TOWARD THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent,
playing what were the new singles of the late 60's
on Radio Seagull
onlineevery
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
16 & 17 January 2026
on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour1970 & 1968
On Seagull I was hoping to go back to 1966 in 2026. The
first week of releases (issue 107, 7 January 1966) is
ready to be included in a programme. However, life and time will
not immediately allow this. So, we will continue with revised
recordings for 1970. They were recorded in the weeks leading up
to lockdown in 2020. Something to very much look forward to will
be when Les Newman joins in, from the news room. In our heads it
will be the end of March before Boris declares that we must
return to our homes. In lockdown Les and I experimented with Zoom and
Messenger and turned out some reasonably amusing programmes. As
soon as life allows we will begin to investigate The New Singles
of 1966, then in 2027 we'll cover those months of 1966 that we
will have missed...
Meanwhile, on Mi Amigo radio from the LV18 anchored at Harwich,
we begin playing The New Singles for 1968...SATURDAYHour 1 PODCASTTHE NEW SINGLES*
issue 312
There were 71 new singles released on Friday 16th January 1970Creepy John
Thomas-Moon and Eyes Song RCA 1912
Tyrannosaurus Rex-By The Light Of The Magical Moon REGAL ZONOPHONE
RZ3025
Creepy John Thomas-Ride A Rainbow RCA 1912
Crazy Elephant-There's A Better Day A Coming MAJOR MINOR MM672
Chicken Shack-Maudie/Andalucian Blues BLUE HORIZON 57-3168
Chads-Dearest Belinda TREND TNT50
Balloon Corps-Muddy Water/Make It Right STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8034
Arlo Guthrie-Alice's Rock 'n' Roll Restuarant/Coming In To Los Angeles
REPRISE RS20877
Neil Young-Sugar Mountain/Oh Lonesome Me REPRISE RS20861
David Ackles-Subway To The Country ELEKTRA EKSN45079
The Aggressors-Whisky and Soda PYE 7N17889 Hour 2 PODCASTTHE NEW SINGLES*
issue 312
There were 71 new singles released on Friday 16th January 1970The Aggressors-Soul
Of The Jungle PYE 7N17889
Johnny Mack-Reggae All Night Long COLUMBIA DB116
Steve and Albert-Follow The Bouncing Ball BELL BLL1088
Edison Lighthouse-Love Grows/Every Lonely Day BELL BLL1091
Everybody's Children-Time Is Now FONTANA TF1070
Lee Marvin-Wan'drin' Star PARAMOUNT PARA 3004
Clint Eastwood-I Talk To The Trees PARAMOUNT PARA 3004
Fickle Pickle-Millionaire FONTANA TF1069
Rod McKuen-Jean WARNER BROTHERS WB6076
Dorothy Squires-Till PRESIDENT PT281
Debbie Reynolds-With A Little Love PYE 7N25507
Nilsson-I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City RCA 1913Fluff-Make
Believe/Love Machine DJM DJS215
Fickle Pickle-Sam and Sadie FONTANA TF1069
Jackson 5-I Want You Back TAMLA MOTOWN TMG724
Gaslight-Move JAYBOY BOY17
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Easy To Be Hard A&M AMS774
Hour 3
PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 312
There were 71 new singles released on Friday 16th January 1970Richie
Havens-Rocky Raccoon VERVE VS1521
Tyrannosaurus Rex-Find A Little Wood REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3025
Richie Havens-Stop Pulling and Pushing Me VERVE VS1521
Judd-Snarlin' Mumma Lion/Stronger Than A Man (can only be a woman)
PENNY FARTHING PEN709
The Meters-Looka-Py-Py DIRECTION 58-4751
Eddie Lovette-Boomerang LONDON HLU10298
Bonnie Dobson-I'm Your Woman RCA 1901
Judith Durham-Light Is Dark Enough A&M AMS777
Lois Lane-Far From The Madding Crowd PHILIPS BF1829
Roly Daniels-Take A Letter Maria CBS 4748
Mike Wallace-Daffodil MAJOR MINOR MM668
Roundtable-Scarborough Fair/Saturday Gigue JAY BOY BOY18
Illusion-Together DOT 133
High Society-Tell Me Now/Only You CBS 4746FRIDAYHour 1PODCASTTHE NEW
SINGLES*
issue 311
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 9th January 1970Freddie Notes and
the Rudies-Shanghai TROJAN TR7713
Ferris Wheel-I Know You Well/Can't Stop Now POLYDOR 56336
Simon Stokes and the Nighthawks-Can't Stop Now/Voodoo Woman ELEKTRA
EKSN45082
Canned Heat-I'm Her Man/Let's Work Together LIBERTY LBF15302
This 1970 Top of the
Pops clip, featuring Canned Heat - Let's Work Together, epitomises the
sounds and fashions of the day
Matthews Southern Comfort-Colorado Springs Eternal UNI UNS513
Giorgio (Moroder)-Moody Trudy MCA UK MK5023
Little Des-Somebody's Baby J DAN JDN4400
Lee (Scratch) Perry and the Upsetters-Yakety Yak/Tackio UPSETTER
US324
Julie Covington-The Magic Wasn't There COLUMBIA DB8649
Jennifer Warnes-We're Not Gonna Take It LONDON HLU10297
Jackie Trent-Look At The Rain PYE 7N17882
Don Lane-You're Everything PYE 7N17879
James Gang-Funk 48 Stateside Dunhill SS2158
Derrick Harriot-Riding For A Fall SONG BIRD SB1013MBP
Mix-Light My Fire MAJOR MINOR MM661 (excerpt, full version
at start of hour 3) Hour 2PODCASTTHE NEW SINGLES*
issue 311
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 9th January 1970Dice The Boss-But
Officer DUKE DU52
Black Sabbath-Wicked World/Evil Woman FONTANA TF1067
Dahlia Lavi-Love's Song PYE 7N17879
Bobbi Kaye-It Don't Take A Fool BEACON BEA148
Keith and Tex-Tighten Up Your Gird EXPLOSION EX2008
John Holt-Wooden Heart TROJAN TR7702
Barry Hopkins-Love Ya Want Ya Need Ya/A Little Too Much SPARK
SRL1036
Graham Bonney-Sign On The Dotted Line COLUMBIA DB8648
Art Movement-For As Long As You Need COLUMBIA DB6851
Tim Andrews-Tiny Goddess PARLOPHONE R5824
Faith Brown-Lock Me In CBS4728
Artie Scott Orchestra-March Of The Skinheads MAJOR MINOR MM670
Candy Choir-Why Do You Cry My Love POLYDOR 56369
Joe Gibbs and the Destroyers-Nevada Joe AMALGAMATED AMG855
Jake Holmes-Saturday Night EMBER EMBS269
Freddie Notes and the Rudies-Guns of Navarone GRAPE GR3010
Hour 3PODCASTTHE NEW SINGLES*
issue 311
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 9th January 1970MBP
Mix-Light My Fire MAJOR MINOR MM661
Flirtations-Keep On Searching DERAM DM281
Erroll Daniels-Let's Go Steady My Love MCA UK MK5025
Daisy Clan-Mr Walkie Talkie MAJOR MINOR MM671
Gaylads-There's A Fire TROJAN TR7703
Maytals-Pressure Drop TROJAN TR7709
Rascals-Hold On ATLANTIC 584307
Tokens-She Lets Her Hair Down BUDDAH 201076
Pearly Gate-Free MCA MU1109
MBP Mix-There's A Baby MAJOR MINOR MM661
Tommy and the Upsetters-Lock Jaw TROJAN TR7717
Versatiles-Lu Lu Belle AMALGAMATED AMG854
Wilson Pickett-You Keep Me Hanging On ATLANTIC 584313
Music Motor (listed as by Popcorn in the singles list; band is
actually The Swinging Blue Jeans)-Where Am I Going DERAM
DM282
Maggie Britton-Reuben James UNITED ARTISTS UP35068
Downbeats-What Does It Take MCA UK MK5026
Al Hirt-Gospel Of No Name City PYE 7N25510
Soul Directions-Su Su Su ATTACK 8011
Contours-Just A Little Misunderstanding TAMLA MOTOWN TMG723
This Top of the Pops clip from 1970 epitomises the sounds and fashions
of the day.
Can you spot the lookalikes of me and Kathy?
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
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
