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November 1967
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-03 Hour 1
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 3rd November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 201
 PODCAST 
Alan Price Set-Shame  DECCA F12691
Tim Buckley-Morning Glory  ELEKTRA EKSN45018
Zal Yanovsky-ereH er'uoY sA gnoL sA/As Long As You're Here  PYE 7N25438
The League-Nothing On  PRESIDENT PT167
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac-I Believe My Time Ain't Long/Rambling Pony BLUE HORIZON CBS 3051
The Scaffold-Ide B The First/Thank You Very Much  PARLOPHONE R5643
Righteous Brothers-Stranded In The Middle Of No Place  VERVE VS560
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-Lady Bird/Sand  REPRISE RS20269
Mary Langley-It Always Rains On Saturday  CBS 3032
Judith Durham-Again and Again  COLUMBIA DB8290
Lesley Dawson-In lieu of the correct single MF1006, we found an unreleased Philips Demo of Kiss Of Fire/Melancholy Minuet
Billy Joe Royal-Hush  CBS 3044
Johnny Mann Singers-Instant Happy  LIBERTY LBF15036
Tim Buckley-Knight Errant  ELEKTRA EKSN45018
Cocktail Cabinet-Puppet On A String (a not very good Harold Wilson pastiche of an earlier parody of a US Senator) /Breathalyser (the better instrumental side)  PAGE ONE POF046
Cyril Stapleton Orchestra-That's Me Over Here (Ronnie Corbett tv theme)  PYE 7N17397
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-03 Hour 2
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 3rd November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 201
 PODCAST
African Messengers-High Life Piccadilly  PAGE ONE POF043
Don Fardon-The Lament Of The Cherokee Reservation Indian  PYE 7N25437
Wayne Newton-Love Of The Common People  CAPITOL CL15519
Everly Brothers-Love Of The Common People  WARNER WB7088
Staple Singers-For What It's Worth  COLUMBIA DB8292
Sugar 'n' Dandy-Let's Ska PAGE ONE POF044
Druid Chase-Take Me In Your Garden/I Wanna Get My Hands On You  CBS 3053
Jake Thackray-Remember Bethlehem (The Intake School Carol) COLUMBIA DB8296
Ten Feet-Losing Game/Shoot On Sight  CBS 3045
Barbara Randolph-I Got A Feeling  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG628
Neil Diamond-Kentucky Woman  LONDON HLZ10161
David and Jonathan-Softly Whispering I Love You  COLUMBIA DB8287
The Factotums-Cloudy  PYE 7N17402
Cindy Williams-They Talk About Us  PARLOPHONE R5648
Brian Bennett-Canvas  COLUMBIA DB8294
Family Dogg-Family Dog/Storm  MGM 1360
Eddie Floyd-On A Saturday Night  STAX 601024
Deep Purple-Kentucky Woman, from LP Book Of Taliesyn; prompted by playing Neil Diamond's version
 
 
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-10 Hour 1
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 202 
 PODCAST 
Pretty Things-Defecting Grey  10" acetate of extended mix
Buffalo Springfield-Rock 'n' Roll Woman  ATLANTIC 584145
Moody Blues-Nights In White Satin/Cities  DERAM DM161
Strawberry Alarm Clock-Incense and Peppermints/Birdman Of Alkatrash  PYE 7N25436
Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger with The Trinity-Save Me  MARMALADE 598004
Dandy-There Is A Mountain  GIANT GN15
Helena Ferguson-Where Is The Party  LONDON HLZ10164
Freddie (parrot face) Davies-Sentimental Songs  MAJOR MINOR MM536
Flower Pot Men-Walk In The Sky  DERAM DM160
Four Seasons-Watch The Flowers Grow  PHILIPS BF1621
The Nice-Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack/Azrial (Angel Of Death)  IMMEDIATE IM059 (stereo mix from box set)
Flower Pot Men-Am I Losing You  DERAM DM160
Blue Rivers and the Maroons-Witchcraft Man  BLUEBEAT DB103
Parliaments-I Wanna Testify  TRACK 604013
Baltimore and Ohio Marching Band-Condition Red  STATESIDE SS2065
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-10 Hour 2
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 202 
 PODCAST 
Felius Andromeda-Meditations  DECCA F12694
Candy Choir-Children and Flowers  CBS 3061
Ray Carlson (Clifford T Ward)-It's Getting Me Down Girl  MGM 1362
Granny's Intentions-The Story Of David/Sandy's On The Phone Again  DERAM DM158
Tuesday's Children-Baby's Gone/Guess I'm Losing You  PYE 7N17406
The Nice-Azrial (Angel Of Death) IMMEDIATE IM059 - the actual mono single
Pretty Things-Defecting Grey/Mr Evasion  COLUMBIA DB8300
Buffalo Springfield-Child's Claim To Fame  ATLANTIC 584145
Peddlers-You're The Reason I'm Living  CBS 3055
The Bunch-Spare A Shilling/Looking Glass Alice  CBS 3060
Los Canarios-Get On Your Knees  MAJOR MINOR MM532
Hombres-Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)  VERVE VS1510
Big Brother and the Holding Company-Bye Bye Baby/All Is Loneliness  FONTANA TF881
Hombres-Go Girl Go  VERVE VS1510
Ken Boothe-One I Love  CALTONE TONE107
 
 
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-17 Hour 1
There were 72 new singles released on Friday 17th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 203
 PODCAST 
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band-Intro and Outro/Equestrian Statue  LIBERTY LBF15040
Bee Gees-World  POLYDOR 56220
The Smoke-Have Some More Tea  ISLAND WIP6023
Beach Boys-Wild Honey  CAPITOL CL15521
Dionne Warwick-I Say A Little Prayer  PYE 7N25436
Noel Harrison-Suzanne/Life Is A Dream  REPRISE RS20615
Box Tops-Neon Rainbow  STATESIDE SS2070
The Choir-It's Cold Outside  MAJOR MINOR MM537
Bruce Chanel-Mr Bus Driver  STATESIDE SS2066
The Societie-Bird Has Flown/Breaking Down  DERAM DM162
Bee Gees-Sir Geoffrey Saved The World  POLYDOR 56220
Keith West-Sam  PARLOPHONE R5651
Barry Lee Show-I Don't Want To Love You  COLUMBIA DB8299
The Universals-Green Veined Orchid/While The Cats Away  PAGE ONE POF049
Heptones-Why Must I  STUDIO ONE SO2027
London Jazz Four-It Strikes A Chord  POLYDOR 56214
 
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-17 Hour 2
There were 72 new singles released on Friday 17th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 203
 PODCAST
Violent Thimble-Gentle People part 1 & 2 POLYDOR 56217
Mark Wirtz and Mood Mosaic-Thimble Full Of Puzzles  PARLOPHONE R5651
Pink Floyd-Apples and Oranges/Paintbox  COLUMBIA DB8310
Monkees-Daydream Believer/Goin' Down  RCA VICTOR RCA1645
The Smoke-It Could Be Wonderful  ISLAND WIP6023
Nite People-Summertime Blues  FONTANA TF885
HP Lovecraft-Wayfarin' Stranger  PHILIPS BF1620
The Mood Of Hamilton-Why Can't There Be More Love  COLUMBIA DB8304
Mindbenders-Schoolgirl  FONTANA TF877
Petula Clark-Other Man's Grass  PYE 7N17416
Country Joe and the Fish-Love  FONTANA TF882
Billie Davis-Angel Of The Morning/Darling Be Home Soon  DECCA F12696
Fifth Estate-Heigh Ho  STATESIDE SS2068
Steven Lancaster-San Francisco Street  POLYDOR 56215
London Jazz Four-It Strikes A Chord  POLYDOR 56214
 
 
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-24 Hour 1
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 24th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 204 
 PODCAST  
Beatles-Hello Goodbye  PARLOPHONE R5655
Gilbert-You/Disappear  CBS 3089
Erma Franklin-Piece Of My Heart  LONDON HL10170
Jefferson Airplane-Two Heads/Ballad Of You Me and Pooneil  RCA VICTOR RCA1647
Zombies-Care Of Cell 44/Maybe After He's Gone  CBS 3087
Zombies-Time Of The Season (a rerecording for a K Tel compilation)
The Cymbaline-Matrimonial Fears/You Will Never Love Me  PHILIPS BF1624
Diana Ross and the Supremes-In And Out Of Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG632
Beatles-I Am The Walrus (extra beats version from USA mono single on CAPITOL)
Harvey Scales and the 7 Sound-Get Down  ATLANTIC 584146
Ronnie Jones-Mama Come On Home  POLYDOR 56222
Turtles-She's My Girl/Chicken Little Was Right  LONDON HL10168
 
The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-24 Hour 2
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 24th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 204 
 PODCAST
Dave Davies-Suzanah's Still Alive  PYE 7N17429
Marmalade-Man In A Shop  CBS 3086
Harpers Bizarre-Chattanooga Choo Choo  WARNER WB7090
Orange Bicycle-Laura's Garden  COLUMBIA DB8311
Gladys Knight and the Pips-I Heard It Through The Grapevine  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG629
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles-I Second That Emotion  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG631
Carnegy Hall-Bells Of San Francisco/Slightly Cracked  POLYDOR 56224
Peep Show-Esprit De Corps  POLYDOR 56226
Svensk-All I Have To Do Is Dream/You  PAGE ONE POF050
Tickle-Subway (Smokey Pokey World)  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3004
Chris Farlowe-Handbags and Gladrags  IMMEDIATE IM065
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera-Flames  DIRECTION 58-3063
Skip Bifferty-Reason To Live/Happy Land  RCA VICTOR RCA1648
Savoy Brown Blues Band-Taste and Try Before You Buy  DECCA F12702
Lovin' Spoonful-She Is Still A Mystery  KAMA SUTRA KAS210
Inquisitive People-Big White Chief  DECCA F12699
Tickle-Good Evening  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3004
Kim and Kelly Braden-Didn't I  COLUMBIA DB8312
Beatles-I Am The Walrus (remix from the Love 'Cirque de Soleil' album)
Invaders-Limbo Girl  COLUMBIA BLUE BEAT DB105
 
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The New Singles scheduled for release 1967-11-17
BONUS HOUR FOR USE AT CHRISTMAS
NOT FOR BROADCAST IN NOVEMBER
There were 72 new singles released on Friday 17th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 203
 PODCAST
Gentle Power Of Song-Constant Penelope  POLYDOR 56211
The Executives-I'll Always Love You  CBS 3067
Tim Hardin-Lady Came From Baltimore/Black Sheep Boy  VERVE VS1511
The Rokes-Hold My Hand  RCA VICTOR RCA1646
Paul Jones-Sons and Lovers/Three Sisters  COLUMBIA DB8303
Cilla Black-I Only Live To Love You  PARLOPHONE R5652
Fallen Angels-Most Children Do/I Don't Want To Fall  LONDON HL10168
Country Joe and the Fish-Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine  FONTANA TF882
Box Tops-She Knows How  STATESIDE SS2070
The Gibsons-She's Not Like Any Girl  MAJOR MINOR MM528
Beach Boys-Wind Chimes  CAPITOL CL15521
The Jennors (misprint on label,; should be Tennors)-Pressure and Slide  COXSONE CS7024
Gene and Debbe-Go With Me  LONDON HLE10165
Gary Hamilton-Let The Music Play  DECCA F12697
Margo and the Marvettes-When Love Slips Away  PYE 7N17423
Precisions-If This Is Love  TRACK 604014
Mindbenders-Coming Back FONTANA TF877
 
 

 
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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