TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This was... Chris Bent, playing what were the new singles of the late 60's

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 overnight on 747Khz in the North of the Netherlands
 and on DAB+ in Havant, Brighton and Edinburgh (search for Radio Geronimo)

30/31 May 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

SATURDAY:

 

 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 281
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30th May 1969
Procol Harum-A Salty Dog  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3019
Bobby Gentry-Touch 'em With Love  CAPITOL CL15595
Don Partridge-Ask Me Why/Colour My World  COLUMBIA DB8583
Earth Opera-Home To You  ELEKTRA EKSN 45061
Fluff-Holly Golightly  DJM DJS 206
Eric Burdon and the Animals-River Deep Mountain High  MGM 1481
Thunderclap Newman-Wilhelmina/Something In The Air  TRACK 604031
Hardin and York-Tomorrow Today  BELL BLL 1064
Bee Gees-Tomorrow Tomorrow  POLYDOR 56331
Heptones-Darling I Love You/I Shall Be Released  STUDIO ONE 2083
Maxie Romeo-Me Want Man  BLUE CAT BS 161
Jane Marlow-Friend Of Mine  COLUMBIA DB 8584
Upsetters-Night Doctor  ISLAND US 307

 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 281
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30th May 1969
Upsetters-Night Doctor  ISLAND US 307
The Blinkers-Original Sin  PYE 7N17752
The Dreams-Baby I'm Your Man  CBS 4247
Leonard Cohen-Seems So Long Ago Nancy  CBS 4245

The Dreams-Softly Softly  CBS 4247
Leonard Cohen-Bird On The Wire  CBS 4245
Sonny Binns and the Rudies-Wheels  DOWNTOWN DT 424
Peter Sarstedt-Frozen Orange Juice/Aretusa Loser  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35021

The Blinkers-Dreams Secondhand  PYE 7N17752
Sam Apple Pie-Tiger Man/Sometime Girl  DECCA F22932
Richie Havens-Lady Madonna  VERVE VS 1519
Harpers Bizarre-I Love You Alice B Toklas  WARNER BROS WB 7238
Grassroots-River Is Wide  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS 8018
Noel Harrison-Suzanne  REPRISE RS 20615
MATCHBOX-Run Much Faster  POLYDOR 56327
Sydney Elliot-If Music Be The Food Of Love  SPARK SRL 1025
Hardin and York-Candlelight  BELL BLL 1064

 

PODCAST

The Enid-Tears Of The Sun
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre-Asmoto Running Band
Candie Payne-I Wish I Could Have Loved You More
Scott Walker-It's Raining Today/Cossacks Are
Confidence Man-Try Your Luck
Low Island-In Person
Kokoko-Azo Toke
Lori Balmer-Four Faces West
Fernweh-Sunrise

 

 

FRIDAY:

PODCAST

Gary Numan-The End Of Things
Zombies-I'll Call You Mine
Left Banke-She May Call You Up Tonight
Andrew Bown-Tarot (Ace Of Wands tv theme)
Nancy Sinatra-My Baby Cried All Night Long
One In A Million-Fredereek Hernando
Raymond Scott-Light Works
Silver Apples-Lovefingers
It's A Beautiful Day-Bombay Calling/Bulgaria*/Time Is
*mash up with Deep Purple-Child In Time
Pentangle-The Trees They Do Grow High
Neil Young and Crazy Horse-A Piece Of Crap
Lord Kitchenor-London (is the place for me)

 

PODCAST
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 23rd May 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 280
Doors-Wishful Sinful  ELEKTRA MONO RADIO PROMO
Doors-Wishful Sinful  without orchestration of Soft Parade sessions
Doors-Who Scared You  ELEKTRA EKSN45059
S.C.I. Youth Choir-O Happy Day  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8019  S.C.I. = Southern California Interdominational
Otilie Patterson-Spring Song  MARMALADE 598016
Edwin Hawkins Singers-Oh Happy Day  BUDDAH 201048
Johnny Durrell-Why You Been Gone So Long  UNITED ARTISTS UP35012
Billie Davis-I Can Remember  DECCA F12923
Peter & Gordon-I Can Remember  COLUMBIA DB8585
Tommy McCook-When The Saints Go Marching In  TROJAN TR657
Anglos-Incense ISLAND WIP6062 (written, produced and sung by Jimmy Miller, according to the press release)
Famous Jug Band-Only Friend I Own  LIBERTY LBF15224
Magic Lanterns-Melt All Your Troubles Away  CAMP 602009
Dynamics-Ice Cream Song  ATLANTIC 584270
Box Tops-I Shall Be Released/I Must Be The Devil  BELL BLL1063
Hammond Hazelwood-Let The Sunshine In/Hey Love Let Me In  COLUMBIA DB8579
Doors-Wishful Sinful, as performed on Public Broadcast Service (PBS) 28 April 1969

 

PODCAST

There were 69 new singles released on Friday 23rd May 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 280
Nazz-Under The Ice/Not Wrong Long  SGC 219003
The Hawks-Grissle  STATESIDE SS2147
Gloria Hunniford-Are You Ready To Love  TANGERINE DP0012
Heptones-Ob La Di  COXSONE CS7092
Ella Fitzgerald-Hey Jude/Sunshine Of Your Love  POLYDOR 56767
Cliff Aungier-Lady Came From Baltimore  PYE 7N17753
Nevada Sound-Gimme Good Lovin'  PYE 7N17749
Buddy Knox-God Knows I Love You  UNITED ARTISTS UP35019
Kingly Band-Standing At The Crossroads  DECCA F12926
Black Velvet-Whatcha Gonna Do 'Bout It  BEACON BEA129
Roek's Family (also known as Roek Williams and the Fighting Cats; & Ginger Ale)-Get Yourself A Ticket  TANGERINE DP0011
John Cameron Quartet-Trouble Maker  DERAM DM256
Jackie Mittoo-Hi Jack  STUDIO ONE SO2082
Doors-Wishful Sinful  ELEKTRA EKSN45059 (UK Single with harder edged vocal from Jim Morrison, different to Soft Parade LP version)
Roy Everett-Empty Sky (written by Elton John & Bernie Taupin)  PARLOPHONE R5781

 

 

 

 

An alternate version of THE NEW SINGLES for 16 & 23 May 1969, recorded in 2019, but not separated into respective weeks is available once again.

Issue numbers 279 and 280 weren't in the collection, so I used the 'PAST TWO WEEKS' feature of the listings in issue 281. It's a different mix of singles... with many not picked for the 2025 programme
 

Listen to PART 1 & 2: http://www.towardtheunknownregion.com/20190511.htm

 

Listen to PART 3 & 4: http://www.towardtheunknownregion.com/20190518.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

1971 End Of Grammar School Project (5th Year) - ISLAND RECORDS
Chris Bent & John Bradley

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)