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 (sadly not this programme though)

07/08 August 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 currently allow this. So, we will continue with revised recordings for 1970 (this week, not broadcast extended podcast now edited into the main show). If you were around at the time you may recall hearing some of them on RNI - Radio North Sea International, or perhaps on Radio 1 in swirling medium wave.

 

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. Les and I will be live from this ship on 25 August 2026, in the afternoon...

 

SATURDAY

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Alice Cooper-Halo Of Flies
Astrid Gilberto-Beginnings
Rolling Stones-Sympathy For The Devil
Momus-Hairstyle Of The Devil
White Noise-Your Hidden Dreams
Silver Apples-Sea Green Serenades
Slipstream-Philthy Burrito
Scott Walker-It's Raining Today
Rush-Cygnus X-2 EH
Shirley & Dolly Collins-Glenlogie

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 341
There were 43 new singles released on Friday 7th August 1970

Gracious-Fugue In D Minor  VERTIGO 6059 009
Walrus-Tomorrow Never Comes  DERAM DM308
Mick Softley-Time Machine/Can You Hear Me Now  CBS 5130

Mick Softley LP: Sunrise

Gracious-Once On a Windy Day  VERTIGO 6059 009
Caravan-If I Could Do It All Over Again I'd Do It All Over You/Hello Hello  DECCA F13063

Jimmy Cliff-Wild World  ISLAND WIP6087
Cynthia Richards-Can't Wait  CLANDISC CLA216
Lloyd Charmers and Busty Brown-Can't Get Next To You  EXPLOSION EX2026
Little Brother Grant & Zappata Schmidt-Let's Do It Together  TORPEDO TOR28
Little Brother Grant-Baby Don't Let Me Down  TORPEDO TOR27
Bobby Bloom-Montego Bay  POLYDOR 2058 051
Jerry Reed-Plastic Saddle  RCA 1971
Louis Armstrong & Friends-We Shall Overcome  PHILIPS 6073 700

 

 

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 341
There were 43 new singles released on Friday 7th August 1970

The Chosen Few-Time Is Hard  SONGBIRD SB1031
Gaylads-It's All In The Game  TROJAN TR7782
Gaylads-Soul Sister  TROJAN TR7771
Beverly All Stars-Soul Version  TROJAN TR7771
G G All Stars-Ganga Plane  EXPLOSION EX2025
The Mash-Song From M*A*S*H  CBS 5127
Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Find The Cost Of Freedom  ATLANTIC  2091 023
Bonus track, following a discussion about the MASH movie:
 Sally Kellerman-Reflections from 1973 Lost Horizon movie
Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Ohio  ATLANTIC  2091 023
Aretha Franklin-Don't Play That Song For Me  ATLANTIC 2091 027
The Five Stairsteps-Ooh Child  BUDDAH 2011 036
Bank Of England-Whole World Is Smiling  DECCA F13051
Brass Monkey-Sweet Water  RCA 1984
Boys In The Band-How About A Little Hand For The Boys In The Band  POLYDOR 2066 036
Pacesetters-Cool Coffee  BIG CHIEF BC101
Power Pack-Oh! Calcutta  POLYDOR 2001 077
Tangerine Peel-Soft Delights  RCA 1990
Stamford Bridge-Roly Poly/Little Boy Blue  PENNY FARTHING PEN713

 Extended PODCAST includes all of the above (unedited) and these songs:

Jay Boys-Del Gago  HARRY J HJ6617 (extended podcast only)
Miki Antony-Chuckee  RCA 1985 (extended podcast only)
Jackie Wilson-Higher and Higher  MCA MU1131 (extended podcast only)

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Pigs, Piggies & Piglets part 2
Incredible String Band-Big Ted
Beatles-Piggies (stereo mix)
Faith No More-War Pigs
Fast 'n' Bulbous-China Pig
Nine Inch Nails-Piggy (nothing can stop me now)
Piglets-Johnny Reggae
Cake-War Pigs
Procol Harum-Repent Walpurgis (Walpurgis was the original title for Black Sabbaths' 'War Pigs'
Moe-Buster
Green Jelly-3 Little Pigs (extended mix)
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band-China Pig

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 340
There were 58 new singles released on Friday 31st July 1970

Family-Weaver's Answer  REPRISE RS27009
Richard Harris-Morning Of The Mourning For Another Kennedy  STATESIDE SS8054
Black Sabbath-The Wizard  VERTIGO 6059 010
Family-Hung Up Down  REPRISE RS27009
Black Sabbath-Paranoid  VERTIGO 6059 010
Fluff-Sunny Honey DJM DJS226
Chicken Shack-Sad Clown/Tired Eyes  BLUE HORIZON S57-3176
Frijid Pink-Sing A Song For Freedom  DERAM DM309
Genevieve Gilles-Hello Goodbye  STATESIDE SS2175
Roy Gee-I'd Rather Go Blind  J DAN JDN4413
King Stitt and Clancy Eccles and The Dynamites-Sounds Of 70  CLANDISC CLA215
Rupie Martin's All Stars-Musical Container  TORPEDO TOR26
Swinging Soul Machine-Spooky's Day Off  POLYDOR 56760
Norman Greenbaum & Dr West's Medicine Show and Junk Band-Gondoliers  PAGE ONE POF176
Thunder Company-Ridin' On The Gravy Train  COLUMBIA DB8706
Joe Loss and his Orchestra-Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head  COLUMBIA DB8704

 

Hour 3 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 340 (new 2026 edit)
There were 58 new singles released on Friday 31st July 1970

Family-Strange Band  REPRISE RS27009

Julie Covington-Tonight Your Love Is Over/If I Had My Time Again  COLUMBIA DB8705
English Rose-Yesterdays Hero  POLYDOR 2058 040
Brainchild-Autobiography  A&M AMS805
Fairfield Parlour-Just Another Day/Caraminda/I Am All The Animals/Song For You  VERTIGO 6059 008
Mayfields Mule-My Way Of Living  PARLOPHONE R5858
Deep Feeling-Skyline Pigeon  PAGE ONE POF177
Duncan Browne-Resurrection Joe  BELL BLL1119
Cochise-59th Street Bridge Song (feelin' groovy)  UNITED ARTISTS UP35134
Richard Harris-Ballad Of A Man Called Horse  STATESIDE SS8054
Honeydew-Part Of This Game  ARGO AFW101
Upsetters-Sipreano  UPSETTER US343
Tommy James-Ball and Chain  ROULETTE RO518
Crowfoot-California Rock 'n' Roll  PARAMOUNT PARA3008
Bob Dylan-Wigwam  CBS S5122
Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars-Groovy Jo Jo  EXPLOSION EX2029
Gerald-My Friend The Blackbird  PHILIPS 6006 036

 

PODCAST Original 1 hour 28 minute Podcast with additional tracks

Family-Strange Band  REPRISE RS27009

Julie Covington-Tonight Your Love Is Over/If I Had My Time Again  COLUMBIA DB8705
English Rose-Yesterdays Hero  POLYDOR 2058 040
Brainchild-Autobiography  A&M AMS805
Fairfield Parlour-Just Another Day/Caraminda/I Am All The Animals/Song For You  VERTIGO 6059 008
Mayfields Mule-My Way Of Living  PARLOPHONE R5858
Deep Feeling-Skyline Pigeon  PAGE ONE POF177
Duncan Browne-Resurrection Joe  BELL BLL1119
Cochise-59th Street Bridge Song (feelin' groovy)  UNITED ARTISTS UP35134
Richard Harris-Ballad Of A Man Called Horse  STATESIDE SS8054
Honeydew-Part Of This Game  ARGO AFW101
Upsetters-Sipreano  UPSETTER US343
Tommy James-Ball and Chain  ROULETTE RO518
Crowfoot-California Rock 'n' Roll  PARAMOUNT PARA3008 (podcast only)
Bob Dylan-Wigwam  CBS S5122 (podcast only)
Arkade-Sing Out Love  STATESIDE SS8053 (podcast only)
Lou Donaldson-Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky  BLUE NOTE SBN1956 (podcast only)
The Methods-Chasing The Sun  DJM DJS225 (podcast only)
Claudette-Skinheads A Bash Them  GRAPE GR3020 (podcast only)
Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars-Groovy Jo Jo  EXPLOSION EX2029 (podcast only)
Gerald-My Friend The Blackbird  PHILIPS 6006 036 (podcast only)

 

 

 

The Trews, from Antigonish, Nova Scotia:

 

 

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)