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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

19 August 2023
 
 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
 
Saturday 19th August 2023
There were 41 new singles released on Friday 18th August 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 190
 PODCAST unexpurgated   PODCAST ^^edited podcast, as broadcast on CWR1476 at 1800 on Friday 18th
 5th Dimension-Up Up and Away/Pattern People  LIBERTY LBF15014
Bystanders-Pattern People  PICCADILLY 7N35399
Beach Boys-You're Welcome/Heroes and Villains  CAPITOL CL15510
The Blades Of Grass-Happy  STATESIDE SS2040
The Sunshine Company-Happy  LIBERTY LBF15008
Gaylads-I Am Going To Cool It  STUDIO ONE SO3013
Baldhead Growler-Sausage^^/Bingo Woman  JUMP UP JU531
Thor Baldursson-Tin Soldier Painter/Arlene Chartreuse  DECCA F12653
Monopoly-We're All Going To The Seaside  POLYDOR 56188
Tom Rush-On The Road Again  ELEKTRA EKSN45015
Cuppa T-Miss Pinkerton/Brand New World  DERAM DM144
Byron Lee and the Dragonirs-Hang On Sloopy/Goldfinger  PYRAMID PYR6015
Neal Hefti-Girl Talk  CBS 201795
Jim/Jimmy Webb-Pattern People (not released this week, demo of his own composition)
Neal Hefti-Lonely Girl  CBS201795
 
There were 41 new singles released on Friday 18th August 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 190
 PODCAST
Larry Adler-Sharm El Sheikh  RCA VICTOR RCA1622
Willie Amos Hunt-Would You Believe  CAMP 602008
The Smoke-If The Weather's Sunny/I Would If I Could  COLUMBIA DB8252
Jimmy Ruffin-Don't You Miss Me A Little Baby  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG617
The Jamaican Shadows-Have Mercy  COXSONE CS7005
The Tartans-Dance All Night  ISLAND WIWI3058
The Rainy Daze-Stop Sign/Blood Of Pblivion  POLYDOR 56737
Orange Bicycle-Hyacinth Threads/Amy Peate  COLUMBIA DB8257
Jon-Is It Love/Sing Out  COLUMBIA DB8249
John Williams-Flowers In Your Hair  COLUMBIA DB8251
Scott McKenzie-Look In Your Eyes  CAPITOL CL15509
Bystanders-Green Grass  PICCADILLY 7N35399
Chances R-Do It Yourself  CBS2940
Aretha Franklin-Baby I Love You  ATLANTIC 584127
Vicky-Sunshine Boy  PHILIPS BF1599
Chances R-Turn A New Leaf Over  CBS 2940
Blades Of Grass-That's What A Boy Likes  STATESIDE SS2040
Monopoly-It Isn't Easy  POLYDOR 561788
 
NEW The Alternative Sounds Of The 60's and 70's on Radio Seagull (an occasional series)
 PODCAST 
Shocking Blue 
Jefferson Airplane 
Captain Beefheart 
Shankar Family and Friends 
Earth & Fire 
Spooky Tooth 
Cuby and the Blizzards 
Incredible String Band 
Pentangle 
Steve Hillage
 
Friday 18th August 2023
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 11th August 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 189
 PODCAST revised repeat
Warm Sounds-Angeline  IMMEDIATE IM058
Fortunes-The Idol/His Smile Was A Lie  UNITED ARTISTS UP1188
Chocolate Watch Band-Sound Of The Summer  DECCA F12649
Skip Bifferty-Cover Girl/On Love  RCA VICTOR RCA1621
Desmond Dekker and the Aces-007  PYRAMID PYR6004 (released earlier in 1967, probably mid January but not listed)
Alton Ellis-Ain't That Loving You  TROJAN TR004
Bunny Sigler-Let The Good Times Roll  CAMEO PARKWAY P153
Chris Montez-Foolin' Around  A&M AMS707
Warm Sounds-Sticks and Stones  IMMEDIATE IM058
Dave Berry-Forever  DECCA f12651
Paul Jones-Thinking Ain't For Me  HMV POP1602
Frankie Vaughan-There Must Be A Way  COLUMBIA DB8248
Robert Knight-Everlasting Love  MONUMENT MON1008
Linda Jones-Hypnotised  WARNER WB2070
Raymond Lefebvre-Whiter Shade Of Pale  MAJOR MINOR MM525
 
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 11th August 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 189
 PODCAST r
Ken Boothe-Puppet On A String  STUDIO ONE SO2012
The Herd-From The Underworld/Sweet William  FONTANA TF856
Cliff Richard-Day I Met Marie  COLUMBIA DB8245
Kenny Bernard0Somebody  CBS 2936
Small Faces-I'm Only Dreaming/Itchycoo Park  IMMEDIATE IM057
Ivor Cutler Trio-I Had A Little Boat/Great Grasshopper  PARLOPHONE R5624
Monkees-Pleasant Valley Sunday  RCA VICTOR RCA1620
Oliver St Patrick-Tulips  TROJAN TR005
The Treetops-Sound Of Music  TROJAN TR003
New Formula-I Want To Go Back There Again  PICCADILLY 7N35401
Monkees-Words  RCA VICTOR RCA1620
Friday Brown-Ask Any Woman  FONTANA TF851
The Loot-Whenever You're Ready  CBS 2938
Joyce Bond-This Train  ISLAND WIP6018
Moby Grape-Omaha  CBS 2953
 
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 11th August 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 189
 PODCAST r
Our Plastic Dream-A Little Bit Of Shangri La/Encapsulated Marigold  GO AJ11411
State Of Mickey and Tommy-I Know What I Would Do  MERCURY MF996
Peter Law-Lingering On  MAJOR MINOR MM525
Kay Kennedy-The Playground  PYE 7N17362
The Tokens-It's A Happening World  WARNER WB7056
Joe Higgs-Neighbour Neighbour  COXSONE CS7004
Electric Prunes-The Great Banana Hoax  REPRISE RS20607
Chocolate Watch Band-Only One In Sight  DECCA F12649
The Treetops-It's Raining  TROJAN TR003
State Of Mickey and Tommy-With Love From One To Five  MERCURY MF996

This week we exhausted the available songs for the week and concluded with
Side One of The Who Sell Out (mono mix):
Armenia City In The Sky
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
Odorono
Tattoo
Our Love Was
I Can See For Miles

Radio London Closedown 1967**podcast only
 
 

 

 
 

**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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