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September 1967
 
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-01 Hour 1
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 1st September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 192
 PODCAST   (includes the tracks above)
Life 'n' Soul-Ode To Billy Joe/Peacefully Asleep  DECCA F12659
Amboy Dukes-High Life In Whitley Wood parts 1 & 2  POLYDOR 56190
Barbara Windsor-Don't Dig Twiggy/Swinging London  PARLOPHONE R5629
Bobbie Gentry-Ode To Billy Joe  CAPITOL CL15511
The Syn-14 Hour Technicolour Dream  DERAM DM145
Vic Flick-Sexton Blake tv theme  RIM 1
Joan Baez-Be Not Too Hard  FONTANA TF865
Dantalian's Chariot-Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud/Madman Running Through The Fields
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Madman Running Through The Fields (from 1968 LP: Love Is)
The Move-Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree/Flowers In The Rain  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3001
Byrds-Don't Make Waves ('It Happens Each Day' was mistakenly played)  CBS 2924
Burds-Lady Friend  CBS 2924
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-01 Hour 2
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 1st September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 192
 PODCAST
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Night and Day  A&M AMS704
Everly Brothers-Talking To The Flowers/Mary Jane  WARNER WB7062
Renaissance-Mary Jane/Daytime Lovers  POLYDOR 56736
Micky Dolenz-Huff Puff  LONDON HLH10152
The Syn-Flowerman  DERAM DM145
Lou Christie-Gina  CBS 2922
Temptations-You're My Everything  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG620
The Obvious-Fate  LONDON HLH10152
Lesley Miller-Teach Me How To Love  MGM 1346
We 4-Pretty Flowers  HMV POP1603
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Good Times/Ain't That So  MGM 1344
Jimi Hendrix-Burning Of The Midnight Lamp/Stars That Play With Laughing Sams's Dice  TRACK 604007
Virgin Sleep-Love/Halliford House  DERAM DM146
Peter Paul and Mary-I Dig Rock and Roll Music  WARNER WB7067
Marmalade-I See The Rain  CBS 2947

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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-08 Hour 1
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 8th September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 193
 PODCAST 
Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch-Two Of Us  PYE 7N17300
Box Tops-The Letter  STATESIDE SS2044
Mindbenders-The Letter  FONTANA TF869
Bee Gees-Barker Of The UFO/Lights Went Out In Massachusetts  POLYDOR 56192
Harpers Bizarre-Anything Goes  WARNER WB7063
Byrds-Don't Make Waves  CBS 2924
Alex Harvey-Maybe Some Day/Curtains For My Baby  DECCA F12660
Barney J Barnes and the Intro-It Must Be3 Love  DECCA F12662
Keith-Sugar Man  MERCURY MF1002
McCoys-Say Those Magic Words  LONDON HLZ10154
Curtis Knight & Jimi Hendrix-You Don't Want Me/How Would You Feel  TRACK 605009
Booker T and MGs-Slim Jenkins Place STAX 601018
Don and the Goodtimes-Happy and Me  COLUMBIA DB8266
Claudine Longet-Good Day Sunshine  A&M AMS708
Guy Darrell-Evil Woman/What You Do About It  PICCADILLY 7N35406
Larry Page Orchestra-Music For Night People  PAGE ONE POF027
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-08 Hour 2
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 8th September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 193
 PODCAST
The Act-Without You  COLUMBIA DB8261
John Street The Inmates Of No. 12-My Kind Of Luck/Keep A Little Love  DERAM DM147
Circus-Gone Are The Songs Of Yesterday/Sink Or Swim  PARLOPHONE R5633
Ike & Tina Turner-I'll Never Need More Than This  LONDON HLU10155
Love-Softly To Me/The Castle  ELEKTRA EKSN45016
Mike Hazlewood-Fine White Stallion  PYE 7N17474
Margie Hendrix-Restless  MERCURY MF1001
Ram John Holder-My Friend Jones  COLUMBIA DB8262
Turtles-You Know What I Mean/Rugs Of Woods and Flowers  LONDON HLU10153
Rick Jones-Cameraman  FONTANA TF864
The Household-Guess I'll Learn How To Fly  UNITED ARTISTS UP1190
Neil Christian-You're All Things Bright And Beautiful  PYE 7N17372
Marc Reid-For No One (1966 single in lieu of We Should Live Together on CBS2927)
Paul Revere and the Raiders-I Had A Dream  CBS 2919
Sonny-I Told My Girl To Go Away  ATLANTIC 584131
PF Sloan-Sunflower Sunflower  RCA VICTOR RCA1623
 
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-15 Hour 1
There were 55 new singles (same as last week) released on Friday 15th September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 194
 PODCAST
Floribunda Rose-Linda Loves Linda/One Way Street  PICCADILLY 7N35408
Tangerine Peel-Trapped/Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You  UNITED ARTISTS UP1193
Bee Gees-Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You (from Bee Gees LP '1st')
The Mighty Vikings-Do Re Me  ISLAND WI3060
The Mighty Vikings-Sound Of Music  ISLAND WI3060
Seekers-When Will The Good Apples Fall  COLUMBIA DB8273
Soul Brothers-Honey Pot  STUDIO ONE SO2016
Shadows-Tomorrows Cancelled  COLUMBIA DB8264
Shadrocks-Go Go Special (sounds like backing track for Dandy's Puppet On A String)/Countdown (sounds like backing track for Desmond Dekker's 007 Shanty Town)  ISLAND WI3061
Singing Postman-Sound Barrier/Old North Walsham Line  PARLOPHONE R5632
Slender Plenty-I've Lost A Friend And Found A Lover/Silver Tree Top School For Boys (composed David Bowie but did he ever record it?) POLYDOR 56189
Oscar (a.k.a. Paul Nicholas)-Holiday  REACTION 591016
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-15 Hour 2
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 15th September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 194
 PODCAST 
Oscar Toney Junior-Turn On Your Love Light  STATESIDE SS2046
Biddu-Daughter Of Love  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3002
Chris Andrews-Hold On  DECCA F22668
Kaleidoscope-Holidaymaker/Flight From Ashiya  FONTANA TF863
Soul Agents-Get Ready Rock Steady  COXSONE CS7007
Davy Jones-Dream Girl  PYE 7N25432
Petula Clark-Cat In The Window  PYE 7N17377
The Fluegel Knights-Two Different Worlds/Everybody Loves My Baby  CBS 2951
The Fairy Tale-Lovely People/Listen To Mary Cry  DECCA F12665
Martin Cure and the Peeps-I Can Make The Rain Fall Up/It's All Over Now  Philips BF1605
The Cyrkle-Penny Arcade  CBS 2917
Dandy and his Group-East Of Suez  GIANT GN3
Ray Davies-The Look Of Love  FONTANA TF867
Robbie-Indigo Spring  PYE 7N17370
The Shames-It Could Be We're In Love  CBS 2929
The Termites-Sign Up  COXSONE CS7008
The Tinkers-Made In Japan On The Back  PYE 7N17381
Frankie Valli-I Make A Fool Of Myself  PHILIPS BF1603 (
I mused on what this sounded like... maybe 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' which was also recorded by Frankie Valli and also written by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio. Plagiarising themselves I guess...)
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-22 Hour 1
Friday 22nd September 2023
This was a VERY good week for pop, psychedelic and early progressive rock singles. Perhaps it was because BBC Radio 1 would launch in a little over one week in 1967 and the record companies had bought forward releases vying for national promotion and chart success.
There were 64 new singles released on Friday 22nd September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 195
 PODCAST
Emotions-A Rainbow  CALTONE Tone 100 (actually issued 15 September)
Carri Chase-Magic Music Box  RCA VICTOR RCA1627 (actually issued 15 September)
Hollies-King Midas In Reverse  PARLOPHONE R5637
Association-Never My Love  LONDON HLT10157
Jimmy Hughes-Hi Heel Sneakers  ATLANTIC 584135
Dandy-Somewhere My Love  GIANT GN10
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Give Him A Flower/Devil's Grip  TRACK 604008
Adam Faith-Cowman Milk Your Cow  PARLOPHONE R5635
Sands-Mrs Gillespie's Refrigerator  REACTION 591017
Bee Gees-Mrs Gillespie's Refrigerator (2006 bonus track on CD reissue of Horizontal album)
Sands-Listen To The Sky  REACTION 591017
Brian Wilson and Mike Love-Getting Hungry/Devoted To You  CAPITOL CL15513
Zombies-Friends Of Mine/Beechwood Park  CBS 2960
Tomorrow-Three Jolly Little Dwarfs (sic)/Revolution  PARLOPHONE R5627
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-22 Hour 2
There were 64 new singles released on Friday 22nd September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 195
 PODCAST
Keith Shields-So Hard Living Without You  DECCA F12666
Peep Show-Mazy/Your Servant Stephen  POLYDOR 56196
Shyster-Tick Tock/It's A Hoedown  POLYDOR 56202
Felice Taylor-I Feel Love Comin' On/Comin' On Again  PRESIDENT PT155
Brenda Holloway-You've Made Me So Very Happy  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG627
Dusty Springfield-What's It Gonna Be  PHILIPS BF1608
Lee Hazlewood-My Baby Cried All Night Long/The Boots Are Made For Walkin'  MGM 1348
Made In Sheffield-Right Satisfied/Amelia Jane  FONTANA TF871
Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Jill  LIBERTY LBF15025
Sir Sidney Saitheswaite and the Garbage Collectors-Our Mabel  PARLOPHONE R5636
Moody Blues-Love and Beauty/Leave This Man Alone  DECCA F12670
Piccadilly Line-Gone Gone Gone  CBS 2958
Sounds Orchestral-Our Love Story  PICCADILLY 7N35310
Johnnie Young-Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You/Epitaph To Mr Simon Sir  POLYDOR 56199
 
 
BONUS HOUR NOT BROADCAST  - USE AS AND WHEN REQUIRED
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-22 Hour 3
There were 64 new singles released on Friday 22nd September 1967 UNUSED THIRD HOUR
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 195
 PODCAST
Piccadilly Line-Emily Small  CBS 2958
Verdelle Smith-There's So Much Love All Around Me  CAPITOL CL15514
Ola and the Janglers-Eeny Meeny Miny Moe  DECCA F22648
Mothers Of Invention-Why Don't You Do Me Right/Big Leg Emma  VERVE VS557
Neo Maya-I Won't Hurt You/UFO  7N17371
Mamas and Papas-Straight Shooter/Twelve Thirty  RCA VICTOR RCA1630
Nirvana-Pentecost Hotel/Feelin'Shattered  ISLAND WIP6020
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas-Knock On Wood  STAX 601021
Fleur De Lys-I Can See The Light  POLYDOR 56200
Tracy Rogers-In The Morning  POLYDOR 56197
Grass Roots-Things I Should Have Said  PYE 7N25431
Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Needles and Pins  LIBERTY LBF15025
Stu Brown and Bluesology (with Reg Dwight on Piano)-Just A Little Bit  POLYDOR 56199
Lloyd and Glen-That Girl  COXSONE CS7011
I talked over.. Granville Williams Orchestra-Hi Life  ISLAND WI3062
Johnnie Young-Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You/Epitaph To Mr Simon Sir  POLYDOR 56199
 
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-29 Hour 1
There were 56 new singles released on Friday 29th September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 196 
PODCAST    
Procol Harum-Homburg (long stereo version)  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3003
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich-Zabadak/The Sun Goes Down  FONTANA TF873
Sam & Dave-Soul Man  STAX 601023
Dandy and his Group-In The Mood  CALTONE TONE103
Nancy Sinatra-Lightning's Girl  REPRISE RS20620
Doors-People Are Strange  ELEKTRA EKSN45017
Billy Strange-You Only Live Twice/A Few Dollars More  VOCALION VN9289
Nancy Sinatra-Until It's Time For You To Go  REPRISE RS20620
Doors-Unhappy Girl  ELEKTRA EKSN45017
John Fred and the Playboy Band-Agnes English/A Sad Story  PYE INTERNATIONAL 7N25433
Nilsson-Ten Little Indians  RCA VICTOR RCA1632
Every Mothers Son-Put Your Mind At Ease/Proper Four Leaf Clover  MGM1358
Procol Harum-Good Captain Clack  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3003
Settlers-Major To Minor  PYE 7N17375
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-09-29 Hour 2
There were 56 new singles released on Friday 29th September 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 196 
 PODCAST
Lloyd Alexander Real Estate-Watcha Gonna Do  PRESIDENT PT157
Alexander Bell-Alexander Bell Believes  CBS 2977
Brotherly Love-Ocean Of Tears (not Oceans Of Love, which I inadvertently and inexplicably said)  CBS 2978
David McWilliams-Days Of Pearly Spencer/Harlem Lady  MAJOR MINOR MM533
Shadows Of Knight-Someone Like Me/Three For Love  ATLANTIC 584136
Jefferson Airplane-Plastic Fantastic Lover/White Rabbit  RCA VICTOR RCA1631
The Great Society with Grace Slick-White Rabbit recorded at the Matrix 1966
23rd Turn Off-Leave Me Here/Michael Angelo  DERAM DM150
The Third Rail-No Return/Run Run Run  COLUMBIA DB8274
Roy Redmond-Good Day Sunshine  WARNER WB2075
Peter Lee Stirling-Goodbye Thimblemill Lane  DECCA F12674
Idle Race-Impostors (sic) Of Life's Magazine/Sitting In My Tree  LIBERTY LBF15026
Kevin 'KING' Lear-Count Me Out  POLYDOR 56203
 
 
 

 
We Love They, and we want you to love they too...
It's Summer 1967 and The Stones are singing about pronouns...
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Cat Woman.... with assistant Lesley Gore on Batman singing California Nights
 
 

Men In Tights: Paul Revere and the Raiders ...released in UK 2nd June 1967
 


 
Nothing on the radio?
Try our 'Way To Blue' mixtape - non stop music, with no chat (2 hours 14minutes)
 PODCAST
featuring, not necessarily in this order:
 
UFO-Treacle People
May Blitz-Smoking The Day Away
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
Marillion-Market Square Heroes/Three Boats Down From The Candy
Svensk-Dream Magazine
Nick Nicely-49 Cigars
Nick Drake-Way To Blue
Helen Reddy-Angie Baby
Van Halen-Fire In The Hole
Aphrodites Child-Day Of The Fool
Neil Young-A Piece Of Crap
Led Zeppelin-Dancing Days
T Rex-The Motivator (Demo)
The Nice-Azrial revisited/Hang On To a Dream
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy/Still... You Turn Me On
The Nice-Azrial/Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack
McDonald & Giles-Is She Waiting
 

 
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
 
 


(r) = repeat
 


 
 
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
 
 
 
Our 'sticky thread' video for 2022: The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds

The sleeve advises: MUST BE PLAYED IN THE DARK


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
 
 

 



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