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

28/29 NOVEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY

Hour 1  PODCAST
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds-Galleon Ship
Iggy Pop-Love's Missing
Warm Duscher-Disco Peanuts
Slits-I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Sparkling-I Want To See Everything
Kraftwerk-Ruckzuck
Pink Floyd-It Would Be so Nice
Magic Moments At Twilight Time-Purple Eyed and Mystified
followed by...

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 307
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 28th November 1969

Gilles Marchand & Martine Habib-Summer Wine  MAJOR MINOR MM657
Jimmy Powell-Sugar Man  YOUNG BLOOD YB1008
Equals-Rub A Dub Dub  PRESIDENT PT275
WhichWhat-It's All Over Again  BEACON BEA144
Aretha Franklin-It Ain't Fair  ATLANTIC 584306
Great Unknowns (Giorgio Moroder)-Doo Bee Doo Bee Doo  MAJOR MINOR MM658
Robin Gibb-Million Years  POLYDOR 56368
Nino Tempo and April Stevens-Sea Of Love/Dock Of The Bay  BELL BLL1087
Joan Baez-Just A Closer Walk With Thee  VANGUARD VA4

 

Hour 2  PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 307
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 28th November 1969

Ohio Express-Make Love Not War BUDDAH 201065 (same recording previously released as Road Runner by Music Explosion)
Panama Limited-Lady Of Shallott  HARVEST HAR5010
Ohio Express (performed by session musicians who eventually became Hotlegs/10cc)-Sausalito (is the place to be) BUDDAH 201065
Tina Charles-It's Good To Be Alive  CBS 4307
Cilla Black-If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind  PARLOPHONE R5820
Panama Limited-Future Blues  HARVEST HAR5010
Back Street Band-This Ain't The Road/Daybreak  EMBER EMBS277
Barbara Acklin-Love Makes A Woman  MCA MU1102

Barbara Acklin-Am I The Same Girl  MCA MU1103
Katch 22-It's The Sunshine/Mrs Jones  CBS 4644
Billy Fury-All The Way To The USA  PARLOPHONE R5819
Medicine Head-His Guiding Hand/This Love Of Old  DANDELION 4661
Taiconderoga-Whitchi(sic) Tai To/Speak My Mind  BEACON BEA143
Top Topham-Christmas Cracker  BLUE HORIZON 57-3167

Hour 3  PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 307
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 28th November 1969

Fat Mattress-Magic Forest  POLYDOR 56367
Arrival-Don't Turn His Love Away/Friends  DECCA F12986
Aretha Franklin-Eleanor Rigby  ATLANTIC 584306
Cuby and the blizzards-Apple Knockers Flop House/Go Down Sunshine  PHILIPS BF1827
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Some Day We'll Be Together  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG721
Murray Head-Superstar  MCA MKS 5019
Jonathan King-Let It All Hang Out  DECCA F12988
Californians-You've Got Your Troubles  CHAPTER ONE CH112
Neil Diamond-Holly Holy  UNI UN512
Georgie Fame-Seventh Son  CBS 4659
Fat Mattress-Bright New Day  POLYDOR 56367
Great Unknowns (Giorgio Moroder... From the Film 'Sweden Heaven and Hell)-Mah Na Mah Na  MAJOR MINOR MM658
WhichWhat-I Wanna Be Free  BEACON BEA144
Triban-Leaving On A Jetplane  CSP 707

 

 

FRIDAY:

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

 

 

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)