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 weekday nights on DAB+ in Havant via The Flash

21/22 NOVEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY:

Hour 1  PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 306
There were 65 new singles released on Friday 21st November 1969
Onyx-Time Off  CBS 4635
Nite People-Creme Tea  PAGE ONE POFS159
The Fashions-I Owe You A Lifetime Of Love  EVOLUTION E2444
Nina Simone-To Be Young Gifted and Black  RCA 1903
Copperfield-Far Away Love/I'll Hold Out My Hand  PARLOPHONE R5818
Gaylads-Same Thing/I Ware(sic) My Slanders  UPSETTER US323
Dave Clark Five-Good Old Rock 'n' Roll  COLUMBIA DB8638
Steve Miller Band-Little Girl/Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around  CAPITOL CL15618
Sugar Simone-Turn On The Heatwave  UPFRONT UPF1
Little Jimmy Gandy-I'm Not Like The Others  ROULETTE RO510
Righteous Twins-If I Could Hear My Mother  BIG SHOT BS174 (actual label design is BLUE CAT)
We then hear a recording of My Mother talking about Jimmy The Dog... and I sneeze a loud sneeze during the next record...
Emotions-Give Me A Love  DOWNTOWN DT446
Bobby Gentry and Glen Campbell-All I Have To Do Is Dream  CAPITOL CL15619
Joy Unlimited (Joy Fleming)-Oh Darling/Feelin'  PAGE ONE POF160

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 306
There were 65 new singles released on Friday 21st November 1969

Monkees-Mommy and Daddy/Good Clean Fun/Mommy and Daddy (banned lyrics)  RCA 1887
Nina Simone-Save Me  RCA 1903
Tommy Roe-Jam Up Jelly Tight  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS2156
Curtis Knight-Fancy Meeting You Here  RCA 1888
Trapeze-Another Day/Send Me No More Letters  THRESHOLD TH2
Jefferson-Love and All The World  PYE 7N17855
Magna Carta-Romeo Jack  FONTANA TF1060
Lou Christie-She Sold Me Magic  BUDDAH 201073
Tadpoles-Rasta No Like Pork  HIGH NOTE HS023
Bonzo Dog Band-I Want To Be With You  LIBERTY LBF15273
Wild Angels-Buzz Buzz  B&C CB114
Wild Thing-Old Lady/Next To Me  ELEKTRA EKSN45076
Alterations-Work It Up  JAYBOY BOY15
Dusty Springfield-A Brand New Me  PHILIPS BF1826
Jeannie Dee-Come See About Me  BEACON BEA 142
Louis Armstrong-We Have All The Time In The World  UNITED ARTISTS UP35059
Harlow Wilcox-Groovy Grubworm  POLYDOR 56784

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

UFO-Treacle People
Electric Flag-Getting Hard

Orielles-Bobbi's Second World
Sampa The Great-Final Form
Genesis-Firth Of Fifth
Queens Of The Stone Age-Feet Don't Fail Me
Plastic Penny-Your Way To Tell Me Go

Ohio Express-Chewy
Earth and Fire-You Know The Way
Tame Impala-It Might Be Time
Klaatu-I Can't Help It
Fischerspooner-The 15th
Lee Scratch Perry-UFO Attack

 

 

 

FRIDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 305
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 14th November 1969

Syd Barrett-Octopus  HARVEST HAR5009
Andwellas Dream-Mr Sunshine/Shades Of Grey  CBS 4634
Syd Barrett-Golden Hair  HARVEST HAR5009
Pyramids-I'm A Man  PRESIDENT PT274
Rough Riders-President House  JAYBOY BOY13
Bed Bugs-Freedom Sound  JAYBOY BOY14
Aphrodites Child-Marie Jolie/Let Me Love Let Me Live  POLYDOR 56785
Cardboard Orchestra-Nothing But A Sad Show/Yes I Heard A Little Bird  CBS 4633
Trader Horne-Sheena/Morning Way  PYE 7N17846
Weather-Jamboree Special  PHILIPS BF1819
Tracy-Follow Me  COLUMBIA DB8633
Casey Blake-Tell Me  RCA 1897
 

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 305
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 14th November 1969

Mayfields Mule-Drinking My Moonshine  PARLOPHONE R5817
Fats Domino-Everybodys Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey  REPRISE RS20810
Mayfields Mule-Double Dealing Woman  PARLOPHONE R5817
J Vincent Edwards-Thanks  CBS 4579
Kathe Green-If I Thought You'd Change Your Mind/Primrose Hill  DERAM DM279
Marc Brierley-Lady Of The Light/Sunny Weather  CBS 4632
Merrilee Rush-Sign On For The Good Times  BELL BLL1086
Rough Riders-Boss  JAYBOY BOY13
Pyramids-Dragon Fly  PRESIDENT PT274
Richard Harris-Fill The World With Love  STATESIDE SS8032
Tony Ronald-Why  BEACON BEA140
Pattersons-World Of Love  CBS 4642
Brixton Market-Bangarang  BEACON BEA138
Tony Blackburn-Blessed Are The Lonely  POLYDOR 56360
Bed Bugs-A Message To You  JAYBOY BOY14
Earl Hooker-Boogie Don't Blot  BLUE HORIZON 57-3166

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 305
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 14th November 1969

Booker T and the MGs-Horse  STAX 136
Variations-Crimson and Clover  MAJOR MINOR MM638
Judy Collins-Turn Turn Turn  ELEKTRA EKSN45077
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Fool On The Hill  A&M AMS768
Simon Dupree and the Big Sound-The Eagle Flies Tonight/Give It All That (Give It All Back) PARLOPHONE R5816
Marmalade-Rollin' My Thing/Reflections Of My Life  DECCA F12982
Peter Paul and Mary-Leaving On A Jet Plane  WARNER BROTHERS WB7340
Marsha Hunt-Desdemona  TRACK 604034
Brixton Market-Children Get Ready  BEACON BEA138
Marvin Gaye-That's The Way Love Is  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG718
Isley Brothers-Take Some Time Out For Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG719
Lou Christie-Lightning Strikes  MGM 1492
Freelanders-Turn Of The Century  PRESIDENT PT272
Jackie Edwards-Oh Manio  DIRECTION 58-4630
Marsha Hunt-Hippy Gumbo  TRACK 604034

 

 

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)