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

22/23 MAY 2026

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

1970 & 1968
 

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. 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...

 

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...if we leave it long enough we may even commence with the remaining weeks of 1965...

 

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

 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Klaatu-Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft
Rush-Closer To The Heart
Budgie-Riding My Nightmare/Parents
Dan Amor-Is This Reality
Pink Floyd-Free Four/Obscured By Clouds
Sensational Alex Harvey Band-Next
Camel-Lady Fantasy
Local Boy-Yes: Owner of a Lonely Heart mash up with Michael Jackson: Thriller
 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 330
There were 45 new singles released on Friday 22nd May 1970

Mungo Jerry-Dust Pneumonia Blues  DAWN DNX2502
Bread-Dismal Day  ELEKTRA EKSN45071
Mungo Jerry-In The Summertime  DAWN DNX2502
Billy Fury-Hi De Ho  PARLOPHONE R5845
Troggs-Lover  PAGE ONE POF171
Ten Years After-Love Like A Man  DERAM 299 (with extended live 33rpm b side)
DERAM 310 (same matrix both sides @45rpm for jukebox)
Nirvana-The World Is Cold Without You/Christopher Lucifer  PYE 7N25525
Bob Seger System-Lucifer  CAPITOL CL15642
Free-All Right Now  ISLAND WIP6082
Crabby Appleton-Go Back  ELEKTRA 2101 006
Delano Stewart-Stay A Little Bit Longer  HIGH NOTE HS041
Joni Mitchell-Woodstock  REPRISE RS20906
Joe Cocker-Space Captain  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3027


Hour 3 PODCAST extended 1 hour 21 minutes

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 330
There were 45 new singles released on Friday 22nd May 1970

Fleetwood Mac-World In Harmony  REPRISE RS27007
Joe Cocker-The Letter  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3027
Fleetwood Mac-The Green Manalishi (with the two prong crown)  REPRISE RS27007
Brinsley Schwartz-Shining Brightly  UNITED ARTISTS UP35118
Mike Cooper-I Love Your Way  DAWN DNX2501
Penny Arcade-Two Of Us  PYE 7N17943
Mike Leroy-With A Little Love  CBS 4998
Ralph McTell-Kew Gardens  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG131
Tin Tin-Toast And Marmalade  POLYDOR 2058 023
Ireen Sheer-Big Yellow Taxi  BELL BLL1110
Joni Mitchell-Big Yellow Taxi  REPRISE RS20906
Clover-Wade In The Water  LIBERTY LBF15341
Pipp-Otaki  DECCA F23030
Kiki Dee-Day Will Come Between Sunday And Monday  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG739
Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan-Tennessee Boardwalk  MERCURY 6052 016
Girlie-Small Change  JOE JRS739
EXTENDED PODCAST ONLY:
Pioneers-Simmer Down Quashie  TROJAN TR7746
Nat Coles-Pack Of Cards  JACKPOT JP717
Wilson Pickett-Sugar Sugar  BUDDAH 2091 005
Ronnie Hawkins-Bitter Green  ATLANTIC 2091 007
Philamore Lincoln-County Jail Band  CBS S5007
BB King-So Excited  STATESIDE SS2169

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

The Trews-Fire Up Ahead/Makin' Sunshine
Rush-Shapes of Things/Heart Full of Soul
Trews-Cinderella Man
Rush-A Farewell To Kings
Yardbirds-Turn To Earth
Troggs-I Can Only Give You Everything
The Syn with Ayshea Brough-Mr White's White Flying Machine
Supsersister-Pudding En Gisteren
The Trews, from Antigonish, Nova Scotia:

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 329
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 15th May 1970

Wallace Collection-Serenade  PARLOPHONE R5844
Arrival-I Will Survive  DECCA F13026
Wallace Collection-Walk On Out  PARLOPHONE R5844
Steve Cropper-Funky Broadway  STAX 147
Joe The Boss-Son Of Al Capone  JOE JRS6
Ides Of March-Vehicle  WARNER BROTHERS WB4988
Rosetta Hightower-Come Together  CBS 4988
Aretha Franklin-Let It Be  ATLANTIC 2091 008
Dorothy Morrison0Rain  ELEKTRA 2101 001
Simon Plug and Grimes-Is This A Dream/I'm Going Home DERAM DM296
Arthur Wild-Boulevard St Michelle  CAPITOL CL15641
Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts-Too Many Hot Dogs  SONET SON2011
Rita Alston-Popcorn Funky Reggae  TROJAN TR7751
Nyah Earth-Night Of The Long Knives  ATTACK ATT8017


Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 329
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 15th May 1970
Nicky Thomas-Love Of The Common People  TROJAN TR7750
Neil Diamond-Soolaimon  UNI UN522
Four Tops-It's All In The Game  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG736
Marv Johnson-So Glad You Chose Me  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG737
Steve Ellis-More More More/Loot  CBS 4992
Marcia Griffiths-Put A Little Love In Your Heart  HARRY J HJ6613
5th Dimension-Puppet Man  BELL BLL1108
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires-Musical Scorcher  TROJAN TR7747
Carl Levy-Pum Pum Lover  HOT ROD HRHR101
Max Romeo-What A Cute Man  PAMA UNITY UN547
Betty Sinclair-Why Why Why  TORPEDO TOR19
MacArthur Park-Taffeta Rose  COLUMBIA DB8683
White Mule-Looking Through Cats Eyes/Hundred Franc Blues  UNI UNS523
Linda Kendrick-Faith Hope and Charity  PHILIPS 6006 019
Upsetters-Fire Fire  UPSETTER US334
Facio Santillan-El Condor Pasa  MAJOR MINOR MM710

 

 

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)