TOWARD
THE
UNKNOWN REGION
This was... Chris Bent, in 1968,
playing what were the new singles of that year
on Radio Seagull
online every
Friday and Saturday, midday
and at midnight
overnight on
747Khz
in the North of the Netherlands
6 April 2024
with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton
Saturday
6th April 2024
It was a very busy week for new singles, so three
hours of 1968. Back to the newer progrock next time.
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5
April 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 222
PODCAST
The Herd-I Don't Want Our Loving
To Die FONTANA TF925
Roy Harper-Life Goes By CBS 3371
The Herd-Our Fairy Tale FONTANA TF925
Small Faces-Lazy Sunday IMMEDIATE IM064
Lee Perry (no 'scratch' in name on label)-The Upsetter
AMALGAMATED AMG808
The Marvettes-We Are Not Divided AMALGAMATED SS002
The Gloomys-Daybreak COLUMBIA DB8391
Lemon Pipers-Rice Is Nice/Blueberry Blue PYE 7N25454
Lucas and the Mike Cotton Sound-We Got A Good Thing Going Baby
MGM 1398
Mike Cotton Sound-Soul Serenade (Mike Raven's theme tune on BBC
radio 1) MGM 1398
David Symonds (BBC radio 1 DJ)-Don't Worry About A Thing
PHILIPS BF1625
John Walker-I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/Open The Door Homer
PHILIPS BF1655
Neil Diamond-Red Red Wine/Rubber Ball LONDON HLZ10187
Precious Few-Little Children Sleep/Young Girl PYE 7N17510
Love Affair-Rainbow Valley/Someone Like Me CBS 3366
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5
April 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 222
PODCAST
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-This Wheel's On Fire
MARMALADE 598006
Roy Harper-Nobody's Got Any Money In The Summer CBS 3371
Kiki Dee-Can't Take My Eyes Of You FONTANA TF926
Zion De Gallier-Me/Winter Will Be Cold (mono single)/ Me
(stereo) PARLOPHONE R5686
The Fox-Seek And You Find/Mr Carpenter CBS 3381
The Rudies-7-11 Parts 1 & 2 BLUE CAT BS107
Zombies-I'll Call You Mine/Time Of The Season CBS 3380
Zombies-I'll Call You Mine (overdubbed version)
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-A Kind Of Love In
MARMALADE 598006
Bar Kays-A Hard Days Night STAX 601036
Don Charles-The Drifter PARLOPHONE R5688
Barbara Mason-Oh How It Hurts DIRECTION 58 3382
Lee Dorsey-Can You Hear Me BELL BLL1006
Max Romeo-Put Me In The Mood ISLAND WI3104
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 5
April 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 222
PODCAST
The Californians-Congratulations
DECCA F12758
Jason Crest-Juliano The Bull/Two By The Sea PHILIPS BF1650
Peter and the Wolves-Julie/Birthday MGM 1397
Diana Ross and the Supremes-Forever Came Today TAMLA
MOTOWN TMG650
Small Faces-Rollin' Over IMMEDIATE IM064
The Termites-Rave All Night STUDION ONE SO2041
The Webs-This Thing Called Love LONDON HLU10188
Wishful Thinking-I Want You Girl/It's So Easy DECCA F12760
Grapefruit-Yes/Elevator RCA VICTOR RCA1677
Human Beinz-It's Fun To Be Clean/Turn On Your Lovelight
CAPITOL CL15542
Leroy and Rocky-Love Me Girl STUDIO ONE SO2042
My Dear Watson-The Shame Just Drained PARLOPHONE R5687
Flower Pot Men-Man Without A Woman DERAM DM183
Ranee and Raj-Feel Like A Clown FONTANA TF920
The Formations-At The Top Of The Stairs MGM 1399
Del Shannon-Thinkin' It Over LIBERTY LBF15061
Dr West's Medicine Show and Junk Band-Jigsaw PAGE ONE
POF061
Glen Adams-Hold Down Miss Winey ISLAND WI3100
Scrugg-I Wish I Was Five PYE 7N17492
Friday 5th
April 2024
There were 55 new singles released on Friday
22nd March 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 221
PODCAST
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Billy J Kramer-1941 CBS or NEMS 56 3396
Nilsson-One RCA VICTOR RCA1675
Tom Nortcote-1941 WARNER BROTHERS WB7160
Ruth-Cherish COLUMBIA DB8386
Willie Mitchell-Soul Serenade LONDON HLU10186
Termites-Mama Didn't Know COXSONE CS7039
Wrigglers-Get Right BLUE CAT BS106
Nirvana-Rainbow Chaser/Flashbulb ISLAND WIP6029
Fleetwood Mac-Black Magic Woman BLUE HORIZON 57 3138
Plastic Penny-Nobody Knows It/Happy Just To Be With You
PAGE ONE POF062
Amboy Dukes-The Marquis/Simon Says POLYDOR 56243
Balloon Farm-Question Of Temperature LONDON HLP10185
Hans Christian (Jon Anderson)-All Of The Time/Never My Love
PARLOPHONE R5676
Listen to Hans Christian, as played on the radio in March 1968:
Pick of the Pops 17th March 1968 (Full Show & Rundown) by
poppicker71 | Mixcloud
The Union Gap with Gary
Puckett-Young Girl CBS 3365
14-Drizzle/Umbrella
OLGA OLE006
There were 55 new singles released on Friday
22nd March 1968
compiled from THE NEW SINGLES*
issue 221
PODCAST
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Jack Dorsey Orchestra-Soul Coaxing
PYE 7N17501
Elliot's Sunshine-Cause I'm Lonely PHILIPS BF1649
Status Quo-Black Veils Of Melancholy/To Be Free (The New Singles
lists 'Island In The Sun') PYE 7N17497
Balloon Farm-Hurtin' For Your Love LONDON HLP10185
Tony Colton-In The World Of Marnie Dreaming/Who Is She (from
soundtrack of Hammer Horror: Vengeance Of She) COLUMBIA
DB8385
From 2003: I Monster with their remake of 'Who Is She'
Fortes Mentum-Saga Of A Wrinkled Man/Mr Partidge Passed Away
Today PARLOPHONE R5684
Tim Buckley-Wings ELEKTRA EKSN45031
Nite People-Weird And Funny/Morning Sun FONTANA TF919
Turquoise-053 Summer Street/Tales Of Flossie Fillet DECCA
F12756
Berkeley Kites-Mary Go Round/Hang Up City POLYDOR 56742
From 2003: I Monster with their 'Slags' remix of 'Who Is She'
(The Vengeance Of She)
Tim Buckley-I Can't See You ELEKTRA EKSN45031
George Bean-Floatin' CBS3374
Ernest 'Soul' Wilson-Storybook Children COXSONE CS7044**
Nehmiah Reid-Family War ISLAND WI3102**
Sensations-Long Time No See You Girl ISLAND WI3110**
From 2003: I Monster with their 'lesbian' remix of 'Who Is She'
(The Vengeance Of She)**
Rest In
Peace - Steve Harley - Cockney Rebel 1973/74 Alternate versions
and early mixes
PODCAST
r
**extended
podcast only
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
(r) = repeat
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
Interested in the Mellotron? Want to
check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron?
Visit:
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)
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