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

29 March 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

 

Saturday 29 March 2025

 

 There were 71 new singles released on Friday 28 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 272 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Shocking Blue-Harley Davidson  OLGA OLE015
Ace Kefford (ex Move) Stand-Gravy Booby Jam  ATLANTIC 584260
Shocking Blue-Send Me A Postcard Darling  OLGA OLE015
Ace Kefford (ex Move) Stand-For Your Love  ATLANTIC 584260
Kinks-Plastic Man  PYE 7N17724 (this stereo mix from ARTHUR 2CD reissue)
Beltones-Home Without You  DUKE DU10
Kinks-King Kong  PYE 7N17724
The French Revolution-Nine Till Five  DECCA F22898
David Ackles-Laissez Faire  ELEKTRA EKSN45054
Dandy-Water Boy  DOWNTOWN DT416
Desmond Dekker-Israelites  PYRAMID PYR6058
Beverley All Stars-Man  PYRAMID PYR6058
Gaylets-Son Of A Preacher Man  BIG SHOT BI516Illusion-Falling In Love/Did You See Her  DOT 122
Cream-Strange Brew/Wrapping Paper  POLYDOR 56315 UNRELEASED - catalogue number used for Badge/What A Bringdown
Richard Harris-One Of The Nicer Things  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8016
The Richard Kent Style-Little Bit O' Soul  MERCURY MF1090
 

 There were 71 new singles released on Friday 28 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 272 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST
Which What-Gimme Gimme Good Lovin'  BEACON BEA127
Mama Cass-Move In A Little Closer Baby  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8014
Stranger Cole-What Moma No Want She Get  AMALGAMATED AMG835
Soulmates-Them A Laugh And A Kiki/Hippys Are Here  AMALGAMATED AMG836
PP Arnold-The First Cut Is The Deepest  IMMEDIATE IM079
Eire Apparent-Rock'n' Roll Band  BUDDAH 201039
Flower Pot Men-In A Moment Of Madness  DERAM DM248
Edwin Starr-Way Over There  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG692
Jimmy Campbell-On A Monday  FONTANA TF1009
Iron Butterfly-In The Crowds/Soul Experience  ATLANTIC 584254
Slickers-Frying Pan  BLUE CAT BS154
Harlem John's Reshuffle-Let Love Come Between Us  FONTANA TF1004
Shango-Day After Day  A&M AMS745
Phyllis Dillon-Love Is All I Had  TROJAN TR651
Strawberry Jam-Per-Son-Al-ly  PYE 7N17711
Winston Francis-Dreaming  COXSONE CS7087
Lois Lane-Brontosaurus Name Bert  MERCURY MF1092
Peggy Scott and Jo Jo Benson-Soul Shake  POLYDOR 56761
Audrey and Dandy-You Don't Care  DOWN TOWN DT411**

 

   PODCAST
The Pig's Big 78's - John Peel's wife selects a couple of 78rpm shellac records
Olly Oakley-The Jovial Huntsman a.k.a. John Peel
Ray Martin and his Orchestra-Blue Tango 

Tyrannosaurus Rex-Pavilions Of The Sun/Organ Blues/By The Light Of The Magical Moon
Drifting Sun-King Of The Country
Forest-Graveyard

Drifting Sun-Forsaken Innocence
Panama Limited-Lady Of Shallot
Stuckfish-Thief In The Night
Unthanks-Flutter

 

 

Friday 28 March 2025

 

 

 PODCAST

Caamora-She (double album) part 2, with Clive Nolan and Agnieska Swita.

 

For some reason, explainable only by age, illness or prescription drugs, I mistakenly referred to these records as being released on 2nd March...

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 21 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 271 (revisited and expanded)

 PODCAST

Small Faces-Afterglow Of Your Love/Wham Bam Thank You Man  IMMEDIATE IM077
Steppenwolf-Jupiter Child/Rock Me  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8013
Dionne Warwick-This Girl's In Love With You  PYE 7N25484
David Ruffin-My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG689
Junior Walker and the All Stars-Road Runner  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG691
Association-Windy  WARNER BROTHERS WB7119
Free (UK)-The Worm/Broad Daylight  ISLAND WIP6054
Free (Dutch band)-Keep In Touch  PHILIPS BF1754
Clouds-Make No Bones About It  ISLAND WIP6055
Nina Simone-Revolution  RCA VICTOR RCA1805
Cherry People-I'm The One Who Loves You  MGM1472 UNRELEASED demo copies only pressed
Information-Orphan  BEACON BEA121
Bonzo Dog Band-Mr Apollo/Ready Mades  LIBERTY LBF15201
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 21 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 271 (revisited and expanded)

PODCAST
Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper-The Weight/59th Street Bridge Song  CBS 4094
Judy Collins-Some Day Soon  ELEKTRA EKSN45053
New Colony Six-Come And Give Your Love To Me/Things I'd Like To Say  MERCURY MF1086
Johnny Nash-Cupid  MAJOR MINOR MM603
Stewart A Brown-I Can't Go On Living Without You (Elton John song)  RCA VICTOR RCA1808
Fortes Mentum-Gotta Go/Marrakesh  PARLOPHONE R5766
Kaleidoscope-Do It Again For Jeffrey/Poem  FONTANA TF1002
Troggs-I Can't Control Myself/Wild Thing  PAGE ONE POF126
Vanilla Fudge-Shotgun  ATLANTIC 584257
Sand Pebbles-Love Power  TRACK 604028
Chris Farlowe-Out Of Time  IMMEDIATE IM078
Tangerine Peel-Never Say Never Again  MGM 1470
Colours Of Love-Mother Of Convention  PAGE ONE POF124**
Kydds-Son Is A Laughing Child  NEMS 56 4095**
The Profile-Politician Man  PHILIPS BF1757**
Don Fardon-Good Lovin'  PYE 7N25486
 

 

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)