TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This is... Chris Bent, 68. Check out the GALLERY for recent photos taken at the radio day in Harwich, August 2023

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

30 September 2023

 

 

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

 

 

Friday 22nd September 2023  

 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 29th September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 196 
PODCAST    
Procol Harum-Homburg (long stereo version)  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3003
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich-Zabadak/The Sun Goes Down  FONTANA TF873
Sam & Dave-Soul Man  STAX 601023
Dandy and his Group-In The Mood  CALTONE TONE103
Nancy Sinatra-Lightnings Girl  REPRISE RS20620
Doors-People Are Strange  ELEKTRA EKSN45017
Billy Strange-You Only Live Twice/A Few Dollars More  VOCALION VN9289
Nancy Sinatra-Until It's Time For You To Go  REPRISE RS20620
Doors-Unhappy Girl  ELEKTRA EKSN45017
John Fred and the Playboy Band-Agnes English/A Sad Story  PYE INTERNATIONAL 7N25433
Nilsson-Ten Little Indians  RCA VICTOR RCA1632
Every Mothers Son-Put Your Mind At Ease/Proper Four Leaf Clover  MGM1358
Procol Harum-Good Captain Clack  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3003
Settlers-Major To Minor  PYE 7N17375
 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 29th September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 196 

 PODCAST

Lloyd Alexander Real Estate-Watcha Gonna Do  PRESIDENT PT157
Alexander Bell-Alexander Bell Believes  CBS 2977
Brotherly Love-Ocean Of Tears (not Oceans Of Love, which I inadvertently and inexplicably said)  CBS 2978
David McWilliams-Days Of Pearly Spencer/Harlem Lady  MAJOR MINOR MM533
Shadows Of Knight-Someone Like Me/Three For Love  ATLANTIC 584136
Jefferson Airplane-Plastic Fantastic Lover/White Rabbit  RCA VICTOR RCA1631
The Great Society with Grace Slick-White Rabbit recorded at the Matrix 1966
"3rd Turn Off-Leave Me Here/Michael Angelo  DERAM DM150
The Third Rail-No Return/Run Run Run  COLUMBIA DB8274
Roy Redmond-Good Day Sunshine  WARNER WB2075
Peter Lee Stirling-Goodbye Thimblemill Lane  DECCA F12674
Idle Race-Impostors (sic) Of Life's Magazine/Sitting In My Tree  LIBERTY LBF15026
 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 29th September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 196 

 PODCAST  

Kevin 'KING' Lear-Count Me Out/Pretty Woman  POLYDOR 56203
The Playground-At The Zoo  MGM 1351
Jim Beans Brass Band-Born To Lose  DECCA F12676
Honeyboy Martin-Dreader Than Dread  CALTONE TONE103
Excels-California On My Mind  ATLANTIC 584133
The Sun Set-You Can Ride My Rainbow  POLYDOR 56193
Royal Guardsmen-Wednesday  STATESIDE SS2051
Gentle People-It's Too Late  COLUMBIA DB8276
Sandie Shaw-You've Not Changed  PYE 7N17378
Los Canarios-Get On Your Knees  MAJOR MINOR MM532
Kenneth Williams A.K.A. Rambling Syd Rumpo-Ballad Of The Woggler's Moulie  PARLOPHONE R5638
John Pearse-Guitar Train  TRANSATLANTIC SP13

 

A touch of old Prog: (new stuff next time)

Robert Wyatt-Blues In Bob Minor

King Crimson-Cat Food
Matching Mole-O Caroline
King Crimson-Pictures Of A City
 

Friday 29th September 2023

This was a VERY good week for pop, psychedelic and early progressive rock singles. Perhaps it was because BBC Radio 1 would launch in a little over one week in 1967 and the record companies had bought forward releases vying for national promotion and chart success. Apologies to fans of new music. We plan to resume the voyage to the unknown region next week...but check out the quality from 56 years ago:

There were 64 new singles released on Friday 22nd September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 195

 PODCAST r
Emotions-A Rainbow  CALTONE Tone 100 (actually issued 15 September)

Carri Chase-Magic Music Box  RCA VICTOR RCA1627 (actually issued 15 September)
Hollies-King Midas In Reverse  PARLOPHONE R5637
Association-Never My Love  LONDON HLT10157
Jimmy Hughes-Hi Heel Sneakers  ATLANTIC 584135
Dandy-Somehere My Love  GIANT GN10
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Give Him A Flower/Devil's Grip  TRACK 604008
Adam Faith-Cowman Milk Your Cow  PARLOPHONE R5635
Sands-Mrs Gillespie's Refrigerator  REACTION 591017
Bee Gees-Mrs Gillespie's Refrigerator (2006 bonus track on DC reissue of Horizontal album)
Sands-Listen To The Sky  REACTION 591017
Brian Wilson and Mike Love-Getting Hungry/Devoted To You  CAPITOL CL15513
Zombies-Friends Of Mine/Beechwood Park  CBS 2960
Tomorrow-Three Jolly Little Dwarfs (sic)/Revolution  PARLOPHONE R5627

 

There were 64 new singles released on Friday 22nd September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 195

 PODCAST r

Keith Shields-So Hard Living Without You  DECCA F12666
Peep Show-Mazy/Your Servant Stephen  POLYDOR 56196
Shyster-Tick Tock/It's A Hoedown  POLYDOR 56202
Felice Taylor-I Feel Love Comin' On/Comin' On Again  PRESIDENT PT155
Brenda Holloway-You've Made Me So Very Happy  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG627
Dusty Springfield-What's It Gonna Be  PHILIPS BF1608
Lee Hazlewood-My Baby Cried All Night Long/The Boots Are Made For Walkin'  MGM 1348
Made In Sheffield-Right Satisfied/Amelia Jane  FONTANA TF871
Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Jill  LIBERTY LBF15025
Sir Sidney Saitheswaite and the Garbage Collectors-Our Mabel  PARLOPHONE R5636
Moody Blues-Love and Beauty/Leave This Man Alone  DECCA F12670
Piccadilly Line-Gone Gone Gone  CBS 2958
Sounds Orchestral-Our Love Story  PICCADILLY 7N35310

 

There were 64 new singles released on Friday 22nd September 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 195

 PODCAST r

Piccadilly Line-Emily Small  CBS 2958
Verdelle Smith-There's So Much Love All Around Me  CAPITOL CL15514
Ola and the Janglers-Eeny Meeny Miny Moe  DECCA F22648
Mothers Of Invention-Why Don't You Do Me Right/Big Leg Emma  VERVE VS557
Neo Maya-I Won't Hurt You/UFO  7N17371
Mamas and Papas-Straight Shooter/Twelve Thirty  RCA VICTOR RCA1630
Nirvana-Pentecost Hotel/Feelin'Shattered  ISLAND WIP6020
Otis Redding and Carla Thomas-Knock On Wood  STAX 601021
Fleur De Lys-I Can See The Light  POLYDOR 56200
Tracy Rogers-In The Morning  POLYDOR 56197
Grass Roots-Things I Should Have Said  PYE 7N25431
Gary Lewis and the Playboys-Needles and Pins  LIBERTY LBF15025
Stu Brown and Bluesology (with Reg Dwight on Piano)-Just A Little Bit  POLYDOR 56199
Lloyd and Glen-That Girl  COXSONE CS7011
I talked over.. Granville Williams Orchestra-Hi Life  ISLAND WI3062
Johnnie Young-Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You/Epitaph To Mr Simon Sir  POLYDOR 56199
 

 

**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)