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 and Edinburgh (search for Radio Geronimo)

4/5 July 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

SATURDAY:

PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 286
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 4th July 1969
Johnny Almond Music Machine-Solar Level  DERAM DM266

The Arbors-I Can't Quit Her  CBS 4379
Rolling Stones-You Can't Always Get What You Want  DECCA F12952
Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Women  DECCA F12952
The Demons-You Belong To My Heart  BIG SHOT BI 523
The Quotations-Hello Memories  CBS 4378
Spectrum-Free  RCA 1853
Clancy Eccles-Shu Be Do  DUKE DU 31
Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66-Dock Of The Bay  A&M AMS 758
Carrie Martin-I Won't Do Anything  DECCA F12951
Clodagh Rodgers-Goodnight Midnight  RCA 1852
Spectrum-Tale Of Wally Toft  RCA 1853
Andromeda-Go Your Way/Keep Out Cos I'm Dying  RCA 1854
Love Affair-Bringing On Back The Good Times  CBS 4330
Cowsills-The Prophecy Of Daniel and John The Divine  MGM 1484
 

 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 286
There were 57 new singles released on Friday 4th July 1969
Tony King and the Hippy Boys-Proud Mary  TROJAN TR667
Lois Lane-Lovin Times  MERCURY MF 1115
Equals-Viva Bobby Joe  PRESIDENT PT 260
The Demons-You Belong To My Heart  BIG SHOT BI 523
Copperfield-Any Old Time  INSTANT IN 004
Cowsills-Gotta Get Away From It All  MGM 1484
Max Romeo and the Hippy Boys-Love  TROJAN TR668
Mama Cass-It's Getting Better  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS 8021
Jimmy Ruffin-I've Passed This Way Before/Tomorrows Tears  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 703
Misunderstood-Never Had A Girl Like You Before  FONTANA TF 1041
Vanilla Fudge-Some Velvet Morning  ATLANTIC 584276
Neil Diamond-Sweet Caroline  MCA MU 1087
Love Affair-Another Day  CBS 4300
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg-Je t'Aime Moi Non Plus  FONTANA TF 1042
(whilst this is riding high on the charts in a few weeks time it will be withdrawn and reisued by, I think, Major Minor records - such was the outcry at the time. Banned by the Beeb of course)
Friends and Lovers-Reach Out In The Darkness (not the version released by Sons & Lovers)
Jonathan King-Everyone's Gone To The Moon  DECCA F12950

 

PODCAST

Miley Cyrus with Flaming Lips-Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Rozi Plain-Swing Shut
Sweet-Man From Mecca/Little Willie
Doors-People Are Strange/Strange Days/Who Scared You/My Wild Love/Love Her Madly
Shocking Blue-Never Marry A Railroad Man
Mariska Veres & Shocking Jazz Quintet-Never Marry A Railroad Man
Candy Payne-I Wish I Could Have Loved You More
Vanessa Paradis-l'Air du Temps/St Germain
ELP-Abaddons Bolero

 

 

FRIDAY:

PODCAST

Trembling Bells-Show Me A Hole And I'll Crawl In It
Anne Briggs-Go Your Way
NIN/Devo-Head Like A Hole
Beatles-Fixing A Hole
Phenomenal Handclap Band-Shake
Beatles-Within You Without You
The Music Of ITC-Jason King Theme
Peter Wyngarde-Neville Thumbcatch/April
The Music Of ITC-Department S Theme
Astrid Gilberto-Beginnings
Chicago Transit Authority-I'm a Man
ELP-Still You Turn Me On
Fairport Convention-Come All Ye

 

Apologies for the abrupt cut-offs at the end of some of these files.
This was to satisfy the mp3 file size requirements of the radio station.

 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 285
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 27th June 1969
Donovan & Jeff Beck Group-Barabajagal  PYE 7N17778
Desmond Dekker-It Mek  PYRAMID PYR6068
Donovan & Jeff Beck Group-Trudi (Bed With Me)  PYE 7N17778
The Ethiopians-Woman Capture Man  TROJAN TR666
Aphrodites Child-I Want To Live/Magic Mirror  POLYDOR 56769
The Easybeats-St Louis  POLYDOR 56325
Cilla Black-Liverpool Lullaby/Conversations  PARLOPHONE R5785
Fantastics-Face To Face With Heartache  DERAM DM264
Free-I'll Be Creeping  ISLAND WIP6062
Gullivers People-Somehow Somebody  COLUMBIA DB8588
Robin Gibb-Saved By The Bell  POLYDOR 56337
Harmony Grass-First Time Loving  RCA1828
John Holt-Alibaba  TROJAN TR661
Kim Weston-From Both Sides Now  MAJOR MINOR MM619
Maytones-TNT  BLUECAT BS165

 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 285
There were 69 new singles released on Friday 27th June 1969
Jimmy McGriff-Worm  UNITED ARTISTS UP35025
Vanity Fare-Early In The Morning  PAGE ONE POF142
Tony Joe White-Willy and Laura Mae Jones  MONUMENT MON1036
The Royals-Pick Out Me Eye  TROJAN TR662
Genesis-Where The Sour Turns To Sweet/In Hiding  DECCA F12949
Scaffold-Charity Bubbles  PARLOPHONE R5784
Tam White-That Old Sweet Roll (Hi De Ho)/Don't Make Promises  DERAM DM261
Andwellas Dream-Sunday/Midday Sun  CBS4301
Joe's All Stars-Battle Cry Of Biafra  DUKE DU28
East Main St Explosion-Hop Skip and Jump  FONTANA TF1039
Endevers-Sunny and Me  DECCA F12939
Bo Gentry & Ritchie Cordell-Stone Go Better  CBS4299
Tommy James and the Shondells-Crystal Blue Persuasion  ROULETTE RO507
Kodiaks-Tell Me Rhonda  DECCA F12942
Amiel Moodie-Ratchet Knife  BLUE CAT BS164
Maytones-TNT  BLUECAT BS165

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)