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

06/07 SEPTEMBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

 

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 295
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 5th September 1969
Anonymously Yours-Organism  DUKE DU 20
The Sweet-Time  PARLOPHONE R5803
Beltones (The Federals)-Wailing Festival  HIGH NOTE HS 024
Aerovons-World Of You  PARLOPHONE R5804
Locomotive-You Must Be Joking/I'm Never Gonna Let You Go  PARLOPHONE R5801
Virgil Brothers-When You Walk Away  PARLOPHONE R5802
The Sweet-Lollipop Man  PARLOPHONE R5803
Young Souls-Why Did You Leave Me  AMALGAMATED AMG 844
Julie Driscoll Brian Auger and the Trinity-Take Me To The Water/Indian Ropeman/Flesh Failures  MARMALADE 598018
Isley Brothers-I Turned You On/I Know Who You Been Socking It To  MAJOR MINOR MM 631
Mike Quinn-Apple Pie  CBS 4506
Radha Krishna Temple (London)-Hare Krishna Mantra/Prayer To The Spiritual Masters  APPLE 15

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 295
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 5th September 1969

Dessie and John-Boss Sound  DOWNTOWN DT 440
Diana Ross and the Supremes, and The Temptations-I Second That Emotion  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 709
Paul Butterfield Blues Band-Where Did My Baby Go  ELEKTRA EKSN 45069
Cher-For What Its Worth  ATCO 226003
Better Everett-You're No Good  PRESIDENT PT 251
Dell Shannon-Comin' Back To Me  STATESIDE SS8025
Gary Farr-Hey Daddy  MARMALADE 598017
Girl Satchmo-Taken For A Ride  TROJAN TR 676
Hank Schifter-How Or When  LIBERTY LBF 15244
JJ Worthington-A Whiter Shade Of Pale  DECCA F12961
Kinks-Shangrila  PYE 7N17812 (stereo CD reissue)
Neon Philharmonic-No One Is Going To Hurt You  WARNER BROTHERS WB 7311
The Cups-Good As Gold  POLYDOR 56777
Rupie Edwards (The Soul Kings)-Long Lost Love  BLUE CAT BS 169
Phil Cordell-Red Lady  WARNER BROTHERS WB 8001
Keith Hudson (Ken Boothe)-Mr Tambourine Man  BIG SHOT BI 528
Garden Oddysy (as spelt on record label)Enterprise-Sad and Lonely  DERAM DM 267
Association-Goodbye Columbus  WARNER BROTHERS WB 7267
Dionne Warwick-Odds and Ends  PYE 7N25497

 

Hour 3 PODCAST with Paul Welton
Mick Jagger-Memo From Turner
Curved Air (with intro by Brian Matthew)-Young Mother In Style/Everdance

Matt Bryant (a.k.a. Brian Matthew, below) & Linda Joyce-Goodness Gracious Me
(a Woolworths cover version on the Embassy record label)

BBC Sounds Of The Sixties: a personal card received from the host, Brian Matthew

Cream-Tales Of Brave Ulysses
Kinks-Shangrila (original mono single)
Monkees-Words
Lemon Pipers-Jelly Jungle/Through With You
Edgar Broughton Band-Apache Dropout

Scott McKenzie-Like An Old Time Movie
The Enid-Golden Earrings/Omega (non album single 1977)
 

 

FRIDAY:

PODCAST with Paul Welton

Al Stewart-Night Of The 4th May
Nazz-Open My Eyes (demo)
Beach Boys-Trader/Honking Down The Highway
Stackridge-The Last Plimsoul/Slark
Gary Walker-You Didn't Love Me
Gary Walker and the Rain-Spooky (3D mix)
James Taylor-Carolina In My Mind
Melanie-Carolina In My Mind
Family-Good News Bad News

 

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 294
There were 46 new singles released on Friday 29th August 1969
John Barry-Midnight Cowboy  CBS 4468
Petula Clark-Look At Mine  PYE 7N17779
Egg-Seven Is A Jolly Good Time  DERAM DM 269
New Formula-Stay Indoors/Hare Krishna  PYE 7N17818
Keith Meehan-Darkness Of My Life  MARMALADE 598016
Johnny Nash-Love and Peace  MAJOR MINOR MM630
Kenny Rankin-Peaceful  MERCURY MF 1128
Bob Dylan-Lay Lady Lay  CBS 4434
Egg-You Are All Princes  DERAM DM 269
Love Children (featuring Little Joe)-Easy Squeezy  DERAM DM 268
Andwellas Dream-Mrs Man  CBS 4469
Alan Copeland Chorus-Classical Gas/Scarborough Fair  A&M AMS 759
Chicken Shack-Tears In The Wind/Things You Put Me Through  BLUE HORIZON 57-3160
Tony Hatch-Theme from the tv series: The Champions  PYE 7N 17811

Hour 2 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 294
There were 46 new singles released on Friday 29th August 1969

Tony Hatch-Theme from the tv series: The Champions  PYE 7N 17811
Ronnie Aldrich-Midnight Cowboy  DECCA F12962
The Wake-Angelina  PYE 7N17813
The Flying Machine-Send My Baby Home Again  PYE 7N17811
Spanky and our Gang-And She's Mine/Leopard Skin Phones  MERCURY MF 1123
Tangerine Peel-Play Me A Sad Song/Wish You Could Be Here With Me  MGM 1487
Andwellas Dream-Felix  CBS 4469
Billy Joe Royal-Cherry Hill Park  CBS 4470
Jack Wilce-Apple Pie Mother and the Flag/Ballad of Baby Browning  ELEKTRA EKSN 45068
Magnet-Mr Guy Fawkes/I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm  CBS 4472
Impressions-Choice Of Colours  BUDDAH 201062
Sly and the Family Stone-Hot Fun In The Summertime  DIRECTION 58-4471
Guess Who-Undun  RCA 1870
City of Westminster String Band-Beach In The Sun  PYE 7N17802
 

EXTENDED PODCAST (not broadcast on Radio Seagull):
Guess Who-Laughing  RCA 1870
City of Westminster String Band-Starglow  PYE 7N17802
Flying Machine-Look At Me  PYE 7N17811
Sly and the Family Stone-Fun  DIRECTION 58-4471
Jack Hammer-What Greater Love  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35029
Johnny Taylor-I Could Never Be President  STAX 129
Otis Redding-Free Me ATCO 226002
Clarence Reid-Nobody But You Babe  ATLANTIC 584290
Keith Meehan-Hooker Street  MARMALADE 598016
Mike Leander Orchestra-Here There and Everywhere/Ride The Wild Country  MCA MU 1095
Marine etc Broadcasting Offences Act 14 August 1967: radio london closedown
 

Apologies for the abrupt cut-offs at the end of some of these files.
This was to satisfy the precise 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)