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 weekday nights on DAB+ in Havant via The Flash

30/31 January 2026

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

1970 & 1968
 

On Seagull I was hoping to go back to 1966 in 2026. The first week of releases (issue 107, 7 January 1966)  is ready to be included in a programme. However, life and time will not immediately allow this. So, we will continue with revised recordings for 1970 (minor edits, mainly for sound levels). They were recorded in the weeks leading up to lockdown in 2020. Something to very much look forward to will be when Les Newman arrives. That time was last week. The research department trepidatiously (spell checker indicates that word doesn't exist) swings into action...

 

It will be the end of March before Boris declares that we must return to our homes. In lockdown Les and I experimented with Zoom and Messenger and turned out some reasonably amusing programmes. As soon as life allows we will begin to investigate The New Singles of 1966, then in 2027 we'll cover those months of 1966 that we will have missed...

 

Meanwhile, on Mi Amigo radio from the LV18 anchored at Harwich, we begin playing The New Singles for 1968...

 

 

FRIDAY, with the inimitable Les Newman

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Viv Stanshall-DJ Cliches
Hawkwind-Spirit Of The Age
Caravan-Golf Girl
Duran Duran-Out Of My Mind (Perfecto mix)
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy
The Enid-The Lovers
Carpenters-This Masquerade
Sade-Smooth Operator/Snakebite
Gary Walker and the Rain-Spooky
 

Hour 2  PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 313
There were 51 new singles released on Friday 23rd January 1970

Ansell Collins-Cotton Dandy  TROJAN TR7712
Angel Pavement-Tell Me What I've Got To Do/When Will I See June Again  FONTANA TF1072
Topo D Bill-Witchi Tai To  CHARISMA CB116
Brotherhood of Man  DERAM DM284
Picketty Witch-That Same Old Feeling  PYE 7N17887
Jethro Tull-Witches Promise/Teacher  CHRYSALIS WIP6077
Quintessence-Notting Hill Gate/Move Into The Light  ISLAND WIP6075
Black Velvet-Clown BEACON BEA151
The Jug Trust-Goodbye Train  PARLOPHONE R5825
Kingstonians-I'll Need You Tomorrow  TROJAN TR7708

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 313
There were 51 new singles released on Friday 23rd January 1970

Pioneers-Samfie Man  TROJAN TR7710
Steppenwolf-Monster  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8035
Sweet-The Juicer  PARLOPHONE R5826
Tee Set-Ma Belle Amie  MAJOR MINOR MM666
Jim Dale-Twinky<>  PYE 7N17839
The Rugbys-Wendegahl The Warlock  POLYDOR 56789
King Horror-Loch Ness Monster  GRAPE GR3007

Mary Hopkins-Temma Harbour  APPLE22
The Sands-Venus  MAJOR MINOR MM681
Sight and Sound-Jose  PYE 7N17871
Calliope-Clear Mud/Wiser  UNI UN514
Tinga and Ernie-She's Gone  EXPLOSION EX2009
Donny Hathaway-Ghetto  ATCO 226010

 

<>TWINKY, the movie featuring Honor Blackman, Jack Hawkins, Trevor Howard, Lionel Jeffries, Robert Morley,
Charles Bronsan and Susan George

A schoolgirl meets Charles Bronson, What could go wrong?

TWINKY, the theme tune written and sung by Carry On actor Jim Dale with these lyrics:

 

Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon, girl
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon
I never met a girl like this before, Dumb
But pretty like a schoolgirl should be

Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon, girl
Take a look at her, sixteen summers and a month or two
Grown up lover when the girls can't see you

Twinky
You've woken up too soon
Pretty crazy, dizzy as a daisy, that's the game you play
Then you kiss and give the game away
And I forget about the Pretty young girl on a two wheel bike
All I see is a devil who looks like

Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon, girl
You try to live it up too soon
Secrets hidden by a great big grin
She's got something that the class can't share in

Twinky
You'll break your heart too soon
A little girl tyke, sort of Tinkerbell like, clowning all you can
When we touch I feel like Peter Pan
And I forget about the Pretty young girl on a two wheel bike
All I see is a Jezebel just like

Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon girl
You try to live it up too soon
Sixteen summers and a month or two
Grown up lover when the girls can't see you

Twinky
You've woken up too soon
A little girl tyke, sort of Tinkerbell like, clowning all you can
When we touch I feel like Peter Pan
And I forget about the Pretty young girl on a two wheel bike
All I see is a Jezebel just like

Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon girl
Twinky
You try to live it up too soon, girl Twinky

 

 

 

SATURDAY

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Les Reed Orchestra-Man Of Action
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
..with FAB groovy 60's imagery, check out this evocative video for the above song...

PJ Proby (with Led Zeppelin)-Jim's Blues
John McManus (Celtus)-Loch Brann (unreleased demo)
Celtus-What Goes Around
Taste-What's Going On
King Crimson-Cirkus/Lizard
Yes-You And I
Genesis-Firth Of Fifth
Paul & Barry Ryan-Pictures Of Today
The Enid-Omega
 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 314
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30th January 1970

Rotary Connection-Memory Band  CHESS CRS8106
Laura Nyro-Wedding Bell Blues  VERVE FORCAST VS1522
Rotary Connection-Want You To Know  CHESS CRS8106
Malcolm Holland-Wendy/Dawning Of The Day  FONTANA TF1025

Michael Holm-Mendocino  MAJOR MINOR MM659
The Debonaires-I'm In Love Again  TRACK 604035
Cats-Marian  COLUMBIA DB8655
Cats Eyes-Loser  MCA-UK MK5028
Cats-Somewhere Up There COLUMBIA DB8655
Blodwyn Pig-Same Old Story  CHRYSALIS WIP6078
Grimble (a.k.a. Honeybus)-Fresher Than The Sweetness In Water  PENNY FARTHING PEN711
Spirit-1984  CBS 4773
The She Trinity-Climb That Tree  PRESIDENT PT283
Orange Bicycle-Take Me To The Pilot  PARLOPHONE R5827
The Dragons-Hello I Love Maria  PAGE ONE POF162

Hour 3 PODCAST

Podcast = 74 minute version of the broadcast hour
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 314
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30th January 1970

Kansas Hook-Echo Park  UNI UNS515
Bobby Gentry-RaindropsKeep Falling On My Head  CAPITOL CL15626
Ronnie Hawkins-Who Do You Love  ROULETTE RO512
Tommy Cash-Six White Horses  CBS 4771
Allen Toussaint-We The People  SOUL CITY SC119
Davy Clinton-House Of The Rising Sun  PRESIDENT PT290
Roxy-Rock & Roll Circus  ELEKTRA EKSN45084
Bill Oddie-On Ilkla Moor Baht'At  DANDELION 4786
Edwin Starr-Time  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG725
Barry Ryan-Caroline  POLYDOR 56370 (podcast only)
Bill Oddie-Harry(sic) Krishna  DANDELION 4786 (podcast only)

Hermans Hermits-Years May Come Years May Go  COLUMBIA DB8656 (podcast only)
Raymond Morrison-Girl I Want To Hold You  SUGAR SU102 (podcast only)
Everybody-Shape Of Things To Come  PAGE ONE POF163
Toast-Summer Of Miranda  CBS 4768
Sandpipers-Come Saturday Morning  A&M AMS775

Clarence Carter-Take It Off Him And Put It On Me ATLANTIC 584309
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love  ATLANTIC 584309

So incensed with the UK release of a Led Zeppelin single was Peter Grant, manager of Led Zeppelin, that he insisted that Atlantic Records excise all evidence of the release by reallocating the same catalogue number 584309 to the above Clarence Carter single

This Top of the Pops clip from 1970 epitomises the sounds and fashions of the day.
Can you spot the lookalikes of me and Kathy?

 

 

 

 

 

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)