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)

09/10 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

May Blitz-Smoking The Day Away
UFO-Treacle People
Nick Nicely-Hilly Fields 1892
Senor Coconut y su conjunto-Smoke On The Water
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band-Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Rush-One Little Victory/Ceiling Unlimited
U2-Night and Day
Marillion-Grendel

 

Hour 2 PODCAST accidentally recorded in mono

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 350
There were 40 new singles released on Friday 9th October 1970

Banana Bunch-Funky Hoe  PAGE ONE POF183

Chaquito-Good The Bad and the Ugly  PHILIPS 6006 055
Banana Bunch-Tra La La Song  PAGE ONE POF183
Bread-It Don't Matter To Me  ELEKTRA 2101 015
Bobby Gentry-Fancy  CAPITOL CL15660
Laurel Aitken-Baby I Need Your Loving  NEW BEAT NB063
Joe Gibbs-Movements  AMALGAMATED AMG867
Lord Spoon & David-Woman A Love In The Night  ESCORT ERT839
Laura Nyro-Up On The Roof  CBS 5218
Dionne Warwick-Make It Easy On Yourself  WAND WN8
Daliah Lavi-Won't You Join Me  PYE 7N25533
Edwin Starr-War  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG754
Bobby Sherman-Julie Do Ya Love Me  CBS 5144
White Plains-Julie Do Ya Love Me  DERAM DM315
Who-Tommy Overture/See Me Feel Me  TRACK 2094 004
Chaquito-Revolution  PHILIPS 6006 055

 

Hour 3 PODCAST accidentally recorded in mono

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 350
There were 40 new singles released on Friday 9th October 1970
Sugarloaf-Green Eyed Lady  LIBERTY LBF15401
Marcia Griffiths-Band Of Gold  HARRY J HJ6623
Eric Clapton-After Midnight  POLYDOR 2001 096
Tir Na Nog-I'm Happy To Be (on this mountain)  CHRYSALIS WIP6090
Fairport Convention-Now Be Thankful/Lament  ISLAND WIP6089
Key Largo-Voodoo Ryhthm  BLUE HORIZON 57-3178
Hines Hines and Dad-I Never Had Your Loving  CBS 5217
Meditators-When You Go To A Party  BIG BG302
Burning Spear-Free  BAMBOO BAM61
Irvin Brown-Let's Make It Up  BAMBOO BAM61
Simon, Plug and Grimes-Way In Way Out  PRESIDENT PT310
Rich Fever-Everything's Moving  PARLOPHONE R5869
Crazy Paving-Anytime Sunshine  MCA MKS5057
Quicksand-Cobblestones  CARNABY CNS4015
Harmony Grass-Sing In The Sunshine  RCA 2011
Delfonics-When You Get Right Down To It  BELL BLL1127
Moose-Engine no 9  ESCORT ERT840
Tex Dixon-Here I Am  ACKEE ACK112
Barbara Andrews-Lonesome Feeling  ESCORT ART838

 

FRIDAY

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

 

 

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)