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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
overnight on
747Khz
in the North of the Netherlands
02 March 2024
with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
Saturday
2nd March 2024
There were 68 new singles released on Friday
1st March 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 217
PODCAST
Soulful Strings-Within You Without You/Burning Spear
CHESS CRS8068
Bystanders-Cave Of Clear Light PYE 7N17476
Lou Rawls-Evil Woman CAPITOL CL15533
1910 Fruitgum Co.-Reflections From The Looking Glass PYE
7N25477
Box Tops-Cry Like A Baby BELL BLL1001
Yardbirds-Goodnight Sweet Josephine COLUMBIA DB8368
UNRELEASED
The Overtakers-That's The Way You Like It AMALGAMATED
AMG803
Pioneers-Give It To Me BLUE CAT BS103
New Vaudeville Band featuring Tristram VII-The Bonnie And Clyde
FONTANA TF909
Honeybus-Tender Are The Ashes/I Can't Let Maggie Go DERAM
DM182
The First Edition-Shadow In The Corner Of Your Mind/Just Dropped
In (to see what condition my condition was in) REPRISE
RS20655
The Bamboo Shoot-The Fox Has Gone To Ground COLUMBIA
DB8370
Simon & Garfunkel-Scarborough Fair Canticle/April Come She Will
CBS 3317
There were 68 new singles released on Friday
1st March 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 217
PODCAST
Ruperts People-I Can Show You/I've Got The Love COLUMBIA
DB8362
Reparata and the Delrons-Captain Of Your Ship BELL BLL1002
Andy Williams-Can't Take My Eyes Off You CBS 3298
Roy Richards-Warm and Tender Ska COXSONE CS7037
Soul Vendors (Jackie Mittoo)-Groovin' Steady COXSONE
CS7037
Nancy Wilson-Ode To Billy Joe CAPITOL CL15536
Four Jacks and a Jill-Master Jack RCA VICTOR RCA1669
Raymond Lefevre and his Orchestra-Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)
MAJOR MINOR MM559
Lemon Tree-William Chalkers Time Machine/I Can Touch A Rainbow
PARLOPHONE R5671
Bernie and the Buzz Band-Don't Knock It DERAM DM181
Derrick Morgan-Conquering Ruler ISLAND WI3094
Bobby Ellis and Desmond Miles Seven-Now We Know ISLAND
WI3092
Rudy Mills-Long Story ISLAND WI3092
Candy Choir-No Grey Skies/Alexander's Ragtime Band CBS
3305
Box Tops-Door You Closed To Me BELL BLL1001
Lloyd & Desmond-Red Bum Ball ISLAND WI3095
There were 68 new singles released on Friday
1st March 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 217
PODCAST
The Bamboo Tree-There and Back Again Love COLUMBIA DB8370
Crocheted Doughnut Ring-Maxine's Parlour/Get Out Your Rock and
Roll Shoes DERAM DM180
Elton John-Here's To The Next Time/I've Been Loving You
PHILIPS BF1643
Joe South-Birds Of A Feather CAPITOL CL15535
Sasha Caro-Molotov Molotov/Never Play A B Side (written by Cat
Stevens, both sides produced by Cat) DECCA F12744
Exception-Rub It Down PRESIDENT PT181
Skatalites-Don't Knock It DECCA F12743
Kentuckians-Crystal Chandaliers/You Just Can't Quit
POLYDOR 56238
Ice-Ice Man/Whisper Her Name (Maria Laine) DECCA F12749
The Alan Bown!-Story Book/Little Lesley MGM 1387
Mouse and the Traps-Beg Borrow and Steal/L O V E Love
PRESIDENT PT174
Simon-Dream Seller RCA VICTOR RCA1668
Sonny (without Cher)-I Would Marry You Today ATLANTIC
584168
Friday 1st
March 2024
There were 68 new singles released on Friday
23 February 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 216
PODCAST
Fairport Convention-If I Had A Ribbon Bow TRACK 602020
Donovan-Poor Cow PYE 7N17457
Donovan-Be Not Too Hard (sung at start of Poor Cow movie - only
available in this film, this song remains unreleased)
Donovan-Jennifer Juniper 7N17457
Claudine Longet-Love Is Blue A&M AMS718
Jeff Beck Group-Love Is Blue/I've Been Drinking COLUMBIA
DB8359
Jake Thackray-Lah Di Dah (acoustic version from television show,
released version in hour 2)
Manfred Mann-Up The Junction/Sleepy Hollow FONTANA TF908
Traffic-Roamin' Through The Gloamin' With 40,000 Headmen/No Face
No Name, No Number ISLAND WIP6030
Dave Mason-Just For You/Little Woman ISLAND WIP6032
1910 Fruitgum Company-Simon Says PYE 7N25447
Duncan Johnson-Big Architect/Memories Of A Boy SPARK
SRL1002
Whistling Jack Smith-Ja Da DERAM DM179
There were 68 new singles released on Friday
23 February 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 216
PODCAST
Jake Thackray-Lah Di Dah/Black Swan COLUMBIA DB8364
Lynn Tait and the Pioneers-Goodies Are Greatest BLUE CAT
SKA BS100
The Paupers-Think I Care VERVE VS1514
Paper Dolls-Something Here In My Heart PYE 7N17456
The Paupers-White Song VERVE VS1514
Paul and Barry Ryan-Pictures Of Today MGM 1385
Mark Wirtz-Weatherman PARLOPHONE R5668
Kim Weston-Nobody MGM 1382
Treetops-California My Way PARLOPHONE R5669
Mark Wirtz-Possums Dance PARLOPHONE R5668
Treetops-Carry On Living PARLOPHONE R5669
Johnny Farnham-Friday Kind Of Monday/Sadie The Cleaning Lady
COLUMBIA DB8355
Graham Gouldman (future member 10cc)-Upstairs Downstairs
RCA VICTOR RCA1667
Cat Stevens-Lovely City DERAM DM178
Graham Gouldman (future member 10cc)-Chestnut RCA VICTOR
RCA1667
Fairport Convention-If (Stomp) TRACK 604020
Pretty Purdy-Funky Donkey DIRECTION 58 3301
There were 68 new singles released on Friday
23 February 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 216
PODCAST
The New Generation (Sutherland Bros)-Sadie And Her Magic Mr
Galahad/Digger SPARK SRL1000
New Jump Band-The Only Kind Of Girl DOMAIN D1
Simon De Lacey-Baby Come Back To Me SPARK SRL1001
Mindbenders-Yellow Brick Road (composed by Eric Stewart, future
member 10cc)/Blessed Are The Lonely FONTANA TF910
Robert Knight-Blessed Are The Lonely MONUMENT MON1016
Bystanders-When Jezamine Goes PYE 7N17476
Mike Stuart Span-Concert Of Thoughts/Children Of Tomorrow
JEWEL JL01
Electric Prunes-You Never Had It Better/Everybody Knows You're
Not In Love REPRISE RS20652
Heptones-Baby STUDIO ONE SO2039
Human Instinct-Renaissance Fair DERAM DM177
Peter Janes-Do You Believe CBS 3299
Tom Paxton-Bottle Of Wine ELEKTRA EKSN45003
Association-Everything That Touches You WARNER WB7163
T. Rex-Hot Love (playing from original FLY records 45)
T. Rex-Lean Woman Blues
**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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