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

27/28 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 was the end of March when Boris declared 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

Canned Heat-Going Up The Country
UK-The Only Thing She Needs
King Crimson-Easy Money
Asia-Only Time Will Tell
 

Woodstock: the film and 3LP release remembered:
Country Joe and the Fish-Fish Cheer/Fixin' To Die Rag
Joan Baez-Joe Hill
Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
Joe Cocker-A Little Help From My Friends
Jimi Hendrix-Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze

 

British Summer Time (BST) - the clocks alter during the night time broadcast of this radio programme. One of these hours will not be broadcast (probably hour 2)

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 322
There were 68 new singles released on Thursday 26th March Easter 1970

Black Sabbath-Wicked World  VERTIGO V2
Cupids Inspiration-Are You Growing Tired Of My Love  CBS 4894
Black Sabbath-Evil Woman  VERTIGO V2
Nancy Sinatra-I Love Them All  REPRISE RS20890
Jack Wild-Some Beautiful  CAPITOL CL15635
Peter and the Wolves-Something In The Way She Moves  UPC 104
Jeronimo-Hey Ya/Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye  MAJOR MINOR MM695
Jimmy Cliff-Suffering  TROJAN TR7745
Harry J All Stars-Jay Moon Walk  HARRY J HJ6609
Ginger Baker's Air Force-Man Of Constant Sorrow  POLYDOR 56380
Almond Marzipan-Open Up Your Heart  TREND TNT53
Julian's Treatment-Phantom City  YOUNG BLOOD YB1009
Marsha Hunt-Keep The Customer Satisfied  TRACK 604037
EUROVISION 1970 runner up: Mary Hopkin-Knock Knock Who's There  APPLE 26

Julian's Treatment-Alda, Dark Lady Of The Outer Worlds  YOUNG BLOOD YB1009
Kingstonians-Singer Man  SONGBIRD SB1019

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 322
There were 68 new singles released on Thursday 26th March Easter 1970

Jefferson Airplane-We Can Be Together  RCA 1933
Andy Capp-The Law  DUKE 69
Love-Stand Out  HARVEST HAR5014
Wilbert Harrison-Let's Work Together  LONDON HL10307
Tony Joe White-Groupy Girl  MONUMENT MON1043
Rick Nelson-I Shall Be Released  MCA MU1124
Richie Havens-There's A Hole In The Future  VERVE VS1523
Millie Small-Mayfair  TROJAN TR7744
Upsetters-Shocks Of A Mighty  UPSETTER US331

Symarip-La Bella Jig  TREASURE ISLE TI7055
Nilsson-I'll Be Home  RCA 1935
Ike & Tina Turner-Make 'em Wait  A&M AMS783
Wilfred-Candle In The Wind  PARLOPHONE R5836
Leon Haywood-I Wanna Thank You  CAPITOL CL15634
Marsha Hunt-Lonesome Holy Roller  TRACK 604037
BJ Thomas-Everybody's Out Of Town  WAND WN3
Skid Row-Sandy's Gone  CBS 4893
Edward Woodward-This Man Alone  DJM DJS218 (podcast only)
Ansell Collins-Cock Robin  J DAN JDN4401 (podcast only)
EUROVISION 1970, came third: Katja Ebstein-No More Love For Me  LIBERTY LBF15317 (podcast only)

 

David-I'm Going Back  FONTANA TF1081 (podcast only)

bonus:(podcast only)
Vivian Stanshall-Festival of Wind/End of the Show

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Eric Burdon and the Animals-Ring Of Fire/Coloured Rain

Celebrating the release of the Woodstock movie and 3LP set 50 years ago:
Joni Mitchell-Woodstock
Crosby Still & Nash-Long Time Gone
Richie Havens-Freedom
Jefferson Airplane-Volunteers
Arlo Guthrie-Los Angeles
Sha Na Na-At The Hop
Who-See Me Feel Me
 

Aphrodites Child-Funky Mary
Greatest Show On Earth-Borderline
 

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 321
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 20th March 1970

Allman Brothers Band-Black Hearted Woman  ATCO 228013
Crow-Evil Woman Don't play Your Games With Me  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS2159
Alison Wonder-Black Paper Roses  COLUMBIA DB8667
Bill Anderson & Jan Howard-If It's All The Same To You  MCA MU1121
Julie Felix-El Condor Pasa  RAK RAK101
Sweet Henry-Cecilia  PARAMOUNT PARA3005
Friendly Persuasion (Gary Glitter)-Make A Wish Amanda/Baby Be Good  MCA MK5039
Shocking Blue-Mighty Joe/Wild Wind  PENNY FARTHING PEN713
Jerry Naylor-But For Love  CBS S4882
The Bleechers-Adam and Eve  COLUMBIA DB118
Humblebums-Shoeshine Boy  TRANSATLANTIC BIG130
The Bull Ring-Birmingham Brass Band  CBS S4881
Who-The Seeker/Here For More  TRACK 604036
Quincy Jones Orchestra-Killer Joe  A&M AMS781

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 321
There were 55 new singles released on Friday 20th March 1970

Quincy Jones Orchestra-Killer Joe  A&M AMS781
Henry Mancini-Theme to 'Z'  RCA 1934
Five Stairsteps and Cuby-Dear Prudence  BUDDAH 201083
Rod McKuen-Mister Bojangles  WARNER BROTHERS WB6088
Family Dogg-When Tomorrow Comes Tomorrow  BELL BLL1100
The Raiders-Just 17  CBS S4801
Mr Bloe-Groovin' With Mr Bloe  DJM DJS216
Crosby Stills Nash and Young-Woodstock  ATLANTIC
Vaughan Thomas-Need You Girl  PAGE ONE POF167
Errol Daniels-Live In Harmony  MCA MK5038
Tam White-Lewis Carroll/Future Thoughts  MIDDLE EARTH MDS104
Shekane-Big Step  UPC 103
Del Shannon-Sister Isabelle  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8040
Serpentine-Powerful Jim  DECCA F23001
Marbles-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do  POLYDOR 56378
Marva Hodge-Ghetto  POLYDOR 56792
Barry Knox-Walking Down A Back Street  PENNY FARTHING PEN714 (podcast only)
Lou Christie-Love Is Over  BUDDAH 201081 (podcast only)
Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band-Love Land  WARNER BROTHERS WB7365 (podcast only)

Vivian Stanshall-ESP: Extra Sensible Pyjamas/End of the Show (podcast only)

 

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)