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)

02/03 October 2026

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

1970 & 1968
 

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

Below are revised playlists for 1970 singles this week on Radio Seagull
 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Goddesses of the Bagpipes-Enter Sandman
Metallica-The Memory Remains
Marianne Faithfull-Ballad of Lucy Jordan
Groundhogs-Status People
Sweet-No You Don't/Little Willy/Someone Else Will
Renaissance (with Jane Relf)-Island
Illusion-Everywhere You Go
Renaissance (with Annie Haslam)-Jekyll and Hyde/Lightning Tree
Depeche Mode-Shake The Disease
Aphrodite's Child-Seven Trumpets/Altamont/The Wedding Of The Lamb/
 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 349
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 2nd October 1970

Elephants Memory-Mongoose  CBS 5207
Johnny Harris-Fragment of Fear  WARNER BROTHERS WB8016
Affinity-Eli's Coming  VERTIGO 6059 016
The Cables-Salt Of The Earth  TROJAN TR7792
King Stitt-King Of Kings  CLANDISC CLA223
Ethiopians-No Baptism  SONG BIRD SB1040
Phase Five-Star Trek  POLYDOR 2058 063
The Band-Time To Kill  CAPITOL CL15659
Pete Atkin-Be Careful When They Offer You The Moon/Master of the Revels  PHILIPS 6006 050
Maryla-Love Doesn't Grow On Trees  SPARK SRL1043
Philwit & Pegasus-And She Came Final Thought  CHAPTER ONE CHR130
Humbug-Ebeneezer  CBS 5208
Tony King-Daddy Daddy Don't Go  GAS 156
Dave Baker & Conquerors-Upsetting Station  UPSETTER US349
Bob Marley and the Wailers-Duppy Conqueror  UPSETTER US348
US348 and US349 have various mispressing issues...
Phase Five-Enterprise  POLYDOR 2058 063

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 349
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 2nd October 1970
Philwit & Pegasus-Paupers Song  CHAPTER ONE CHR130
Mucky Duck-Jefferson/Psycho's On The Run  DERAM DM314
Mountain-Sitting On A Rainbow  BELL BLL1125
Samson-Venus  PARLOPHONE R5867
Pat & Penny (Sue & Sunny)-Here We Come  PAGE ONE POF181
Colin Hare-Grannie Grannie/From Where Have You Been  PENNY FARTHING PEN736
Troggs-You/Raver  PAGE ONE POF182
Westwind-Love Is A Funny Sort Of Thing  PENNY FARTHING PEN737
White Lining-Back In The Sun  PARLOPHONE R5768
Alton Ellis-I'll Be Waiting  TECHNIQUE TE905
Tex Dixon-Funky Trombone  ACKEE ACK111
Jimmy Ruffin-It's Wonderful  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG753
Flaming Ember-Westbound number 9  HOTWAX HWX101
Bush-I Can Hear You Calling  PROBE PRO501
Dr Marigold's Prescription-Sing Along Sing Along Sing Along  BELL BELL1126
Winston & Cecil-Got To Get Ourselves Together  BAMBOO BAM54
OC SMITH-Baby I Need Your Loving  CBS 5203

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Gary Numan-When The World Comes Apart
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
Octopus-River
...from their album, Restless Night:

Move-Lightning Never Strikes Twice
Eric Church-Stick That In Your Country Song
Eddie Money-Baby Hold On
Creedence Clearwater Revival-I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Rush-Summertime Blues/Shapes Of Things
Renaissance-Kings and Queens
Goddesses of the Bagpipes-Enter Sandman
 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 348
There were 40 new singles released on Friday 25th September 1970

Mashmakhan-Days When We Are Free  CBS 5170
Janie (Jones)-Psycho  PRESIDENT PT309
Mashmakhan-As The Years Go By  CBS 5170
Fat Mattress-Highway  POLYDOR 2058 053
Crowfoot-California Rock 'n' Roll  PARAMOUNT PARA3008

Above label Courtesy https://www.45cat.com
California Licence-The Cage/Easter Song  PHILIPS 6006 052 (Note: Admiral Robbie Dale as producer)
Golden Earring-Back Home/This Is The Time Of The Year  POLYDOR 2001 073
Dizzymans Band-Tickatoo  WARNER BROTHERS WB8015
(sounds like...and we play: Sweet-Poppa Joe & Creedence Clearwater Revival-Down On The Corner)
Atomic Rooster-Tomorrow Night  B&C CB131
Trevor Billmuss-Sunday Afternoon  B&C CB130

Atomic Rooster-Play The Game  B&C CB131
Winston Francis-California Dreaming/Soul Stew  BAMBOO BAM48

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 348
There were 40 new singles released on Friday 25th September 1970
The World (Neil Innes)-Come Out Into The Open  LIBERTY LBF15402
Fat Mattress-Black Sheep Of The Family  POLYDOR 2058 053
(Quatermass-Black Sheep Of The Family)
The World (Neil Innes)-Angelina  LIBERTY LBF15402
Dream Police-Much Too Much  DECCA F13078
Harpers Bizarre-Anything Goes/Virginia City  WARNER BROTHERS WB7388
Candi Staton-Stand By Your Man  CAPITOL CL15658
Mint-See If I Care  CONCORD CON011
Delltones-Gimme Some Lovin'  COLUMBIA DB8719
Roger Whittaker-New World In The Morning  COLUMBIA DB8718
Steve Ellis-Evie  CBS 5199
Julie Felix-Heaven Is Here  RAK 105
Julie Andrews-Smile Away Each Rainy Day  RCA 2000
Henry Mancini-Darling Lili  RCA 1996
Freddie Notes and the Rudies-Montego Bay  TROJAN TR7791
James Brown-Sex Machine  POLYDOR 2001 071
Baskin & Copperfield-I Never See The Sun  DECCA F23079
Isaac Hayes-I Stand Accused  STAX 154
O'Jays-Don't You Know A True Love  NOW 1002
Junior Walker and the All Stars-Do You See My Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG750

 

 

 

 

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)