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

13/14 March 2026

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

1970 & 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 (minor edits, mainly for sound levels). They were recorded in the weeks leading up to lockdown in 2020, by which time Les Newman was now in the house...

 

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 are playing The New Singles for 1968

 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Noel Coward-There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner
LCD Sound System-North American Scum
Yes-The Prophet (ATLANTIC 584323 released on Friday 13th March 1970)
Black Midi-Ducter
Ted Nugent-Stranglehold
Yes-Time and a Word (ATLANTIC 584323 released on Friday 13th March 1970)
Blank Manuskript-Conclusion
Traffic-John Barleycorn Must Die
Van Der Graaf Generator-What Would Robert Have Said/Theme One

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 320
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 13th March 1970

Ethiopians-Hong Kong Flu  TROJAN/JJ  JJ3303
New Wave Band-Cecilia  MAJOR MINOR MM694
Choise-Cecilia  PAGE ONE POF168
Atomic Rooster-Friday 13th  B&C CB121
Cashman Pistilli & West-Goodbye Jo  CAPITOL CL15633
Savwinkle & Turnhopper-Your Mother Thinks I'm a Hoodlum PYE 7N17913
Crew-Cecilia  DECCA F13000
Alan Avon and the Toyshop-Night To Remember/These Are The Reasons  CONCORD 005
Andy Capp-Pop A Top  TREASURE ISLE TI7052
Flying Machine-Flying Machine/Hanging On The Edge Of Sadness  PYE 7N17914
Four Tops-I Can't Help Mysef  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG732
Delfonics-Didn't I Blow Your Mind  BELL BLL1099
Diana Ross and the Supremes with The Temptations-Why (must we fall in love)  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG730
Stevie Wonder-Never Had A Dream Come True  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG731
King Crimson-Catfood  ISLAND WIP6080
Bee Gees-I O I O  POLYDOR 56377

Hour 3 PODCAST
50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 320
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 13th March 1970

King Crimson-Groon  ISLAND WIP6080
Timon-I'm Just A Travelling Man/And Now She Says She's Young  THRESHOLD TH3
Radha Krishna Temple-Govinda  APPLE 25
Yellow-Living A Lie  CBS S4869
Roxy-Love Love Love  ELEKTRA EKSN45087
Tricks-Wam Bam Ala Cazam  CBS 4867
Robert Patterson Singers-Games People Play  UNITED ARTISTS UP35085
Marty Wilde-No Trams To Lime Street  PHILIPS BF1839
Roger Whitaker-I Don't Believe In If Any More  COLUMBIA DB8664
Kenny Young-Shine On Ruby Mountain  CBS S4869
Stavely Makepeace-Tarzan Harvey  PYRAMID PYR6082
Locomotive-Roll Over Mary  PARLOPHONE R5835
Aphrodites Child-It's 5 0'clock  POLYDOR 56795
Love Street-Venus  PYE 7N17896
Sundae Times-Live Today  PRESIDENT PT285
Mama Cass Elliot-New World Coming  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8039
Blue Mink-Good Morning Freedom  PHILIPS BF1838
Soul Brothers-Pussy Catch A Fire  PRESSURE BEAT PR5506

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Ron Grainer-The Prisoner (1967 RCA single)
Beatles-The Word
ELP-Still You Turn Me On
Marion Benoist with I Monster-Who Is She
Marion Benoist/The Lovers-Love Cats
Principal Edwards Magic Theatre-McAlpines Dream/Asmoto Running Band
Jefferson Handkerchief-I'm Allergic To Flowers
Curved Air-Melinda More Or Less/On a Bright Summers Day
East Of Eden-Jig A Jig
Curved Air-Vivaldi with Cannons
Jethro Tull-We Used To Know
The Unthanks-Magpie
Ivor Cutler

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 319
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 6th March 1970

Al Stewart-Electric Los Angeles Sunset  CBS S4843
Dream Police-Living Is Easy/I'll Be Home  DECCA F12998
Status Quo-Face Without A Soul/Down The Dustpipe  PYE 7N17907
Slade-C'mon C'mon/Shape Of Things To Come  FONTANA TF1079
Steppenwolf-The Pusher  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8038
Niya and the Sunflakes-Two Little Boys  JAYBOY BOY21
Reggae Boys-Walk By Day Fly By Night  PRESSURE BEAT PR5503
Coloured Raisins-No More Heartaches  TROJAN TR7700
Pipkins-Gimme Dat Ding  COLUMBIA DB8662
Chambers Brothers-Love Peace and Happiness  DIRECTION 58-4846
Cliff Aungier-Good Good  PYE 7N17915
Maxi Dick and Twink-Things You Hear About Me  COLUMBIA DB8663
Move-Brontosaurus/Lightning Never Strikes Twice  REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3026

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 319
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 6th March 1970

Norrie Paramor Orchestra-Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)
Earth & Fire-Mechanical Lover/Seasons/Hazy Paradise  POLYDOR 56790
David Bowie-Prettiest Star/Conversation Piece  MERCURY MF1135
(Tyrannosaurus Rex-A Beard Of Stars)
Caroline Hall-Dream boy  MAJOR MINOR MM689
Paul Siebel-Bride 1945  ELEKTRA EKSN45085
Grand Funk Railroad-Heartbreaker  CAPITOL CL15632
The Crystalites-The Undertaker  SONGBIRD SB1017
Magnet-Everything CBS S4844
5th Dimension-Blowing Away  LIBERTY LBF15308
5th Dimension-Declaration  BELL BLL1098
Honeybus-Story  DERAM DM289
Gaylads-Young Gifted and Black  TROJAN TR7743
Vivian Stanshall, perhaps with Chris Bowler, Keith Moon, Jim Capaldi, John Walters-End Of The Show

 

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

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)