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

1 JULY 2023

 

 

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

 

Saturday 1st July 2023

There were 49 new singles released on Friday 30th June 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 183

 PODCAST 

Steve Rowland-I See Red  FONTANA TF814
Kenny Clare-Hum Drum (b side of If I Were A Buddy Rich Man, which I would love to hear) COLUMBIA DB8216
Montanas-Take My Hand  PYE 7N17338
The Secrets (featuring Clifford T Ward)-I Think I Need The Cash  CBS 2818
The Breakaways-Sacred Love  CBS 2833
Dionne Warwick-Alfie  PYE 7N25424
Sands Of Time-Spanish Harlem  PYE 7N17341
Ruth (Velden)-Leaf In The Wind/Society's Child  COLUMBIA DB8218
John Schroeder-Phoenix City/Dat Tavern In De Town  PYE 7N35389
Soul Brothers-Blood Pressure  ISLAND WI3052
Rita Marley-Come To Me  ISLAND WI3052
Bill Shepherd Sound-Whistling Sailor  ISLAND WIP6013
She Trinity-Yellow Submarine (from 1966, in lieu of 'Across The Street)
Howard Tate-How Blue Can You Get  VERVE VS555
John Walker-Annabella  PHILIPS BF1593
Pinkertons Colours-Mum and Dad/On A Street Car  PYE 7N17327
Bill Shepherd Sound-March Of The Seven Seas  ISLAND WIP6013
Human Instinct-Go Go  MERCURY MF990
Wynder K Frog-Shook Shimmy Shake  ISLAND WIP6014

 

There were 49 new singles released on Friday 30th June 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 183

 PODCAST

Exception-Sunday Night At The Prince Rupert  CBS 2830
Robb and Dean Douglas-Phone Me  DERAM DM132
Exception-Gaberdine Saturday Night Street Walker  CBS 2830
Sandy Posey-The Boy I Love  MGM 1342
Jon Gunn-I Just Made Up My Mind/Now It's My Turn  DERAM DM133
Stevie Wonder-I Was Made To Love Her  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG613
Samantha Jones-Surrounded By A Ray Of Love  UNITED ARTISTS UP1185
Bernard Sharpe-The Other Side Of The Sky  PARLOPHONE R5611
Four Fours a.k.a. Human Instinct with their earlier recording of Go Go (see hour 1)
Stephen Monahan-City Of Windows  LONDON HLR10145
Honeybus-Breaking Up Scene/Delighted To See You  DERAM DM131
Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band-She Shot A Hole In My Sole  PICCADILLY 7N33592
Five Americans-Sound Of Love  STATESIDE SS2036
Giorgio (Moroder)-Bla Bla Diddley  PAGE ONE POF028
Gnomes Of Zurich-Second Fiddle/Publicity Girl  RCA VICTOR RCA1606
Peter Lincoln (Peter Sarstedt)-In The Days Of My Youth/My Monkey Is A Junkie  MAJOR MINOR MM520
Royal Guardsmen-Om  STATESIDE SS2035
Symbols-Bye Bye Baby  PRESIDENT PT144
Five Americans-Sympathy  STATESIDE SS2036
Royal Guardsmen-Airplane  STATESIDE SS2035

 

 

 PODCAST

preview of Prog For Peart at the NorthCourt, Abingdon, 7&8 July 2023
Prog For Peart (northcourtmusic.com)
PART TWO:
Vine Messiah-End Of Days
Trilogy-Different Forms
Grace and Fire
Ruby Dawn-Man, Where's Your Heart
Band Of Rain-Cloud Burst
Long Earth-We Own Tomorrow
Abel Ganz-The Light Shines Out
Tim Bowness-Dark Nevada
Rush-Tom Sawyer

Friday 30th June 2023

There were 49 new singles released on Friday 23rd June 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 182

 PODCAST 

Alf Garnett, portrayed by Warren Mitchell-Writing On The Wall  CBS 2824
The Action-Shadows and Reflections/Something Has Hit Me  PARLOPHONE R5610
The Attack-Colour Of My Mind/Created By Clive  DECCA F12631
The Syn-Created By Clive/Grounded  DERAM DM130
The Twinset-Tremblin'  DECCA F12629
The Summer Set-Overnight Changes  COLUMBIA DB8215
Scott McKenzie-San Francisco (be sure to waer some flowers in your hair)  CBS 2816
Traffic Jam-Almost But Not Quite There/Wait Just A Minute  PICCADILLY 7N35386
Shirelles-Too Much Of A Good Thing  PYE7N25425
Barry White-All In The Run Of A Day  PRESIDENT PT139
Janis Ian-Letter To Jon/Society's Child  VERVE VS1506
Justin Hinds and the Dominoes-On A Saturday Night  ISLAND WI3048
Lulu-Let's Pretend/To Sir With Love  COLUMBIA DB8221
Ramsey Lewis-Function At The Junction  CHESS CRS8050
Tony Hatch Sound-Fiddler On The Roof  PYE 7N17340
 

There were 49 new singles released on Friday 23rd June 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 182

 PODCAST

Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood-Jackson  REPRISE RS20595
Nancy Sinatra-You Only Live Twice (released last week but we played the film soundtrack recording.
The single was a re-recording produced by Lee Hazlwood)
Wynder K Frog-I Am A Man  ISLAND WIP6014
The Fifth Estate-Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead  STATESIDE SS2034
Chris and Maxine-Thousand Times A Day  PHILIPS BF1587
Serendipity Singers-Boat That I Row  UNITED ARTISTS UP1184
Chris Farlowe-Moanin' (with sitar)/Moanin' (with fuzz guitar, Jimmy Page)/Moanin' (no sitar or fuzz) IMMEDIATE IM056
Apparently it was potluck which mix was on your copy, unless you know more...

Chris Farlowe-What Have I Been Doing  IMMEDIATE IM056
Delroy Wilson-Get Ready  ISLAND WI3050
Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart-Out and About  A&M AMS705
John Cleese and the 1948 Choir-Ferret Song  PYE 7N17337
Easybeats-Heaven and Hell  UNITED ARTISTS  UP1183
Sandy Nelson-Hey Joe  LIBERTY LIB12062
Merseys-The Cat  FONTANA TF845
National-ells-Dance Dance  PARLOPHONE R5609
Sandpipers-Glass  A&M AMS708
Unit 4 + 2-Butterfly FONTANA TF840
Swinging Blue Jeans-Tremblin'  HMV POP1596
Whistling Jack Smith-Hey There Little Miss Mary  DERAM DM129  ...maybe..definitely

 

 PODCAST 

preview of Prog For Peart at the NorthCourt, Abingdon, 7&8 July 2023
Prog For Peart (northcourtmusic.com)
PART ONE:
Viriditas-The Timeslip/Zygote
Ebb-Tension
Yuval Ron-Wifi In Emerald City
Lee Abrahams-The Seasons Turn
Rush-Closer To The Heart
Zio-Space Heater
Doris Brendel-Foreign Exchange Trip
Cosmograf-Regretful Refrain
Fogotten Gods-Rose and Pink
 

 

 

**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)