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

05/06 DECEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 308
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 5th December 1969

Kinks-Victoria  PYE 7N17865
Alex Harvey-Midnight Moses/Roman Wall Blues  FONTANA TF1063
Big L-Music Box ATTACK ATT8001
Big L-Soulful  ATTACK ATT8000
Pat Sandy-Gentle On My Mind  ATTACK ATT8000
Family Circle (a.k.a. the pyramids/symarip)-Phoenix Reggae  ATTACK ATT8001
Rick Nelson-She Belongs To Me  MCA MU1106
Dry Ice-Running To The Convent  B+C CB115
Fifth Dimension-Wedding Bell Blues  LIBERTY LBF15288
Dry Ice-Nowhere To Go  B+C CB115
Melanie-Uptown And Down  BUDDAH 201066
Arbors-Touch Me  CBS 4640
(The Doors-Touch Me, comparing the original with The Arbors version)

Arbors-Motet Overture  CBS 4640
Led Zeppelin-Whole Lotta Love/Livin' Lovin' Maid  ATLANTIC 584309 (see video below)

Chicago-I'm A Man  parts 1 & 2 CBS 4503 (withdrawn/unreleased in UK)

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 308
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 5th December 1969

Blonde On Blonde-All Day All Night  PYE 7N17637
Bob Darin-Sugar Man  BELL BLL1090
Bill Kenwright-Sugar Man  FONTANA TF1065
Blonde On Blonde-Country Life  PYE 7N17637
Bleechers-Everything For Fun  UPSETTER US313
Upsetters-Live Injection  UPSETTER US313
Black Velvet-Goodwill To All Mankind  UPFRONT UPF2
Zayne Adams-Don't Take My World Away  NEMS 56-4697
Clive Sands-A Very Lonely Man  CBS 4672
BJ Thomas-Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head  WAND WN1
Craig Douglas-Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head  PYE 7N17863
Melanie-Beautiful People  BUDDAH 201066
Lemon Men-I've Seen You Cut Lemons  POLYDOR 56365
Melodians-Sweet Sensation  TROJAN TR695
Sounds Nice-Sleepless Night  PARLOPHONE R5821
Megatons-Memphis Reggae  TROJAN SONGBIRD 1009

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 308
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 5th December 1969

Delaney & Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton-Comin' Home ATLANTIC 584308

Megatons-I've Been Loving You  TROJAN SONGBIRD 1009
Delaney & Bonnie and Friends featuring Eric Clapton-Groupie (Superstar) ATLANTIC 584308
Trixons-Just Another song  MAJOR MINOR MM655
Gove-Sunday Morning Early/Death Letter Blues  LONDON HLE10295
Ken Parker-Only Yesterday  AMALGAMATED AMG853
Cobbs-Jo Gibbs Mood  AMALGAMATED AMG853
McKenna Mendelson Mainline-Don't Give Me No Goose/Belt Maker  LIBERTY LBF15276
Money-The Breaking Of Her Heart  MAJOR MINOR MM669
New Hope-Won't Find Better  LONDON HL10296
Shirley and Johnny-Forever Is A Long Long Time  PHILIPS BF1828
Johnny Jenkins-Voodoo In You  ATCO 226009
Rulers-Got To Be Free  TROJAN TR696
Earth-Resurrection City  CBS 4671
Pioneers-Poor Ramases  TROJAN TR698
Melanie-Beautiful People (original single mix)
Tony Hatch Orchestra-Doctors theme  PYE 7N17864

 

FRIDAY:

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

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)