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

03/04 OCTOBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 299
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 3rd October 1969
Black Velvet-Clown  BEACON BEA 137
Rubber Bucket-Take Me Away  MCA MK 5006
Steppenwolf-Magic Carpet Ride/Sookie Sookie  STATESIDE DUNHILL SS8027
Yes-Everydays ATLANTIC 584298
Elephants Memory-Old Man Willow  BUDDAH 201067
Yes-Looking Around  ATLANTIC 584298
Elephants Memory-Jungle Gym At The Zoo  BUDDAH 201067
Nina Simone-In The Morning  RCA 1879
Dillard and Clark-Radio Song  A&M AMS 764
Bread-London Bridge/Dismal Day  ELEKTRA EKSN 45071
Mountain-Wheels On Fire  BELL BLL1078
Herbie Mann-Memphis Underground  ATLANTIC 584297

Hour 2  PODCAST
 THE NEW SINGLES* issue 299
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 3rd October 1969

Blossom Toes-New Day  MARMALADE 598022
Cherry People-Light Of Love  MGM 1489
Deidre Wilson Tabac-Get Back  RCA 1880
John Kongos-Flim Flam Pharisee  DAWN DNS 1002
Family Dogg-Arizona  BELL BLL 1077
Status Quo-Price Of Love/Little Miss Nothing  PYE 7N17825
Status Quo-Antique Angelique (unreleased single Acetate_
Rubber Bucket-We're All Living In One Place  MCA MK 5006
Mountain-Dreams Of Milk And Honey  BELL BLL 1078
Climax Chicago Blues Band-Like Uncle Charlie  PARLOPHONE R5809
Nina Simone-Cherish  RCA 1879
Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg  MAJOR MINOR MM 645 (Fontana label release had been withdrawn after much furore about this banned, by the BBC, single)
Timebox-Yellow Van  DERAM DM 271
Incrowd-Where In The World  DERAM DM 272
Merlin Q-Secret  PYE 7N17828
Staten Island Ferry-Candy Bar  MAJOR MINOR MM643
Staple Singers-For What It's Worth  SOUL CITY SC117
Erma Franklin-Don't Wait Too Long  SOUL CITY SC118

extended podcast:
Mar-Keys-Black  STAX 132
David Garrick-Poor Little Me  PYE 7N17820
Jose Feliciano-Rain/And The Sun Will Shine  RCA 1871
Commitee-Sleep Tight Honey  PYE 7N17826
Margo-Spark That Lights The Flame  DERAM DM 274
Black Velvet-Peace and Love is the Message  BEACON BEA 137
UFO-Treacle People BEACON (a release from 1970)

 

Hour 3  PODCAST with Paul Welton, episode 8 0f 8 PODCAST
Roy Harper-The Game
Earth and Fire-Invitation/Love of Life/De Tijd Zegt Niets
Clear Light-Night Sounds Loud
Fat Mattress-Magic Forest
Lesley Duncan-Sing Children Sing
Boujoura-If It's Tuesday This Must Be Belgium
Blues Image-Ride Captain Ride
Eire Apparent-Mr Guy Fawkes
Robert Wyatt-I'm a Believer
Manfred Mann-Machines (after 8 weeks Paul and I suffered our inevitable John Peel moment.... right song, wrong speed)

 

FRIDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST with Paul Welton, episode 7 of 8

Harmony Grass-What A Groovy Day
Strawberry Alarm Clock-Sit With The Guru/Incense and Peppermints/Pretty Song From Psych Out
Left Banke-She May Call You Up Tonight
Melanie-I Think It's Going To Rain Today
Roy Harper-When An Old Cricketer Leaves The Crease
Aphrodites Child-Seven Trumpets/Altamont/Wedding Of The Lamb/Capture Of The Beast (from Greek edition - exclusive alternate mix of 666 double LP)
Argosy-Imagine
Tony Joe White-Groupy Girl
Caravan-Group Girl
The John Barry 7-The Human Jungle

 

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 298
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 26th September 1969
Bulldog Breed-Portcullis Gate  DERAM DM 270
Electric Indian-Keem-O-Sabe  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35039
Griffin-I Am The Noise Inside Your Head  BELL BLL 1075
Bulldog Breed-Halo In My Hair  DERAM DM 270
Country Joe and the Fish-Here I Go Again  VANGUARD VA3
Alan Trajan-Speak To Me Clarissa  MCA MK 5002
Arif Mardin-Glass Onion  ATLANTIC 584295
Bill Deal and the Rhondells-What Kind Of Fool Do You Think I Am  MGM 1488
Jimmy Young-Love Is Blue POLYDOR 56347 (introduced by Lilian Rosamund Bent - my mother, in a recording made approximately 20 years ago)
David Ruffin-I've Lost Everything I've Ever Loved  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 711
Raw Material-Bobo's Party/Time and Illusion  EVOLUTION "2441
Otis Redding-She's All Right  EVOLUTION E2442
Carla Thomas-Unyielding  STAX 131
Gordon Light foot-Early Morning Rain  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35036
Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well part 2  REPRISE RS 27000

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 298
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 26th September 1969

Fleetwood Mac-Oh Well part 1  REPRISE RS 27000
Hairband-Big Louis  BELL BLL 1076
David Essex-Day The Earth Stood Still  DECCA F12967
Izzy Pound-Na Na Na Na  PLEXIUM PXM9
Don Partridge-I'm Going To Germany  COLUMBIA DB8617
Linda Scott-The Composer  CBS 4528
Paula Parfitt-I'm Gonna Give You Back Your Ring  BEACON BEA 135
Mood Mosaic-A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass  COLUMBIA DB8618
(originally released in 1966, not 1968 as I erroneously announced)
Arif Mardin-How Can I Be Sure  ATLANTIC 584295
Motherlode--When I Die  BUDDAH 201064
Elis Regina-Zazueiro  PHILIPS BF 1812
Jenny Maynard-Now Is The Time  EVOLUTION E2443
Esther Ofarim-Saturday Night At The World  PHILIPS BF 1807
Jellybread-Chairman Mao's Boogaloo  BLUE HORIZON 57-3162
Hairband-Travelling Song  BELL BLL 1076
Neville Dickie-Robin's Return  MAJOR MINOR MM644
Alan Trajan-This Might Be My Last Number  MCA MK 5002
Mood Mosaic-Bond Street AM  COLUMBIA DB8618
Elis Regina-Collida de Janada  PHILIPS BF 1812

 

extended podcast:
Marcello Minerbi Orchestra-Holiday in Athens/Life Goes On  DURIUM DRS 54017
Dorothy Morrison-Put A Little Love In Your Heart/All Gods Children Got Soul  ELEKTRA EKSN 45070
Jellybread-No One Else  BLUE HORIZON 57-3162
New Faces-Happy The Heart That I Own  DECCA F12968
Ray Charles-We Can Make It  STATESIDE SS 2155
Electric Indian-Broad Street  UNITED ARTISTS UP 35059
return to 2019 with new music:

Black Midi-Ducter
Marry Waterson & Emily Baker-Little Hits Of Dopamine

 

 

 

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)