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

8/9 August 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

 

SATURDAY:

PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 291
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 8th August 1969
5th Dimension-Sunshine Of Your Love  LIBERTY LBF15243
Hard Meat-Rain  ISLAND WIP 6066
Underground Sunshine-Birthday  FONTANA TF1049
Upsetters-Live Injection  UPSETTER US 313
Harry J Allstars-Liquidator  TROJAN TR 675
Chicago-Listen/Questions 67 & 68  CBS 4381
Neil Young-The Loner  REPRISE RS 23405
Joni Mitchell-Chelsea Morning  REPRISE RS 23402
Hard Meat-Burning Up Years  ISLAND WIP 6066
Chicago-Questions 67 & 68 (in Japanese)
Joni Mitchell-Both Sides Now  REPRISE RS 23402
The Ethiopians-Woman Capture Man  TROJAN TR 666
Clancy Eccles-Fattie Fattie  TROJAN TR 658
Bee Gees-Don't Forget To Remember  POLYDOR 56343
Baker Street Philharmonic-Love At First Sight  PYE 7N17808

PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 291
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 8th August 1969

Baker Street Philharmonic-Love At First Sight  PYE 7N17808
Soul Sisters-Wreck A Buddy  AMALGAMATED AMG 839
Phylis Dillon-Get On The Right Track  TROJAN TR671
Derrick and the Sounds-Morning Papers and Margarine  PYE 7N17801
Jackie De Shannon-Put A Little Love In Your Heart  LIBERTY LBF 15238
Dickie Rock-Uncle Tristans Moonship  PYE 7N17806
Charles Randolph Grean Sounde-Quentin's Theme  LONDON HLD 10283
Peddlers-Birth  CBS 4449
Cannonball Bryan-Red Ash  TROJAN TR 673
Pioneers-Long Shot Kick The Bucket  TROJAN TR 672
WhichWhat-In The Year 2525  BEACON BEA 183
The Mirettes-Whirlpool  MCA BAG 8
Clouds-Scrapbook/The Carpenter  ISLAND WIP6067
Twinkle-Micky  INSTANT IN 005
Dandy (Livingstone)-Come On Home  DOWNTOWN DT 437
Hippy Boys-Dr No Go  HIGH NOTE HS 021
Nicky James-Reaching For The Sun  Philips BF 1804
Neil Young-Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere  REPRISE RS 23405
Johnny Harris Orchestra-Footprints On The Moon (used for ITV moon coverage)  WARNER BROTHERS WB 8000

 

Commemorating the Marine Etc Broadcasting Offences (MEBO) Act of Parliament by the LABOUR Government on 14th August 1967... some of the singles issued before the majority of the North Sea radio stations were silenced...
Les Newman joined me to reminisce about that week, that day, when we lost something rather special

 There were 53 new singles released on Friday 11th August 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 189

 PODCAST
Our Plastic Dream-A Little Bit Of Shangri La/Encapsulated Marigold  GO AJ11411

State Of Mickey and Tommy-I Know What I Would Do  MERCURY MF996
Peter Law-Lingering On  MAJOR MINOR MM525
Kay Kennedy-The Playground  PYE 7N17362
The Tokens-It's A Happening World  WARNER WB7056
Joe Higgs-Neighbour Neighbour  COXSONE CS7004
Electric Prunes-The Great Banana Hoax  REPRISE RS20607
Chocolate Watch Band-Only One In Sight  DECCA F12649
The Treetops-It's Raining  TROJAN TR003
State Of Mickey and Tommy-With Love From One To Five  MERCURY MF996

We concluded with
Side One of The Who Sell Out (mono mix):
Armenia City In The Sky
Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand
Odorono
Tattoo
Our Love Was
I Can See For Miles

 

This WHO SELL OUT LP (released 15 December 1967)  includes Radio London/Big L jingles and other jingles associated with radio from the North Sea 'pirate' radio ships of 1964-1967.

Radio London Closedown 1967

 

FRIDAY:

PODCAST

Alice Cooper-Black Juju/Halo Of Flies
Ohio Express-Chewy Chewy
John Schroeder Orchestra-Witchi Tai To
Dr Bob a.k.a. Clair Nicholson-Heatwave
Donovan-Sunshine Superman
Deep Purple-Lalena
Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & Trinity-Season Of The Witch ('Dad dancing' from Jools):

Jefferson Airplane-Fat Angel
King Crimson-Get Thy Bearings

 

PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 290
There were 39 new singles released on Friday 1st August 1969

Sounds Nice-Love At First Sight  PARLOPHONE R5797
Doors-Easy Ride/Tell All The People  ELEKTRA EKSN 45065
Dilys Watling-Sweet Darling  PYE 7N17791
Dee and the Quotum-Some Day You'll Need Someone/Send Some Flowers To Julie  JAYBOY BOY8
Monkees-Daddy's Song/Porpoise Song  RCA 1862

Nilsson-Puppy Song/Maybe  RCA 1864
Harold Smith's Majestic Choir-We Can All Walk A Little Bit Prouder  CHESS CRS8101
Moms Mabley-Abraham Martin and John  MERCURY MF1127
Tim Hardin-Simple Song Of Freedom  CBS 4441
James Brown-Mother Popcorn part 1  POLYDOR 56776

PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 290
There were 39 new singles released on Friday 1st August 1969
Billy Preston-Bill's Bag  PRESIDENT PT263
Lou Christie-I'm Gonna Make You Mine  BUDDAH 201057
Chambers Brothers-Wake Up  DIRECTION 57-4367
Pinky and the Fellas-Let The Music Start  POLYDOR 56338
The Honest Men-Cherie/Baby  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG706
Pinky and the Fellas-Beautiful Day  POLYDOR 56338
Fortunes-Battle Of The Alamo  UNITED ARTISTS UP35027
Aretha Franklin-Share Your Love With Me  ATLANTIC 584285
Tim Hardin-Question Of Birth  CBS 4441
Jackie Lee and Dolores Hill-Whether It's Right Or Wrong  B&C CB105
Jimmy Powell-I Can Go Down  YOUNG BLOOD YB1002
Jeannie C Riley-The RIB  Polydor 56774
Hank Snow-Name Of The Game Was Love  RCA 1863
Fantastic Johnny C-Is There Anything Better Than Making Love  ACTION ACT4543
Mack Kissoon-Get Down With It  YOUNG BLOOD YB1001
Billy Preston-Goldfinger  PRESIDENT PT263
Sounds Nice-Love You Too  PARLOPHONE R5797

James Brown-Mother Popcorn part 2  POLYDOR 56776

 

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.

 

 

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)