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

12/13 SEPTEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 296
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 12th September 1969
Clique-Superman  LONDON HLU 10206
Joe Cocker-Delta Lady  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ 3024
Frabjoy and Runcible Spoon (Godley & Creme)-I'm Beside Myself/Animal Song  MARMALADE 598019
Mah Na Mackay-Daydream/Mah Na Mah Na  PARLOPHONE R5808
Love Sculpture-Farandole  PARLOPHONE R5807
Lothar and the Hand People-Today Is Only Yesterday's Tomorrow/Sdrawkcab  CAPITOL CL 15610
Love Sculpture-Seagull  PARLOPHONE R5807
Sandie Shaw-Heaven Knows I'm Missing Him Now  PYE 7N17821
NRBQ-Rocket no.9/C'mon Everybody  CBS 4581
Spirit-Dark Eyed Woman  CBS 4511
Dusty Springfield-Am I The Same Girl  Philips BF 1811
Spirit-Ice  CBS 4511
Clique-Sugar On Sunday  LONDON HLU 10206
Kin Vassy-I Think I Just Found My Mind  UNI UN506

Hour 2 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 296
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 12th September 1969

Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys-Good Old Rock & Roll  POLYDOR 56543
Melanie-Tuning My Guitar  Buddah 201063
Haystack-Tahiti Farewell  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35035
Coyne Clague-Mandy Lee  DANDELION 4494

Coyne Clague-Stride  DANDELION 4493
Barry Ryan-The Hunt  POLYDOR 56348
Hayden Wood-Lady Wants More  NEMS 56-4499
David Alexander Winter-Oh Lady Mary  MAJOR MINOR MM 634
Louisa Jane White-When The Battle Is Over  PHILIPS BF 1810
Quiet World of Lea and John (with Steve Hackett)-There Is A Mountain/Miss Whittington  DAWN DNS 1001
The Lettermen-Hurt So Bad  CAPITOL CL 15609
Gordon Haskell-Boat Trip  CBS 4509
Shere Khan-Little Louise  TEPEE TPR 1007
Happenings-Where Do I, Go/Be In (Hare Krishna) BT PUPPY BTS 45546
Lee Dorsey-Everything I Do Gone be Funky  BELL BLL 1074
Four Tops-Do What You Gotta Do  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 710
Thelma Houston-Jumping Jack Flash  STATESIDE SS 8026
Melanie-Beautiful People  BUDDAH 201063

 

Hour 3 PODCAST with Paul Welton

Svensk-Dream Magazine
Neil Young-Hurricane
The Enid-665 The Great Bean
Plastic Penny-Killing Floor
Argosy (Roger Hodgson, Supertramp)-Imagine (but did we actually play it? It was released and played in the following weeks New Singles)
Soundtrack: Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid-South American Getaway
Murgatroyd Band-Magpie (main titles)
Cat Stevens-Bad Night
Murgatroyd Band-Magpie (complete)
Justin Hayward-Nostradamus
Al Stewart-Nostradamus
Jim Capaldi with Vivian Stanshall-Gregory Pectorals 2
Jim Capaldi-Eve
Left Banke-Desiree

 

 

FRIDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST with Paul Welton
Mick Jagger-Memo From Turner
Curved Air (with intro by Brian Matthew)-Young Mother In Style/Everdance

Matt Bryant (a.k.a. Brian Matthew, below) & Linda Joyce-Goodness Gracious Me
(a Woolworths cover version on the Embassy record label)

BBC Sounds Of The Sixties: a personal card received from the host, Brian Matthew

Cream-Tales Of Brave Ulysses
Kinks-Shangrila (original mono single)
Monkees-Words
Lemon Pipers-Jelly Jungle/Through With You
Edgar Broughton Band-Apache Dropout

Scott McKenzie-Like An Old Time Movie
The Enid-Golden Earrings/Omega (non album single 1977)

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 295
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 5th September 1969
Anonymously Yours-Organism  DUKE DU 20
The Sweet-Time  PARLOPHONE R5803
Beltones (The Federals)-Wailing Festival  HIGH NOTE HS 024
Aerovons-World Of You  PARLOPHONE R5804
Locomotive-You Must Be Joking/I'm Never Gonna Let You Go  PARLOPHONE R5801
Virgil Brothers-When You Walk Away  PARLOPHONE R5802
The Sweet-Lollipop Man  PARLOPHONE R5803
Young Souls-Why Did You Leave Me  AMALGAMATED AMG 844
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-Take Me To The Water/Indian Ropeman/Flesh Failures  MARMALADE 598018
Isley Brothers-I Turned You On/I Know Who You Been Socking It To  MAJOR MINOR MM 631
Mike Quinn-Apple Pie  CBS 4506
Radha Krishna Temple (London)-Hare Krishna Mantra/Prayer To The Spiritual Masters  APPLE 15

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 295
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 5th September 1969

Dessie and John-Boss Sound  DOWNTOWN DT 440
Diana Ross and the Supremes, and The Temptations-I Second That Emotion  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 709
Paul Butterfield Blues Band-Where Did My Baby Go  ELEKTRA EKSN 45069
Cher-For What Its Worth  ATCO 226003
Better Everett-You're No Good  PRESIDENT PT 251
Dell Shannon-Comin' Back To Me  STATESIDE SS8025
Gary Farr-Hey Daddy  MARMALADE 598017
Girl Satchmo-Taken For A Ride  TROJAN TR 676
Hank Schifter-How Or When  LIBERTY LBF 15244
JJ Worthington-A Whiter Shade Of Pale  DECCA F12961
Kinks-Shangrila  PYE 7N17812 (stereo CD reissue)
Neon Philharmonic-No One Is Going To Hurt You  WARNER BROTHERS WB 7311
The Cups-Good As Gold  POLYDOR 56777
Rupie Edwards (The Soul Kings)-Long Lost Love  BLUE CAT BS 169
Phil Cordell-Red Lady  WARNER BROTHERS WB 8001
Keith Hudson (Ken Boothe)-Mr Tambourine Man  BIG SHOT BI 528
Garden Oddysy (as spelt on record label)Enterprise-Sad and Lonely  DERAM DM 267
Association-Goodbye Columbus  WARNER BROTHERS WB 7267
Dionne Warwick-Odds and Ends  PYE 7N25497

 

Apologies for the abrupt cut-offs at the end of some of these files.
This was to satisfy the precise mp3 file size requirements of the radio station.

 

 

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)