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

09 March 2024

 

 

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

 

 
Harley Davidson, one of this weeks 1968 singles from Brigitte Bardot

 

 

Saturday 9th March 2024

There were 73 new singles released on Friday 8 March 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 218

  PODCAST

Brigitte Bardot-Harley Davidson  PYE 7N25450
Beatles-The Inner Light  PARLOPHONE R5675
Ruperts People-I Can Show You (with false ending, playing the actual record: COLUMBIA DB8362. Last week the reissue version just faded and ended)
Beatles-Lady Madonna  PARLOPHONE R5675
Blue Cheer-Summertime Blues  PHILIPS BF1646
We Ugly Dogs-First Spring Rain  BT PUPPY BTS45537
Spencer Davis Group-Moonshine/After Tea  UNITED ARTISTS UP2213
Easybeats-Falling Off The Edge Of The World/Hello How Are You (2x versions)  UNITED ARTISTS UP2209
Four Tops-If I Were A Carpenter  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG647
The End-Shades Of Orange  DECCA F22750
Soul Vendors-Psychedelic Rock  STUDIO ONE SO2038
Ken Boothe-Everybody Knows  COXSONE CS7038
The Choir-When You Were With Me  MAJOR MINOR MM557
Barry Lee Show-Kathy Come Home  COLUMBIA DB8350
Vince Everett-Barbarella  FONTANA TF915
We Ugly Dogs-Poor Man  BT PUPPY BTS45537
The Gaspar Netscher Ensemble-There Is Nothing In The Whole Wide World Like Love  PYE 7N17479
 

There were 73 new singles released on Friday 8 March 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 218

   PODCAST

Bill Cosby-Hooray For The Salvation Army Band  WARNER WB7096
Sly and the Family Stone-Dance To The Music  COLUMBIA DB8369
Blue Cheer-Out Of Focus  PHILIPS BF1646
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-For Whom The Bell Tolls/Sleep  PARLOPHONE R5670
Shevells-Big City Lights  POLYDOR 56239
The Smoke-Utterly Simple/Sydney Gill  ISLAND WIP6031 UNRELEASED
The Lords-Gloryland  COLUMBIA DB8367
Cilla Black-Step Inside Love  PARLOPHONE R5674
Circus-House Of Wood/Do You Dream  PARLOPHONE R5672
Emil Dean-Lonely Boy  ISLAND WIP6033
Santos Morados or Henri and his Hobo Amigos-Tonopah  ISLAND WIP6034 2x single releases with same catalogue number but different artist credit
Emil Dean-This Is Our Anniversary  ISLAND WIP6033
Santos Morados or Henri and his Hobo Amigos-Anytime  ISLAND WIP6034 2x single releases with same catalogue number but different artist credit

Ides Of March-Hole In My Soul  LONDON HLU10183
Penny Nicholls-Look Around Rock/Farina  PYE 7N25451
 

There were 73 new singles released on Friday 8 March 1968

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 218

  PODCAST

Pleasure Fair-Morning Glory Days  UNI UN500
Penny Peeps-Model Village/Little Man With A Stick  LIBERTY LBF15053
Jay and the Techniques-Strawberry Shortcake  PHILIPS BF1644
Pioneers-Whip Them  BLUE CAT BS105
At Last The 1958 Rock And Roll Show (with Ian Hunter)-I Can't Drive  CBS 3349
Jacky-White Horses  PHILIPS BF1647
The Onyx-You've Gotta Be With Me/It's All Put On  PYE 7N17477
Pleasure Fair-Fade In Fade Out  UNI UN500
The End-Loving Sacred Loving  DECCA F22750
Paul Jones-And The Sun Will Shine  COLUMBIA DB8379
Brigitte Bardot-Contact  PYE 7N25450
 

Back to the 21st Century:

Ellesmere-Northwards/Tundra
Pearl Handled Revolver-Belly Of The Whale
 

 

Friday 8th 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

 

**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)