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This was... Chris Bent, 1967, with transistor radio
 (at Church Meadow, Marholm)


on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 on 1476Khz and various AM frequencies in Netherlands
on CWR 1476Khz Leicestershire every Friday, Saturday & Sunday evening 6.00-8.00pm
1476 WEBCAST: Carillon Wellbeing Radio

3-5 March 2023
 
 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
 
 

FRIDAY
 
Hour 1
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 3 March 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 166
 PODCAST
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich-Touch Me Touch Me  FONTANA TF798
Deke Layne-How Do You Think I Feel  FONTANA TF797
Mark Murphy-Ain't That Just Like A Woman  FONTANA TF803
Doors-Break On Through (censored version, as released in 1967)/End Of The Night/Break On Through (uncensored)  ELEKTRA EKSN45009
Love-She Comes In Colours/Orange Skies  ELEKTRA EKSN45010
Nina & Frederick-Elizabeth I & II  COLUMBIA DB8141
Finders Keepers-(we wear) Lavender Blue  LONDON HLH10117
Micky Dolenz-Don't Do It  LONDON HLH10117
Sounds Sensational-Love In The Open Air  HMV POP1584
The Dodo's-I Made Up My Mind  POLYDOR 56153
Double Feature-Come On Baby  DERAM DM115
The Attack-Hi Ho Silver Lining  DECCA F12578
Graham Bonney-Happy Together  COLUMBIA DB8142
Double Feature-Baby Get Your Head Scewed On  DERAM DM115
Hermione Gingold-Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour  CAMEO PARKWAY C462
The Drag Set (a.k.a. Open Mind)-Get Out Of My Way/Day and Night  GO AJ11405
The Gaylads-Don't Say No  ISLAND WI3022
 
Hour 2
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 3 March 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 166
PODCAST
The Gaylads-No Good Girl  ISLAND WI3025
Roy Richards-Rub A Dub  ISLAND WI3027
Jerry Murad's Harmonicats-Spy With A Cold Nose  CBS 202590
Sir Alec and his Boys-I'm A Believer  DERAM DM116
The Sead-Ders (Lebanon)-Thanks A Lot/Undecidedly  DECCA F22576
Dave Clark Five-You Got What It Takes  COLUMBIA DB8152
Small Faces-Just Passing/I Can't Make It  DECCA F12565
Association-Looking Glass  LONDON HLT10118
Symbols-You'd Better Get Used To Missing Her  PRESIDENT PT128
Carla Thomas-Something Good  STAX 601002
Linda Kendricks-I Fall Apart  POLYDOR 56146
Keith-Tell Me To My Face  MERCURY MF968
The Mirage-Can You Hear Me  PHILIPS BF1554
Impressions-You Always Hurt Me  HMV POP1581
Extreem-On The Beach  STRIKE JH326
Equals-I Won't Be There  PRESIDENT PT117
King George-I'm Gonna Be Somebody, Someday  RCA VICTOR RCA1573
Paul Stewart Movement-Saturday Morning Man  DECCA F12577
Dick Francis-Lonely Sunday  RCA VICTOR RCA1572
Larry Williams and Johnny Watson-Mercy Mercy Mercy  COLUMBIA DB8140
 
Hour 3
PODCAST
Flock Of Seagulls-The More You Live The More You Love (remix)
StuckFish-Age Of Renewal/Days Of Innocence
Attercopus-Astral Projection/Chrysalis
Pink Floyd-Embryo (John Peel's Sunday Concert 16 July 1970)
Mason Capaldi Wood and Frog (a.k.a. Wooden Frog)-Crying To Be Heard
Bronco-New Day Avenue
 
FRIDAY:
Hour 4
 PODCAST r
Rush-One Little Victory/The Seeker/Crossroads
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and The Trinity-Flesh Failures (let the sunshine in)
Traffic-Empty Pages/John Barleycorn
Rush-Shapes Of Things/Heartful Of Soul
The Owl Service-Living By The Water
Anne Briggs-Go Your Way
Richard Pinhas-Metatron/Shaddai/Chabatai
 
Hour 5
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 24 February 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 165
 PODCAST r
Alan Price Set-Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear  DECCA F12570
Bee Gees-Spicks and Specks  POLYDOR 56727
O'Hara's Playboys-Spicks and Specks  FONTANA TF793
Hearts and Flowers-Road To Nowhere  CAPITOL CL15492
Darwins Theory-Daytime  MAJOR MINOR MM503
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-Reservations/You Need A Man  PARLOPHONE R5574
Margaret Whiting-Just Like A Man  LONDON HLU10114
The Majority-I Hear A Rhapsody  DECCA F12573
Shirley Abicair-I Will Be There  PICCADILLY 7N35364
The Secrets-Infatuation  CBS 202585
Lovin' Spoonful-Darling Be Home Soon  KAMA SUTRA KAS207
Tokens-Green Plant/Saloogy  STATESIDE SS598
The Turtles-We'll Meet Again/Happy Together  LONDON HLU10115
The Turtles Happy Together


Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels-Sock It To Me Baby  STATESIDE SS596
Wilson Pickett-Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  ATLANTIC 584101
Wynder K Frog-Green Door  ISLAND WIP6006
 
Hour 6
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 24 February 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 165
 PODCAST  r
V.I.P's-Straight Down To The Bottom/In A Dream  ISLAND WIP6005
Wynder K Frog-Dancing Frog  ISLAND WIP6006
Bee Gees-I Am The World  POLYDOR 56727
Cynthia Richards and Carib Beats-How Could I  ISLAND WI3028
Bobby Aiken and Carib Beats-Kiss Bam Bam  ISLAND WI3028
Bill McGuffie-Fugue For Thought (from movie Daleks Invasion Earth 2150AD)  PHILIPS BF1550
David Garrick-I've Found A Love  PICCADILLY 7N35371
Eli (on demo copies) Elli (on stock copies)-Never Mind  PARLOPHONE R5575
The Cyrkle-I Wish You Could Be Here  CBS 202577
Frame-I Can't Go On  RCA VICTOR RCA1577
Don Crane's New Downliners Sect-I Can't Get Away From You  PYE 7N17261
Hearts and Flowers-Rock and Roll Gypsies  CAPITOL CL15492
Hamlet-She Won't See The Light  DECCA F12571
The Eyes Of Blue-Supermarket Full Of Cans/Don't Ask Me To Mend Your Broken Heart  DERAM DM114
Supremes-Love Is Here And Now You're Gone  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG597
The Quiet Five-Goodnight Sleep Tight  CBS 202585
Keith Shields-Hey Gyp  DECCA F12572
Herbie's People-Presidential Area/Hummingbird  CBS 202584**
The Hondells-Cheryl's Going Home  MERCURY MF697**
Charlie Drake-Who Is Sylvia  PYE 7N117269
 


CWR 1476 ONLY -

 
 
 PODCAST r
Rush-Clockwork Angels Tour 2013
 
46 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 4 March 1977
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 663 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST r
Barclay James Harvest-Rock and Roll Star  POLYDOR 2229 198
Todd Rundgren's Utopia-Communion With The Sun  BEARSVILLE K15531
Charlie Daniel's Band-Billy The Kid (printed as Believe The Kid, in The New Singles listing)  EPIC EPC5012
Joni Mitchell-Coyote  ASYLUM K13072
The Dragons (with Alan Wilder DM)-Misbehavin/Laidback Lady  DJM DJS10752
Ventures-Starsky & Hutch theme  UNITED ARTISTS UP36223
Nashville Teens-Tobacco Road  SKY 1007
Can-Don't Say No/Return  VIRGIN VS172
Honky-Join The Party  CREOLE CR137
Clifford T Ward-Not Waving, Drowning/Up In The World  MERCURY 6007 132
 
46 years ago: There were 51 new singles released on Friday 4 March 1977
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 663 + www.45cat.com
 PODCAST r

Joni Mitchell-Blue Motel Room  ASYLUM K13072
Barclay James Harvest-Medicine Man  POLYDOR 2229 198
Bandit-Ohio/All I Can Do To Get Over It  ARISTA 89
Liar-Straight From The Hip Kid  DECCA F13689
Lips-Hubble Bubble  MCA 277
Liar-Roll Mev Down  DECCA F13689
Sherbet-Dancer EPIC EPC5030
Song Repair Company-Heartbreaker  DECCA F13691
Eddie Rabbit-Two Dollars In The Juke Box  ELEKTRA K12247
Marilyn Chambers-Banihna  PYE 7N25737
Todd Rundgren's Utopia-Sunburst Finish  BEARSVILLE K15531
Dreadnaughts (Judge Dread)-Al Capone  SONET SON2090
John Denver-Welcome To My Morning  RCA PB9046

**extended podcast only

 
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


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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