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TOWARD
THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent, in 1968,
playing what were the new singles of that year
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
13 January 2024
with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
SATURDAY
13th January 2024
There were 45 new singles released on Friday
12th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 210
PODCAST
Janis Ian-Insanity Comes Quietly To The Structured Mind
VERVE VS1513
Richie Havens-No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed
VERVE VS1512
(Yes-No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed)
Richie Havens-Three Day Eternity VERVE VS1512
Chambers Brothers-Love Me Like The Rain/Uptown DRECTION
58-3215
Ramsey Lewis-Soul Man CHESS CRS8064
The Attack-Lady Orange Peel/Neville Thumbcatch DECCA
F12725
(Peter Wyngarde-Neville Thumbcatch, from Peter's 1970 LP -
withdrawn almost immediately by RCA records when they realised
what Peter had recorded...)
Andy Ellison-It's Been A Long Time/Arthur Green TRACK
604018
Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn/By Request, Edwin Garvey FONTANA
TF897
Shirley Kaye (Phyllis Dillon)-Make Me Yours TROJAN TR015
Hortense Ellis-Groovy Kind Of Love COXSONE CS7033
Amen Corner-Bend Me Shape Me/Satisnek The Jobsworth DERAM
DM172
There were 45 new singles released on Friday
12th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 210
PODCAST
Glen Campbell-Gentle On My Mind/By The Time I Get To Phoenix
EMBER EMBS249
Marty Wilde-By The Time I Get To Phoenix PHILIPS BF1832
Roger Whitaker-Early One Morning COLUMBIA DB8333
The Act-Just A Little Bit/Remedies Of Dr Brohnicoy
COLUMBIA DB8331
The Nocturnes-New Man/Suddenly Free COLUMBIA DB8332
The Avengers-Everyone's Gonna Wonder PARLOPHONE R5661
The Meditations-Beautiful Experience LIBERTY LBF15045
Chris Clark-I Want To Go Mack There Again TAMLA MOTOWN
TMG638
Tony Blackburn-So Much Love MGM 1375
Denny Laine-Too Much In Love/Catherin's Wheel DERAM DM171
Christopher Colt-Virgin Sunrise DECCA F12726
Tremeloes-Suddenly You Love Me CBS 3234
Norman Conquest-Two People/Upside Down MGM 1376
Rita Tushingham & Lynn Redgrave-Smashing Time STATESIDE
SS2081
The Meditations-Transcendental Meditations LIBERTY
LBF15045
There were 45 new singles released on Friday
12th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 210
PODCAST
The Majority-All Our Christmases DECCA F12627
Billy Nicholls-Would You Believe IMMEDIATE IM063
The Mopeds-Do It COLUMBIA BLE BEAT DB108
Ernest Wilson-Money Worries STUDIO ONE SO2032
The Kinsmen-Glasshouse Green Splinter Red DECCA F22724
Christopher Colt-Girl In The Mirror DECCA F12726
The Detours-Run To Me Baby CBS 3213
Tommy Hunt-I Need A Woman Of My Own DIRECTION 58-3216
EBB-Silent Saviour/Cost and Consequence
Deposed King-One Mans Grief: First Light/Caves/Endless
Hours/Path Of Forlorn/Half Light/Fading Shadows
FRIDAY
12th January 2024
There were 55 new singles released on Friday
5th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 209
PODCAST
Slim Smith-Rougher Yet COXSONE CS7034
Cindy Starr and the Rude Boys-Hippy Ska BLUE BEAT DB107
The Termites-It Takes Two To Make Love STUDIO ONE SO2079
Squibby and the Relections-Friend DIRECTION 58-3203
Jr Walker and the All Stars-Come See About Me TAMLA MOTOWN
TMG637
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-Honey Chile TAMLA MOTOWN
TMG636
Bergen White-Bird Song/If It's Not Asking Too Much
MONUMENT MON1012
The Groop-Mad Over You/Woman You're Breaking Me CBS 3204
The Ivy Folk-Ballad Brew PYE 7N17440
The Esquires-And Get Away STATESIDE SS2077
Morgan James Duo-If It Comes To That PHILIPS BF1630
Peter and the Wolves-Lantern Light/Break Up Break Down MGM
1374
Peter Paul and Mary-Too Much Of Nothing WARNER WB7092
Paul Revere and the Raiders-Mo'reen CBS 3186
Nancy Sinatra-Tony Rome REPRISE RS23215
Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood-Some Velvet Morning REPRISE
RS23215
The Treasure Boys (actually Freddy McKay)-Love Is A Treasure
TROJAN TR010
Roy Shirley-Musical War ISLAND WI3071
There were 55 new singles released on Friday
5th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 209
PODCAST
American Breed-Bend Me Shape Me STATESIDE SS2078
PP Arnold-(If You Think You're Groovy) Groovy IMMEDIATE
IM061
Godfrey Winn-I Pass DECCA F12713
Status Quo-Pictures Of Matchstick Me/Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk
Cafe PYE 7N17449
One In A Million-Fredereek Hernando/Double Sight MGM1370
Jason Crest-Turquoise Tandem Cycle/Good Life PHILIPS
BF1633
Don Parteidge-Rosie COLUMBIA DB8330
Deuce Coupe-Angela MERCURY MF1013
Beach Boys-Darlin'/Country Air CAPITOL CL15527
Uncle Tom Cobley's Ensemble-How Now Brown Cow MAJOR MINOR
MM542
Yellow Bellow Room Boom (Godley and Creme)-Seeing Things
Grey/Easy Life CBS 3205
Delroy Wilson-I Am Not King STUDIO ONE SO2031
Cedars (listed as being 'Canned Apricots' but label indicates
otherwise)-For Your Information DECCA F22720
Don Charles-If I Had A Chance PARLOPHONE R5659
There were 55 new singles released on Friday
5th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 209
PODCAST
Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels-You Are My Sunshine
STATESIDE SS2075
Etta James-Tell Mama CHESS CRS8062
The High Windows-Maybe Someday/Your Eyes CBS 3206
Squibby and the Reflections-Forgotten Dreams DIRECTION
58-3203
The Letterman-Goin' Out Of My Head/Can't Take My Eyes Off You
CAPITOL CL15526
Fearns Brass Foundry-Don't Change It DECCA F12721
Anthony Hughes and the Ventures-When You Meet Marianne PYE
7N17439
Mighty Sam-When She Touches Me STATESIDE SS2076
Johnny Rivers-Summer Rain LIBERTY LBF15041
Hermans Hermits-Marcel's/I Can Take Or Leave Your Loving
COLUMBIA DB8327
Bobby Gentry: Live from her BBC television series, 1968
Mississippi Delta
Papa Won't You Let Me Go To Town
I Saw An Angel Die
My Dog Sergeant
Ode To Billie Joe
Morning Glory
Penduli Pendulum
**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)
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