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

HALLOWEEN & 01 NOVEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 303
There were 63 new singles released on Friday 31st October 1969
Amen Corner-Get Back  IMMEDIATE IM084
Beatles-Come Together  APPLE R5814
Plastic Ono Band-Cold Turkey  APPLE APPLES 1001
Acid Gallery-Dance Round The Maypole  CBS 4608
Crosby Stills & Nash-Suite: Judy Blue Eyes/Long Time Gone  ATLANTIC 584304
The Alan Bown!-Gypsy Girl  DERAM DM278
Arcadium-Sing My Song  MIDDLE EARTH MDS102
Writing On The Wall-Child On A Crossing  MIDDLE EARTH MDS101
Peter Touch (Tosh)-Moon Duck  JACKPOT JP706
Pioneers-Alli Button  AMALGAMATED AMG850
Marcia Griffiths-Put A Little Love In Your Heart HARRY J label with TROJAN cat no. TR693
Billy Edd Wheeler-Fried Chicken and Country Tunes  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35045
Jeannie C Riley-Things Go Better With Love (Coke)  POLYDOR 56782
Steam-Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye  FONTANA TF1058
Peter Touch (Tosh)-Crimson Pirate  JACKPOT JP706
Marcia Griffiths-Put A Little Love In Your Heart HARRY J/TROJAN:
this version is different to that played earlier in this hour. It wasn't clear which version was the original 1969 version. There was also a 1970 version also on Harry J records... but not sure which is which without possessing the actual 1969 single.

 

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 303
There were 63 new singles released on Friday 31st October 1969

Moody Blues-Out and In  THRESHOLD TH1
Writing On The Wall-Lucifer Corpus  MIDDLE EARTH MDS102
Arcadium-Riding Alone  MIDDLE EARTH MDS101
Tony Joe White-Roosevelt and Ira Lee  MONUMENT MON 1040
Upsetters-Return Of Django  UPSETTER US301
Clodagh Rodgers-Biljo  RCA 1891
Love Affair-Baby I Know  CBS 4631
Clifton Chenier-Black Gal  ACTION ACT 4550
Hippy Boys-Death Rides (misprint) should be Bangalang Shangalang  AMALGAMATED AMG850
Allen Toussaint-We The People  SOUL CITY SC119
Salvation-Cinderella  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35048
Mongo Santamaria-Cloud Nine  DIRECTION 58-4086
Glen Campbell-True Grit  CAPITOL CL15615
Cowsills-Silver Threads and Golden Needles  MGM 1490
Marshmallow Way-C'mon Kitty Kitty  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35031
Acid Gallery-Right Toe Blues  CBS 4608
Jean Bouchetty-Marley Purt Drive  MAJOR MINOR MM651
Norman Greenbaum-Jubilee  REPRISE RS 20846
Delroy Wilson-Good To Me  HIGH NOTE HS028

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 303
There were 63 new singles released on Friday 31st October 1969

Beatles-Something  APPLE R5814
Boxtops-Turn On A Dream  BELL BLL1084
Blue Mink-Blue Mink/Melting Pot  PHILIPS BF1818
Ferrante & Teicher-Midnight Cowboy  UNITED ARTISTS UP35060
Shadows/Hank Marvin-Midnight Cowboy  COLUMBIA DB8628
Shadows-Dirty Dozen  UPSETTER US320
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-The Onion Song  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG715
Temptations-Run Away Child Running Wild  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG716
Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell-I Can't Believe You Love Me  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG715
Poppy Family-Endless Sleep/Which Way You Going Billy  DECCA F22976
Performers-I Can't Stop You  ACTION ACT4552
Moody Blues-Watching and Waiting  THRESHOLD TH1
Clodagh Rodgers-Spider  RCA 1891
Love Affair-Accept Me For What I Am  CBS 4631
Plastic Ono Band-Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking For A Hand In The Snow)  APPLE APPLES 1001

 

FRIDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST All Hallows Eve

Gary Walker and the Rain-Spooky
Simon Stokes and the Night Hawks-Voodoo Woman
Manfred Mann Chapter III with Madeleine Bell, Sue and Sunny-Devil Woman
White Noise/Welfare State-Silence Is Requested (in the ultimate abyss)
White Noise-The Visitation

Donovan-Season Of The Witch

Black Widow-Mary Clarke/Come To The Sabbat (Satan's there)
Wicker Man soundtrack-Fire Leap
Jason Crest-Black Mass
Blood Sweat & Tears-Symphony For The Devil
Blood Sweat & Tears-Sympathy For The Devil
Joolz-The Latest Craze...  Debora's into Black Magic... she called up something, she can't so easily send back...

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 302
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 24th October 1969
Slade-Wild Winds Are Blowing FONTANA TF1056
House Of Lords-In The Land Of Dreams  B&C CB112
Tiny Tim-Mickey The Monkey  REPRISE RS20845
Peter Sarstedt-As Though It Were A Movie  UNITED ARTISTS UP35041
Tomorrow-Claramount Lake/My White Bicycle  PARLOPHONE R5813
Marmalade-Butterfly  CBS 4615
Vogues-Greenfields  REPRISE RS20844
Hot Chocolate-Give Peace A Chance  APPLE 18
Billy Preston-Everything's All Right  APPLE 19
Santana-Persuasion  CBS 4593
Pavement-Double Decker Of A Man  CRYSTAL CR7005
Jimmy Cliff-Wonderful World Beautiful People  TROJAN TR690 (ISLAND WIP6073 Export only)
Horatio Soul-Nobody's Gonna Sleep Tonight  CRYSTAL CR7006
Christine Perfect-When You Say  BLUE HORIZON 57-3165
Glen Campbell-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife  EMBER EMB265
Leviathan-Flames  ELEKTRA EKSN45075

Hour 3 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 302
There were 67 new singles released on Friday 24th October 1969

Leviathan-Just Forget Tomorrow  ELEKTRA EKSN45075
Lesley Duncan-Sing Children Sing  CBS 4585
Tremeloes-(Call Me) Number One  CBS 4582
Cuff-Links-Tracy  MCA MU1101
Kelly-Mary Mary/Reverend Richard Bailey  DERAM DM277
Family-No Mules Fool  REPRISE RS27001
Grass Roots-I'd Wait A Million Years (with morse code)  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8029
Pentangle-Light Flight (Take Three Girls)  BIG T (Transatlantic) BIG128
Rotary Connection-The Weight/Respect  CHESS CRS8103
Gene Vincent-Be Bop A Lula '69  DANDELION 4596
Fred Neil-Everybody's Talkin'  CAPITOL CL15616
Legend-July  BELL BLL1082
Taj Mahal-Give Your Woman What She Wants  DIRECTION 58-4586
Bar-Keys-Midnight Cowboy  STAX135
Revolver-Frisco Annie  YOUNG BLOOD YB1006
Peggy Lee-Is That All There Is  CAPITOL CL15614

 

Apologies for the abrupt cut-offs at the end of some of these files.
This was to satisfy the precise mp3 file size requirements of the radio station.

 

 

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)