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

26/27 SEPTEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 298
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 26th September 1969
Bulldog Breed-Portcullis Gate  DERAM DM 270
Electric Indian-Keem-O-Sabe  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35039
Griffin-I Am The Noise Inside Your Head  BELL BLL 1075
Bulldog Breed-Halo In My Hair  DERAM DM 270
Country Joe and the Fish-Here I Go Again  VANGUARD VA3
Alan Trajan-Speak To Me Clarissa  MCA MK 5002
Arif Mardin-Glass Onion  ATLANTIC 584295
Bill Deal and the Rhondells-What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am  MGM 1488
Jimmy Young-Love Is Blue POLYDOR 56347 (introduced by Lilian Rosamund Bent - my mother, in a recording made approximately 20 years ago)
David Ruffin-I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 711
Raw Material-Bobo's Party/Time and Illusion  EVOLUTION "2441
Otis Redding-She's All Right  EVOLUTION E2442
Carla Thomas-Unyielding  STAX 131
Gordon Light foot-Early Morning Rain  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35036
Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well part 2  REPRISE RS 27000

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 298
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 26th September 1969

Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well part 1  REPRISE RS 27000
Hairband-Big Louis  BELL BLL 1076
David Essex-Day The Earth Stood Still  DECCA F12967
Izzy Pound-Na Na Na Na  PLEXIUM PXM9
Don Partridge-I'm Going To Germany  COLUMBIA DB8617
Linda Scott-The Composer  CBS 4528
Paula Parfitt-I'm Gonna Give You Back Your Ring  BEACON BEA 135
Mood Mosaic-A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass  COLUMBIA DB8618
(originally released in 1966, not 1968 as I erroneously announced)
Arif Mardin-How Can I Be Sure  ATLANTIC 584295
Motherlode--When I Die  BUDDAH 201064
Elis Regina-Zazueiro  PHILIPS BF 1812
Jenny Maynard-Now Is The Time  EVOLUTION E2443
Esther Ofarim-Saturday Night At The World  PHILIPS BF 1807
Jellybread-Chairman Mao's Boogaloo  BLUE HORIZON 57-3162
Hairband-Travelling Song  BELL BLL 1076
Neville Dickie-Robin's Return  MAJOR MINOR MM644
Alan Trajan-This Might Be My Last Number  MCA MK 5002
Mood Mosaic-Bond Street AM  COLUMBIA DB8618
Elis Regina-Collida de Janada  PHILIPS BF 1812

 

extended podcast:
Marcello Minerbi Orchestra-Holiday in Athens/Life Goes On  DURIUM DRS 54017
Dorothy Morrison-Put A Little Love In Your Heart/All Gods Children Got Soul  ELEKTRA EKSN 45070
Jellybread-No One Else  BLUE HORIZON 57-3162
New Faces-Happy The Heart That I Own  DECCA F12968
Ray Charles-We Can Make It  STATESIDE SS 2155
Electric Indian-Broad Street  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35059
return to 2019 with new music:

Black Midi-Ducter
Marry Waterson & Emily Baker-Little Hits Of Dopamine

 

Hour 3 PODCAST with Paul Welton, episode 7 of 8

Harmony Grass-What A Groovy Day
Strawberry Alarm Clock-Sit With The Guru/Incense and Peppermints/Pretty Song From Psych Out
Left Banke-She May Call You Up Tonight
Melanie-I Think It's Going To Rain Today
Roy Harper-When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
Aphrodites Child-Seven Trumpets/Altamont/Wedding Of The Lamb/Capture Of The Beast (from Greek edition - exclusive alternate mix of 666 double LP)
Argosy-Imagine
Tony Joe White-Groupy Girl
Caravan-Group Girl
The John Barry 7-The Human Jungle

 

FRIDAY

 PODCAST with Paul Welton
Trees-Nothing Special
Byrds-Ballad of Easy Rider
Gun-Head In The Clouds
Argent-Freefall
Johnny Winter-Hustle Down In Texas
Zombies-She's Not There
Ruperts People-Reflections of Charles Brown
Left Banke-She May Call You Up Tonight
Zombies-I Love You
Steve Miller Band-Journey From Eden
King Crimson-Cadence and Cascade (Gordon Haskell vocals)
Camel-Never Let Go
King Crimson-Cadence and Cascade (Greg Lake guide vocals)
Steve Miller-Welcome

 

 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 297
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 19th September 1969
Forest-Searching For Shadows  HARVEST HAR 5007
Youngbloods-Get Together  RCA 1877
Forest-Mirror Of My Life  HARVEST HAR 5007
Blodwyn Pig-Walk On The Water  ISLAND WIP 6069
Youngbloods-Beautiful  RCA 1877
The Flower Pot Men-In a Moment Of Madness  DERAM DM 248
Boujoura-If It's Tuesday This Must Be Belgium  POLYDOR 56779
Fat Mattress-Iridescent Butterfly/Naturally  POLYDOR 56352
Gary Puckett & Union Gap-This Girl Is A Woman Now  CBS 4505
Hollies-He Ain't Heavy...He's My Brother  PARLOPHONE R5806
Nilsson-Everybody's Talkin'  RCA 1876
Archies-Sugar Sugar  RCA 1872
Argosy-Mr Boyd/Imagine  DJM DJS 214 (Argosy were Roger Hodgson, Elton John, Caleb Quaye, Nigel Olsson)

PODCAST
 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 297
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 19th September 1969

Don Ellis-Eli's Comin'  CBS 4518
James Brown-World parts 1 & 2  POLYDOR 56780
Gordon Jackson-Song For Freedom  MARMALADE 598021
Willian Truckaway-Bluegreens On The Wing  REPRISE RS 20842
Tony Joe White-Polk Salad Annie  MONUMENT MON 1031
Tina Tott-Burning In The Background Of My Mind/Take Away The Emptiness Too  PYE 7N 17823
Nancy Sinatra-Drummer Man  REPRISE RS 20851
Steamhammer-Autumn Song  CBS 4496
Peppermint Circus-One Thing Can Lead To Another  A&M AMS 765
Rascals-Carry Me Back  ATLANTIC 584292
Steamhammer-Blues For Passing People  CBS 4496
Portrait-Sh Sh Sheila  CBS 4520
Portobello Explosion-Hot Smoke and Sasafras  CARNABY CNS 4011
Giant Crab-ESP  UNI UN 509
Portobello Explosion-We Can Fly  CARNABY CNS 4011
Nilsson-One  RCA 1876
Jason Cord-Why Shouldn't I  CHAPTER ONE Ch 110
The Delights Orchestra-Do Your Thing  ATCO 226005

 

 

 

 

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)