TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, 12, with transistor radio
 (at Church Meadow, Marholm, 1967)

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

6 MAY 2023

 

 

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

 

SATURDAY 6th May

There were 54 new singles released on Friday 5th May 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 175

 PODCAST

B Bumble and the Stingers-Silent Movies  MERCURY MF977 (released 28.04.67)
The Snappers-Upside Down Inside Out  CBS 2719 (released 28.04.67)
Young Rascals-Groovin'/Sueno  ATLANTIC 584111
The Tribe-Love Is A Beautiful Thing  RCA VICTOR RCA1592
Fats Domino-It Keeps Raining  LIBERTY LIB12055
The Tribe-Guitar And A Glass Of Wine  RCA VICTOR RCA1592
Lee Dorsey-My Old Car  STATESIDE SS2017
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-I've Seen It All Before/Day Time Night Time (Mike Hugg)  PARLOPHONE R5594
Richard Kent Style-I'm Out  COLUMBIA DB8182
Bob Dylan-Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat/Most Likely You Go Your Way And I'll Go Mine  CBS 2700
Jimi Hendrix Experience-Wind Cries Mary/Highway Chile  TRACK 604004
Mike Rayner and the Condors-Turn Your Head  DECCA F12605
New Vaudeville Band-Finchley Central  FONTANA TF824
Nino Tempo and April Stevens-Wings Of Love  LONDON HLU10130
Manfred Mann-Sweet Pea/One Way  FONTANA TF828
 

There were 54 new singles released on Friday 5th May 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 175

 PODCAST 

The Mirage-Lazy Man/Wedding Of Ramona Blair/Lazy Man (unreleased version in style of Beatles Rain)  PHILIPS BF1571
Supremes-The Happening  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG607
Kinks-Waterloo Sunset  PYE 7N17321
The Monopoly-House Of Lords/Magic Carpet  POLYDOR 56164
Warren Davis Monday Band-Wait For Me  COLUMBIA DB8190
The Seeds-Daisy Mae/Can't Seem To Make You Mine  VOCALION VN9287
Shangri-La's-Take The Time  MERCURY MF979
Jeannie Lambe-Day After Day After Day  CBS 2731
Moody Blues-Fly Me High/Really Haven't Got The Time  DECCA F12607
Wilson Picket-New Orleans  ATLANTIC 584107
Kinks-Act Nice And Gentle  PYE 7N17321
The Act-Cobbled Streets  COLUMBIA DB8179
Supremes-All I Know About You  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG607
Original Dyaks-Would You Love Me Too  COLUMBIA DB8184
Willis Brothers-Bob  LONDON HLB10132
Raelettes-One Hurt Deserves Another  HMV POP1591

 

 PODCAST r

England, with their 1977 LP: Garden Shed
Midnight Madness
All Alone
Three Piece Suite
Paraffinalea
Yellow
Poisoned Youth
Three Piece Suite (original 1976 version)

Erik Neuteboom, official prog archives, writes:
"Their debut LP is one of the finest 24 carat progrock albums I've ever heard... with strong echoes of Genesis and Yes"

 

 

FRIDAY 5th May

There were 48 new singles released on Friday 28th April 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 174

 PODCAST r

Joyce Bond-Do The Teasy  ISLAND WIP6010
Al Hirt-Tarzan March  RCA VICTOR RCA1590
The Pudding-Magic Bus  DECCA F12603
Bobby Darin-Lady Came From Baltimore  ATLANTIC 584105
Lomax Alliance-Try As You May  CBS 2729
Chris Farlowe-Yesterdays Papers  IMMEDIATE IMO49
Barbara Lynn-You Lose A Good Thing  SUE WI4038
Barbara Ruskin-Euston Station  PARLOPHONE R5593
Gladys Knight and the Pips-Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG604
Betty Lavette-I Feel Good All Over  STATESIDE SS2015
Kim Weston-I Got What You Need  MGM 1338
The Outer Limits-Just One More Chance/Help Me Please  DERAM DM125
David Garrick-I'm Looking Straight At You  PICCADILLY 7N35377
PP Arnold-First Cut Is The Deepest  IMMEDIATE IM047
Curtis Lee and the KCP's-Get Into My Bag  CBS 2717
Anita Harris-Just Loving You  CBS2724
David Garrick-Certain Misunderstanding  PICCADILLY 7N35377

 

There were 48 new singles released on Friday 28th April 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 174

 PODCAST r

Force West-All The Children Sleep  COLUMBIA DB8174
Spectrum-Saturdays Child  RCA VICTOR RCA1589
Pretty Things-Children/My Time  FONTANA TF829
Rainy Daze-In My Mind Lives A Forest/Acapulco Gold  POLYDOR 56731
The Pandoras-About My Baby  LIBERTY LIB55954
Shotgun Express-Indian Thing/Funny 'Cos Neither Could I  COLUMBIA DB8179
Spectrum-Samantha's Mine  RCA VICTOR RCA1589
Lucas and Mike Cotton Sound-Step Out Of Line  PYE 7N17313
Paul Newman and X Caliburs-Ain't You Got A Heart  MERCURY MF969
Sweeneys Men-Old Maid In A Garret  PYE 7N17312
Vic Richards-Jonathan Whatsit  POLYDOR 56163
Everly Brothers-Bowling Green  WARNER WB7520
Tommy Garrets 50 Guitars-Guantanamera  LIBERTY LIB10271
Eddie Floyd-Set My Soul On Fire  LONDON HL10129
Soul Brothers-Hi Life  ISLAND WI3039
Jackie Lynton-Decision COLUMBIA DB8180
Ken Boothe-I Don't Want To See You Cry  ISLAND WI3035
Peaches & Herb-Close Your Eyes  CBS 2711

 

 PODCAST r
The Pig's Big 78's - John Peel's wife selects a couple of 78rpm shellac records
Olly Oakley-The Jovial Huntsman a.k.a. John Peel
Ray Martin and his Orchestra-Blue Tango 

Tyrannosaurus Rex-Pavilions Of The Sun/Organ Blues/By The Light Of The Magical Moon
Drifting Sun-King Of The Country
Forest-Graveyard

Drifting Sun-Forsaken Innocence
Panama Limited-Lady Of Shallot
Stuckfish-Thief In The Night
Unthanks-Flutter
 

 

 

 

**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

 

 

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)