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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
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18 November 2023
 
 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
 
 
Saturday 18th November 2023
 
There were 72 new singles released on Friday 17th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 203
 PODCAST 
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band-Intro and Outro/Equestrian Statue  LIBERTY LBF15040
Bee Gees-World  POLYDOR 56220
The Smoke-Have Some More Tea  ISLAND WIP6023
Beach Boys-Wild Honey  CAPITOL CL15521
Dionne Warwick-I Say A Little Prayer  PYE 7N25436
Noel Harrison-Suzanne/Life Is A Dream  REPRISE RS20615
Box Tops-Neon Rainbow  STATESIDE SS2070
The Choir-It's Cold Outside  MAJOR MINOR MM537
Bruce Chanel-Mr Bus Driver  STATESIDE SS2066
The Societie-Bird Has Flown/Breaking Down  DERAM DM162
Bee Gees-Sir Geoffrey Saved The World  POLYDOR 56220
Keith West-Sam  PARLOPHONE R5651
Barry Lee Show-I Don't Want To Love You  COLUMBIA DB8299
The Universal-Green Veined Orchid/While The Cats Away  PAGE ONE POF049
Heptones-Why Must I  STUDIO ONE SO2027
London Jazz Four-It Strikes A Chord  POLYDOR 56214
 
There were 72 new singles released on Friday 17th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 203
 PODCAST
Violent Thimble-Gentle People part 1 & 2 POLYDOR 56217
Mark Wirtz and Mood Mosaic-Thimble Full Of Puzzles  PARLOPHONE R5651
Pink Floyd-Apples and Oranges/Paintbox  COLUMBIA DB8310
Monkees-Daydream Believer/Goin' Down  RCA VICTOR RCA1645
The Smoke-It Could Be Wonderful  ISLAND WIP6023
Nite People-Summertime Blues  FONTANA TF885
HP Lovecraft-Wayfarin' Stranger  PHILIPS BF1620
The Mood Of Hamilton-Why Can't There Be More Love  COLUMBIA DB8304
Mindbenders-Schoolgirl  FONTANA TF877
Petula Clark-Other Man's Grass  PYE 7N17416
Country Joe and the Fish-Love  FONTANA TF882
Billie Davis-Angel Of The Morning/Darling Be Home Soon  DECCA F12696
Fifth Estate-Heigh Ho  STATESIDE SS2068
Steven Lancaster-San Francisco Street  POLYDOR 56215
London Jazz Four-It Strikes A Chord  POLYDOR 56214
 
There were 72 new singles released on Friday 17th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 203
 PODCAST
Gentle Power Of Song-Constant Penelope  POLYDOR 56211
The Executives-I'll Always Love You  CBS 3067
Tim Hardin-Lady Came From Baltimore/Black Sheep Boy  VERVE VS1511
The Rokes-Hold My Hand  RCA VICTOR RCA1646
Paul Jones-Sons and Lovers/Three Sisters  COLUMBIA DB8303
Cilla Black-I Only Live To Love You  PARLOPHONE R5652
Fallen Angels-Most Children Do/I Don't Want To Fall  LONDON HL10168
Country Joe and the Fish-Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine  FONTANA TF882
Box Tops-She Knows How  STATESIDE SS2070
The Gibsons-She's Not Like Any Girl  MAJOR MINOR MM528
Beach Boys-Wind Chimes  CAPITOL CL15521
The Jennors (misprint on label,; should be Tennors)-Pressure and Slide  COXSONE CS7024
Gene and Debbe-Go With Me  LONDON HLE10165
Gary Hamilton-Let The Music Play  DECCA F12697
Margo and the Marvettes-When Love Slips Away  PYE 7N17423
Precisions-If This Is Love  TRACK 604014
Mindbenders-Coming Back FONTANA TF877
HP Lovecraft-Time Machine  PHILIPS BF1620**
 
Prog Rock Preview: Sweet Pool-Dancing Wildly**
 
Friday 17th November 2023
 PODCAST  r
Broken Records
Robyn Hitchcock
Tribe 3
Gary Numan
Pretty Things
Libby Morris
Tenacious D
Karnataka
Anthony Newley
 
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 202 
 PODCAST r
Pretty Things-Defecting Grey  10" acetate of extended mix
Buffalo Springfield-Rock 'n' Roll Woman  ATLANTIC 584145
Moody Blues-Nights In White Satin/Cities  DERAM DM161
Strawberry Alarm Clock-Incense and Peppermints/Birdman Of Alkatrash  PYE 7N25436
Julie Driscoll and Brian Auger with The Trinity-Save Me  MARMALADE 598004
Dandy-There Is A Mountain  GIANT GN15
Helena Ferguson-Where Is The Party  LONDON HLZ10164
Freddie (parrot face) Davies-Sentimental Songs  MAJOR MINOR MM536
Flower Pot Men-Walk In The Sky  DERAM DM160
Four Seasons-Watch The Flowers Grow  PHILIPS BF1621
The Nice-Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack/Azrial (Angel Of Death)  IMMEDIATE IM059 (stereo CD from box set)
Flower Pot Men-Am I Losing You  DERAM DM160
Blue Rivers and the Maroons-Witchcraft Man  BLUEBEAT DB103
Parliaments-I Wanna Testify  TRACK 604013
Baltimore and Ohio Marching Band-Condition Red  STATESIDE SS2065
 
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 10th November 1967
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 202 
 PODCAST  r
Felius Andromeda-Meditations  DECCA F12694
Candy Choir-Children and Flowers  CBS 3061
Ray Carlson (Clifford T Ward)-It's Getting Me Down Girl  MGM 1362
Granny's Intentions-The Story Of David/Sandy's On The Phone Again  DERAM DM158
Tuesday's Children-Baby's Gone/Guess I'm Losing You  PYE 7N17406
The Nice-Azrial (Angel Of Death) IMMEDIATE IM059 - the actual mono single
Pretty Things-Defecting Grey/Mr Evasion  COLUMBIA DB8300
Buffalo Springfield-Child's Claim To Fame  ATLANTIC 584145
Peddlers-You're The Reason I'm Living  CBS 3055
The Bunch-Spare A Shilling/Looking Glass Alice  CBS 3060
Los Canarios-Get On Your Knees  MAJOR MINOR MM532
Hombres-Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out)  VERVE VS1510
Big Brother and the Holding Company-Bye Bye Baby/All Is Loneliness  FONTANA TF881
Hombres-Go Girl Go  VERVE VS1510Ken Boothe-One I Love  CALTONE TONE107
 


 
 

**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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