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

02 September 2023

 

 

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

 

Saturday 2nd September 2023 - THREE hours of singles this week

 

There were 43 new singles released on Friday 25th August 1967 - 30 minutes more from last week

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 191

Bill Fay-Screams In The Ears/Some Good Advice  DERAM DM143
John Bryant-It's Dark  FONTANA TF868
Alvin Cash-Charge  PRESIDENT PT147
The Chants-Weaving A Smile  DECCA F12650
Ken Boothe-Lonely Teardrops  COXSONE CS7006
Coronados-Johnny B Goode/Shook Me Down  STATESIDE SS2042
Bettye Swan-Make Me Yours  CBS 2942
Georgie Fame-Try My World  CBS 2945

There were 52 new singles released on Friday 1st September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 192

 PODCAST  (includes the tracks above)

Life 'n' Soul-Ode To Billy Joe/Peacefully Asleep  DECCA F12659
Amboy Dukes-High Life In Whitley Wood parts 1 & 2  POLYDOR 56190
Barbara Windsor-Don't Dig Twiggy/Swinging London  PARLOPHONE R5629
Bobbie Gentry-Ode To Billy Joe  CAPITOL CL15511
The Syn-14 Hour Technicolour Dream  DERAM DM145
Vic Flick-Sexton Blake tv theme  RIM 1
 

There were 52 new singles released on Friday 1st September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 192

 PODCAST

Joan Baez-Be Not Too Hard  FONTANA TF865
Dantalian's Chariot-Sun Came Bursting Through My Cloud/Madman Running Through The Fields
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Madman Running Through The Fields (from 1968 LP: Love Is)
The Move-Here We Go Round The Lemon Tree/Flowers In The Rain  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3001
Byrds-Don't Make Waves/(It Happens Each Day - not the b side)  CBS 2924
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Night and Day  A&M AMS704
Everly Brothers-Talking To The Flowers/Mary Jane  WARNER WB7062
Renaissance-Mary Jane/Daytime Lovers  POLYDOR 56736
Micky Dolenz-Huff Puff  LONDON HLH10152
The Syn-Flowerman  DERAM DM145
Lou Christie-Gina  CBS 2922
Temptations-You're My Everything  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG620
The Obvious-Fate  LONDON HLH10152
Francoise Hardy-Voila  VERVE VRS7025
 

There were 52 new singles released on Friday 1st September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 192

 PODCAST 

Lesley Miller-Teach Me How To Love  MGM 1346
We 4-Pretty Flowers  HMV POP1603
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Good Times/Ain't That So  MGM 1344
Jimi Hendrix-Burning Of The Midnight Lamp/Stars That Play With Laughing Sams's Dice  TRACK 604007
Peter Paul and Mary-I Dig Rock and Roll Music  WARNER WB7067
Virgin Sleep-Love/Halliford House  DERAM DM146
Marmalade-I See The Rain  CBS 2947
Nashville Teens-Biggest Night Of Her Life  DECCA F12657
Peddlers-Irresistible You  CBS 2947
Dead Sea Fruit-Love At The Hippie Drome/My Naughty Bluebell  CAMP 602004
Guess Who-Miss Felicity Grey  FONTANA TF861
Spanky and Our Gang-Making Every Minute Count/If You Could Only Be Me  MERCURY MF999
Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band-Tell It Like It Is  PICCADILLY 7N35403
Jackie Wilson-Higher and Higher  CORAL Q72493
Dawn Knight and the Casuals-That's The Kind Of World I'm In  PYE 7N17369

 

Friday 1st September 2023

 

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

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 191

 PODCAST r
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 r

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 r

Swan Chorus
The ID

Emerald Dawn
 

 

 

 

**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)