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

01/02 MAY 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 in to, and during the first lockdown in 2020, by which time Les Newman was now in the house...

 

Boris restricted us 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

New Riders of the Purple Sage-On My Way Back Home     In memory of Ronan O'Rahilly
Loving Awareness-Existence    In memory of Ronan O'Rahilly
Fortunes-Caroline   In memory of Ronan O'Rahilly
Kraftwerk-Das Model/The Model/Neon Lights - In Memory of Florian Schneider 1947-2020
Yellowman-Strong Me Strong
Lee Scratch Perry-African Hitch Hiker
Jethro Tull-With You There To Help Me
Great Society-White Rabbit
 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 327
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 1st May 1970

Music Doctors-Wild Bunch  J DAN JDN4411
Arizona Swamp Company-Tennessee Woman/Train Keeps A Rolling  PARLOPHONE R5841
Sir Washington-Apollo 13  BIG CHIEF BC100
Fut-Have You Heard The Word  BEACON BEA160
Wall Street Diversion-Jerry The Lipstick Collector  CONCORD CON006
Eartha Kitt-Hurdy Gurdy Man  SPARK SRL1039
Family-Today  REPRISE RS27005
Leon Russell-Roll Away The Stone  A&M AMS788
Christopher-The Race/Sharkey  CHAPTER ONE CH121
Yes-Dear Father  ATLANTIC 2091 004
Johnny Cash-What Is Truth  CBS S4934
Jethro Tull-Inside/Alive and Well And Living In  CHRYSALIS WIP6081
Judy Collins-Someday Soon  ELEKTRA 2101 005

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 327
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 1st May 1970

Delano Stewart-Wherever I Lay My Hat  HIGH NOTE HS039
Delroy Wilson-Show Me The Way  TROJAN TR7740
Ike and Tina Turner-The Hunter  HARVEST HAR5018
Mailer Mackenzie Band-Red Rover  DECCA F23020
Chicago-Make Me Smile  CBS S4919
Opus-Baby Come On  COLUMBIA DB8675
Brainbox-To You  PARLOPHONE R5842
Little Sister-You're The One  ATLANTIC 2091 001
Count Prince Miller-Mule Train  MCA MK5042
Fairport Convention-Chelsea Morning  POLYDOR 2058 014
Blue Maxi-Here Comes Summer  MAJOR MINOR MM705
Chris Farlowe-Black Sheep  POLYDOR 2066 017
Dave Barker-Funky Reggae  DUKE DU74
5 Stairsteps-Dear Prudence  BUDDAH 201083
Eugene Paul and the Pilots-Sugar Dumpling  TORPEDO TOR17
Yes-Sweet Dreams  ATLANTIC 2091 004
Four Jacks and a Jill-Master Jack  RCA 1945

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Wishbone Ash-Vas Dis
Caravan-Nine Feet Underground/Golf Girl
Klaatu-Sub Rosa Subway
Yes-Close To The Edge

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 326
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 24th April 1970

Moody Blues-Question  THRESHOLD TH4
Ramases & Seleka-Gold Is The Ring  MAJOR MINOR MM704
Ray Stevens-Everything Is Beautiful  CBS 4953
Ramases & Seleka-Love You  MAJOR MINOR MM704
Doors-The Spy/You Make Me Real  ELEKTRA 2101 004
Gun-Runnin' Wild  CBS S4952
Western Union-Knowing You Are There  BELL BLL1107
Guess Who-No Sugar Tonight (stereo)/American Woman/No Sugar Tonight (mono UK single)  RCA 1943
Hairpower-Royal International Love In  CBS 4951
Pauls Dean-Since I Met You Baby  JOE JRS2
Des All Stars-Henry The Great  GRAPE GR3016
Don Drummond Jnr-Memory Of Don Drummond  JACKPOT JP710
Bert Weedon-Rockin' At The Roundhouse  FONTANA 6007 012

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 326
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 24th April 1970

Vincent Bell-'Airport' Love Theme  MCA MU1125
Blonde On Blonde-Castles In The Sky/Circles  EMBER EMBS279
Upsetters-Granny Show  UPSETTER US333
Groundhogs-Eccentric Man  LIBERTY LBF15346
Dando Shaft-Cold Wind  YOUNG BLOOD YB1012
Tim Buckley-Happy Times  STRAIGHT S4799 (b side label below)

Only 2 singles were released by CBS on Frank Zappa's STRAIGHT label in the UK

 
Iron Maiden-Falling  GEMINI GMS006
Granny Intentions-Take Me Back DERAM DM293
Christine Perfect-I'm Too Far Gone To Turn Around  BLUE HORIZON S57-3172
Dave Mason-World In Changes  HARVEST HAR5017
Zoot Money-No One But You  POLYDOR 2058 020
Supremes-Up The Ladder To The Roof  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG735
Crystalites-Lady Madonna  SONGBIRD SB1020
Barry Ryan-Kitsch  POLYDOR 2001 035

 

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Can-She Brings The Rain
Amon Duul II-Soap Shock Rock
Trembling Bells-Just As The Rainbow
Aphrodites Child-Loud Loud Loud/The Four Horsemen
The Hu-Yuve Yuve Yu:

King Penguin-White Bird
Slipstream-Living In The Past
Demis Roussos-Forever and Ever
Vangelis and Irene Papas-Le Fleuve

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 325
There were 68 new singles released on Friday 17th April 1970

Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Country Girl  ATLANTIC 2091002
Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts-Standing On A Platform  SONET SON2011
Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Teach Your Children  ATLANTIC 2091002
George Baker Selection-Little Green Bag  PENNY FARTHING PEN717
Alan Lake-Good Times  EMBER EMBS278
Van Der Graaf Generator-Refugees  CHARISMA CB112
Upsetters-Na Na Hey Hey  UPSETTER US332
Dorian Gray-I've Got You On My Mind  PARLOPHONE R5840
Dick Turpin-If You've Got The Time  EVOLUTION E2446
Marvin Gaye-Abraham Martin and John  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG734
Santana-Evil Ways/Jingo Lo Ba  CBS S4940:

Les & Silkie-I Don't Want To Tell You  TORPEDO TOR13
Pretty Things-Good Mr Square  HARVEST HAR5016
The Johnstons-Streets Of London  TRANSATLANTIC BIGT 132
Pretty Things-Blue Serge Blues  HARVEST HAR5016

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 325
There were 68 new singles released on Friday 17th April 1970

Its A Beautiful Day-Soapstone Mountain  CBS 4933
Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends-Cause I Love You/Thumping Beat  ATLANTIC 584321 or 2091006:

Melanie-Candles In The Rain/Lay Down  BUDDAH 2011013
Fairfield Parlour-Bordeaux Rose  VERTIGO 6059003
Judas Jump-This Feeling We Feel  PARLOPHONE R5838
Peter-Peace  SONET SON2012
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Norweigan Wood  A&M AMS786
Incredible String Band-This Moment  ELEKTRA 2101003
Moon-Pirate  LIBERTY LBF15333
Kindness-Light Of Love  RCA 1942
Syrup-Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe  AMITY OTS501
Currant Craze-Lady Pearl  DERAM DM292
Brian Chalker-Ned Kelly  AMITY OTS502
The Flock-Tired Of Waiting/Store Bought Store Thought  CBS 4932

 

 

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)