooted
Vangelis (from 'L'Apocalypse Des Animaux' LP)-La Petite Fille De La Mer
Vangelis (from Irene Papas 'Odes' LP)-Roots
Zopp-Amor Fati/You
Aphrodites Child-Altamont (Greek 666 LP)

 

 

Friday 14 February 2025

 

   PODCAST

Irene Papas & Vangelis-40 Young Men
UFO-Treacle People
(Irene Papas &) Vangelis-Dance Of Fire
Foxpalmer-Bootleg Tour 2024
Irene Papas & Vangelis-The River
Sahra Halgan-Sharaf
Captain Beefheart-Upon The My Oh My
Doug Wood Band-Drag Racer
David Holmes-I Heard Wonders
Pink Floyd (John Peel's In Concert, 30 September 1971)-Embryo

 

There were 54 new singles released on Friday 7 February 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 265 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Turtles-You Showed Me/Buzz Saw  LONDON HLU10251
Young Blood-Continuing Story Of Bungalow Bill (printed in The New Singles as 'Buffalo Bill')  PYE 7N17696
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-Broken Hearted Pirates/She Gave Me The Sun  PARLOPHONE R5757
Don Partridge-Breakfast On Pluto  COLUMBIA DB8538
Melanie-I'm Back In Town/Bo Bo's Party  BUDDAH 201028
Zen-Hair/Aquarius  PHILIPS BF1746
Archies-Feelin' So Good  RCA VICTOR RCA1787
White Trash (repressed versions name group as 'Trash')-Road To Nowhere/Illusions  APPLE 6
Tommy McCook and the Supersonics-Breaking Up  TROJAN TR642
The Bedrocks-Lovedene Girls  COLUMBIA DB8539
Ayshea (Brough, Lift Off)-Taking The Sun From My Eyes (early Elton John/Bernie Taupin composition)  POLYDOR 56302

Elton John acetate-Taking The Sun From My Eyes

 

There were 54 new singles released on Friday 7 February 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 265 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Earth Opera-When You Were Full Of Wonder  ELEKTRA EKSN45049
The Misunderstood-Children Of The Sun/I Unseen  FONTANA TF998

Earth Opera-American Eagle Tragedy  ELEKTRA EKSN45049

The Squires-Games People Play  MCA MU1060
Everything Is Everything-Witchi Tai To  VANGUARD VA1
The Daisy Clan-Friends  MCA MU1057
Clodagh Rodgers-Come Back and Shake Me  RCA VICTOR RCA1792
Marvin Gaye-I Heard It Through The Grapevine  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG686
Cherry Smash-Green Plant/Fade Away Maureen  DECCA F12884
Barry Ryan-Love Is Love  MGM 1464
Ian Green Revelation-Santa Maria  CBS 3997
UK Jones-And The Rains Came Down  DERAM DM231
Mr Most-Rush Wood  DOWN TOWN DT409
The Illusive Dream ('Elusive' printed in The New Singles leaflet)-Electric Garden/Back Again  RCA VICTOR RCA1791
Love Affair-One Road  CBS 3994

Jay and the Americans-This Magic Moment  UNITED ARTISTS UP2268 almost unplayable corrupt file**
 

 

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)