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
3 February 2024
with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
Saturday
3rd February 2024
There were 63 new singles released on Friday
2nd February 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 213
PODCAST
Sharon Tandy-Fool On The Hill ATLANTIC 584166
Bee Gees-Words/Sinking Ships POLYDOR 56229
Petula Clark-Kiss Me Goodbye PYE 7N17466
Marcia Griffiths (actually Nora Dean)-Mojo Girl COXSONE
CS7035
Mike Lennox-Words I Like/Images Of You DECCA F12736
Kaplan-I Like/Do You Believe In Magic PHILIPS BF1636
Lovin' Spoonful-Money KAMA SUTRA KAS211
Buffalo Springfield-Everydays ATLANTIC 584165
Happy Magazine (with Alan White, Yes)-Do Right Woman/Satisfied
Street POLYDOR 56233
Genesis-(The) Silent Sun/That's Me DECCA F12735
Buffalo Springfield-Expecting To Fly ATLANTIC 584165
Dennis Couldry ('and the next collection' playing on James in
the basement) -I Am Nearly There/James In The Basement
DECCA F12734
There were 63 new singles released on Friday
2nd February 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 213
PODCAST
Barbara Lewis-Hello Stranger ATLANTIC 584153
Arlo Guthrie-Now And Then/Motor Cycle Song REPRISE RS20644
Cain-Her Emotion PAGE ONE POF054
Troggs-Little Red Donkey (in lieu of same song by Freddie
Garrity COLUMBIA DB8348)
Cain-Take Me Back One Time PAGE ONE POF054
The Cats-What Is The World Coming To PARLOPHONE R5663
Bobbi Lynn-Earthquake STATESIDE SS2088
Temptations-I Wish It Would Rain TAMLA MOTOWN TMG641
Sandie Shaw-Today PYE 7N17441
Two Much-Stay In My World/It's A Hip Hip Hippy World
FONTANA TF900
Hep Stars (Benny Andersson, ABBA)-Consolation/Wedding OLGA
OLE001
Troy Keyes-Love Explosions STATESIDE SS2087
Big Boy Pete-My Love Is Like A Spaceship/Cold Turkey CAMP
602005
14-Through My Door/Mr Edgar OLGA OLE002
Hopeton Lewis-Everybody Rocking ISLAND WI3076
There were 63 new singles released on Friday
2nd February 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 213
PODCAST
Motivation-Come On Down/Little Man DIRECTION 58-3248
The Uniques-Gypsy Woman ISLAND WI3084
Phil Ochs-Flower Lady A&M AMS716
Symon and Pi-Sha La La La Lee PARLOPHONE R5662
Albert King-Cold Feet STAX 601029
Otis Redding-Satisfaction STAX 601027
Wilson Pickett-In The Midnight Hour ATLANTIC 584150
Pic and Bill-Sad World Without You PAGE ONE POF052
Doris Troy-Just One Look ATLANTIC 584148
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Buffalo Springfield-Everydays ATLANTIC 584165
YES:
Everydays
Sweet Dreams
Beatles-previously unreleased mixes of:
Across The Universe
I Me Mine
Don't Let Me Down
Let It Be
Friday 2nd
February 2024
There were 62 new singles released on Friday
26th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 212
PODCAST
Felice Taylor-I'm Under The Influence Of Love PRESIDENT
PT133
Stocking Tops-You're Never Gonna Get My Love TOAST TT500
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Sky Pilot MGM 1373
Buckinghams-Foreign Policy CBS 3195
Joe E Young and the Tonics-Flower In My Hand TOAST TT502
Impressions-We're A Winner STATESIDE SS2083
The Silvers-Where Has Love Gone CBS 3217
Kaleidoscope-Please Excuse My Face/A Dream For Julie
FONTANA TF895
Marvin Gaye-You TAMLA MOTOWN TMG640
Cats Pyjamas-Virginia Water DIRECTION 58-327
The Clovers-Your Cash Ain't Nothing But Trash ATLANTIC
584160
Bruce Forsyth-I'm Backing Britain PYE 7N17460
The Move-Fire Brigade REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3005
Warm Sounds-Nite Is A Comin'/Smeta Murgaty DERAM DM174
Alan Price Set-The Time Has Come DECCA F12731
There were 62 new singles released on Friday
26th January 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 212
PODCAST
Alan Price Set-Don't Stop The Carnival DECCA F12731
Ian Whitcomb-Groovy Day/Sally Sails The Sky STATESIDE
SS2085
Human Beinz-Nobody But Me/Sueno CAPITOL CL15529
Nicky James-Silver Butterfly PHILIPS BF1365
The Silvers-She's My Woman CBS 3217
The Pyramids-Wedding In Peyton Place PRESIDENT PT177
Equals-I Get Excited PRESIDENT PT180
Nina Shaw-Woven In My Soul CBS 3239
Sandra Bryant-Out To Get You MAJOR MINOR MM553
Persimmons Peculiar Shades-Coplington MAJOR MINOR MM554
Gass Company-Everybody Needs Love/Nightmare PRESIDENT
PT170
The Creation-How Does It Feel To Feel/Tom Tom POLYDOR
56230
Bab Saker-Imagination POLYDOR 56231
Oscar Bicycle-The Room Revolves Around Me CBS 3237
The Plague-Looking For The Sun DECCA F12730
Frugal Sound-All Strung Out RCA VICTOR RCA1659
The Royalettes-Something Wonderful TRANSATLANTIC BIG T 106
The Move-Walk On The Water REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3005
Rest In Peace: MELANIE SAFKA
PODCAST
Melanie at Glastonbury 1971-Close To It All/Mr Tambourine Man
Rush at Hammersmith Odeon February 1978-Anthem/Closer To The
Heart/2112
Melanie at Glastonbury 1971-Ruby Tuesday/Beautiful People
Man at Rockfield, Monmouth 1972-Bananas
**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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