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This was... Chris Bent (Summer 1971)
RADIO MI AMIGO HARWICH
August 1968The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-02 Hour
1There were 46 new singles released on Friday 2
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 239 (I believe I misread this as '230')PODCAST Bee Gees-Kitty Can/I've
Gotta Get A Message To You POLYDOR 56273
Bee Gees-Kitty Can (Alternate mix)
Showstoppers-Shake Your Mini BEACON 3-106 (I suspect this
is an out of phase stero into mono file)
Roy Campbell-Another Saturday Night GIANT GN41
Brendan Bowyer with The Royals-Lady Willpower KING KG1078
Willie Mitchell-Prayer Meeting LONDON HLU10215
Aretha Franklin-I Say A Little Prayer ATLANTIC 584206
Norma Frazer-Respect COXSONE CS7060
Uniques-Girls Like Dirt BLUE CAT BS126
Marcia Griffiths-Hold Me Tight COXSONE CS7062
Susan Lynne-Reach To The Moon RCA VICTOR RCA1724
Traffic-Withering Tree/Feeling Alright? ISLAND WIP6041
Traffic-You Can All Join In ISLAND WIP6041 EXPORT EDITION
ON ISLAND black/silver label
Stranger Cole & Gladys-Love Me Today ISLAND WI3128
Raymond Froggatt-Just A Little Bit Of Love POLYDOR 56274
Leroy Reid-Great Surprise BLUE CAT BS127 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-02 Hour
2There were 46 new singles released on Friday 2
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 239 (I believe I misread this as '230')PODCAST
Leroy Reid-The Fiddler BLUE CAT BS125
Nicola Davies-Infatuation SNB 55 3627
The Barrier-Tide Is Turning PHILIPS BF1692 (we played Dave
Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich LP track)
Mike Stuart Span-You Can Understand Me/Baubles and Bangles
FONTANA TF959
Jason Simms-It's Got To Be Mellow DOMAIN D5
Bill Black's Combo-Turn On Your Love Light LONDON HLU10216
Untouchables-Khaki BLUE CAT BS127
Anita Harris-Dream A Little Dream Of Me CBS 3637
Hinge-Yo'd Better Go Home/Village Postman RCA VICTOR
RCA1721
US Duble Quartet (Tokens and Kirby Stone Four)-Life Is Groovy
BT PUPPY BTS45524
Righteous Flames-You Don't Know COXSONE CS7061
Richard Kent Style-Love Will Shake The World/Crodile Tears
MCA MU1032
Peter Austin-Your Love CALTONE 125
Pretty Purdie-Soul Clappin' DIRECTION 58 3628
Johnny Jones-Soul Poppin' MCA MU1031
Joe Higgs-You Hurt My Soul ISLAND WI3131
Lynn Taitt-Why Am I Treated So Bad ISLAND WI3131
Bee Gees-Kitty Can (stereo LP mix from 'IDEA' 1968)
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-09 Hour
1
There were 46 new singles released on Friday 9
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 240PODCAST
Ayshea-Only Love Can Save Me Now POLYDOR 56276
1910 Fruitgum Co-1 2 3 Red Light PYE 7N25468
Ayshea-Celebration Of The Year POLYDOR 56276
Francoise Pascal-When It Comes To Love SNB 55-3624
Val Bennett-Soul Survivor ISLAND WI3116
Lloyd Bennett- ISLAND WI3116
Ulysses Smith-Jet Aeroplane RCA VICTOR RCA1728
Kate-Strange Girl/I Don't Make A Sound CBS3631
Jose Feliciano-Baby Will You Light My Fire RCA VICTOR
RCA1715
Jon & Jeannie-Lovers Holiday BEACON BEA105
Freshmen-Go Granny Go PYE 7N17592
Brendan O'Brien and the Dixies-Little Arrows PYE 7N17591
Sandie Shaw-Together PYE 7N17587
The Crowns-Jerking The Dog PAMA PM740
Paradox-Wednesday Theme POLYDOR 56275
1910 Fruitgum Co-Sticky Sticky PYE 7N25468
Paradox-Ring The Changes POLYDOR 56275
Ohio Express-She's Not Coming Home/Down At Lulu's PYE
7N25469
The Happenings-Breaking Up Is Hard To Do BT PUPPY BTS45543
Hugo Montenegro-The Good The Bad and The Ugly RCA VICTOR
RCA1727 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-09 Hour
2
There were 46 new singles released on Friday 9
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 240PODCAST
Mama Cass-Dream a Little Dream Of Me RCA VICTOR RCA1726
Marbles-Only One Woman/By The Light Of A Burning Candle
POLYDOR 56272
Mrs Miller-Oh My Lover PAMA PM740
Lloyd Terrell-How Come PAMA PM740
Neil Diamond-Two Bit Manchild MCA MU1033
Long John Baldry-When The Sun Comes Shing Through PYE
7N17593
Nancy Sinatra-Nice 'n' Easy/Happy REPRISE RS20750
Mindbenders-The Man Who Loved Trees/Uncle Joe The Ice Cream Man
FONTANA TF961
Wilson Pickett-I'm A Midnight Mover ATLANTIC 584203
Equals-Laurel and Hardy PRESIDENT PT200
Billy J Kramer-World Without Love NEMS 56 3635
Fitz and the Coozers-Cover Me NU BEAT NB003
Force West-I'll walk In The Rain/What's It To Me CBS 3632
Frederick Bell-Rock Steady Cool NU BEAT NU004
Sons and Lovers-Happiness Is Love BEACON BEA107
Lovin' Spoonful-Never Going Back KAMA SUTRA KAS213
Pyramids-Mexican Moonlight PRESIDENT PT206
Ben E King-It's Amazing ATLANTIC 584205
The Lyrics-Music Like Dirt COXSONE CS7067
Sons and Lovers-Happiness Is Love (alternate mix)
Thrillers-Last Dance BLUE CAT BS128
Sons and Lovers-Things You Do BEACON BEA107
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-16 Hour
1There were 46 new singles released on Friday
17
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 241PODCAST Locomotive-Rudy's In
Love PARLOPHONE R5718
Kippington Lodge-Tell Me A Story PARLOPHONE R5717
Locomotive-Never Set Me Free PARLOPHONE R5718
Jacqueline Taies-Tonight I'm Going
Home FONTANA TF952
Jackie Mittoo-Race Track
STUDIO 1 SO2056
Heptones-Party Time STUDIO ONE SO2056
World Of Oz-Jack/King Croesus DERAM DM205
Sue and Sunny/Nirvana Orchestra-Set Me Free/City Of The South
ISLAND WIP6043 (issued but hastily withdrawn, same catalogue
number reused for Jethro Tull-Song For Jeffrey, issued on 27
September 1968. We played City Of The South by Nirvana
Orchestra. For Set Me Free we used WIP6036 and played the
original version by Jackie Edwards and Jimmy Cliff)
Wynder K Frog-Jumping Jack Flash/Baldy ISLAND WIP6044
David McNeil-Space Plane/Don't Let Your Chances Go By
PRESIDENT PT212
Kippington Lodge-Understand A Woman PARLOPHONE R5717
Lynn Beckford-Combination ISLAND WI3144
Sugar Shoppe-Skip Along Sam CAPITOL CL15555
Sundowners-Gloria Bosom Show SPARK SRL1016
Lynn Beckford-Hey Little Girl ISLAND WI3144
Errol Dunkley-Love Brother AMALGAMATED AMG820 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-16 Hour
2There were 46 new singles released on Friday
17
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 241PODCAST
Wally Whyton-Gentle On My Mind FONTANA TF960 (I said he'd
worked with Muriel Gray, when I should have said Muriel Young.
This was was in the 60's on ITV Childrens Television. Bert
Weedon was involved and I also remember a puppet character
called Ollie Beak.... Innocent times indeed)
Gervase-Visions/Pepper Grinder DECCA F12822
Peppermint Rainbow-Pink Lemonade/Walking In Different Circles
MCA MU1034
Rascals-Peoplke Got To Be Free ATLANTIC 584210
Ray Stevens-Mr Business Man MONUMENT MON1022
Sky-Air O Plane UNITED ARTISTS UP2234
Pioneers-Jack Pot AMALGAMATED AMG821
Tams-Be Young Be Foolish Be Happy STATESIDE SS2123
Four Tops-Yesterdays Dreams TAMLA MOTOWN TMG665
Glories-My Sweet Sweet Baby DIRECTION 58-3646
Mellow Candle-Feeling High/Tea With The Sun SNB 55 3645
Grey Brothers-Big Man BLUE CAT BS124
Deep Set-Hello Amy PYE 7N17594
Perishers-Bye Bye Baby FONTANA TF965
Wonderland-Poochy POLYDOR 56539
Deep Set-That's The Way Life Goes PYE 7N17594
Perishers-How Does It Feel FONTANA TF965
Wonderland-Moscow POLYDOR 56539
Tenors-Copy Me Donkey ISLAND WI3140
Elaine Delmar-Love Brother AMALGAMATED AMG820
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-23 Hour
1
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 242PODCAST
Paul Raven-Soul Thing/We'll Go
Where The World Can't Find Us MCA MU1035
Jason Crest-(Here We Go Round The) Lemon Tree PHILIPS
BF1687
Johnny Arthey Orchestra-Fat Angel RCA VICTOR RCA1731
The Johnstons-Both Sides Now/Urge For Going TRANSATLANTIC
BIG T BIG113
Les Sauterelles-Dream Machine/Heavenly Club DECCA F22824
Lois Lane-Punky's Dilemma MERCURY MF1042
Mike Batt-I See Wonderful Things In You LIBERTY LBF15122
Roger James Cook-Skyline Pigeon COLUMBIA DB8458
Guy Darrell-Skyline Pigeon PYE 7N17586
Stevie Wonder-My Girl/You Met Your Match TAMLA MOTOWN
TMG666
Carlton and his Shoes-Love Me Forever COXSONE CS7065
Kingstonians-Mother Miserable COXSONE CS7066
Jackie Edwards-You're My Girl ISLAND WI3157
Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66-Fool On The Hill A&M AMS731 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-23 Hour
2
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 242PODCAST
Tiny Tim-This Is All I Ask REPRISE RS20760
Al Wilson-The Snake LIBERTY LBF15121
Tyrannosaurus Rex-One Inch Rock/Salamanda Palaganda REGAL
ZONOPHONE RZ3011
Boz-Light My Fire COLUMBIA DB8468
The Bandwagon-Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache
DIRECTION 58 3670
Butterscotch Caboose-Melinda BELL BLL1023
Sir Gibbs-People Grudgeful AMALGAMATED AMG822
Butterscotch Caboose-Let A Little Sunshine In BELL BLL1023
The Staccatos-Butchers and Bakers FONTANA TF966
Yellow Balloon-Stained Glass Window STATESIDE SS2124
Young Blood-Masquerade PYE 7N17588
Chanters-Mississippi Paddle Boat CBS 3668
Cliff Aungier-My Love and I RCA VICTOR RCA1730
Derek and the Sounds-Power Of Love PYE 7N17601
Jason Crest-Patricia's Dream PHILIPS BF1687
John Drummond-Break My Mind PAGE ONE POF084
The Pioneers-No Dope Me Pony AMALGAMATED AMG823
Tiny Tim-Bring Back Those Rock A Bye Baby Days REPRISE
RS20760
Harpers Bizarre-The Battle Of New Orleans WARNER BROS
WB7223
Val Bennett-The Russians Are Coming ISLAND WI3146
The Seekers-Love Is Kind, Love Is Wine COLUMBIA DB8460
The Web-Hatton Mill Morning DERAM DM201
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The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-30 Hour
1There were 51 new singles released on Friday
30
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 243PODCAST Steppenwolf-Born To Be
Wild RCA VICTOR RCA1735
The Move-Wild Tiger Woman REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3012
Doors-Hello I Love You/Love Street ELEKTRA EKSN45037
Eternity's Children-Mrs Blue Bird CAPITOL CL15558
The Move-Omnibus REGAL ZONOPHONE RZ3012
Eternity's Children-Little Boy CAPITOL CL15558
Love Affair-A Day Without Love CBS 3674
Eyes Of Blue-Largo/Yesterday MERCURY MF1049
Graham Bonney-Frenzy COLUMBIA DB8464
Fifth Estate-Coney Island Sally/Tomorrow Is My Turn
STATESIDE SS2125
Keith and Tex-Hypnotising Eyes ISLAND WI3137
Marcia Griffiths-Truly STUDIO ONE
Jackie Robinson-Let The Little Girl Dance AMALGAMATED
AMG824
Rod McKuen-Cat Named Sloopy RCA VICTOR RCA1734
Richard Harris-Didn't We RCA VICTOR RCA1733
Franky and the Timebreakers-I'll Be Home PHILIPS BF1696 The New Singles scheduled for
release 1968-08-30 Hour
2There were 51 new singles released on Friday
30
August 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 243PODCAST
Amboy Dukes (Ted Nugent)-Let's Go Get Stoned FONTANA TF971
Brooklyn Bridge-Little Red Boat By The River PYE 7N27473
UNRELEASED
Amboy Dukes-It's Not True FONTANA TF971
Camel Drivers-Give It A Try/Sunday Morning 6 o'clock PYE
7N25471
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (original short single
version) DIRECTION 58 3671
Chocolate Frog (a.k.a. Fleur De Lys)-Butchers and Bakers/I
Forgive You ATLANTIC 584207
Harlem John's Reshuffle-You Are The One I Love FONTANA
TF970
Kasenetz Katz Singing Orchestral Circus-Down In Tenessee/Mrs
Green PYE 7N25472
Bob Crewe Generation Choir-Battle Hymn Of The Republic '68
STATESIDE SS2122
Keith Field-The Day That War Broke Out POLYDOR 56278
John Fred and his Playboy Band-Tissue Paper/Little Dum Dum
PYE 7N25470
Chambers Brothers-Time Has Come Today (extended 11+ minute
version)
Pat Rhoden-Woman Is Greedy TROJAN TR606 (very briefly,
talked over)
Dave Davies-Lincoln County PYE 7N17514
PLASTIC
PENNY: Quite literally with 'Penny' wearing this transparent plastic
raincoat
Released July 1968 - PAGE ONE
RECORDS POF 079Cream-Pressed Rat And Warthog POLYDOR 56258 Harley Davidson, a MARCH 1968
single from Brigitte Bardot
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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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
