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)

13/14 June 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

SATURDAY:

 

PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 283
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 13th June 1969
The Ventures-Hawaii Five-O  LIBERTY LBF 15221
The Byrds-Lay Lady Lay  CBS 4284
Beach Boys-Breakaway  CAPITOL CL15598
The Byrds-Old Blue  CBS 4284
The Dells-I Can Sing A Rainbow/Love Is Blue  CHESS CRS 8099
Blood Sweat & Tears-Spinning Wheel  CBS 4220
Horace Faith-Spinning Wheel  B&C CB 104
Blood Sweat & Tears-More And More  CBS 4220
David McWilliams-Oh Mama Are You My Friend  MAJOR MINOR MM616
The Reggae Boys-Me No Born Ya  AMALGAMATED AMG 841
Pasha (The Searchers)-Somebody Shot The Lollipop Man  LIBERTY LBF 15199
Monkees-Someday Man  RCA 1824
Marmalade-Baby Make It Soon CBS 4287
Noel Harrison-Sparrow  REPRISE RS 23395
Monkees-Listen To The Band  RCA 4287
Tina Charles-In The Middle Of The Day  CBS 4307
Rascals-See  ATLANTIC 584274
Joes All Stars-Hey Jude  DUKE DU 24

 

PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 283
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 13th June 1969
Joes All Stars-Hey Jude  DUKE DU 24
The Melodians-Everybody Bawlin'  TROJAN TR660
Cher-Walk On Gilded Splinters  ATLANTIC 584278
Jeff Beck Group-Plinth  COLUMBIA DB8590
The Haystacks-Letter To Josephine  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35024
Mark Wirtz-My Daddy Is A Baddie  CBS 4306
Dave Clark Five-Get It On Now  COLUMBIA DB8591 (the doorbell rings...; it is Les Newman)
Tremeloes-Once On A Sunday Morning  CBS 4313 (Les' first brief appearance in the programme in 2019)
Turtles-You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain  LONDON HLU10279
Downtown All Stars-Everybody Feel Good  DOWNTOWN DT426
Gladstone Adams-Dollars and Cents  TROJAN TR659
Scorchers-Hear Ya  DUKE DU26
Cat Stevens-Where Are You  DERAM DM260
Turtles-Come Over  LONDON 10279
James Royal-The House Of Jack  CBS 3915
Chambers Brothers-People Get Ready  DIRECTION 58-4318
Shango-Mama Lion  A&M AMS754
Jon Plum-You Keep Changing Your Mind  SNB 55-4317
Jimmy Duranti-Monte Carlo Or Bust  PARAMOUNT PARA3002
Leon Haywood-Mellow Moonlight  MCA BAG 5
The Ventures-Hawaii Five-O  LIBERTY LBF 15221

 

 PODCAST

Todd Rundgren-Can We Still Be Friends?
Ivor Cutler-I'm Happy
Creedence Clearwater Revival-I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Omaloma-Europa B www.recordiaucaegwyn.com
Torch Song-Toward The Unknown Region (Walt Whitman Poetry reading by Amy Bargeron)
Nick Drake-Way To Blue
Charlotte Adigery-Cursed and Cussed:

Godley and Creme-I Pity Inanimate Objects
Vander Graaf Generator-Theme One
Klaatu-Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III
Zombies-Friends Of Mine
The Move-What?
The Turtles-You Showed Me

 

 

FRIDAY:

 PODCAST

Magic Moments At Twilight Time-Purple Eyed And Mystified
Camel-Summer Lightning
Richard Sinclair-In The Land Of Grey And Pink
Shocking Blue-Acka Raga
The Enid-Something Wicked This Way Comes (vinyl mix)
Shocking Blue-Love Buzz
Karnataka-Dreamer/Heaven Can Wait
Gracious-Heaven/Hell

 

 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 282
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 6th June 1969
Gracious-Beautiful/What A Lovely Rain  POLYDOR 56333
Danny Hughes (probably with Orange Machine?)-Hi Ho Silver Lining  PYE 7N17750
Beatles-Ballad Of John and Yoko  APPLE R5786
Group Therapy-I Must Go  PHILIPS BF1792
Paul Revere and the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay-Let Me  CBS 4260

Group Therapy-Can't Stop Loving You  PHILIPS BF1792
Francoise Hardy-Comment Te Dire Adieu  UNITED ARTISTS UP35011
Jennifer (Warnes)-Let The Sunshine In  LONDON HLU 10278
Scott Walker-Lights Of Cincinatti  PHILIPS BF1793
Money-Come Laughing Home  MAJOR MINOR MM 620
1910 Fruitgum Co.-Special Delivery  BUDDAH 201049
Sly and the Family Stone-Stand!  DIRECTION 58-4279
Andy Kim-Baby I Love You  DOT 125
Billy Budd-Straight Life  PAGE ONE POF 138
Brainbox-Down Man  PARLOPHONE R5775
Heavy Jelly-Time Out  HEAD HDS 4001

 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 282
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 6th June 1969
Beatles-Old Brown Shoe  APPLE R5786
Dion-Both Sides Now  LONDON HLP 10277
Edgar Broughton Band-Evil  HARVEST HAR 5001
Michael Chapman-It Didn't Work Out  HARVEST HAR 5002
Billy Budd-Alice Long (You're Still My Favourite Girlfriend)  PAGE ONE POF 131
David Essex-Takes Me Back  DECCA F12935
Showstoppers-Just A Little Bit Of Lovin'  BEACON BEA 130
Diahann Carroll-Have I Changed  CBS 1725
Together-Memories Of Melinda  AURORA 4728
Jessie Lee Ferguson-New Shoes  PYE 7N25492
Troye Keys-Love Explosion  STATESIDE SS 2149
Three Dog Night-One  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS 8020
The Kult-No Home Today  CBS 4276
Alan Bown!-Still As Stone  DERAM DM 259
Magna Carta-Mid Winter  MERCURY MF1096
Bliss-Courtyards Of Castille  CHAPTER ONE CH 107
Peter Nero-Soulful Strut  CBS 4277
Shepperton Flames-Take Me For What I Am  DERAM DM 257
P.C. Ltd-Sunny Was A Fool  FONTANA TF1032
Fun and Games-We  MCA MU 1083
March Hare-Have We Got News For You  DERAM DM 258
Heavy Jelly-Chewn In  HEAD HDS 4001

 

 

 

 

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)