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

10/11 OCTOBER 2025

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

SATURDAY:

Hour 1 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 300
to celebrate the 300th issue of The New Singles listings - 3 hours of that weeks releases
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 10th October 1969
Paul Revere and the Raiders-We Gotta All Get Together  CBS 4504
Trash-Trash Can  APPLE 17
Stony Brook People-Easy To Be Hard/There's Tomorrow  CBS 4538
Magic Valley-Uptight Basil  PENNY FARTHING PEN 701
Shocking Blue-Hot Sand  PENNY FARTHING PEN 702
Rugbys-You, I/Stay With Me  POLYDOR 56781
John Morgan-Ride On  CARNABY CNS 4006
Smith-Baby It's You  STATESIDE SS8028
R B Greaves-Take A Letter Maria  ATCO 226007
Pete Brown and Piblokto-Living Life Backwards  HARVEST HAR 5008
Buffalo Springfield-Question  ATCO 226006
Flaming Youth (with Phil Collins)-Guide Me Orion  FONTANA TF 1057
Samantha Jones-Today Without You  PENNY FARTHING PEN 703
Simon Scott-Brave New World  POLYDOR 56355
Joe Groundhog Richardson-Take It Off  MAJOR MINOR MM632
Juke Boy Bonner-Runnin' Shoes  BLUE HORIZON 57-3163
Original Caste-One Tin Soldier  BELL BLL 1079

Hour 2 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 300
to celebrate the 300th issue of The New Singles listings - 3 hours of that weeks releases
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 10th October 1969
Trash-Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight  APPLE 17
John Mayall-Don't Waste My Time  POLYDOR 56544
The Band-Up On Cripple Creek  CAPITOL CL 15613
Jeremy Spencer-Linda  REPRISE RS 27002
Linda Ronstadt-I'll Be Your Baby Tonight/Baby You've Been On My Mind  CAPITOL CL15612
The Band-The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down  CAPITOL CL 15613
Byrds-Child Of The Universe/Wasn't Born To Follow  CBS 4572
George Howe-Maxwell's Silver Hammer  MCA MK 5007

Orange Bicycle-Carry That Weight/You Never Give Me Your Money  PARLOPHONE R5811
Paul Monday (formerly Paul Raven, latterly Gary Glitter)-Here Comes The Sun/Musical Man  MCA MK 5008
Nicole Croisille-I'll Never Leave You Alone  COLUMBIA DB8622
Jeremy Spencer-Teenage Darling  REPRISE RS 27002
Clifford Davis-Before The Beginning  REPRISE RS 27003
The Dells-Oh What A Night (1969 re-recording) PRESIDENT PT 270

Hour 3 PODCAST
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 300
to celebrate the 300th issue of The New Singles listings - 3 hours of that weeks releases
There were 53 new singles released on Friday 10th October 1969

Babylon-Into The Promised Land  POLYDOR 56356
Buffalo Springfield-Pretty Girl Why  ATCO 226006
Ottilie Patterson-Spring Song  MARMALADE 598020
Brownhills Stamp Duty-My Woman's Back  COLUMBIA DB8625
Good Ship Lollipop-Maxwell's Silver Hammer  EMBER EMBS 276
La De Da Band-Come Together  PARLOPHONE R5810
Shocking Blue-Venus  PENNY FARTHING PEN 702
Mark Wirtz-Caroline  CBS 4539
Judy Collins-Chelsea Morning  ELEKTRA EKSN 45073
Junior Walker and the All Stars-What Does It Take To Win Your Love  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG 712
Ella Fitzgerald-Get Ready  REPRISE RS 20850
Dave Clark 5-Put A Little Love In Your Heart  COLUMBIA DB8624
Flaming Youth (with Phil Collins)-From Now On (Immortal Invisible)  FONTANA TF 1057
Factory-Try A Little Sunshine  CBS 4520
Orange Bicycle-Want To B Side (composer credit: 'B. Side') PARLOPHONE R5811
Judy Collins-Pretty Polly  ELEKTRA EKSN 45073

 

FRIDAY:

Hour 1  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)

 

Hour 2 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 3  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)

 

 

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)