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 (sadly not this programme though)

24/25 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

Pigs, Piggies & Piglets part 1
Beatles-Piggies (mono)
Black Sabbath-War Pigs
Caravan-Love To Love You (and tonight pigs will fly)
Green Jelly-Three Little Pigs
Queens Of Stone Age-Run Pig Run
Theo Bikel-Piggies
Pink Floyd-Pigs (three different ones)
Blodwyn Pig-Sing Me A Song That I Know
Procol Harum-Piggy Pig Pig
Incredible String Band-Big Ted

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 339
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 24th July 1970

Matthews Southern Comfort-Woodstock  UNI UNS526
Templeton Twins-Hey Jude/MacArthur Park  LIBERTY LBF15379
3 Dog Night-Mama Told Me Not To Come  STATESIDE SS8052
Audrey-How Glad I Am  DOWNTOWN DT463
The Wake-Boys In The Band  CARNABY CNS4014
Larry Page Orchestra-Theme From A Dream  PENNY FARTHING PEN728

Smokey Robinson and the Miracles-Tears Of a Clown  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG749
Dawn-Candida  BELL BLL1118
Stackwaddy-Road Runner/Kentucky  DANDELION 5119
Rumble-Let Me Down/Rich Man Poor Man  WARNER BROTHERS WB8011
Upsetters-Fresh Up UPSETTER US338
Billy Jack-In The Summertime  EXPLOSION EX2022
Upsetters-Toothache UPSETTER US338
Taranto's-El Seneca (made in spain)  A&M AMS803

 

Hour 3 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 339
There were 60 new singles released on Friday 24th July 1970

Nat Coles-Apollo Moon Rock  EXPLOSION EX2022
The Wake-To Make You Happy  CARNABY CNS4014
Buchanan Brothers-Rosiana/Feeling That I Get When You're Near Me  PENNY FARTHING PEN725
West Point-Take What You Want  DECCA F13050
Wayne Fontana-Give Me Just A Little More Time  PHILIPS 6006 035
Lynn Holland-Dreaming  PYE 7N17967
Ron Davies-It Ain't Easy  A&M 799
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires-Julianne  TROJAN TR7761
Clancy Eccles and the Dynamites-Skank Me  CLANDISC CLA213
The Charmers-Colour Him Father  DUKE DU87
Jigsaw-Seven Fishes  FONTANA 6007 017
Jimmy Campbell-Don't Leave Me Now  FONTANA 6007 025
Bobbie Gentry-Apartment 21  CAPITOL CL15651
Strawbs-Forever  A&M AMS791
Jimmy McGriff-The Worm  UNITED ARTISTS UP35025

PODCAST extended podcast (1 hour 16+ minutes includes above and below listings)
Herb Alpert-You Are My Life  A&M AMS801 (podcast only)
Jackson 5-Love You Save  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG746 (podcast only)
Eli Bonaparte-Never An Everyday Thing  DECCA F13047 (podcast only)
Gary Benson-Holly  PENNY FARTHING PEN727 (podcast only)
Reid's All Stars-Mafia  TORPEDO TOR23 (podcast only)

 

 

FRIDAY

 

Hour 1 PODCAST

Remembering the Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Rock (part 4)
Jefferson Airplane-Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon
Byrds-8 Miles High/Jesus Is Just Alright/Wasn't Born To Follow/Goin' Back
So You Want To Be A Rock And Roll Star/Turn Turn Turn/My Back Pages

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Roger McGuinn-Moog Raga
The Wozard Of Iz-I've Been Over The Rainbow
White Noise-Firebird
Rush-The Seeker/Mr Soul/Crossroads
Steve Hackett-Firth of Fifth

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 338
There were 59 new singles released on Friday 17th July 1970

Eric Burdon and War-Spill The Wine  POLYDOR 2001-072
Taste-Blister On The Moon/Born On The Wrong Side Of Town (sic)  MAJOR MINOR MM718
Peddlers-Tell The World We're Not In  PHILIPS 6006 034
Rattles-Geraldine/The Witch  DECCA F23058
Upsetters-Land Of Kinks  SPINNING WHEEL SW103
Root and Jenny Jackson-Save Me  BEACON BEA164
Music Doctors-In The Summertime  J DAN JDN4414
Pyramids-To Sir With Love  TROJAN TR7770
Boris Gardner-Hooked On A Feeling  TREASURE ISLE TI7056
Paul Raven-Soul Thing  MCA MKS5053
Archies-Sunshine  RCA 1981
Baskin & Copperfield-Long And Winding Road  DECCA F13053
Who-Heaven And Hell/Summertime Blues  TRACK 2094 002
Music Doctors-Foundation  J DAN JDN4414

 

Hour 3 PODCAST re-edited from 2020

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 338
There were 59 new singles released on Friday 17th July 1970

Peddlers-Rainy Day In London  PHILIPS 6006 034
Dr Z-Lady Ladybird/People In The Street  FONTANA 6007 023
Clancy Eccles-Africa  CLANDISC CLA214
Jonathan Swift-Afraid Of Tomorrow  MCA MU1150
Toomorrow (with Olivia Newton John)-You're My Baby Now  RCA 1978
Brooklyn Bridge-Down By The River  BUDDAH 2011 034
Erroll English-Sha La La La Lee  TORPEDO TOR22
Hot Rod All Stars-Shocks Of A Drugs Man  HOT ROD HR108
Carpenters-Close To You  A&M AMS800
Galliard-I Wrapped Her In Ribbons  DERAM DM306
Peter Collins-Get In A Boat  DECCA F13048
Gulliver-Every Day's A Lovely Day  ELEKTRA 2101 011

Peter Collins-Girl By The Sea  DECCA F13048
Pipkins-Yakety Yak  COLUMBIA DB8701
Anthony Quinn-I Love You  CAPITOL CL15649
Los Diablos-Dancing In The Sun  COLUMBIA DB8702
Design-Willow Stream  CBS 5112
Clifford Davis-Come On Down And Follow Me  REPRISE RS27008
Jo Jo Bennett-Leaving Rome  TROJAN TR7774

 

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)