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

17/18 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 in to, and during the first 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. 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

Can-She Brings The Rain
Amon Duul II-Soap Shock Rock
Trembling Bells-Just As The Rainbow
Aphrodites Child-Loud Loud Loud/The Four Horsemen
The Hu-Yuve Yuve Yu:

King Penguin-White Bird
Slipstream-Living In The Past
Demis Roussos-Forever and Ever
Vangelis and Irene Papas-Le Fleuve

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 325
There were 68 new singles released on Friday 17th April 1970

Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Country Girl  ATLANTIC 2091002
Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts-Standing On A Platform  SONET SON2011
Crosby Stills Nash & Young-Teach Your Children  ATLANTIC 2091002
George Baker Selection-Little Green Bag  PENNY FARTHING PEN717
Alan Lake-Good Times  EMBER EMBS278
Van Der Graaf Generator-Refugees  CHARISMA CB112
Upsetters-Na Na Hey Hey  UPSETTER US332
Dorian Gray-I've Got You On My Mind  PARLOPHONE R5840
Dick Turpin-If You've Got The Time  EVOLUTION E2446
Marvin Gaye-Abraham Martin and John  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG734
Santana-Evil Ways/Jingo Lo Ba  CBS S4940:

Les & Silkie-I Don't Want To Tell You  TORPEDO TOR13
Pretty Things-Good Mr Square  HARVEST HAR5016
The Johnstons-Streets Of London  TRANSATLANTIC BIGT 132
Pretty Things-Blue Serge Blues  HARVEST HAR5016

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 325
There were 68 new singles released on Friday 17th April 1970

Its A Beautiful Day-Soapstone Mountain  CBS 4933
Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends-Cause I Love You/Thumping Beat  ATLANTIC 584321 or 2091006:

Melanie-Candles In The Rain/Lay Down  BUDDAH 2011013
Fairfield Parlour-Bordeaux Rose  VERTIGO 6059003
Judas Jump-This Feeling We Feel  PARLOPHONE R5838
Peter-Peace  SONET SON2012
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Norweigan Wood  A&M AMS786
Incredible String Band-This Moment  ELEKTRA 2101003
Moon-Pirate  LIBERTY LBF15333
Kindness-Light Of Love  RCA 1942
Syrup-Gentleman Joe's Sidewalk Cafe  AMITY OTS501
Currant Craze-Lady Pearl  DERAM DM292
Brian Chalker-Ned Kelly  AMITY OTS502
The Flock-Tired Of Waiting/Store Bought Store Thought  CBS 4932

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Dee Long-Outside
Klaatu-Sir Bodsworth Rugglesby III
Wishbone Ash-The King Will Come
Slipstream-From The Beginning/I Talk To The Wind
Styx-Too Much Time
Dukes Of Stratosphear-25 o'clock
Ten Years After-I'm Coming Home
Santana-Soul Sacrifice
Eric Burdon and the Animals-Good Times

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 324
There were 40 new singles released on Friday 10th April 1970

3 Dog Night-Feelin' Alright  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8041
Brass Incorporated-At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal (Pick Of The Pops)  FESTIVAL/PYE 7N25520
3 Dog Night-It's For You  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8041
Autumn Vine-He Ain't Superman  EVOLUTION E2447
3 Coins-Come And Do The Right Thing  SUGAR SU106
Winston Groovey-Funky Chicken  JACKPOT JP708
Custers Track-On The Run  MAJOR MINOR MM698
Music Specialists-Dynamic Pressure  LONDON HLJ10309
Winston Groovey-Please Don't Make Me Cry  TORPEDO TOR11
Pythagoras Theorem-Give A Damn  PYE 7N17924
Dionne Warwick-Loneliness Remembers What Happiness Forgets/Let Me Go To Him  WAND WN4
Barrie Webb-Live For Tomorrow Harry Jones/At The Top  DECCA F23012
Hollies-I Can't Tell The Bottom From The Top  PARLOPHONE R5837
Silkie Davis-When I Was A Little Girl  TORPEDO TOR12
Geraldine Hunt-Never Never Leave Me  ROULETTE RO515
Brass Incorporated-Just Like That (Terry Wogan theme)  FESTIVAL/PYE 7N25520

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 324
There were 40 new singles released on Friday 10th April 1970

Brass Incorporated-Just Like That (Terry Wogan theme)  FESTIVAL/PYE 7N25520
Maytals-Bla Bla Bla  TROJAN TR7741
Mel & Dave-Spinning Wheel  UPSETTER US330
King Stitt-Herbsman  CLANDISC CLA207
Linda Van Dyck-Seduction  GEMINI GMS004
Rockin' Foo-Stranger In The Attic/Rochester River  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS2168
(Rockin' Foo reminiscent of Beach Boys 1977 LP 'Love You', so we played: Mona)
Funkadelic-I Got A Thing  PYE 7N25519
Tony Burrows-Melanie Makes Me Smile  BELL BLL1103
J Vincent Edwards-Who Are My Friends  CBS S4912
Pioneers-Driven Back  TROJAN TR7739
Glen Brown-Love I  SONGBIRD SB1021
Autumn Vine-Maxi Baby  EVOLUTION E2447

Hollies-Mad Professor Blyth  PARLOPHONE R5837
Nyah Earth-Nyah Bingwe  ATTACK ATT8016
Lloyd Dice-Trial Of Pama Dice  JOE JRS5

 

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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