TOWARD
THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent (Summer 1971)
RADIO MI AMIGO HARWICH
May 1968The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-03 Hour
1There were 60 new singles released on Friday
3 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 226PODCAST
Tim Andrews-Your Tea Is
Strong/(Something About) Suburbia PARLOPHONE R5695
The Episode (a.k.a. Episode 6)-Wide Smiles/Little One MGM
1409
Boz (Raymond Burrell)-I Shall Be Released/Down In The Flood
COLUMBIA DB8406
Marc Ellington-I Shall Be Released PHILIPS BF1665
Paul McNeill and Linda Peters-You Ain't Going Nowhere MGM
1408
Unit 4 Plus 2-You Ain't Going Nowhere/So You Want To Be A Blues
Player FONTANA TF931
Tremeloes-Girl From Nowhere/Helule Helule CBS 2889
(RIP) Duane Eddy-Peter Gunn/Rebel Rouser (stereo re-recordings)
LONDON HLW10191
Pyramids-All Change For Bakerloo Line PRESIDENT PT195
Soul Vendors-Chinese Chicken STUDIO ONE SO2043
Lyn Tait and the Jets-El Casino Royale AMALGAMATED AMG810
David McWilliams-This Side Of Heaven MAJOR MINOR MM561
David McWilliams-This Side Of Heaven (stereo mix from LP)
Jackie Mittoo-Put It On STUDIO ONE SO2043 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-03 Hour
2There were 60 new singles released on Friday
3 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 226PODCAST Ventures-Pandora's
Box/Flights Of Fancy LIBERTY LBF15075
World Of Oz-The Muffin Man/Peter's Birthday (black and white
rainbows) DERAM DM187
Tommy James and the Shondells-Mony Mony MAJOR MINOR MM567
Beach Boys-Friends CAPITOL CL15545
Terry Reid-Fires Alive COLUMBIA DB8409
Schadel-Goodbye Thimble Mill Lane/With The Sun In My Eyes
PYE 7N17528
Terry Reid-Better By Far COLUMBIA DB8409
The Uniques-Speak No Evil ISLAND WI3106
Cedars (a.k.a. Sea-ders)-I Like The Way DECCA F22772
The Executives-Tracy Took A Trip CBS 3431
Fleur De Lys-Gong With The Luminous Nose/Hammer Head
POLYDOR 56251
Focal Point-Sycamore Sid DERAM DM186
Gordon Jackson-Day At The Cottage MARMALADE 598010
Dave Justin-You Outside POLYDOR 56253
Montanas-Someday (you'll be breaking my heart again) PYE
7N17499
Moon-Someday Girl LIBERTY LBF15076
Pinkertons-There's Nobody I'd Sooner Love PYE 7N17414
Mike Sedgwick-Good Guys In The White Hats PARLOPHONE R5694
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-10 Hour
1There were 55 new singles released on Friday
10 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 227 PODCASTA
New Generation (a.k.a. Sutherland Brothers)-Smokey Blues Away
SPARK SRL1007
Byrds-You Ain't Going Nowhere CBS 3411
Genesis-Winters Tale/One Eyed Hound DECCA F12775
Giles Giles and Fripp-Newlyweds/One In A Million DERAM
DM188
Boeing Duveen and the Beautiful Soup-Jabberwock/Which Dreamed It PARLOPHONE R5696
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
TAMLA MOTOWN TMG655
The Duke All Stars-Letter To Mummy and Daddy BLUE CAT
BS111
Nancy Wilson-The End Of Our Love CAPITOL CL15547
Bruce Channel-Keep On BELL BLL1010
Tom Rush-Something In The Way She Moves ELEKTRA EKSN45032
A New Generation-She's A Soldier SPARK SRL1007
Tom Rush-Rockport Sunday ELEKTRA EKSN45032
Byrds-Artificial Energy CBS 3411
Romford Golden Sunshine Band-Mexican Jumping MGM 1411
The Contrasts-What A Day MONUMENT MON1018
Robert John-If You Don't Want My Love CBS 3436
Henry Mancini Orchestra-Wait Until Dark RCA VICTOR RCA1689 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-10 Hour
2There were 55 new singles released on Friday
10 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 227 PODCAST
Gordon Lightfoot-Black Day In July
UNITED ARTISTS UP2216
The Lovables-You're The Cause Of It STATESIDE SS2108
Jigsaw-One Way Street MGM 1410
Jigsaw-One Way Street (later 1971 re-recording on PHILIPS 6006
112)
High Windows-El El Israel MGM 1410
Guy Marks-Loving You Has Made Me Bananas STATESIDE SS2108
Ferris Wheel-You Look At Me PYE 7N17538
Guy Fletcher-Keep On Loving Me PYE 7N17523
Dave Christie-Penelope Breedlove MERCURY MF1028
Bessie Banks-Go Now SOUL CITY SC105
Isobel Bond-Cry MAJOR MINOR MM566
Amazing Dancing Band-Deep Blue Train VERVE VS567
Cats Eyes-Smile Girl For Me DERAM DM190
The Cortinas-Phoebe's Corner Shop POLYDOR 56255
Johnny Cash-Certain Kind Of Hurtin' CBS 3433
Ferris Wheel-Let It Be Me PYE 7N17538
Gordon Lightfoot-Pussy Willow's Cat Tails UNITED ARTISTS
UP2216
The (Savage) Resurrection-Thing In E MERCURY MF1027
The Mirror-Faster Than Light PHILIPS BF1666
The Mob-Disappear MERCURY MF1026
The (Savage) Resurrection-Fox Is Sick MERCURY MF1027
Dave Christie-Love Is A Brass Band MERCURY MF1028
Bobby Bare-Find Out What's Happening RCA VICTOR RCA1690**
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-17 Hour
1There were 69 new singles released on Friday
17 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 228PODCAST
Orange Bicycle-Jenskadajka
COLUMBIA DB8413
Pentangle-Travellin' Song TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG109
Ohio Express-Yummy Yummy Yummy PYE 7N25459
Hearts and Flowers-She Sang Hymn Out Of Tune CAPITOL
CL15549
Roy Docker-Mellow Moonlight DOMAIN D3
Johnny Lytle-Gonna Get That Boat parts 1&2 MINIT MLF11006
Ohio Express-Zig Zag (intentionally reversed to deter DJs from
playing the 'wrong' side) PYE 7N25459
Ohio Express-Zig Zag (later copies play the 'unreversed'
version)
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Anything/Monterey MGM1412
David Brooks-Witchfinder General PRESIDENT PT196
Anita Harris-We're Going On A Tuppenny Bus Ride CBS 3468
Aretha Franklin-Think ATLANTIC 584186
Jackie Mittoo-Man Pon Spot COXSONE CS7046
R Dean Taylor-Gotta See Jane TAMLA MOTOWN TMG656
Tinkerbell's Fairy Dust-Twenty Ten/Walking My Baby DECCA
F12778
Herb Alpert-Thanks For The Memory A&M AMS724
Ronnie Aldrich-Sunny DECCA F12779 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-17 Hour
2There were 69 new singles released on Friday
17 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 228PODCAST Rotary Connection-Ruby
Tuesday/Soul Man CHESS CRS8072
Roy Shirley-Musical Train GIANT GN32
Pentangle0Mirage TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG109
Tony Hazzard-Everything's Gone Wrong/Sound Of The Candyman's
Trumpet CBS 3452
Paul Jones-You Have No Idea/When I Was Six Years Old
COLUMBIA DB8417
Don Partridge-Blue Eyes COLUMBIA DB8416
New Colony Six-I Will Always Think About You MERCURY
MF1030
Orpheus-I've Never Seen Love Like This MGM 141413
Pandamonium-Fly With Me Forever CBS 3451
Association-Time For Livin' WARNER BROTHERS WB7195
Pioneers-Give Me A Little Loving AMALGAMATED AMG811
John Bryant-Columbine MCA MU1020
Sceptres-What's The Matter With Juliet SPARK SRL1006
Des Lane-Sadie The Cleaning Lady PYE 7N17546
Frankie Davidson-Hector The Trash Collector DECCA F22780
March Hare-Cry My Heart CHAPTER ONE CH101
Orange Bicycle-Nicely COLUMBIA DB8413
Archie Bell and the Drells-Tighten Up ATLANTIC 584185
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-24 Hour
1There were 71 new singles released on Friday
24 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 229 PODCAST
Cream-Anyone For Tennis POLYDOR 56258
Merrilee Rush-Angel Of The Morning BELL BLL1013 Cream-Pressed Rat And Warthog POLYDOR 56258
Rolling Stones-Child Of The Moon DECCA F12782
Chuckles-Make Love To Life CBS 3479
Larry Page Orchestra-Take Five PAGE ONE POF068
Rolling Stones-Jumpin' Jack Flash DECCA F12782
Finders Keepers-Sadie The Cleaning Lady FONTANA TF938
Gospel Garden-Finders Keepers CAMP 602006
Finders Keepers-Without Her FONTANA TF938
Cupids Inspiration-Yesterday Has Gone NEMS 56-3500
Lena Junoff-Yesterday Has Gone OLGA OLE008
Bystanders-Painting The Time PYE 7N17540
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-Part Of My Past/This Story Never
Ends PARLOPHONE R5697
Blossom Dearrie-The Music Played FONTANA TF934
Han Christian (Jon Anderson, Yes)-Sonata Of Love/(The
Autobiography Of) Mississippi Hobo PARLOPHONE R5698
Tony Hatch-Joanna PYE 7N17537The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-24 Hour
2There were 71 new singles released on Friday
24 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 229 PODCAST
Carter Stephens Chorale-Peace (Dream Of The Common Man)
FONTANA GEMS SERIES TF936
A P Dangerfield-Conversations (In A Station Light Refreshment
Bar) /Further Conversations FONTANA GEMS SERIES
TF935
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera-Mary Jane DIRECTION 58-3481
Cats Pyjamas-Camera Man DIRECTION 58-3482
The Happenings-Randy BT PUPPY BTS45540
Wild Silk-Poor Man/Stop Crying POLYDOR 56256
T.I.M.E-Take Me Along LIBERTY LBF15082
Tony Osborne's Three Brass Buttons-Sunspot/Cornflake DERAM
(DERAMIC SOUND SYSTEM on promo copies) DM192
The Memphis Three-Wild Thing PAGE ONE POF070
Mortimer-To Understand Someone/Dedicated Music Man PHILIPS
BF1664
Marty Wilde-Abergavenny PHILIPS BF1669
Lulu-Boy COLUMBIA DB8425
The Rokes-The Works Of Bartholomew RCA VICTOR RCA1694
Wayne Fontana-The Words Of Bartholomew FONTANA TF933
Deena Webster-You're Losing PARLOPHONE
R5699
The Shakespeares-Something To Believe In/Burning My Fingers
RCA VICTOR RCA1695
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-31 Hour
1There were 65 new singles released on Friday
31 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 230PODCAST
to follow
Donovan-Hurdy Gurdy Man PYE 7N17537
Thorinshield-Family Of Man PHILIPS BF1672
Rainbow Ffolly-Drive My Car PARLOPHONE R5701
Timebox-Beggin' DERAM DM194
Shelly Manne-Daktari ATLANTIC 584180
Spiral Starecase-Makin' My Mind Up CBS 3507
Shelly Manne-Out On A Limb ATLANTIC 584180
Spiral Starecase-Baby What I Mean CBS 3507
Janie Jones-Charlie Smith PYE 7N17550
Nina Simone-Why? (The King Of Love Is Dead) recorded live RCA
VICTOR RCA 1697
Friend and Lover-Reach Out Of The Dark VERVE VS1515
American Breed-Ready Willing And Able DOT 106
Idle Race-End Of The Road LIBERTY LBF15101
Threshold Of Pleasure-Rain Rain Rain DECCA F12785
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band-Moon Child A&M AMS726
Silver Byke-I've Got Time LONDON HLZ10200
Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band-Who Do You Think You're
Fooling A&M AMS726
Beloved Ones-My Year Is a Day CBS 3330The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-05-31 Hour
2There were 65 new singles released on Friday
31 May 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 230PODCAST
to follow
Aquarian Age-Good Wizard Meets
Naughty Wizard/10,000 Words In A Cardboard Box PARLOPHONE
R5700 (sells for £1400+)
Gary Farr & Kevin Westlake-Everyday MARMALADE 598007 (was
also listed for release on 26.4.68, when we played it in the
extended podcast)
Silver Byke-Who Needs Tomorrow LONDON HLZ10200
Donovan-Teen Angel PYE 7N17537
Casuals-Jesamine DECCA F12784
Koobas-First Cut Is The Deepest COLUMBIA DB8419
Dennis Couldry and Smile-Tea and Toast For Mr Watson DECCA
F12786
Chris McLure-Meditation POLYDOR 56259
The Marianne-As For Marionettes COLUMBIA DB8420
The Chords Five (mistakenly attributed to The Smoke on CD
compilations)-Same Old Fat Man POLYDOR 56261
Reparata and the Delrons-Saturday Night Didn't Happen BELL
BLL1014
Rainbow Ffolly-Go Girl PARLOPHONE R5701
Schubert-Until The Rains Come FONTANA TF942
Dave Anthony-Race With The Wind MERCURY MF1031
Rising Sons-Hold Me Just A Little While Longer PYE 7N17554
John Fred and his Playboy Band-Lonely Are The Lonely PYE
7N25462
Idle Race-Morning Sunshine LIBERTY LBF15101
Friend and Lover-Time On Your Side VERVE VS1515
Beacon Street Union-Four Hundred and Five MGM 1416
Roland Shaw Orchestra-She's Leaving Home DECCA F12788**
Bill Martin-Singing Vietnam Blues PAGE ONE P Harley Davidson, a MARCH 1968
single from Brigitte Bardot
PLASTIC
PENNY: Quite literally with 'Penny' wearing this transparent plastic
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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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
