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 on DAB+ in Havant, Brighton, Edinburgh and Central London

22 March 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

 

Saturday 22 March 2025

 

For some reason, explainable only by age, illness or prescription drugs, I mistakenly referred to these records as being released on 2nd March...

 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 21 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 271 (revisited and expanded)

 PODCAST

Small Faces-Afterglow Of Your Love/Wham Bam Thank You Man  IMMEDIATE IM077
Steppenwolf-Jupiter Child/Rock Me  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8013
Dionne Warwick-This Girl's In Love With You  PYE 7N25484
David Ruffin-My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG689
Junior Walker and the All Stars-Road Runner  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG691
Association-Windy  WARNER BROTHERS WB7119
Free (UK)-The Worm/Broad Daylight  ISLAND WIP6054
Free (Dutch band)-Keep In Touch  PHILIPS BF1754
Clouds-Make No Bones About It  ISLAND WIP6055
Nina Simone-Revolution  RCA VICTOR RCA1805
Cherry People-I'm The One Who Loves You  MGM1472 UNRELEASED demo copies only pressed
Information-Orphan  BEACON BEA121
Bonzo Dog Band-Mr Apollo/Ready Mades  LIBERTY LBF15201
 

There were 71 new singles released on Friday 21 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 271 (revisited and expanded)

PODCAST
Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper-The Weight/59th Street Bridge Song  CBS 4094
Judy Collins-Some Day Soon  ELEKTRA EKSN45053
New Colony Six-Come And Give Your Love To Me/Things I'd Like To Say  MERCURY MF1086
Johnny Nash-Cupid  MAJOR MINOR MM603
Stewart A Brown-I Can't Go On Living Without You (Elton John song)  RCA VICTOR RCA1808
Fortes Mentum-Gotta Go/Marrakesh  PARLOPHONE R5766
Kaleidoscope-Do It Again For Jeffrey/Poem  FONTANA TF1002
Troggs-I Can't Control Myself/Wild Thing  PAGE ONE POF126
Vanilla Fudge-Shotgun  ATLANTIC 584257
Sand Pebbles-Love Power  TRACK 604028
Chris Farlowe-Out Of Time  IMMEDIATE IM078
Tangerine Peel-Never Say Never Again  MGM 1470
Colours Of Love-Mother Of Convention  PAGE ONE POF124**
Kydds-Son Is A Laughing Child  NEMS 56 4095**
The Profile-Politician Man  PHILIPS BF1757**
Don Fardon-Good Lovin'  PYE 7N25486

 

 PODCAST

Caamora-She (double album) part 2, with Clive Nolan and Agnieska Swita.

 

 

Friday 21 March 2025

   PODCAST

Caamora-She (double album) part 1, with Clive Nolan and Agnieska Swita.

 There were 68 new singles released on Friday 14 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 270 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST

Fleur De Lys-Liar  ATLANTIC 584243 (was initially listed for release on 14 Feb 1969)
Rare Amber-Malfunction Of The Engine  POLYDOR 56309
Love-The Castle/Softly To Me  ELEKTRA EKSN45016 (reissue from September 1967 with A/B sides switched)
Ritchie Havens-No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed  VERVE VS1512
Yes-No Opportunity Necessary, No Experience Needed (from LP Time And A Word)
Ritchie Havens-Three Day Eternity  VERVE VS1512
Gordon Lightfoot-The Circle Is Small  UNITED ARTISTS UP2272
King Cannon-Soul Pipe  DUKE DU13
Swinging Soul Machine-Spooky's Day Off  POLYDOR 56760
Monkees-Teardrop City (promo mix)  RCA VICTOR RCA1802
Stevie Wonder-I Don't Know Why  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG690
The Rock and Roll Dubble Bubble Trading Card Company of Philadelphia 19141-Bubble Gum Music  BUDDAH 201032
Taste-Born On The Wrong Side Of Time (MAJOR MINOR label mix, and Polydor mix) POLYDOR 56313
Electric Flag-Sunny  CBS 4066
Aretha Franklin with Duanne Allman-The Weight  ATLANTIC 584252
Chambers Brothers-Are You Ready  DIRECTION 58 4098
Tommy Roe-Dizzy  STATESIDE SS2143
 

There were 68 new singles released on Friday 14 March 1969

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 270 (revisited and expanded)

  PODCAST
Rare Amber-Blind Love (not on the LP)  POLYDOR 56309
Taste-Same Old Story  POLYDOR 56313
The Who-Pinball Wizard  TRACK 604027 this, and the two previous tracks playing consecutively from POLYDOR album 'Deep Overground Pop', side 2 of record 2
Clyde Alphonso-Good Enough  STUDIO ONE SO2076
Kenny Everett-And Now For A Little Train Number/Nice Time  DERAM DM245
Simon Dee-Julie  CHAPTER ONE CH105
Kings Kounty Karnival-Don't Vote For Luke McCabe  UNITED ARTISTS UP2267
Pete Brown and his Battered Ornaments-The Week Looked Good On Paper/Morning Call  PARLOPHONE R5767
Golden Earrings (sic)-Just A Little Bit Of Peace In My Heart  MAJOR MINOR MM601
Timebox-Baked Jam Roll In Your Eye  DERAM DM246
Peppermint Circus-Please Be Patient  POLYDOR 56312
Pioneers-Mama Look Deh  AMALGAMATED AMG 835
Blenders-Decimal Currency AMALGAMATED AMG 835
Clancy Eccles-Constantinople  TROJAN TR648
The Eggy-You're Still Mine/Hookey  SPARK SRL1024
Val Doonican-Ring Of Bright Water (cinema promo version RT 17713)  PYE 7N17713
1910 Fruitgum Company-Indian Giver  BUDDAH 201037

 

 

 

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)