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 weekday nights on DAB+ in Havant via The Flash

10/11 July 2026

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

1970 & 1968
 

The first week of releases (issue 107, 7 January 1966)  is ready to be included in a programme. However, life and time will not currently allow this. So, we will continue with revised recordings for 1970 (this week, not broadcast extended podcast now edited into the main show). If you were around at the time you may recall hearing some of them on RNI - Radio North Sea International, or perhaps on Radio 1 in swirling medium wave.

 

In lockdown Les and I experimented with Zoom and Messenger and turned out some reasonably amusing programmes. As soon as life allows we will begin to investigate The New Singles of 1966...if we leave it long enough we may even commence with the remaining weeks of 1965...

 

Meanwhile, on Mi Amigo radio from the LV18 anchored at Harwich, we are playing The New Singles for 1968. Les and I will be live from this ship on 25 August 2026, in the afternoon...

 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Remembering the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Rock (part 3)
Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention-Overture To A Holiday In Berlin/Mother People
Santana-Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Queen/Oye Como Va
Flock-Uranian Sircus
Led Zeppelin-Since I've Been Loving You/That's The Way/
The Girl I Love She Got Long Black Wavy Hair/Immigrant Song
Jefferson Airplane-Hey Frederick

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 337
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 10th July 1970

5th Dimension-Dimension 5ive  BELL BLL1117
Shocking Blue-Never Marry A Railroad Man  PENNY FARTHING PEN721 for Tim & Lois
Mariska Veres and the Shocking Jazz Quintet-Never Marry A Railroad Man (from 1993)
5th Dimension-Save The Country  BELL BLL1117
Sonny & Cher-Get It Together  ATCO 2091 021
Andrew Bown-Tarot/Lulli Rides Again  PARLOPHONE R5856
Candy-Ace Of Hearts  BIG SHOT BI-559
Billy Jack (Winston Groovey?)-Once A Man  BIG SHOT BI-558
Fairweather-Natural Sinner  RCA 1977
George Baker Selection-Dear Ann/Fly  PENNY FARTHING PEN726
Salamander (The Onyx)-Crystal Ball/Billy  CBS 5102
Assembled Multitude-Overture from Tommy  ATLANTIC 2091 002
Dice The Boss-Teahouse from Emperor Rosko  JOE JRS3
 

Hour 3 PODCAST 

New 2026 Edit

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 337
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 10th July 1970

Pete Brown and Piblokto!-Can't Get Off The Planet/Broken Magic  HARVEST HAR5028
Jack Wild-Melody  CAPITOL CL15648
Bee Gees-Melody Fair (not issued)
Jimmy Cliff-You Can Get It If You Really Want It  TROJAN TR7767
Orange Bicycle-Jelly On The Bread  PARLOPHONE R5854
Jellybread-Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu  BLUE HORIZON 57-3174
Tony Newman-Soul Thing  DECCA F13041
Miles Davis-Miles Runs The Voodoo Down  CBS S5104
Neon Philharmonic-Heighdy Ho Princess  WARNER BROTHERS WB7380

Sweet Salvation-Honey Man  B&C CB127 (unreleased Cat Stevens & Elton John?)
Labi Siffre-Too Late  PYE 7N25528
Sir Ching I-Hello Everyone/Hiawatha Mini Ha Ha Love  SPARK SRL1041
Derrick Harriot and the Chosen Few-Psychedelic Train  SONG BIRD SB1029
 

Hour 3 PODCAST 

Original Extended Mix 1 hour 24 minutes

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 337
There were 52 new singles released on Friday 10th July 1970

Pete Brown and Piblokto!-Can't Get Off The Planet/Broken Magic  HARVEST HAR5028
Jack Wild-Melody  CAPITOL CL15648
Bee Gees-Melody Fair (not issued)
Jimmy Cliff-You Can Get It If You Really Want It  TROJAN TR7767
Orange Bicycle-Jelly On The Bread  PARLOPHONE R5854
Jellybread-Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu  BLUE HORIZON 57-3174
Tony Newman-Soul Thing  DECCA F13041
Miles Davis-Miles Runs The Voodoo Down  CBS S5104
Neon Philharmonic-Heighdy Ho Princess  WARNER BROTHERS WB7380
Supporters-On The Ball  RCA 1972
Almond Marzipan-Marie Take A Chance  TREND TNT55
Sir Ching I-Hello Everyone/Hiawatha Mini Ha Ha Love  SPARK SRL1041
Derrick Harriot and the Chosen Few-Psychedelic Train  SONG BIRD SB1029
Roy Smith-Wedding  JACKPOT JP723 (podcast only)
Sweet Salvation-Honey Man  B&C CB127 (unreleased Cat Stevens & Elton John?) (podcast only)
Labi Siffre-Too Late  PYE 7N25528 (podcast only)
Terry Rice Milton-You're My World  CBS 5101 (podcast only)
Shocking Blue-Roll Engine Roll PENNY FARTHING PEN721 (podcast only) for Tim & Lois

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Remembering the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Rock (part 2)
It's A Beautiful Day-Don and Dewey
Steppenwolf-Born To Be Wild/Monster
Johnny & Edgar Winter-Fast Life Rider
Pink Floyd-Atom Heart Mother/Careful With That Axe Eugene

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 336
There were 63 new singles released on Friday 3rd July 1970

Chicago-25 or 6 to 4  CBS 5076
Lovin' Spoonful-Darling Be Home Soon  Buddah 2013 009
Norman Greenbaum-Canned Ham  REPRISE RS20919
Chicago-Where Do We Go From Here  CBS 5076
1910 Fruitgum Company-Go Away  BUDDAH 2011 031
Cheep Boots-Baby Do I Need You  FONTANA 6007 020
Daddy Longlegs-High Again  WARNER BROTHERS WB8012
Zorro Five-Reggae Shhh!  DECCA F23042
Panama Limited-Round and Round  HARVEST HAR5022
Ray Morgan-Long and Winding Road  B&C CB128
Cissy Houston-Long and Winding Road  MAJOR MINOR MM716
Danny Doyle-Long and Winding Road  COLUMBIA DB8698
Woolly Fish-Way You Like It  PLEXIUM PXM16
Iron Butterfly-In A Gadda Da Vida  ATCO 2091 024
Bread-Make It With You  ELEKTRA 2101 010
Upsetters-Penny Wise SPINNING WHEEL SW102
 

Hour 3 PODCAST 
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 336
There were 63 new singles released on Friday 3rd July 1970

Upsetters-Choking Kind SPINNING WHEEL SW102
Cimarons-Grandfather Clock  HOT ROD HR105
Trees-Nothing Special/Epitaph  CBS 5078
Rosemary Nichols-Once Upon A Time  GEMINI GMS013
Capricorn-Liverpool Hello  MCA MK5050
Misty-Hot Cinnamon  PARLOPHONE R5852
Times featuring the Swarbriggs-Looking Through The Eyes Of A Beautiful Girl  PARLOPHONE R5855
Little Big Horn-Another Man's Song  POLYDOR 2058 047
Mud-Jumping Jehosaphat  PHILIPS 6006 022
Medicine Head-Coast To Coast (Shore To Shore)  DANDELION 5075
Invitation-How'd We Ever Get This Way  JAYBOY BOY24
Jive Fyve-If You Let Me Make Love To You Then Why Can't I Touch You  MCA MU1129
Performing Lees-Can't Get You Out Of My Mind  PYE 7N25526
Glen Campbell-Gentle On My Mind  EMBER EMBS249
Judith Durham-Let Me Find Love  A&M AMS801
Bitter Almond-Silver  WARNER BROTHERS WB8008 (erroneously listed in The New Singles as 'Silver-Bitter Almond/In The Morning')

 

 

Hour 1 Three weeks ago

 PODCAST

Remembering the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Rock (part 1)
Taste-What's Going On/Morning Sun/Born On The Wrong Side Of Time
Donovan-Season Of The Witch/There Is A Mountain
Keef Hartley-The Time Is Near
Fairport Convention-Matty Groves
Colosseum-Walking In The Park/The Machine Demands A Sacrifice
It's A Beautiful Day-White Bird
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Trews, from Antigonish, Nova Scotia:

 

 

This Top of the Pops clip from 1970 epitomises the sounds and fashions of the day.
Can you spot the lookalikes of me and Kathy?

 

 

 

 

 

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)