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THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent (Summer 1971)
RADIO MI AMIGO HARWICH
June 1968The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-07 Hour
1There were 71 new singles released on Friday 7
June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 231 PODCAST Orange Machine-Three
Jolly Little Dwarfs (sic) PYE 7N17559
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Fire TRACK 604022
Canned Heat-On The Road Again/World In A Jug LIBERTY
LBF15090
John Mayall Bluesbreakers-She's Too Young DECCA F12792
1910 Fruitgum Company-(Poor Old) Mr Jensen PYE 7N25458
Mellotones-Fat Girl In Red AMALGAMATED AMG812
Orange Machine-Real Life Permanent Dream PYE 7N17559
John Fred Playboy Band-Shirley CBS 3475
Soul Vendors-Happy Organ STUDIO ONE SO2044
Junior's Eyes-Black Snake/Mr Golden Trumpet Player REGAL
ZONOPHONE RZ3009
The Tages-Like A Woman/There's A Blind Man Playing Fiddle In The
Street PARLOPHONE R5702
July-Dandelion Seeds/My Clown MAJOR MINOR MM568 (mono
single, LP tracks and demo)The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-07 Hour
2There were 71 new singles released on Friday 7
June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 231 PODCAST
Scrugg-Lavender Popcorn PYE 7N17551
Freedom-Where Will You Be Tonight/Trying To Get A Glimps Of You
MERCURY MF1033
Rifkin-We're Not Those People Anymore PAGE ONE POF071
John Simon-My Name Is Jack (not released this week in UK)
Manfred Mann-My Name Is Jack (withdrawn 'superspade' version)
FONTANA TF943
Manfred Mann-My Name Is Jack (rerecorded 'superman' version)
FONTANA TF943
Manfred Mann-There Is A Man FONTANA TF943
Spirit-Uncle Jack CBS 3523
Lemonade Charade-Hideaway Of Your Love/San Bernadino BELL
BLL1015
Mojos-My Baby Comes Home/Seven Park Avenue LIBERTY
LBF15097
Tiny Tim-Tiptoe Thru' The Tulips REPRISE RS23258
The Dutch (Rov Hoeke Rythym & Blues Group)-What Is Soul
HILIPS BF1673
Marvelettes-Here I Am Baby TAMLA MOTOWN TMG659
Tiny Tim-I Got You Babe REPRISE RS 23258
Fortunes-Loving Cup UNITED ARTISTS UP2218
Crazy World Of Arthur Brown-Rest Cure TRACK 604022
Morgan James-Dreamer PHILIPS BF1675
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-14 Hour
1There were 69 new singles released on Friday
14 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 232PODCAST
Scaffold-1 2 3 PARLOPHONE R5703
Walham Green East Wapping Carpet Cleaning Rodent And Boggit
Exterminating Association-
-Sorry Mr Green/Death Of A Kind COLUMBIA DB8426 (actually
released the previous week on 7 June 1968)
The Doors-We Could Be So Good Together ELEKTRA EKSN45030
The Who-Dogs/Call Me Lightning TRACK 604023
Lemon Pipers-Jelly Jungle (of Orange marmalade)/Shoeshine Boy PYE
7N25464
The Doors-The Unknown Soldier (unique mono mix only on this
single) ELEKTRA EKSN45030
King Rocky-King Is Back STUDIO ONE SO2045
Crystalites-Illiya Kuryakin ISLAND WI3134
Kenny Everett-Without Her/It's Been So Long MGM1421
Moe Koffman-Mighty Peculiar CBS 3544
Golden Earrings-Truth About Arthur/I've Lost Somebody
CAPITOL CL15552
Dorian Gray-Love Is All It Should Be PARLOPHONE R5705
Fascinations-Girls Are Out To Get You SUE WI4049
Box Tops-Fields Of Clover BELL BLL1017
Ron Grainer-Love Theme (from film 'Only When I Larf') RCA
VICTOR RCA1698 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-14 Hour
2There were 69 new singles released on Friday
14 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 232PODCAST
Box Tops-Choo Choo Train
BELL BLL1017
Taj Mahal-Statesboro Blues DIRECTION 58 3547
The Devoted-I Love George Best PAGE ONE POF076
Spectrum-London Bridge Is Coming Down RCA VICTOR RCA1700
Zombies-I Love You/Way I Feel Inside DECCA F12798
Richard Harris-MacArthur Park RCA VICTOR RCA1699
Nina Simone-The Other Woman PYE 7N25466
New York Public Library-Got To Get Away MCA MU1025
Peanut Butter Conspiracy-Turn On A Friend CBS 3543
Hamlins-Sugar and Spice BLUE CAT BS115
Heptones-Ge Wee COXSONE CS7052
Four Kents-Moving Finger Writes RCA VICTOR RCA1704
Buffalo Springfield-Un(o) Mondo/Merry Go Round ATLANTIC
584189
Slam Creepers-Hold It Baby OLGA OLE009
The Boots-The Animal In Me CBS 3550
Jackie Edwards and Jimmy Cliff-Here I Came ISLAND WIP6036
Savoy Brown-Walking By Myself FONTANA TF947
David and Jonathan-You Ought To Meet My Baby COLUMBIA
DB8428
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-21 Hour
1There were 62 new singles released on Friday
21 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 233 PODCAST Sly and the Family
Stone-Dance To The Music (unedited original mix) DIRECTION
58-3568
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-The Look Of Love A&M AMS721
The Nice-Diamond Hard (Blue) Apples Of The Moon/America
IMMEDIATE IM068
The Hush-Grey FONTANA TF944
Deep Purple-Hush PARLOPHONE R5708
The Hush-Elephant Rider FONTANA TF944
Deep Purple-One More Rainy Day PARLOPHONE R5708
Seth Martin-Look At Me PAGE ONE POF073
Spooky Tooth-Love Really Changed Me/Lugers Groove ISLAND
WIP6037
Spooky Tooth-Love Really Changed Me (stereo LP mix)
Seth Martin-Another Day Goes By PAGE ONE POF073
Penny Peeps-I See The Morning LIBERTY LBF15114
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Collegiana/End Of Your Line LIBERTY
LBF15099
Moby Grape-Can't Be Bad CBS 3555
Fleur De Lys-Brick By Brick (stone by stone) ATLANTIC
584193 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-21 Hour
1There were 62 new singles released on Friday
21 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 233 PODCAST
Fleur De Lys-Stop Crossing The Bridge ATLANTIC 584193
Cowsills-Indian Lake MGM1424
Marcia Giffiths with Jeff Dixon-Words STUDIO ONE SO2047
Strawbs-Or Am I Dreaming/Oh How She Changed A&M AMS725
Barry Ryan-Goodbye MGM 1423
Penny Peeps-Curly, The Knight Of The Road LIBERTY LBF15114
Eddie Cochran-Somethin' Else LIBERTY LBF15109
Jason Cord-I've Got My Eyes On You CHAPTER ONE CH102
PP Arnold-Angel Of The Morning IMMEDIATE IM067
Eclection-Mark Time/Nevertheless ELEKTRA EKSN45033
People-I Love You CAPITOL CL15553
Wild Angels-Nervous Breakdown MAJOR MINOR MM569
Lester Sterling-Zigaloo BLUE CAT BS116
San Francisco Earthquake-Fairy Tales Can Come True MERCURY
MF1036
Sweetshop (Mark Wirtz & Ross Hannaman)-Barefoot and Tiptoe
PARLOPHONE R5705
Melody Fair-Something Happened To Me (covered by Agnetha, ABBA)
DECCA F12801
Barry Goldberg-Another Day PYE 7N25465
Johnny Cash-Folsom Prison Blues CBS 3549
Beatstalkers-Rain Coloured Roses CBS 3557
Herb Alpert-This Guys In Love With You A&M AMS727
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-28 Hour
1There were 65 new singles released on Friday
28 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 234PODCAST
Nilsson-Everybody's Talkin' RCA VICTOR RCA1707
Blood Sweat & Tears-I Can't Quit Her CBS 3563
Monkees-DW Washburn RCA VICTOR RCA1706
Moody Blues-Voices In The Sky/Dr Livingston I Presume
DERAM DM196
Orbit Five-I Wanna Go To Heaven DECCA F12799
Anan-Haze Woman PYE 7N17571
Paul Raven-Musical Man MCA MU1024
Barry Booth and his Orchestra-Hottest Day Of The Year/Vera
Lamont PYE 7N17567
Vanity Fair-I Live For The Sun PAGE ONE POF075
Californians-Out In The Sun DECCA F12802
Jay Justin-I Sell Summertime COLUMBIA DB8439
Brass Tacks-Let The Sunshine In TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG110
Glass Menagerie-Let's All Run To The Sun PYE 7N17568
Two Of Each-Summer Of Our Love
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich-Last Night In Soho
FONTANA TF953
Wayne Newton-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife MGM 1426
Chris Gantry-Dreams Of The Everyday Housewife MONUMENT
MON1021
Almond Lettuce-Tree Dog Song COLUMBIA DB8442
Exception-Back Room PRESIDENT PT205
Watson T Brown and the Explosive-Some Lovin' PRESIDENT
PT207 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-06-28 Hour
1There were 65 new singles released on Friday
28 June 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 234PODCAST
Anan-I Wonder Where My Sister's Gone PYE 7N17571
Freelanders-Never Leave Me COLUMBIA DB8441
Butterflies-He's Got Everything PRESIDENT PT192
Ars Nova-Fields Of People/Song To The City ELEKTRA
EKSN45034
Lynn and Graham McCarthy-I Think It's Going To Rain
COLUMBIA DB8422
Kinks-Days PYE 7N17573
Glass Menagerie-You Didn't Have To Be So Nice PYE 7N17568
Epics-Travelling Circus CBS 3564
Pentangle-Travelling Song TRANSATLANTIC BIG T BIG109
Gullivers People-My Life/On A Day Like This PARLOPHONE
R5709
Iron Butterfly-Unconscious Power/Possession ATLANTIC
584188
Jefferson Airplane-Share A Little Joke/Greasy Heart RCA
VICTOR RCA1711
Marshmellow Highway-I Don't Wanna Live This Way LONDON
HLR10204
Tony Newman-Soul Thing DECCA F12795
Purple Gang-Kiss Me Goodnight Sally Gree TRANSATLANTIC BIG
T BIG111
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Some Things You Never Get Used To
TAMLA MOTOWN TMG662
Gordon Waller-Everyday COLUMBIA DB8440
Mamas and Papas-Safe In My Garden RCA VICTOR RCA1170
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Cream-Pressed Rat And Warthog POLYDOR 56258 Harley Davidson, a MARCH 1968
single from Brigitte Bardot
PLASTIC
PENNY: Quite literally with 'Penny' wearing this transparent plastic
raincoat
We Love They, and we want you to
love they too...
It's Summer 1967 and The Stones are singing about pronouns...
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Cat Woman.... with assistant Lesley Gore on Batman singing
California Nights
Men In Tights: Paul Revere and the
Raiders ...released in UK 2nd June 1967
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featuring, not necessarily in this order: UFO-Treacle People
May Blitz-Smoking The Day Away Nick Nicely-Hilly Fields 1892 Senor Coconut y su conjunto-Smoke On The Water Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band-Big Eyed Beans From Venus Rush-One Little Victory/Ceiling Unlimited U2-Night and Day Marillion-GrendelMarillion-Market
Square Heroes/Three Boats Down From The CandySvensk-Dream Magazine Nick Nicely-49 Cigars Nick Drake-Way To Blue Helen Reddy-Angie Baby Van Halen-Fire In The Hole Aphrodites Child-Day Of The Fool Neil Young-A Piece Of Crap Led Zeppelin-Dancing Days T Rex-The Motivator (Demo) The Nice-Azrial revisited/Hang On To a Dream Emerson Lake & Palmer-Trilogy/Still... You Turn Me On The Nice-Azrial/Thoughts Of Emerlist Davjack McDonald & Giles-Is She Waiting
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
SINGLESOur 'sticky thread' video for 2022: The Zodiac: Cosmic Sounds The sleeve advises:
MUST BE PLAYED IN THE DARK 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
