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

15/16 August 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

SATURDAY:
 

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 292
There were 45 new singles released on Friday 15th August 1969
Booker T and the MGs-Mrs Robinson  STAX 127
Temptations-Cloud Nine  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 707
Open Mind-Magic Potion/Cast A Spell  PHILIPS BF1805
It's A Beautiful Day-White Bird (LP version)  CBS 4403

Here is the single version that could not be found in 2019. It sounds like an alternate take:

Dionne Warwick-Promises Promises  PYE 7N25496
Beau-Sleeping Town/1917 Revolution  CBS 4403 (apparently released on 18th July on DANDELION label, but not listed in The New Singles until 15 August 1969. Do CBS orange label copies exist?)
Bread Love and Dreams-Virgin Kiss  DECCA F12958
Claudine Longet-Lazy Summer Night  A&M AMS 762
Bobbie Gentry-I'll Never Fall In Love Again  CAPITOL CL 15606
Lloyd Chalmers-Safari  DUKE DU 36
The Kingstonians-Nice Nice  BIG SHOT BI 526
It's A Beautiful Day-Wasted Union Blues CBS 4403
Creedence Clearwater Revival-Bad Moon Rising/Lodi  LIBERTY LBF 15230

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 292
There were 45 new singles released on Friday 15th August 1969

Booker T and the MGs-Soul Clap '69  STAX 127
Humble Pie-Natural Born Bugie  IMMEDIATE IM 082
Bread Love and Dreams-Switch Out The Sun  DECCA F12958
Isley Brothers-Put Yourself In My Place  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 708
Udell T Anderson-Keep On Loving Me  DIRECTION 58-4459
Giorgio (Moroder)-Looky Looky  MCA MU 1094
Robin Scott-The Sound Of Rain/The Sailor  HEAD HDS 4003
Life-Hands Of(f) the Clock  POLYDOR 56778
Foremost-Easy Squeezy  CBS 4461
Foundations-Born To Live Born To Die  PYE 7N17809
John Holt-What You Gonna Do  TROJAN TR 674
Winston Jarrett-Peck (or Wreck) Up A Pagan  COXSONE CS 7099
The Grassroots-Midnight Confessions  STATESIDE SS 8023
The Groop-A Famous Myth  BELL BLL 1070
Free Ferry-Mary What Have You Become  CBS 4456
George Jackson-Find 'em, Fool 'em, Forget 'em  CAPITOL CL 15605
The Great Awakening-Amazing Grace<>/Silver Waterfall  LONDON HLU 10284

<>IOW Festival and Radio Geronimo theme tune

 

PODCAST with Paul Welton

Earth & Fire-Storm and Thunder
Nancy Sinatra-Sand/Lady Bird
Traffic-Glad/Freedom Rider
Manfred Mann-Funniest Gig
Gandalf-Magic Theatre: Beyond The Wall of Ignorance
Yes-Going For The One
Deep Purple-Smoke On The Water
ELO-Kuiama

 

 

FRIDAY:

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

 

 

 

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)