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)

30/31 October 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 revised playlists for 1970 singles this week on Radio Seagull
 

SATURDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 353
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 October 1970

Jimi Hendrix-Voodoo Chile (slight return)  TRACK 2095 001
Earth & Fire-Mechanical Lover/Ruby Is The one  PENNY FARTHING PEN741
Dave Edmunds-I Hear You Knocking  MAM 1
Gilbert O'Sullivan-Nothing Rhymed  MAM 3
Cat Stevens-Father and Son/Moon Shadow  ISLAND WIP6092
UFO-Boogie For George/Treacle People  BEACON BEA172
Les Humphries Singers-To My Father's House  DECCA F13093
John Paul Joans (with 10cc/Hotlegs)-Man From Nazareth/Got To Get Together Now  RAK 107
Tokens-Groovin' In The Sunshine (Sesame Street)  BUDDAH 2011 047
Michael Blount-Acorn Street  CBS 5248
Free-Stealer/Lying In The Sunshine (b side in New Singles list was 'Blue Mountain')

 

Hour 2 PODCAST not previously broadcast on Seagull
THE NEW SINGLES* issue 353
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 October 1970
100% Proof Aged In Soul-Somebody's Been Sleeping  HOT WAX HWX102
Carriage Company-In Your Room  CBS 5209
Stevie Wonder-Heaven Help Us All  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG757
Bill Justis-Raunchy Soul  SUN 6094 003
Tony Hazzard-The Way I Feel  PHILIPS 6006 057
Poppy Family-Shadows On my Wall/That's Where I Went Wrong  DECCA F13092
Tommy Roe-We Can Make Music  PROBE PRO506
Spirit Of John Morgan-Lost Nirvana  CARNABY CNS4019
Primrose Circus-PS Call Me Lulu  PRESIDENT PT314
Mac and Katy Kissoon-Keep On Laughing Baby  YOUNG BLOOD YB1016
Silk-Oh Suzanna  PHILIPS 6006 053
Killing Floor-Acid Bean/Call For The Politicians  PENNY FARTHING PEN745
First National Nothing-Purple Song  CBS 5120
Randy Newman-Gone Dead Train  REPRISE RS20945
Philwit & Pegasus-Paupers Son/And I Try  CHAPTER ONE CHR131

 

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 353
There were 70 new singles released on Friday 30 October 1970
Jimi Hendrix-All Along The Watchtower  TRACK 2095 001
Norman Haines Band-Autumn Mobile/Daffodil  PARLOPHONE R5871
Bronco-Lazy Now  ISLAND WIP6096
Spencer Mac-Commuter/Better By You Better Than Me  PENNY FARTHING PEN742
Shocking Blue-Sally Was A Good Time Girl/Long And Lonesome Road  PENNY FARTHING PEN742
Status Quo-Gerd Und Ula/In My Chair  PYE 7N17998
Bridget St John-Yep/If You've Got Money DANDELION but inadvertently released on WARNER WB8019 during change of DANDELION label distributor from CBS to WARNER/KINNEY
Sons and Lovers-Ready Now  BEACON BEA171
Pipkins-My Baby Loves Lovin' (extract from Pipkins Party Maxi Fun) COLUMBIA DB8728
Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon-On The Pony Express  BELL BLL1128
Judas Jump-Beer Drinking Woman  PARLOPHONE R5873
Jimi Hendrix-Hey Joe  TRACK 2095 001

 

 

FRIDAY

Hour 1 PODCAST 

 

Starters:

William Orbit's Demo Cassette: Torch Song-Mission Implausible
Crownlands-Leadfoot

Main Course: Hot Canadian Rush/Klaatu Club Sandwich
Rush-Caravan
Klaatu-Madman/Mister Manson
Rush-The Garden
Klaatu-The Loneliest of Creatures/Prelude
Rush-Spirit of Radio

Interlude:
Wickerman: Ballads of seduction, fertility and ritual slaughter-Fire Leap
Bedazzled: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore-The Leaping Nuns' Chorus

 

Dessert:

William Orbit's Demo Cassette: Torch Song-Another Place

House Wine:
Placebo-Pure Morning (Howie B remix)
Karnataka-Dreamer

 

Hour 2 PODCAST 

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 352
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23 October 1970

Andwella-Hang On To Your Mind  REFLECTION RS3
Freedom-Frustrated Woman  PROBE PRO504
WhichWhat-Shame and Solution/Vietnam Rose  BEACON BEA169
Black Velvet-Love Makes The World Go Round  BEACON BEA190
Nicky Thomas & Joe Gibbs-God Bless The Children  TROJAN TR7796
Super Tones (actually Roy Richards)-Freedom Blues  BAMBOO BA312
Winston Wright-Hide and Seek  DUKE REID DR2506
McGuiness Flint-When I'm Dead And Gone  CAPITOL CL15662
Grand Funk Railroad-Closer To Home  CAPITOL CL15661
Flying Machine-Devil Has Possession Of Your Mind  PYE 7N45001
Grin (Nils Lofgren)-We All Sung Together/See What A Love Can Do  CBS 5239
Grand Funk Railroad-Closer To Home  CAPITOL CL15661

Hour 3 PODCAST

THE NEW SINGLES* issue 352
There were 61 new singles released on Friday 23 October 1970
Groovy Goolies (sic)-Meet The Monster  RCA 2014
Mary Hopkins-Heritage  APPLE 30
Groovy Goolies-Save Your Good Lovin' For Me  RCA 2014
Mary Hopkins-Think About Your Children  APPLE 30
Impressions-Turn On To Me  BUDDAH 2011 045
Miriam Makeba-I Shall Sing  REPRISE RS20921
Henry III with Hubcap & Wheels-Out Of Time  DYNAMIC DYN402
Joe Gibbs-Gift Of God  AMALGAMATED AMG868
Rudies-Patches  TROJAN TR7798
Moe Koffman-Curried Soul  KAMA SUTRA 2013 012
Pacific Gas and Electric-Father Come On Home  CBS 5204
Don Partridge-We're All Happy Together  COLUMBIA DB8723
Wilson Pickett-Get Me Back On Time Engine Number 9  ATLANTIC 2091 032
Gladys Knight and the Pips-Friendship Train  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG756
Ann Peebles-Part Time Love  LONDON HLU10322
Savage Rose-Sunday Morning  RCA 2020

Scaffold-Bus Dream  PARLOPHONE R5866
Teegarten & Van Winkle-God Love Rock 'n' Roll  PYE 7N25535
Ansell Collins-Staccato  BIG BG307

 

BONUS PODCAST THE NEW SINGLES* issue 352

Ansell Collins-Staccato  BIG BG307
Pam Brooks-Oh Me Oh My  BIG BG307
Al Capp Band-Sissy Strut  CBS 5240
Gulliver-Angelina/Christine  ELEKTRA 2101 017
Men-She Works In A Womans Way  DECCA F13083
Reaction with Cimarrons-You Yes You
Clive Dunn-Grandad




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)