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

13/14 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

Matching Mole-O Caroline
Soft Machine-excerpt from Outbloodyrageous
Andy Tillison Diskdrive introduces 'Dance on a Volcano' first broadcast 19/07/01:
The Nice-For Example
Rush-Tom Sawyer (live)

Genesis-Dance On a Volcano/Los Endos
Gentle Giant-Schooldays
Cocteau Twins-The Thinner The Air
Klaatu-Little Neutrino

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 316
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 13th February 1970

Ronnie Hawkins-Down In The Alley  ATLANTIC 584320
Juicy Lucy-Walking Down The Highway/Who Do You Love  VERTIGO V1
Hippy Boys-Reggae Pressure  HIGH NOTE HS035
Byron Lee and the Dragonairs-Elizabethan Reggae  DUKE DU39
Miguel Rios-Song Of Joy  HISPAVOX HX309
Chico Ray and the Jet Band-Stiletto theme  PYE 7N17899
Plastic Ono Band-Instant Karma/Who Has Seen The Wind  APPLE APPLES1003
Johnny Winter-I'm Not Sure/Johnny B Goode  CBS 4794
Harmony Grass-Mrs Richie  RCA 1928
Upsetters-Bronco  UPSETTER US326
Neville Dickie-Busybody  MAJOR MINOR MM685

Instant Karma: John sings whilst Yoko knits blindfolded:

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 316
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 13th February 1970

Judas Jump-Beer Drinking Woman/Run For Your Life  PARLOPHONE R5828
Norman Greenbaum-Milk Cow/Spirit In The Sky  REPRISE RS20885
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends-Someday  ELEKTRA EKSN45078
Delano Stewart-Got To Come Back  HIGH NOTE HS027
Kevin Ayers-Sing A Song In The Morning  HARVEST HAR5011
Toe Fat-Bad side Of The Moon  PARLOPHONE R5829

Toe Fat - LP sleeve designed by 'Hipgnosis
Spot the difference between the UK sleeve above
and US sleeve below

Pentangle-Light Flight or Take Three Girls (2x different label credits exist) BIG T BIG128
Simon & Garfunkel-Keep The Customer Satisfied  CBS4790
Bread-Move Over  ELEKTRA EKSN45083
Sergeant Will Scuffman-And They All Came Marching Home  MCA MK5030
Eureka Stockade-Sing No Love Songs  DECCA F22996
Ike & Tina Turner-Come Together  LIBERTY LBF15303
John L Watson-Might As Well Be Gone  DERAM DM-R285
Junior Walker and the All Stars-These Eyes  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG727
 

 

FRIDAY
 

Hour 1

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 2

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

 

Hour 3
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

 

 

 

 

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:  
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