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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

8 JULY 2023
 
 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
 
Saturday 8th July 2023
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 7th July 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 184
 PODCAST 
Brian Fahey-The Plank (from movie soundtrack)  PARLOPHONE R5615
Art Nouveaux-Extra Terrestrial Visitation  FONTANA TF843
Whispering Car Schmidt-Mein Liebling Mein Rose  COLUMBIA DB8223
Mike Sammes Singers-A Man and a Woman (Un Homme Et Un Femme)  HMV POP1598
The Attack-Please Phil Spector  PHILIPS BF1585
Linda Lewis-Do You Believe In Love/You Turned My Bitter In To Sweet  POLYDOR 56173
Lady Murray (Grazina, wife of Mitch Murray)-Mr Abercrombie Taught Me  CLAN 597002
Human Beans-Morning Dew  COLUMBIA DB8230
Otis Redding-634 5789  STAX 601011
Roger Bloom's Hammer-Polly Pan  CBS 2848
The Rush-Make Mine Music/Enjoy It  DECCA F12635
Jeff Beck-Tallyman/Rock My Plimsoul  COLUMBIA DB8227
Jeff Beck-Rock My Plimsoul (version from TRUTH LP)
Simon-I Like The Way  RCA VICTOR RCA1609
The Legends-Under The Sky  PARLOPHONE R5613
Ruperts People-Reflections Of Charles Brown  COLUMBIA DB8225
 
There were 44 new singles released on Friday 7th July 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 184
 PODCAST
Brian Fahey-Stay On The Island  PARLOPHONE R5615
Ruperts People-Hold On  COLUMBIA DB8225
Human Beans-It's A Wonder  COLUMBIA DB8230
Des James-Au Pair  FONTAN TF846
Hermans Hermits-Moonshine Man/Museum  COLUMBIA DB8235
Deano-Whats The Matter With The Matador/Baby Let Me Be Your Baby  COLUMBIA DB8230
Bobby Solo-Oh No  PAGE ONE POF029
Jason Deane-Down In The Street/Ain't Got No Love  KING 1060
Johnny Young-Lady  DECCA F22636
PP Arnold-If You See What I Mean  IMMEDIATE IM055
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles-More Love TAMLA MOTOWN TMG614
Roger Bloom's Hammer-15 Temperature Rise  CBS 2848
Culver Street Playground-Alley Pond Park  PRESIDENT PT145
Soul Brothers Six-Some Kind Of Wonderful  ATLANTIC 581184
Soul Runners-Grits and Cornbread  POLYDOR 56732
Johnny Young-Good Evening Girl  DECCA F22636
Karol Keyes-Can't You Hear The Music  FONTANA TF846 see video below
Wilson Picket and the Falcons-Billy The Kid  LONDON HLU10146
Otis Redding-Shake  STAX 601011
 
NEW The Alternative Sounds Of The 60's and 70's on Radio Seagull (an occasional series)
 PODCAST 
It's A Beautiful Day-White Bird
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Ring Of Fire/Coloured Rain
Led Zeppelin-Heartbreaker/Livin' Lovin' Maid (she's just a woman)/Ramble On
Giles Giles & Fripp with Judy Dyble-I Talk To The Wind
McDonald and Giles-Is She Waiting
Foreigner-Feels Like The First Time
Doors-The Soft Parade
Aphrodites Child-The Four Horsemen

 

Karole Keyes-Can't You Hear The Music
diabolical video quality (Karole Keyes singing but the lady 'dancing' is actually Raquel Welch...)
 
 
 PODCAST 
preview of Prog For Peart at the NorthCourt, Abingdon, 7&8 July 2023
 
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

Friday 7th July 2023
 PODCAST
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
Prog For Peart (northcourtmusic.com)
 
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
 

 
 

**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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