Apologies for the lack of show this week; Damon hasn’t been at all well all day and was un-able to record anything. Normal service will be resumed next week.
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Episode 466 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: How are the Mighty Organs?
On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with a documentary where Frank Dixon rediscovers the delights of the cinema organ in 1969.
Documentary from the Nigel Ogden Archive
Episode 465 – Best Of British
Damon features the best of British to help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee weekend!
Music Played
| March – Lime Grove | Nigel Ogden | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | OS Digital (OS254) | 2003 |
| Nights Of Gladness | Joseph Seal | Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer | Golden House – PYE Records (GH 609) | 1975 |
| Run Rabbit Run/(We’re Gonna) Hang Out the Washing On The Siegfried Line/Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye | Reginald Dixon | Granada Kingston, London 3c/10 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Recordings (GRCD 106) | 2001 |
| Cheeky Chappie | Richard Hills | Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console) | Silver Street Music (SSM0037) | 2012 |
| Valse Romantique | Simon Gledhill | Dolby House, Holbeach 4/21 Compton | Private Recording | 2021 |
| A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square/When They Sound The Last All Clear/There’ll Always Be An England | Phil Kelsall | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRCD132) | 2011 |
| Land Of Hope And Glory | Robert Wolfe | Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer | Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TECD 04) | 1991 |
Episode 464 – Elizabethan Serenade
On this week’s show John Leeming has been looking through the Radio Times in March and April 1952 to see what people were listening to in theatre organ broadcasts at the time of the Queen’s accession to the throne.
Music Played
| Legend of the Glass Mountain | Robinson Cleaver | Granada, Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer | President Records (PLCD544) | 1996 |
| On a Spring Note | David Gray | Sanfilippo Foundation Collection 5/80 Wurlitzer | David Gray Records (DG0001) | 2018 |
| September in the Rain | Robert Wolfe | Orion Centre, Campsie 3/17 Wurlitzer | Music Digital (CD6021) | 1996 |
| September in the Rain | Reginald Dixon | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer | Sterndale Records (STE3101) | 2001 |
| Montmartre | David Shepherd | Odeon, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton | John Leeming collection (BBC) | 1981 |
| Leicester Square Looks Round | John Howlett | Odeon, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton | John Howlett collection (BBC) | 1965 |
| Looking Around | Simon Gledhill & Richard Hills | David Shepherd Residence, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus | John Leeming YouTube | 2014 |
| Belle of the Ball | Stanley Wyllie | Granada, Walthamstow 3/12 Christie | John Leeming collection | 1986 |
| Dance of the Three Old Maids | John Mann | South Bank University 4/24 Wurlitzer | Odin Music (ODC012) | c1989 |
| Dance of an Ostracised Imp | Reginald Dixon | Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer | Damon Cox Records (DMCD03) | 2016 |
| Memories of You | Eric Lord | Odeon, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer | LTOT Records (LTOT9510) | 1995 |
Episode 463 – Animal
This week Damon takes you on a musical trip to the zoo!
Music Played
| Samba: The Parrot | Ernest Broadbent | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | One-UP/EMI (OU 2171) | 1977 |
| Suite From The Carnival Of The Animals – The Elephant | David Harris & Jelani Eddington | Little River Studio, Miller, Whichita 3/19 Wurlitzer | RJE Productions | 2005 |
| The Elephant’s Tango | Douglas Reeve | Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer | Acorn Records (CF 255) | 1974 |
| Little Red Monkey | John Mann | Tony Manning Residence, Farnborough 3/7 Christie | Grosvenor Records (GRS1114) | 1981 |
| Monkey On A String | Walt Strony | Auditorium Theatre, Rochester NY 4/22 Wurlitzer | ATOS 2019 | 2019 |
| Penguin’s Playtime | Nigel Ogden | Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer | OS Digital (OS201) | 1993 |
| Famingo | Jim Roseveare | Wiltern Theatre Los Angeles CA 4/37 Kimball | Cambria Master Recordings (CD1040) | 1996 |
| Alligator Crawl | Robinson Cleaver | Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer | Musique Records | 2015 |
| At The Panda’s Party | Sidney Torch | Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer | Piping Hot (PH2007) | 2013 |
| Tiger Rag | Reginald Dixon | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Starline (EMI Records)(MRS5056) | 1971 |
Episode 462 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: In Conversation
On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive where the focus is on conversation and music!
Music Played
| Pack Up Your Troubles/Thunder And Lightening Polka | Douglas Reeve | Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’ | Concert Recording (CR-0020) | 1967 |
| Phantom Brigade | Doreen Chadwick | Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer | Audicord (ACD216) | 1990 |
| Sylvia | Eddie Ruhier | Hammond X5 | Eddie Ruhier Recordings | |
| Variations On B.B.C. | William Davies | Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer | BBC Records (REC 349) | 1979 |
| Our Love Affair | Sidney Torch | Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer | Sterndale Records (STE 1005) | 1996 |
| Boo Hoo | Reginald Dioxn | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer | Sterndale Records (STE 3100) | 2013 |
| The Wedding Of The Painted Doll | Reginald Dioxn | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Columbia Records (SCX 1587) | 1964 |
Episode 461 – Platinum
Damon celebrates the platinum jubilee ahead of the long celebration weekend with some hits from 1952.
Music Played
| Marching Strings | Ernest Broadbent | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | One-Up/EMI Records (OU 2042) | 1974 |
| The ‘Moulin Rouge’ Theme | Joseph Seal | Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer | Decca Recording Company (SKL 4154) | 1962 |
| Blue Tango | Bill Vlasak | Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer | WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-107) | 1996 |
| Belle Of The Ball | Donald MacKenzie | Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton | Musiqua (DOMOLS2007) | 2007 |
| Lullaby Of Birdland | John Atwell | Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/25 Wurlitzer | JAmusic (JAM103) | 1995 |
| El Choclo | Everett Nourse | Fox San Francisco CA 4/36 Wurlitzer | Fantasy Records (501395014) | |
| Delicado | Robert Wolfe | Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRCD 86) | 1997 |
| Auf Wiedersehn Sweetheart | Dudley Savage | Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/8 Compton | DS Productions | |
| Black & White Rag | Phil Kelsall | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRALP 34) | 1989 |
Episode 460 – Hi-Speed Organ
On this week’s show John Leeming turns back the clock to the world of 78rpm records with this nostalgic show.
Music Played
| A Great Big Bunch of You//Pagan Moon/Too Many Tears | Sidney Torch | Loew’Regal, Marble Arch 4/36 Christie | Columbia Records (DB819) | 1932 |
| Just Humming Along | Quentin Maclean | Trocadero, Elephant and Castle 4/21 Wurlitzer | Columbia Records (DB821) | 1932 |
| ABC March | Reginald Foort | BBC Theatre Organ #1 4/23 Compton | HMV Records (BD424) | 1937 |
| Can’t We Talk It Over?/Now That You’ve Gone | Harold Ramsay | Granada, Tooting 4/12 Wurlitzer | Decca Records (F2951) | 1932 |
| Moonlight Dance | Ena Baga | New Gallery Cinema, London 2/8 Wurlitzer | HMV Records (B3385) | 1930 |
| The Teddy Bears’ Picnic | Donald Thorne | Granada, Clapham Junction 3/8 Wurlitzer | Decca Records (F6848) | 1938 |
| Fairy on the Clock | Charles and Harold Smart | EMI Studio 3/8 Compton + Hammond | Parlophone Records (R3505) | 1952 |
| Twelfth Street Rag | The New Organolians | Hammond | Columbia Records (FB2850) | 1943 |
| Tiger Rag | Bobby Pagan | EMI Studio 3/8 Compton | HMV Records (BD775) | 1939 |
Episode 459 – They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Damon indulges himself this week with some current favourite tracks this week!
Music Played
| The Charleston | Bill Vlasak | Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer | Music Palace Productions (MPP-1002) | |
| Jitterbug Waltz | Dave Wickerham | John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball | Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS901) | 2000 |
| Empty Saddles In The Old Coral | Vic Hammett | Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer | Audicord (ACD 232) | 1980 |
| Dancing In The Dark | Jim Roseveare | Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer | Private Recording | 1983 |
| Plink, Plank, Plunk | Pierre Palla | AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton | Private Recording | 1958 |
| They Can’t Take That Away From Me | Buddy Cole | Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton | Doric Recording (DO 1421) | 1980 |
| Time Was | Keith Beckingham | Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer | Chow Productions (COCD102) | 2004 |
| Rhumba: Close Your Eyes/History Of Love | Phil Kelsall | Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRCD125) | 2006 |
| Three Coins In The Fountain | Reginald Dixon | BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer | One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2132) | 1976 |
| Something’s Gotta Give | George Wright | George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer | Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042) | 2004 |
Episode 458 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Plaza
On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive throwing spotlight on the stunning Plaza Stockport Compton which is celebrating its 90th Birthday!
Music Played
| High Noon/The Deadwood Stage/You Can’t Get A Man With A Gun | Nigel Ogden | Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton | Soundline Recordings (SLO4025) | 2002 |
| Makin’ Whoopee/The Trolley Song | Donald MacKenzie | Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton | Nigel Ogden Archive | 2018 |
| The Charge Of The Light Brigade | Nigel Ogden | Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton | Soundline Recordings (SLO4025) | 2002 |
| Fascination/Peanut Polka | Nicholas Martin | Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton | Nigel Ogden Archive | 2007 |
| The Dream Of Olwen | Nigel Ogden | Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton | Soundline Recordings (SLO4025) | 2002 |