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)

11/12 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

Janis Ian-At 17
Jethro Tull-17
Stevie Nicks-The Edge Of Seventeen
Byrds-Turn Turn Turn
Allman Brothers Band-Jessica
Deep Purple-Smoke On The Water
Pink Floyd-Us and Them
Camel-Lunar Sea
Tonto's Expanding Headband-Cybernaut/Timewhys

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 346
There were 43 new singles released on Friday11th September 1970

Asterix-If I Could Fly  DECCA F13075
Dusty Springfield-How Can I Be Sure/Spooky  PHILIPS 6006 045
Asterix-Everybody  DECCA F13075
Donovan and the Open Road-Roots Of Oak/Rikki Tikki Tavi  DAWN DNS1006
Tikki Takki Suzi Lies-Ba Da Da Dum/Dream Stealer  UPC 109
Hogsnort Rupert's Original Flagon Band-Pretty Girl  COLUMBIA DB8711
Sweetcorn-Sunshine Follows Rain  PYE 7N17986
Strangers-Look Up and Around  HARVARD HARV003
5th Dimension-On The Beach  BELL BLL1122
Michael Nesmith-Joanne/The Crippled Lion  RCA 2001
Christie-San Bernadino  CBS 5169
Booker T and the MGs-Down At Ralph's Joint  STAX 152
 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 346
There were 43 new singles released on Friday11th September 1970
Humble Pie-Strange Days  A&M AMS807
Nina Simone-Whatever I Am (you made me)  RCA 1968
Humble Pie-Big Black Dog  A&M AMS807
Canned Heat-Future Blues/Skat  LIBERTY LBF15395
The Buoys-Timothy  WAND WN7
Magna Carta-Airport Song  VERTIGO 6059 013
Rod Stewart-It's All Over Now  VERTIGO 6086 002
Sheridan and Rick Price-Sometimes I Wonder/Lightning Never Strikes  GEMINI GMS009
Linda Ronstadt-Nobodys  CAPITOL CL15657

Putney Bridge-What's It All About  CHAPTER ONE CH129

Mumma Bear-My Baby Said Yes  PARLOPHONE R5861
Eagle-Kickin' It Back To You  PYE 7N25530

Eddie Floyd-My Girl  STAX 153
Diana Ross-Ain't No Mountain High Enough  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG751
Five Flights Up-Do What You Wanna Do  BELL BLL1123
Magna Carta-Elizabethan  VERTIGO 6059 013
Des O'Connor-Tip Of My Fingers (slight return) COLUMBIA DB8713
 

FRIDAY

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
 

 

 

 

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)