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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

10 JUNE 2023
 
 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
 
Saturday 10th June 2023
 
There were 49 new singles released on Friday 9th June 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 180
 PODCAST 
Cream-Strange Brew  REACTION 591015
The Gods-Come On Down To My Boat Baby  POLYDOR 56168
Cream-Tales Of Brave Ulysses  REACTION 591015
Shawn Philips-Woman Mind/Star Gazer  PARLOPHONE R5606
Shirley Abicair-This Girl  PICCADILLY 7N35383
Harpers Bizarre-Come To The Sunshine  WARNER WB7528
Small Faces-Here Come The Nice  IMMEDIATE IM050
Bob Crewe Generation-You Only Live Twice  STATESIDE SS2032
Harpers Bizarre-Debutantes Ball  WARNER WB7528
Small Faces-Talk To You  IMMEDIATE IM050
Association-Windy LONDON HLT10140
Smokey and his Sister-Creators Of Rain  CBS 2604
Equals-Baby Come Back/Hold Me Closer  PRESIDENT PT135
Alton Ellis and the Flames-Cry Tough  ISLAND WI3046
The Woolies-Who Do You Love/Hey Girl  RCA VICTOR RCA1602
BB King-Think It Over  HMV POP1594
The Toys-My Love Sonata  PHILIPS BF1581
 
There were 49 new singles released on Friday 9th June 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 180
 PODCAST
Winston G-Bye Bye Baby/Riding With The Milkman  DECCA F12623
Four Tops-I'll Turn To Stone/7 Rooms Of Gloom  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG612
The Fresh Windows-Summer Sun Shines  FONTANA TF839
The Tapestry-(one afternoon in) Carnaby Street  LONDON HLZ10138
The Gods-Garage Man  POLYDOR 56168
Baldwyn (in Netherlands: Boudwijn de Groot)-Land At Rainbows End/Beautiful Butterfly  DECCA F22624
Carol with Tommy McCook-Mr Solo  ISLAND WI3046
Distant Cousins-Mr Sebastian  CBS 2800
Gary Lewis and Playboys-Girls In Love  LIBERTY LIB55971
George Bean-The Candy Shop Is Closed  CBS 2801
The Music Explosion-A Little Bit O' Soull  STATESIDE SS2028
Lord Kitchenor-Dr Kitch  ISLAND JUMP UP JU511
Marquis Of Kensington ('s Minstrels on B Side)-Changing Of The Guard/Reverse Thrust  IMMEDIATE IM052
The Robbs-Rapid Transit  MERCURY MF983
Fresh Windows-Fashion Conscious  FONTANA TF839
Normie Rowe-Sunshine Secret  POLYDOR 56169
Murray Head-She Was Perfection  IMMEDIATE IM053
Jon-Polly Sunday  PARLOPHONE R5604
Nola York-Photographs  PHILIPS BF1582** 
 
 PODCAST 
RIP: Astrud Gilberto-Take Me To Aruanda
Joao & Astrud Gilberto-original Portugese/English unedited version of The Girl From Ipanema

UK in concert, 'Night After Night', Sun Plaza and Seinen Kan, Japan, June 1979

Astrud Gilberto-Beginnings

 
Friday 9th June 2023
 PODCAST
Mighty Ra-All Secrets Known/Controlling The Burn/Freedom
Traffic (from 1973 On The Road LP)-Glad/Freedom Rider
Hot Chip-Freak Out Release
Rush-Headlong Flight
Caroline Shaw-Lay All Your Love On Me
 
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 2nd June 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 179
 PODCAST r
Alan Haven-Romance On The North Sea  FONTANA TF835
Young Idea-With A Little Help From My Friends  COLUMBIA DB8205
Bernard Cribbins-When I'm 64  PARLOPHONE R5603
David and Jonathan-She's Leaving Home  COLUMBIA DB8208
Joe Brown-With A Little Help From My Friends  PYE 7N17339
Alan Haven-Image  FONTANA TF835
Mike Stuart Span-Dear/Invitation  FONTANA TF835
Turtles-She'd Rather Be With Me/The Walking Song  LONDON HLU10135
Mr Foundation-All Rudies In Jail  STUDIO ONE SO2003
Clarendonians-Tables Going To Turn  STUDIO ONE SO2004
Lesley Gore-Summer and Sandy  MERCURY MF984
The Glories-I Stand Accused (of loving you)  CBS 2786
Salena Jones-Respect  COLUMBIA DB8212
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-Ain't No Mountain High Enough  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG611
Left Banke-And Suddenly/Ivy Ivy  PHILIPS BF1575
Luke and Blake-Big Day  CBS 2783
Les Reed-Imogene  DERAM DM128
 
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 2nd June 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 179
 PODCAST r
John Mayall's Blues Breakers-Double Trouble  DECCA F12621
Four Seasons-Silence Is Golden  PHILIPS  BF1347
Frankie Valli-Can't Take My Eyes Off You  PHILIPS BF1580
Eddie Cochran-Three Steps To Heaven/Eddie's Blues  LIBERTY LIB10276
John Mayall's Blues Breakers-It Hurts Me Too  DECCA F12621
Pennsylvania Sixpence-Love Of The Common People  PYE 7N17326
Piccadilly Line-At The Third Stroke  CBS 2785
Paul Revere and the Raiders-Legend Of Paul Revere/Him Or Me  CBS 2737
Grass Roots-Let's Live For Today  PYE 7N25422
Billie Davis-Wasn't It You  DECCA F12620
Bystanders-Royal Blue Summer Sunshine Day  PICCADILLY 7N35582
Alton and Hortense Ellis-Easy Squeeze  STUDIO ONE SO2003
Cilla Black-What Good Am I  PARLOPHONE R5608
Valerie Avon-To Be Let  COLUMBIA DB8201
Glenn Weston-Let's Build A World Of Our Own  COLUMBIA DB8209
Freddie and the Dreamers-Brown and Porters (Meat Exporters) Lorry  COLUMBIA DB8200
Bystanders-Make Up Your Mind  PICCADILLY 7N35582
Piccadilly Line-How Could You Say You're Leaving  CBS 2785

Men In Tights: Paul Revere and the raiders
 

 
 

**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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