TOWARD
THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent (Summer 1971)
RADIO MI AMIGO HARWICH
December 1967The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-12-01 Hour
1There were 72 new singles released on Friday
1st December 1967
compiled from THE
NEW SINGLES*
issue 205PODCAST
The Doors-Moonlight Drive/Love Me Two Times ELEKTRA
EKSN45022
5th Dimension-Paper Cup LIBERTY LBF15037
Chocolate Watch Band-Requiem DECCA F12704
Traffic-Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush/Coloured Rain
TRAFFIC WIP6025
Georgie Fame-Ballad Of Bonnie and Clyde CBS 3124
Tinkerbell's Fairydust-Lazy Day DECCA F12705
Spanky and our Gang-Lazy Day MERCURY MF1010
Tinkerbell's Fairydust-In My Magic Garden DECCA F12705
Spanky and our Gang-(It Ain't Necessarily) Byrd Avenue MERCURY
MF1010
The Herd-Paradise Lost FONTANA TF887
Scott Walker-Jackie/Plague BF1628
Peter Pumpkin Pleases People-Don't Blow Your Mind PAGE ONE
POF048
Pete Terrace-Shotgun Boo ga loo PYE 7N25440
Peaches and Herb-Love Is Strange DIRECTION 58-3096
Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation-Warning BLUE HORIZON 3109
(orange CBS label with Blue Horizon logo printed on push out
centre)
Trisha Noble-Live For Life MGM 1371The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-12-01 Hour
2There were 72 new singles released on Friday
1st December 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 205 PODCAST
Studio Six-Falling Leaves/Strawberry Window POLYDOR 56219
Tintern Abbey-Bee Side/Vacuum Cleaner DERAM DM164
Cat Stevens-Kitty DERAM DM156
The Mickey Finn-Garden Of My Mind/Time To Start Loving You
DIRECTION 58-3086
Stone Poneys-Different Drum/I've Got To Know CAPITOL
CL15523
Buffoons (Dutch)-My World Fell Down COLUMBIA DB8317
Easybeats-Come In You'll Get Pneumonia/Music Goes Round My Head
UNITED ARTISTS UP1201
State Of Mickey and Tommy-Frisco Bay MERCURY MF1009
Beatstalkers-Silver Treetop School For Boys (written by, but not
recorded by Bowie) CBS 3105
Tim Andrews-Sad Simon Lives Again PARLOPHONE R5656
Clear Light-Black Roses/She's Ready To Be Free ELEKTRA
EKSN45019
Mamas and Papas-Glad To Be Unhappy RCA VICTOR RCA1649
Sand Pebbles-Love Power TRACK 604015
Tom Paxton-Jennifer's Rabbit ELEKTRA EKSN45021
Guy Fletcher-Meet The Sun PYE 7N17433
John Drevar's Expression-Closer She Gets MGM 1367**
Morecombe and Wise-12 Days Of Christmas PYE 7N17436**
...oh, how we laughed at the Christmas singles each year...
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-12-08 Hour
1There were 62 new singles released on Friday
8th December 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 206 PODCAST
Orange Bicycle-Lavender Girl COLUMBIA DB8311 (released
24th November)
Paper Blitz Tissue-Grey Man/Boy Meets Girl RCA VICTOR
RCA1652 (Written and Produced by Ron Grainer - so rare and
desirable is this single that bootleg reproductions are in
circulation)
(UK) Amboy Dukes-Judy In Disguise POLYDOR 56228
Bobby Gentry-Okolona River Bottom Band/Penduli Pendulum
CAPITOL CL15524
Bessie Banks-I Can't Make It Without You VERVE VS563
Plastic Penny-Everything I Am/No Pleasure Without Pain
PAGE ONE POF051
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go
(to be released in 1968 - see contemporary video below**)
The Symbols-(The Best Part Of) Breaking Up PRESIDENT PT173
Locomotive-Rudy A Message To You/Broken Heart DIRECTION
58-3114
Kris Ife-Hush MGM 1369
Love Affair-Everlasting Love/Gone Are The Songs Of Yesterday
CBS 3125
Cher-Elusive Butterfly/You Better Sit Down Kids LIBERTY
LBF15038
Aretha Franklin-Satisfaction ATLANTIC 584157
Lynn Tait & the jets-Something Stupid ISLAND WI3066
(listed as being by Mike Thompson Jr, but label indicates Lynn
Tait) The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-12-08 Hour
2There were 62 new singles released on Friday
8th December 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 206 PODCAST Al Kent-You've Got To
Pay The Price TRACK 604016
Carmen McRae and Herbie Mann-Live For Life ATLANTIC 584156
Cherry Smash (Mike & Brian Hugg from the film: UP THE JUNCTION)-Sing Songs Of Love/Movie Star TRACK 604017
Paul Butterfield Blues Band-Run Out Of Time/One More Heartache
ELEKTRA EKSN45020
Dudley Moore a.k.a. The Stanley Moon Experience-Love Me
DECCA F12710
Peter Cook a.k.a. Drimble Wedge and the Vegetation-Bedazzled
DECCA F12710
Jon Gunn-If You Wish It DERAM DM166
Midas Touch-Rhythm Of Life COLUMBIA DB8322
Finders Keepers-Friday Kind Of Monday FONTANA TF892
The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett-Woman Woman CBS 3110
Four Tops-Walk Away Renee TAMLA MOTOWN TMG634
Left Banke-Walk Away Renee (not released this week, just
comparing the original with Four Tops)
Human Instinct-Day In my Minds Mind (with
Morse Code)/Death Of
The Seaside DERAM DM167
Finders Keepers-On The Beach FONTANA TF892
Electric Prunes-Long Days Flight REPRISE RS23312
The Ever Green Blues-Midnight Confessions MERCURY MF1012
Definitive Rock Chorale-Mirrors Of Your Mind PHILIPS
BF1629
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-12-15 Hour
1There were 33 new singles released on Friday
15th December 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 207 PODCAST
Leslie Butler with Lynn Tait and the Jets-Hornpipe Rock Steady
ISLAND WI3069
Pregnant Insomnia-Wall Paper/You Intrigue Me DIRECTION
58-3132
Blossom Dearie-Sunny FONTANA TF886
Small Faces-I Feel Much Better/Tin Soldier IMMEDIATE IM062
The Unit-Would You Believe
What I Say/Loving Takes A Little Understanding FONTANA TF891
Tomorrows Children-Bang Bang Rock Steady/Rain Rock Steady
ISLAND WI3073
Every Mothers Son-Pony With The Golden Mane MGM 1371
Particular People-Boys Cry/What's The Matter With Juliet
TRANSATLANTIC BIGT105
Californians-Sunday Will Never Be The Same DECCA F12712
Hopeton Lewis-Rocka Shacka ISLAND WI3068
Count Basie-Hang On Sloopy CORAL Q72479
Elaine Delmar-What Love Can Do CBS 3191
Double Feature-Handbags and Gladrags/Just Another Lovely Night
DERAM DM165
Rob Chance and the Chances R-I've Got The Power CBS 3130
Gentle Touch-Among The First To Know LONDON HL10175The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-11-17
hour 3 UNUSED THIRD HOUR
Suggested scheduling with
1967-12-15 as hour 2There 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
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-12-22 hour
1There were 19 new singles released on Friday
22nd or 29th December 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 208 - TWO weeks were listed in this issuePODCAST Harry H Corbett with
the Unidentified Flower Objects-Flower Power Fred DECCA
F12714
The Rogues-And You Let Her Pass By DECCA F12718
John Fred and his Playboy Band-Judy In Disguise (with
Glasses)/When The Lights Go Out PYE 7N25442
Desmond Dekker-Sabotage PYRAMID PYR6020
Crocheted Doughnut Ring-Happy Castle/Havana Anna DERAM
DM169
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell-If I Could Build My Whole World
Around You TAMLA MOTOWN TMG635
Byrds-Goin' Back/Change Is Now CBS 3093
The Rogues-Memories Of Missy DECCA F12718
Spencer Davis Group-Sanity Inspector/Mr Second Class
UNITED ARTISTS UP1203
Two and a Half-I Don't Need To Tell You/Christmas Will Be Round
Again DECCA F22715
Harry H Corbett-(I'm) Saving All My Love DECCA F12714
New Inspirations-You Made A Fool Of Me MAJOR MINOR MM539
Errol Dixon-True Love Never Runs Smooth DECCA F12717
Les Reed-Candice DERAM DM170
Derek Nimmo-Tiptoe Thru The TulipsThe New Singles scheduled for
release 1967-09-22 Hour 3
UNUSED THIRD HOUR
Suggested
scheduling with 1967-12-22 as hour 2 There were 64 new singles released on Friday
22nd September 1967
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
**PLASTIC
PENNY: Quite literally with 'Penny' wearing this transparent pvc
raincoat
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
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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-GrendelMarillion-Market
Square Heroes/Three Boats Down From The CandySvensk-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
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
SINGLESOur '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
