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)

6/7 November 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

 

Some of these files are significantly re-edited, with songs and chat from Les and I being broadcast for the first time. Occasionally complete hours are being broadcast on Seagull for the first time. Les and I continue to face time consuming care challenges with our families and we both look forward to playing 1965, 1966, 1973, 1974... when we are able
 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Traffic-Giving To You
Slipstream-Thick As A Brick
UK-Nothing To Lose/As Long As You Want Me Here
Rush-Far Cry
Ivor Cutler-Squeeze Bees
Tiny Tim-The Other Side a.k.a. I Am A Fish (...the serious side of Tiny Tim with his prophetic song about the ice caps melting - written in 1968!)

All aboard the Valley Forge for some Silent Running...with Joan Baez
Doors-Not To Touch The Earth ...Run with me, let's run...
Joan Baez-Rejoice In The Sun
Supertramp-Fools Overture

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 354
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 6 November 1970

Nice-Country Pie  CHARISMA CB132
Python Lee Jackson-In A Broken Dream  YOUNG BLOOD YB1017
Nice-One Of Those People  CHARISMA CB132
Harry J All Stars-Return Of The Liquidator  HARRY J HJ6621
Mick Jagger-Memo From Turner  DECCA F13067
Jackie Lee-Rupert  PYE 7N45003
Quiet World-Gemima/Rest Comfortably  PYE 7N45005
Mr Fox-Little Woman  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG135
(Dave Mason-Little Woman 1968 ISLAND single)
Neil Young-Only Love Can Break Your Heart  REPRISE RS20958
Brinsley Schwartz-Country Girl  LIBERTY LBF15419
Beach Boys-Tears In The Morning  STATESIDE SS2181
Chairmen Of The Board-You Got Me Dangling On A String  INVICTUS INV504
Equals-Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys  PRESIDENT PT325
Savoy Brown-Poor Girl  DECCA 13098

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 354
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 6 November 1970
Python Lee Jackson-Doing Fine/In a Broken Dream  YOUNG BLOOD YB1017
Ralph McTell-Spiral Staircase  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG134
Peddlers-Working Again  PHILIPS 6006 063
Gaylads-Fire And Rain  TROJAN TR7799
James Stewart and Henry Fonda-Rolling Stone  STATESIDE SS2179
Wake-Noaa  CARNABY CNS4016
Voices Of East Harlem-No No No  ELEKTRA 2101 018
Honey Cone-While You're Looking For Sugar  HOT WAX HWX103
The Darlettes-Lost  PRESIDENT PT317
Amazon Trust-Sheila Lee  POLYDOR 2001 103
Crow-Don't Try to Lay No Boogie Woogie On The King Of Rock & Roll  STATESIDE SS2180
Moonshine-Nayli Nayli Get Me Down To Washington  RCA 2022 (34 seconds b side)
Stefan Grossman-Pretty Little Tune  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG133
Pioneers-I Need Your Sweet Inspiration  TROJAN 7795
Country Coalition-Take To The Mountains  PROBE PRO7
Kenny Rogers and the First Edition-Heed The Call REPRISE RS20953
Atlee-Rip You Up  PROBE PRO509
Hugh Roy & John Holt-Put Your Money On A Pony  DUKE REID DR2513
Forever More-Put Your Money On A Pony  RCA 2024
Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band-Express Yourself  WARNER WB7417
Mr Fox-Join Us In Our Game  TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG135

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 353
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 October 1970

Jimi Hendrix-Voodoo Chile (slight return)  TRACK 2095 001
Earth & Fire-Mechanical Lover/Ruby Is The one  PENNY FARTHING PEN741
Dave Edmunds-I Hear You Knocking  MAM 1
Gilbert O'Sullivan-Nothing Rhymed  MAM 3
Cat Stevens-Father and Son/Moon Shadow  ISLAND WIP6092
UFO-Boogie For George/Treacle People  BEACON BEA172
Les Humphries Singers-To My Father's House  DECCA F13093
John Paul Joans (with 10cc/Hotlegs)-Man From Nazareth/Got To Get Together Now  RAK 107
Tokens-Groovin' In The Sunshine (Sesame Street)  BUDDAH 2011 047
Michael Blount-Acorn Street  CBS 5248
Free-Stealer/Lying In The Sunshine (b side in New Singles list was 'Blue Mountain')

 

Hour 2 PODCAST not previously broadcast on Seagull
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 353
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 October 1970
100% Proof Aged In Soul-Somebody's Been Sleeping  HOT WAX HWX102
Carriage Company-In Your Room  CBS 5209
Stevie Wonder-Heaven Help Us All  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG757
Bill Justis-Raunchy Soul  SUN 6094 003
Tony Hazzard-The Way I Feel  PHILIPS 6006 057
Poppy Family-Shadows On my Wall/That's Where I Went Wrong  DECCA F13092
Tommy Roe-We Can Make Music  PROBE PRO506
Spirit Of John Morgan-Lost Nirvana  CARNABY CNS4019
Primrose Circus-PS Call Me Lulu  PRESIDENT PT314
Mac and Katy Kissoon-Keep On Laughing Baby  YOUNG BLOOD YB1016
Silk-Oh Suzanna  PHILIPS 6006 053
Killing Floor-Acid Bean/Call For The Politicians  PENNY FARTHING PEN745
First National Nothing-Purple Song  CBS 5120
Randy Newman-Gone Dead Train  REPRISE RS20945
Philwit & Pegasus-Paupers Son/And I Try  CHAPTER ONE CHR131

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 353
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 October 1970
Jimi Hendrix-All Along The Watchtower  TRACK 2095 001
Norman Haines Band-Autumn Mobile/Daffodil  PARLOPHONE R5871
Bronco-Lazy Now  ISLAND WIP6096
Spencer Mac-Commuter/Better By You Better Than Me  PENNY FARTHING PEN742
Shocking Blue-Sally Was A Good Time Girl/Long And Lonesome Road  PENNY FARTHING PEN742
Status Quo-Gerd Und Ula/In My Chair  PYE 7N17998
Bridget St John-Yep/If You've Got Money DANDELION but inadvertently released on WARNER WB8019 during change of DANDELION label distributor from CBS to WARNER/KINNEY
Sons and Lovers-Ready Now  BEACON BEA171
Pipkins-My Baby Loves Lovin' (extract from Pipkins Party Maxi Fun) COLUMBIA DB8728
Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon-On The Pony Express  BELL BLL1128
Judas Jump-Beer Drinking Woman  PARLOPHONE R5873
Jimi Hendrix-Hey Joe  TRACK 2095 001




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)