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
24/25 April 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 (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 1968SATURDAYHour 1 PODCASTWishbone
Ash-Vas Dis
Caravan-Nine Feet Underground/Golf Girl
Klaatu-Sub Rosa Subway
Yes-Close To The EdgeHour 2 PODCAST50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 326
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 24th April 1970Moody
Blues-Question THRESHOLD TH4
Ramases & Seleka-Gold Is The Ring MAJOR MINOR MM704
Ray Stevens-Everything Is Beautiful CBS 4953
Ramases & Seleka-Love You MAJOR MINOR MM704
Doors-The Spy/You Make Me Real ELEKTRA 2101 004
Gun-Runnin' Wild CBS S4952
Western Union-Knowing You Are There BELL BLL1107
Guess Who-No Sugar Tonight (stereo)/American Woman/No Sugar
Tonight (mono UK single) RCA 1943
Hairpower-Royal International Love In CBS 4951
Pauls Dean-Since I Met You Baby JOE JRS2
Des All Stars-Henry The Great GRAPE GR3016
Don Drummond Jnr-Memory Of Don Drummond JACKPOT JP710
Bert Weedon-Rockin' At The Roundhouse FONTANA 6007 012
Hour 3 PODCAST 50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 326
There were 66 new singles released on Friday 24th April 1970Vincent
Bell-'Airport' Love Theme MCA MU1125
Blonde On Blonde-Castles In The Sky/Circles EMBER EMBS279
Upsetters-Granny Show UPSETTER US333
Groundhogs-Eccentric Man LIBERTY LBF15346
Dando Shaft-Cold Wind YOUNG BLOOD YB1012
Tim Buckley-Happy Times STRAIGHT S4799 (b side label below)
Only 2 singles were released by CBS on Frank Zappa's STRAIGHT
label in the UK
Iron Maiden-Falling GEMINI GMS006
Granny Intentions-Take Me Back DERAM DM293
Christine Perfect-I'm Too Far Gone To Turn Around BLUE
HORIZON S57-3172
Dave Mason-World In Changes HARVEST HAR5017
Zoot Money-No One But You POLYDOR 2058 020
Supremes-Up The Ladder To The Roof TAMLA MOTOWN TMG735
Crystalites-Lady Madonna SONGBIRD SB1020
Barry Ryan-Kitsch POLYDOR 2001 035FRIDAYHour 1 PODCASTCan-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 FleuveHour 2 PODCASTTHE NEW SINGLES*
issue 325
There were 68 new singles released on Friday 17th April 1970Crosby
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 1970Its 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
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
