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 and Edinburgh (search for Radio Geronimo)

10 May 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

Manikin cigars advert featuring Bond Girl and Hammer Glamour model Caroline Munro.
Music by Manfred Mann (a 'b' side on Fontana records). Sheer enjoyment.

 

In May 2019, issue numbers 277 & 278 were the first of the two hour shows produced for those weeks of New Singles released in 1969. In 2025 I am holidaying at the sunny view rest home for elderly radio presenters, so here are repeats of those early two hour programmes...

I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now...

 

PODCAST
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 2nd May 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 277
Brian Auger Trinity-Bumpin' On Sunset  MARMALADE 598015
Canned Heat-Time Was  LIBERTY LBF 15200
Steppenwolf-Born To Be Wild  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS 8017
Bimbi Worrick-Long Time Comin'  POLYDOR 56321
Jethro Tull-Driving Song/Living In The Past  ISLAND WIP 6056
Betty Everett-You're No Good  PRESIDENT PT 251
The Carlew Choir-Huma Luma  SPARK SRL 1028
James Carr-Freedom Train  B&C CB 101
Juniors Eyes-Circus Days  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ 3018
Kippington Lodge-I Can See Her Face/In My Life  PARLOPHONE R5776
Glen Campbell-Galveston  EMBER S263
Reg Presley-Wichita Lineman/Lucinda Lee  PAGE ONE POF 131
Jay and the Americans-When You Dance  UNITED ARTISTS UP35008
Consortium-When The Day Breaks  PYE 7N17725
Barney Kessell-Frank Mills  POLYDOR 56765

 

PODCAST

 There were 66 new singles released on Friday 2nd May 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 277
Brian Auger Trinity-What You Gonna Do?
The Gods-Maria/Long Time Sad Time Bad Time  COLUMBIA DB8572
Noel Harrison-Love Minus Zero  DECCA F12918
Royal Blues-Mendocino  PYE 7N17732
Marsha Hunt-Walk On Gilded Splinters/Hot Rod Pappa  TRACK 604030
Canned Heat-Low Down  LIBERTY LBF15200
Martha Velez-It Takes A Lot To Laugh  LONDON HLK 10266
Sonny Charles-Black Pearl  A&M AMS 752
Velvet Opera-Anna Dance Square  CBS 4189
Parking Lot-World Spinning Sadly/Carpet Man  PARLOPHONE R5779
Mooche-Hot Smoke and Sassafras  PYE 7N17735
Herd-The Game  FONTANA TF 1011
Paul Korda-Seagull  PARLOPHONE R5778
Honeybus-She Sold Blackpool Rock  DERAM 254

 

PODCAST

 There were 61 new singles released on Friday 9th May 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 278
Colosseum-Those About To Die  FONTANA TF 1029
Jennie Darren and the Second City Sound-River Deep Mountain High  MAJOR MINOR MM 611
Gilbert-Mr Moody's Garden  MAJOR MINOR MM 613
Merrilee Rush-Your Loving Eyes Are Blind  BELL BLL 1061
Nina Simone-I Love You Porgy  POLYDOR 56766
Idle Race-Warm (Worn) Red Carpet/Days Of The Broken Arrows  LIBERTY LBF 15218
Jose Feliciano-Marley Purt Drive  RCA 1827
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell-Good Loving Ain't Easy To Come By  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 697
Colosseum-Walking In The Park  FONTANA TF 1029
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich-Snake In The Grass  FONTANA TF 1020
The Web-Harrold Dubbleyew/Monday To Friday  DERAM DM 253
Jackie Lomax-New Day/Fall Inside Your Eyes  APPLE 11
Judy Carne-Sock It To Me  REPRISE RS 20680
Ambrose Slade-Genesis  FONTANA TF 1015

 

PODCAST

 There were 61 new singles released on Friday 9th May 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 278

Ambrose Slade-Genesis/Roach Daddy  FONTANA TF 1015
MC5-Kick Out The Jams  ELEKTRA EKSN 45056
Balloon Busters-Bluer Than Blue  PYE 7N 17748
Bob Dylan-I Threw It All Away/Drifters Escape  CBS 4219
Blue Cheer-West Coast Child Of Sunshine  PHILIPS BF 1778
Bunch-Red Rover Red Rover  BEACON BEA 128
Mandrake Paddle Steamer(s)-Strange Walking Man/Steam  PARLOPHONE R 5780
Mud-Shangrila  PHILIPS BF 1775
Harsh Reality-Heaven and Hell/Praying For Reprieve  PHILIPS BF 1769
Misunderstood-You're Tuff Enough  FONTANA TF 1028
Tim Rose-Baby You Turn Me On  CBS 4209
Shy Limbs-Reputation  CBS 4190
Kim Davis-Are You Ready For Love  CBS 4210
Betty Everett & Jerry Butler-Our Day Will Come  PRESIDENT PT 252
Misunderstood-Little Red Rooster  FONTANA TF 1028

 

Atomic Rooster, TOTP 25th Feb 1971: Minis, Midis and Hot Pants

PODCAST

Atomic Rooster-Tomorrow Night
Free-Travellin' In Style
Atomic Rooster-Devil's Answer
Rare Bird-Devil's High Concern/What You Want To Know/Sympathy
Nice-One Of Those People
Jackson Heights-Chorale From The Five Bridges Suite
ELP-Tarkus
King Crimson-Court Of The Crimson King (Hyde Park 5 July 1969)
T. Rex-Mambo Sun

 

PODCAST
Mark Reeder (Queen of Hearts)-United
Depeche Mode-Personal Jesus (pump mix)
Golden Teacher-Spiritron
Aus-Alarm
Clair Nicholson & Yellow Hammer-You And I
Yes-You And I
King Crimson-Formentera Lady/A Sailors Tale
Duran Duran-Out Of My Mind (perfecto mix)
 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1971 End Of Grammar School Project (5th Year) - ISLAND RECORDS
Chris Bent & John Bradley

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)