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

06/07 February 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. Les Newman is now in the house...

 

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 are playing The New Singles for 1968...

 

SATURDAY

Hour 1
PODCAST

..a still tongue makes a happy life..

Taboo-Number 6 (The Prisoner: 1988 12" remix)
Ron Grainer-The Prisoner: Fall Out (main titles)
..questions are a burden for others; answers a prison for oneself
Moody Blues-Question/Nights In White Satin/The Word/Om
Barclay James Harvest-Mockingbird
Zombies-Hung Up On a Dream/Changes
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Hymn/Infinite Space
Cocteau Twins-Lazy Calm
 

Hour 2

PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 315
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 6th February 1970

Sly and the Family Stone-Thank You  DIRECTION 58-4782
Al Green-You Say It  LONDON HLU10300
Rare Bird-Sympathy/Devil's High Concern  CHARISMA CB120
Jimmy Campbell-Lyanna  FONTANA TF1056
Barbara Windsor-When I Was A Child  UPC101
Jackie Lomax-How The Web Was Woven  APPLE 23
Archies-Jingle Jangle  RCA 1918
Harry J All Stars-Big Three  Harry J HJ6601
Lloyd Parks-A Little Better  Harry J HJ6603
Francoise Hardy-All Because Of You  UNITED ARTISTS UP35070
Claudine Longet-Both Sides Now  A&M AMS771
Charlie Matthews-Both Sides Now  PYE 7N17905
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition-Something's Burning  REPRISE RS20888
The Shuffles-Madeleine  CBS 4523
Golden Earring-Another 45 Miles  MAJOR MINOR MM679

Hour 3

PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 315
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 6th February 1970

Golden Earring-I Can't Get A Hold On Her  MAJOR MINOR MM679
Canned Heat-Spoonful PYE 7N25513
BB King-The Thrill Is Gone  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS2161
Jimmy Cliff-Vietnam  TROJAN TR7722
Graham Bond-Walking In The Park  WARNER BROS  WB8004
Bintangs-Ridin' On The L & N  DECCA F22995
Mike Hart-Yawney Morning Song  DANDELION 4781
Billy Preston-All That I've Got  APPLE 21
Thelma Houston-Save The Country  STATESIDE DUNHILL  SS8036
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Down On The Corner  LIBERTY LBF15283
Love Affair-Lincoln County  CBS 4780
Jimmy Ruffin-Farewell Is A Lonely Sound  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG726
Bonzo Dog Band-You Done My Brain In  LIBERTY LBF15314
Yellow Payges-Follow The Bouncing Ball  UNI UN516
Dionne Warwick-I'll Never Fall In Love Again  WAND WN2
Dave Clark-Everybody Get Together  COLUMBIA DB8660

 

 

FRIDAY

 

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)