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

26 August 2023

 

 

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

 

Saturday 26th August 2023

There were 43 new singles released on Friday 25th August 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 191

 PODCAST 
Dean Martin-Little Ole Wine Drinker Me  REPRISE RS20608
Manfred Mann-So Long Dad/Funniest Gig  FONTANA TF882
Traffic-Smiling Phases/Hole In My Shoe  ISLAND WIP6017
Platters-Washed Ashor  STATESIDE SS2042
Foundations-Baby Now That I've Found You/Come On Back To Me  PYE 7N17366
Peter Klint Quintet-Walkin' Proud  MERCURY MF997
Mike Proctor-Mr Commuter/Sunday Sunday Sunday  COLUMBIA DB8254
Lee Hazlewood-Charlie Bill Nelson/Ode To Billy Joe  REPRISE RS290613
Sagittarius-My World Fell Down  CBS 2867
Ken Boothe-Fatty Fatty (Fat Girl)  STUDIO ONE SO2014
Jimmy Jones-39 21 46 Shape  STATESIDE SS2041
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Reflections/Going Down For The Third Time**  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG616

 

There were 43 new singles released on Friday 25th August 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 191

 PODCAST

Ramsey Lewis-Saturday Night After The Movies  CHESS CRS8060
Simon and Garfunkel-Fakin' It/You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies  CBS 2911
Steve Flynn-Mr Rainbow/Let's Live Forever Tomorrow  PARLOPHONE R5625
David Garrick-Don't Go Out Into The Rain  PICCADILLY 7N35402
The Lovin'-I'm In Command/Keep On Believing  PAGE ONE POF035
Swinging Blue Jeans-Don't Go Out Into The Rain  HMV POP1605
Johnny Towers-Seasons Song  CBS 2943 (under investigation)
Carnival-Big Bright Gree Pleasure Machine  COLUMBIA DB8255
Svensk-Dream Magazine/Getting Old  PAGE ONE POF036
Hopeton Lewis-Let The Little Girl Dance  ISLAND WI3059
Gerry Marsden-Gilbert Green  CBS 2946
Marvin Gaye-Your Unchanging Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG618**
Rolling Stones-We Love You/Dandelion  DECCA F12654
Bee Gees-Gilbert Green** (from Bee Gees 1st album outtakes, as sung above by Gerry Marsden)

 

Rolling Stones-We Love You... sex and drugs and rock and roll... the infamous video with a stoned Brian Jones

 

The Progressive Rockery Hour

 PODCAST

Swan Chorus
The ID

Emerald Dawn
 

Friday 25th August 2023

There were 41 new singles released on Friday 18th July 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 190

 PODCAST (r) 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 July 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 190

 PODCAST r

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 r

Shocking Blue 

Jefferson Airplane 

Captain Beefheart 

Shankar Family and Friends 

Earth & Fire 
Spooky Tooth 

Cuby and the Blizzards 

Incredible String Band 

Pentangle 

Steve Hillage

 

 

 

 

**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)