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)

21/22 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.
 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Smiths-How Soon Is Now
Torch Song-Venus In Furs/Ode To Billy Joe
Traffic-Dear Mr Fantasy (mono)
Yes-And You And I (steven wilson remix)
Traffic-Medicated Goo (Glastonbury 1971)
Blind Faith-Well Alright
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Judy Dyble remembered:
Fairport Convention-If I Had A Ribbon Bow
Giles, Giles, Fripp, McDonald & Dyble-Passages Of Time/I Talk To The Wind

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 343
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 21st August 1970

Mike Westbrook Concert Band-Original Peter  DERAM DM311
Father's Brown-Maybe Baby  DECCA F23059
Gunther Kallman-Daydream  POLYDOR 2041 064
I Monster-Daydream in Blue (2003 remix)
I Monster - Supermarionation in Action...
Watch the uncensored version of Daydream in Blue,
swinging from the chandelier, exclusively here: https://vimeo.com/49959175

Humpy Bong-Don't You Be Long  PARLOPHONE R5859
Blinky and Edwin Starr-Oh How Happy  TAMLA MOTOWON TMG748
Joe Gibbs-Hijack  AMALGAMATED AMG865
Humpy Bong-We're Alright Till Then  PARLOPHONE R5859
Grateful Dead-Uncle John Band  WARNER BROS WB7410
Hunter-Some Time For Thinking  RCA 1995
Bob Marley and Wailers-My Cup  UPSETTER US340
Lee Perry and Upsetters  UPSETTER US340
Horace Faith-Black Pearl  TROJAN TR7780
Steppenwolf-Spiritual Fantasy  STATESIDE SS8056
Tremeloes-Me And My Life  CBS 5139

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 343
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 21st August 1970
Mort Stevens-Hawaii 5 'O'  CAPITOL CL15655
Steppenwolf-Screaming Night Hog  STATESIDE SS8056
Thunderclap Newman-Stormy Petrel/There's A Reason  TRACK 2094 003
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Long As I Can See The Light  LIBERTY LBF15384
Toomorrow-I Could Never Live Without Your Love  DECCA F13070
Paul Brett Sage-3D Mona Lisa  PYE 7N17974
Kings Horror-Wood In The Fire  JACKPOT JP713
Bobby (Boris) Pickett-Monster Mash  LONDON HLU10320
Boffalongo-Dancing In The Moonlight  UNITED ARTISTS UP35144
Abel Fletcher-Girl On The Shore  CONCORD CON010
Blue Yogurt-Lydia  PENNY FARTHING PEN732
Dave Mason-Only You Know And I Know  HARVEST HAR5024
Smith-What Am I Gonna Do  STATESIDE SS8055
Old Gold-Teacher of Electricity  TREND TNT56
Mothers Sons-Underground Man  J DAN JDN4415
Gary Osborne-Three Day Nation  CBS 5148

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Van Halen-Fire In The Hole
Gentle Giant-Words From The Wise
Todd Rundgren productions/collaborations:
Jim Steinman-Love and Death and an American Guitar/Stark Raving In Love
Todd Rundgren-Onomatopoeia
Jill Sobule-Living Colour
Utopia-The Road To Utopia
Nazz-Open My Eyes

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Dolby's Cube featuring Cherry Bomb (Lea Thompson)-Howard The Duck
Thomas Dolby with Stevie Wonder-Don't Turn Away
Billy Squier-The Stroke
Tatu-How Soon Is Now
Smiths-How Soon Is Now

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 342
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 14th August 1970

Maynard Ferguson-Chala Nata  CBS 5132

Merry Clayton-Gimme Shelter  A&M AMS802
Opal Butterfly-Groupie Girl/Gigging Song  POLYDOR 2058 041
Hawkwind-Mirror Of Illusion/Hurry On Sundown  LIBERTY LBF15382
Upsetters-Hurry Up  UPSETTER US339
Randy's All Stars-Pepper Pot  RANDY RAN501
White Plains-Lovin' You Baby/Noises (in my head)  DERAM DM312
Susan Shirley-Really In To Something  MERCURY 6006 037
Fickle Pickle-Maybe I'm Amazed  PHILIPS 6006 038
Doctor Father-Umbopo  PYE 7N17977
Maynard Ferguson-L Dopa  CBS 5132

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 342
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 14th August 1970

Doctor Father-Roll Over  PYE 7N17977
Melanie-Ruby Tuesday  BUDDAH 2011 038
Desmond Dekker-You Can Get It If You Really Want It  TROJAN TR7777
Crystalites-Overtaker  SONGBIRD SB1034
Godwin Set-Gotta Clear My Head  LONDON HLU10319
Chairmen Of The Board-Give Me Just A Little More Time  INVICTUS INV501
Crystalites-Overtaker version II (song is actually 'Don't Look Back')  SONGBIRD SB1034
Bob Downes-No Time Like The Present/Keep Off The Grass  VERTIGO 6059 018
Vaughan Thomas-Is This What I get For Loving You  PAGE ONE POF178
Tony Joe White-Save Your Sugar For Me  MONUMENT MON1048
Gordon Lightfoot-Me and Bobby McGee  REPRISE RS20926
Hard Meat-Ballad Of Marmalade Emma and Teddy Grimes  WARNER BROS WB8010
Jefferson Airplane-Have You Seen The Saucers  RCA 1989
Someones Band-Give It To You  DERAM DM313

...in extended 1 hour 30 minute PODCAST:
My Kind Of People-Nobody Knows Why The Butterfly Died  CBS 5133
Poco-You Better Think Twice  CBS 5141
Millie-We're All In A Zoo  PRESIDENT PT306
Chris Jackson-Since There's No Doubt  SOUL CITY SC120 acetate only
Cat Mother and the All Night News Boys-I Must Be Dreaming  POLYDOR 2066 026
Geoff Love-Coronation Street  COLUMBIA DB8707

 

 

 

 

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)