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
23/24 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 arrives. That time is NOW! LES JOINS IN THIS
WEEKEND....
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...SATURDAY, with the inimitable Les NewmanHour 1 PODCASTViv Stanshall-DJ
Cliches
Hawkwind-Spirit Of The Age
Caravan-Golf Girl
Duran Duran-Out Of My Mind (Perfecto mix)
Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy
The Enid-The Lovers
Carpenters-This Masquerade
Sade-Smooth Operator/Snakebite
Gary Walker and the Rain-Spooky Hour 2 PODCASTTHE NEW SINGLES*
issue 313
There were 51 new singles released on Friday 23rd January 1970Ansell
Collins-Cotton Dandy TROJAN TR7712
Angel Pavement-Tell Me What I've Got To Do/When Will I See June Again
FONTANA TF1072
Topo D Bill-Witchi Tai To CHARISMA CB116
Brotherhood of Man DERAM DM284
Picketty Witch-That Same Old Feeling PYE 7N17887
Jethro Tull-Witches Promise/Teacher CHRYSALIS WIP6077
Quintessence-Notting Hill Gate/Move Into The Light ISLAND WIP6075
Black Velvet-Clown BEACON BEA151
The Jug Trust-Goodbye Train PARLOPHONE R5825
Kingstonians-I'll Need You Tomorrow TROJAN TR7708
Hour 3
PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 313
There were 51 new singles released on Friday 23rd January 1970Pioneers-Samfie
Man TROJAN TR7710
Steppenwolf-Monster STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8035
Sweet-The Juicer PARLOPHONE R5826
Tee Set-Ma Belle Amie MAJOR MINOR MM666 Jim Dale-Twinky<> PYE 7N17839
Rugby-Wendegahl The Warlock POLYDOR 56789
King Horror-Loch Ness Monster GRAPE GR3007Mary
Hopkins-Temma Harbour APPLE22
The Sands-Venus MAJOR MINOR MM681
Sight and Sound-Jose PYE 7N17871
Calliope-Clear Mud/Wiser UNI UN514
Tinga and Ernie-She's Gone EXPLOSION EX2009
Donny Hathaway-Ghetto ATCO 226010<>TWINKY, the
movie featuring Honor Blackman, Jack Hawkins, Trevor Howard,
Lionel Jeffries, Robert Morley,
Charles Bronsan and Susan George
A schoolgirl meets Charles Bronson, What could go wrong?
TWINKY, the theme tune written and sung by Carry On actor Jim Dale
with these lyrics:
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon, girl
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon
I never met a girl like this before, Dumb
But pretty like a schoolgirl should be
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon, girl
Take a look at her, sixteen summers and a month or two
Grown up lover when the girls can't see you
Twinky
You've woken up too soon
Pretty crazy, dizzy as a daisy, that's the game you play
Then you kiss and give the game away
And I forget about the Pretty young girl on a two wheel bike
All I see is a devil who looks like
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon, girl
You try to live it up too soon
Secrets hidden by a great big grin
She's got something that the class can't share in
Twinky
You'll break your heart too soon
A little girl tyke, sort of Tinkerbell like, clowning all you can
When we touch I feel like Peter Pan
And I forget about the Pretty young girl on a two wheel bike
All I see is a Jezebel just like
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon girl
You try to live it up too soon
Sixteen summers and a month or two
Grown up lover when the girls can't see you
Twinky
You've woken up too soon
A little girl tyke, sort of Tinkerbell like, clowning all you can
When we touch I feel like Peter Pan
And I forget about the Pretty young girl on a two wheel bike
All I see is a Jezebel just like
Twinky
I think you're growing up too soon girl
Twinky
You try to live it up too soon, girl Twinky
FRIDAYHour 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 4746
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
