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)

23/24 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 

 

Starters:

William Orbit's Demo Cassette: Torch Song-Mission Implausible
Crownlands-Leadfoot

Main Course: Hot Canadian Rush/Klaatu Club Sandwich
Rush-Caravan
Klaatu-Madman/Mister Manson
Rush-The Garden
Klaatu-The Loneliest of Creatures/Prelude
Rush-Spirit of Radio

Interlude:
Wickerman: Ballads of seduction, fertility and ritual slaughter-Fire Leap
Bedazzled: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore-The Leaping Nuns' Chorus

 

Dessert:

William Orbit's Demo Cassette: Torch Song-Another Place

House Wine:
Placebo-Pure Morning (Howie B remix)
Karnataka-Dreamer

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 352
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23 October 1970

Andwella-Hang On To Your Mind  REFLECTION RS3
Freedom-Frustrated Woman  PROBE PRO504
WhichWhat-Shame and Solution/Vietnam Rose  BEACON BEA169
Black Velvet-Love Makes The World Go Round  BEACON BEA190
Nicky Thomas & Joe Gibbs-God Bless The Children  TROJAN TR7796
Super Tones (actually Roy Richards)-Freedom Blues  BAMBOO BA312
Winston Wright-Hide and Seek  DUKE REID DR2506
McGuiness Flint-When I'm Dead And Gone  CAPITOL CL15662
Grand Funk Railroad-Closer To Home  CAPITOL CL15661
Flying Machine-Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind  PYE 7N45001
Grin (Nils Lofgren)-We All Sung Together/See What A Love Can Do  CBS 5239
Grand Funk Railroad-Closer To Home  CAPITOL CL15661

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 352
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23 October 1970
Groovy Goolies (sic)-Meet The Monster  RCA 2014
Mary Hopkins-Heritage  APPLE 30
Groovy Goolies-Save Your Good Lovin' For Me  RCA 2014
Mary Hopkins-Think About Your Children  APPLE 30
Impressions-Turn On To Me  BUDDAH 2011 045
Miriam Makeba-I Shall Sing  REPRISE RS20921
Henry III with Hubcap & Wheels-Out Of Time  DYNAMIC DYN402
Joe Gibbs-Gift Of God  AMALGAMATED AMG868
Rudies-Patches  TROJAN TR7798
Moe Koffman-Curried Soul  KAMA SUTRA 2013 012
Pacific Gas and Electric-Father Come On Home  CBS 5204
Don Partridge-We're All Happy Together  COLUMBIA DB8723
Wilson Pickett-Get Me Back On Time Engine Number 9  ATLANTIC 2091 032
Gladys Knight and the Pips-Friendship Train  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG756
Ann Peebles-Part Time Love  LONDON HLU10322
Savage Rose-Sunday Morning  RCA 2020

Scaffold-Bus Dream  PARLOPHONE R5866
Teegarten & Van Winkle-God Love Rock 'n' Roll  PYE 7N25535
Ansell Collins-Staccato  BIG BG307

 

BONUS PODCAST THE NEW SINGLES* issue 352

Ansell Collins-Staccato  BIG BG307
Pam Brooks-Oh Me Oh My  BIG BG307
Al Capp Band-Sissy Strut  CBS 5240
Gulliver-Angelina/Christine  ELEKTRA 2101 017
Men-She Works In A Womans Way  DECCA F13083
Reaction with Cimarrons-You Yes You
Clive Dunn-Grandad

FRIDAY

 

Hour 1 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 351
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 16 October 1970
Sound Dimension-Mun Dun Gu  BAMBOO BAM59
Grassroots-Somethings Coming Over Me  PROBE PRO503
Marcia Griffiths-Shimmering Star  BAMBOO BAM59
High Street East-Newcastle Brown  RUBBER ONE
Peter & Alex-Sunny Sunny Boy  CARNABY CNS4018
Pickettywitch-Baby I Won't Let You Down  PYE 7N45002
New World-Something's Wrong  DECCA F13086
Mike Morton Combination-Burning Bridges  PLEXIUM PXM19
Abel Fletcher-You Won't See Me  CONCORD CON012
Pat Kelly-Just Don't Know What To Do  JACKPOT JP734
Brian Hyland-Gypsy Woman  UNI 530
Driftwood-Wind Cries Above You  DECCA F13085
Reign-Natural Loving Man  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3028
Sunbird-Love Of The Free  PHILIPS 6006 046
PP Arnold-Likely Piece Of Work  POLYDOR 2058 061
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Mr Bojangles  LIBERTY LBF15406
Mike Wallace-Natural High/Mandarin  POLYDOR 2056 065

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 351
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 16 October 1970

Freedom of Choice-Doctor Tom  WAND WN9
Lifetime-One Word  POLYDOR 2066 050
Max Bygraves-Decimalisation  PYE 7N17999
Lifetime-Two Worlds  POLYDOR 2066 050
Abel Fletcher-Esmerelda  CONCORD CON012
Draycopp-Shamay Dray  TROJAN TR7794
Curtis Knight and the Squires-Gloomy Monday  LONDON HL10321
Pete Brown and Piblokto-My Last Band  HARVEST HAR5028
T Rex-Ride A White Swan  FLY BUG1
The Move-What  FLY BUG2
T Rex-Is It Love/Summertime Blues  FLY BUG1
The Move-When Alice Comes Back To The Farm  FLY BUG2
Wailing Wailers-Mr Chatterbox  JACKPOT JP730
Offside-Small Deal  PYE 7N25534

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 351
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 16 October 1970
Edwin Hawkins Singers-To My Father's House  BUDDAH 2011 042
Diane Kolby-Hallelujah Baby  CBS 5178
Offside-Match Of The Day  PYE 7N25534
Tim Rose-Morning Dew  CBS2631
Reign-Line Of Least Resistance  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3028
PK Limited-Getting Straight  RCA 2008
Motown/Detroit Spinners-It's A Shame  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG755
Cats Eyes-The Wizard  MCA MK5056
Shakane-Find The Lady  UPC 110
Heatwave-Sister Simon  PENNY FATHING PEN738
James Taylor-Fire and Rain  WARNER WB6104
Jack Carter-Fanny  PENNY FARTHING PEN739
Billie Davis-There Must Be A Reason  DECCA F13085
Sky Pony-Jubeldown/Chubby  DECCA F23082
Freedom of Choice-Fat Man  WAND WN9
 

 

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)