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

3/4 April 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...

 

Boris restricted us to our homes. In lockdown Les and I experimented with Zoom and Messenger and turned out some reasonably amusing programmes. This week Les is working, caring for other peoples' dogs. 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
Pink Floyd-Grantchester Meadows
Rush-Xanadu
Disturbed-Sound Of Silence
Quicksilver Messenger Service-What About Me
Saga-Wind Him Up (12" 'Special Mix' promo)
King Crimson-Book Of Saturday
John Wetton-Adagietto (from 'The Sky Goes All The Way Home')
The Enid-Tears Of The Sun (exclusive mix from 'The Sky Goes All The Way Home')
Jethro Tull-Inside (stereo mix with additional verses)
Utopia-Set Me Free
 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 323
There were 38 new singles released on Friday 3rd April1970

Edgar Broughton Band-Out Demons Out  HARVEST HAR5015
Christie-Yellow River  CBS 4911
Archies-Who's Your Baby?  RCA 1940
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Travellin' Band/Who'll Stop The Rain  LIBERTY LBF15310
Country Coalition-Time to Get It Together  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS2167
Erroll English-Hitchin' A Ride  TORPEDO TOR9
White Plains-I've Got You On My Mind  DERAM DM291
Maple Oak-Son Of A Gun/Hurt Me So Much  DECCA F13008
Kate (Hratch)-Beautiful Bare Back Rider (unreleased EMI Acetate)
Hratch-Beautiful Bare Back Rider  DECCA F13007
Elton John-Bad Side Of The Moon/Border Song  DJM DJS217
Hot Rod All Stars-Moonhop In London  TORPEDO TOR10
Jason Cord-I Can't Take No More  CHAPTER ONE CH102
Edgar Broughton Band-Momma's Reward  HARVEST HAR5015
Ventures-Hawaii-Five-O theme  LIBERTY LBF15221

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 323
There were 38 new singles released on Friday 3rd April1970

Ventures-Hawaii-Five-O theme  LIBERTY LBF15221
Chain Reaction-Cupid's Fool  YOUNG BLOOD YB1011
Hot Rod All Stars-Skinhead Moon Dust  TORPEDO TOR10

Chain Reaction-Working In The City  YOUNG BLOOD YB1011
Cowsills-II x II/Start To Live  MGM 1494
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap-Let's Give Adam and Eve Another Chance  CBS S4884
1970 England Football Squad-Back Home  PYE 7N17920
Smiley Lewis-I Hear You Knocking  LIBERTY LBF15337
Rumplestiltskin-Squadron Leader Johnson  BELL BLL1101
Kool and the Gang-Kool and the Gang  LONDON HLZ10308
Hearts of Soul-Water Man (Dutch Eurovision entry) COLUMBIA DB8670
White Plains-Today I Killed A Man I Didn't Know  DERAM DM291
Phil Flowers-Every Day I Have To Cry  A&M AMS784
Jackson-Something's Got A Hold Of My Heart  PYE 7N17923
Don Fardon-Belfast Boy  YOUNG BLOOD YB1010
Erroll English-Where You Lead Me  TORPEDO TOR9
Ferrante & Teicher-Theme from 'Z'  UNITED ARTISTS UP35090

 

FRIDAY

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

 

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

 

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:  
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