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)

04/05 September 2026

on board the LV18, Harwich Harbour

 

1970 & 1968
 

On Mi Amigo radio from the LV18 anchored at Harwich, we are playing The New Singles for 1968.

Below are playlists for 1970 singles this week on Radio Seagull
 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST

Molly Drake-Little Weaver Bird

Pablo Cruise-Love Will Find A Way
Fontaines DC-Televised Mind
Linda Hurst with Ivor Cutler-Women Of The World
Megadeth-Train Of Consequences
Ivor Cutler-Trouble Trouble

 

Remembering Martin Birch (recording engineer/producer) & Peter Green:
Fleetwood Mac-Rattlesnake Shake/Station Man/Green Manalishi/Did You Ever Love Me
Wishbone Ash-Blowin' Free/Throw Down The Sword/Vas Dis
Fleetwood Mac-Man Of The World
Wishbone Ash-No Easy Road (single 'B' side) podcast only
 

Fleetwood Mac 'Kiln House' LP: Painting by Christine McVie

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 345
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 4th September 1970

Justine-Back To Boulder  UNI UNS528
Greatest Show On Earth-Tell The Story  HARVEST HAR5026
Justine-She Brings The Morning UNI UNS528
Don Fardon-Indian Reservation  YOUNG BLOOD YB1015
Andwella-Michael Fitzhenry/Every Little Mind  REFLECTION RS1
Tina Charles-Bobo's Party  CBS 5156
Blue Mink-Our World  PHILIPS 6006 042
Manfred Mann Chapter III-Devil Woman/Happy Being Me  VERTIGO 6059 012
Neil Young-Down By The River/Cinnamon Girl (mono single only mixes)  REPRISE RS23462
Dib Cochran and the Earwigs (Bolan/Cambridge/Visconti/Wakeman)-Oh Baby/Eternal Love  BELL BLL1121
Root and Jenny Jackson-Save Me  BEACON BEA164

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 345
There were 50 new singles released on Friday 4th September 1970
Fable-Minstrel Song  PENNY FARTHING PEN725
John Kerruish-Time To Wander  A&M AMS802
Barry Briggs-Got To Be Mellow  DYNAMIC DYN401
Winston Wright and Mudies All Stars-Musically Red  MOOD DISC MU5301
Maytals-Dr Lester  TROJAN TR7786
Dobby Dobson-That Wonderful Sound  BIG BG303
Nyah Shuffle-Stingray  GRAPE GR3021
Purple Heart-Close To You/Audrey  DECCA F23076
Temptations-Ball Of Confusion  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG749
Caboose-Black Hands White Cotton  STAX 151
Doris Troy-Get Back  APPLE 28
Derek and the Dominoes-Tell The Truth (different mix to LP)  POLYDOR 2058 057
Mama Cass-Song That Never Comes  STATESIDE SS8057
Steve Miller Band-Going To The Country  CAPITOL CL15656
Voices of East Harlem-Right On Be Free  ELEKTRA 2101 013
Kris Kristofferson-Blame It On The Stones/Help Me Make It Through The Night  MONUMENT MON1050

PODCAST ONLY:
High Noon-Dragonfly  CBS 5160
Rascals-Glory Glory  ATLANTIC 2091 029
Samantha Jones-Darling Be Home Soon  PENNY FARTHING PEN734
Ten Wheel Drive-Morning Much Better  POLYDOR 2066 034
Tony Burrows-Every Little Move She Makes  BELL BLL1124
Hugh Roy-Wake The Town  DUKE REID DR2509
 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST 
We listen to the MEBO II hijack attempt on the North Sea

Chris & Les & Kathy talk about 29 August 1970

For Kathy and me these are 'our anniversary tunes':
 

Nazz-Hello It's Me/Crowded
T.Rex-Ride a White Swan/Elemental Child
Alice Cooper-School's Out
Sweet-Funny Funny
Cockney Rebel-Sebastian/Judy Teen
Zombies-I Want Her She Wants Me

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 344
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 28th August 1970
Blood Sweat & Tears-Hi De Ho  CBS 5137
Barclay James Harvest-Taking Some Time On  HARVEST HAR5027
Dave & Ansell Collins-Double Barrel  TECHNIQUE T901
Freedom Singers-Election  NEWBEAT NB059
Miss Abrams & Strawberry Point School Third (or Fourth) Grade Class-Mill Valley/Happiest Day Of My Life  REPRISE RS20928
Frank Zappa with his daughter, Moon Unit-Valley Girl
Barclay James Harvest-Iron Maiden  HARVEST HAR5027
CCS-Boom Boom/Whole Lotta Love  RAK 104
Donna-Oh Me Oh My  BAMBOO BAM53
Bob Marley and the Wailers-Soul Shakedown Party  TROJAN TR7759
UFO-Come Away Melinda  BEACON BEA165
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-Jimmy Mack  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG599
Sha Na Na-Little Darlin'  KAMA SUTRA 2013 010
I Luv Wight (Kaleidoscope)-Medieval Masquerade  PHILIPS 6006 043

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

50 years ago: THE NEW SINGLES* issue 344
There were 62 new singles released on Friday 28th August 1970
Matchmakers-Lovers Congregation  CHAPTER ONE CH-R127
UFO-Unidentified Flying Object  BEACON BEA165
Sha Na Na-Teenager In Love  KAMA SUTRA 2013 010
Martha Reeves and the Vandellas-Third Finger Left Hand  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG599
Freda Payne-Band Of Gold  INVICTUS INV502
Marvels-Don't Let Him Take Your Love From Me  PAMA PM817
High Broom-Dancing In The Moonlight  ISLAND WIP6088
Richie Havens-Handsome Johnnie  VERVE FORECAST VS1524
Joan Baez-Joe Hill  PHILIPS 6076 251
Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets-Spirit Of Woodstock  PARLOPHONE R5860
I Luv Wight (Kaleidoscope)-Let The World Wash In  PHILIPS 6006 043
Jonathan King-Gay Girl/Cherry Cherry  DECCA F13069
Classics-Same Old Feeling  NEW BEAT NB061
Ghost-For One Second/I've Got To Get To Know You GEMINI GMS014
Podcast only:
Jose Feliciano-Susie Q  RCA 1998
Guess Who-Hand Me Down World  RCA 1994
Anne Murray-Snowbird  CAPITOL CL15654
Peter E Bennett-Seagull's Name Was Nelson  RCA 1991
Doreen Schaffer-No Matter What  UNITY UN536
Jake Holmes-So Close  POLYDOR 2066 040
I Luv Wight (Kaleidoscope)-Medieval Masquerade  PHILIPS 6006 043

 

 

 

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)