Damon Cox

Episode 656 – Tribute: Nigel Ogden

Today Damon pays tribute to Nigel Ogden who sadly passed away last week.

Click here for Nigels tribute page and funeral details.

This extended show is split over two parts

Part 1

Part 2

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Music Played

Part 1

From This Moment OnNigel OgdenBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1983
Those Were The Days/The Night They Invented Champagne/I Remember It Well/GigiNigel OgdenGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1973
Mah Nà Mah NàNigel OgdenFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1977
From This Moment On/The Mood I’m In/MatchmakerNigel OgdenBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1980
WhisperingNigel Ogden & Robin RichmondBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1982
Flower DuetNigel OgdenSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton		TOEnc Archive1994
Autumn LeavesNigel OgdenChurch Of St Mary, Lowe House, St. Helens

3/11 Christie		TOEnc Recording2021
Limehouse BluesNigel OgdenEmpress Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer/Compton		TOEnc Recording2020
Somebody Stole My GalNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		OS Video (OSDVD 103)1999
Carillion SortieNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1982
Penguin’s PlaytimeNigel OgdenFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		OS Digital (OS201)1993
England’s GloryNigel OgdenTown Hall Manchester

5m Cavaille-Coll		OS Digital (OS207)1994

Part 2

From This Moment OnNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		OS Digital (OS214)1995
Moonlight In VermontNigel OgdenHammond Commodore with HL722 Leslie speakerOS Digital (OS251)2001
Sweet Georgia Brown/Five Ft Two/Mack The Knife/Poor People Of ParisNigel OgdenStreatham Ice Rink Hammond C3TOEnc Archive1983
Pink ChampagneNigel Ogden & John RoadhouseBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer		NDO Project (CD 207)2018
I’ve Got You Under My SkinNigel Ogden & Bryan RodwellAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/11 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1988
In A Persian MarketNigel OgdenBBC Broadcasting House, London

4/35 Compton		TOEnc Archive1998
That’s EntertainmentNigel OgdenBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1986
Funeral March Of A MarionetteNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		Grasmere Records
(GRCD135)		2011
Can I Forget You?Nigel OgdenAVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland

4/19 Standaart-Compton		TOEnc Archive1985
The Best Of Nacio Herb Brown: Broadway Melody/ You Are My Lucky Star/ All I Do Is Dream Of You/ Should I?/ Wedding Of The Painted Doll/ You Were Meant For MeNigel OgdenTown Hall Stockport

4/20 Wurlitzer		Grasmere Recordings Ltd (GRCD129)2008
I’ll Walk With GodNigel OgdenSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton		COS Tapes (COS114)1988

Episode 655 – All Original Part 1

This week Damon starts a series looking at original Installations that have survived – Starting on Regent Street!

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Music Played

In a Persian MarketReginald FoortNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer		HMV (C1285)1926
MarigoldEna BagaNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1983
The ButterflyFlorance De JongNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1983
AgainDavid ShepherdNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer		COS Tapes (COS120)1991
Old ComradesRichard HillsNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive2006
Ain’t She Sweet/Moonlight In Vermont/Basin Street Bounce/You Can’t Get A Man With A GunDamon CoxRegent Street Cinema, London

3/6 Compton		TOEnc Recording2025
The TypewriterMalcolm RudlandBBC Broadcasting House, London

4/35 Compton		TOEnc Archive1977
Intermezzo From Widor 6Carlo CurleyBBC Broadcasting House, London

4/35 Compton		TOEnc Archive1992

Episode 653 – Möller Contrasts

This week Damon has two contrasts from the archive.

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Music Played

a) Tritsch Tratsch Polka
b) Haunted Ballroom
c) Scintillating Stars
d) Little Serenade		John HowlettBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive
a) Festival Day
b) Babbling
c) Telstar
d) Dancing Years Selection		Reginald Porter-BrownBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1963

Episode 651 – New Year Requests

This week Damon celebrates New Years Day with your requests!

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Music Played

Bye Bye BluesVic HammettGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		Audicord
(ACD 232)		1980
Scintillating StarsPaul Roberts‘M’ Ranch, Sutton-In-Ashfield

3c/11 Wurlitzer		Wessex Sound And Vision (WSV008CD)1998
California Here I Come/Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue/When Your SmilingUnknownNational Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham

3/27 Wurlitzer-Robert Morton		Sovereign Music
(SOV003CD)		1991
Country GardensNigel OgdenTatton Hall, Knutsford, Cheshire

3/95 Henry Willis		Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
(LTOT 8622)		1986
AquariumNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		OS Digital (OS 230)1998
Teddy Bears’ Rave-UpNigel OgdenPlaza Cinema, Stockport

3/11 Compton		COS Tapes (COS119)1988
Ground Force SuiteAlec WaltersTroxy Stepney London

4/25 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2024
Blue MoonLen RawleMarine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man

2/10 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2019
Let’s Face The Music And DanceGeorge WrightGeorge Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA

3/27 Wurlitzer		Essential Records (ERS-01W)1971
The Man That Got AwaySimon GledhillSanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL

5/80 Wurlitzer		Musical Contrasts (MCI-210)1997
HarlemReginald Porter-BrownTown Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia

2/10 Wurlitzer		Deroy Records (Deroy 1020)1974
Favourites Old And New: Georgias Gotta Moon/I’ll Come When You Call/I’ll Never Stop Loving You/Seventeen/Goodnight MelodyJoseph SealRegal/ABC Kingston

3/12 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1955
Hallelujah/Lover Come Back To Me/Who?/Merry Widow Waltz/Girls, Girls, GirlsWatson HolmesOpera House, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive
Darktown Strutters BallPhil KelsallTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1986

Episode 650 – Family Christmas

This week we celebrate a Christmas at home with tracks (mostly) recorded on our Studio Standaart organ.

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Music Played

Sleigh RideDamon CoxStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
Walking In The AirDamon Willetts Studio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
Improvisation – A Nostalgic Nowell: Christmas MorningNigel OgdenCompton 365 ElectronePrivate Recording2025
White ChristmasDavid LoweStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
The Christmas Waltz/We Three KingsDamon CoxStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
The Christmas SongDeclan PooleVictoria Hall, Saltaire

3/12 Wurlitzer		Private Recording2025
Winter WonderlandJack MortonStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
Silver BellsMichael WooldridgeStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
Jingle Bells/Santa Claus Is Coming To TownCameron LloydStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025
Family ChristmasDamon CoxStudio Standaart, Byfleet

2/11 Standaart-plus		TOEnc Recording2025

Episode 649 – Merry Christmas from the Archive

This week Damon dips into the archives to bring you a festive show with lots of christmassy goodies from the past.

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Music Played

Swingin’ Sleigh BellsArnold LoxamParamount/Odeon Leeds

3/19 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1968
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas/Winter Wonderland Reginald DixonDavenport Theatre, Stockport

3/7 Compton		TOEnc Archive1972
The Holly And The MistletoeReginald Porter-BrownRegal/ABC Kingston

3/12 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1959
Dance Of The IciclesDavid ShepherdWurlitzer Lodge, Northolt, London

3/19 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1981
Waltzing On IceGerald ShawOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1963
Icicle Wing DingMilt Herth TrioHammond OrganMGM (K12388)1956
The Christmas Song/Frosty The Snowman/Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Nigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1996
SnowflakesStanley TudorGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1960

Episode 645 – Concert Recording – Part 3

This week Damon features tracks from the Concert Recording label.

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Music Played

Thats A PlentyJimmy BoyceAlexandria Arena Ice Rink, Alexandria VA

4/34 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR-0018)
SummertimeBob Van CampFox Theatre, Atlanta GA

4/42 Möller		Concert Recording (CR-0023)
Mean To MeBuddy NolanEmbassy Theatre, Fort Wayne IN

4/15 Page		Concert Recording (CR-0007)1965
StepladdersDel CastilloElk’s Temple, Los Angles CA

4/61 Robert Morton		Concert Recording (CR-0028)
Have You Met Miss Jones?Don FrenchOriental Theatre, Portland OR

3/13 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR-0009)
Muskrat RambleAnn LeafLos Angeles Theatre, Los Angeles CA

2/10 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR-0083)
The Eagle Suite: Love ThemeLee ErwinBeacon Theatre NY

4/19 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR-0045)
Satin DollDolton McAlpinParamount Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA

2/6 Robert-Morton		Concert Recording (CR-0076)1969
On A Clear DayBill FieldParamount Iceland Rink, Paramount CA

3/19 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR-74501-S)
Who?Kay McAbeeRobert Wheeler Residence, Lockport IL

3/16 Wicks		Concert Recording (CR-0079)1970

Episode 643 – 1965

This week Damon reveals the answers to last weeks quiz and then features music written 60 years ago in 1965.

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Music Played

On A Wonderful Day Like TodayLen RawleTonawanda, Chorleywood

4/24 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1988
The Impossible DreamWalt StronyAveni Mansion Unit Orchestra, Gates Mills, OH

4/60 Wurlitzer		2013
SunnyLyn LarsenSenate Detroit MI

4/34 Wurlitzer		Essential Records
(ERS1007)
Girl TalkJohn SengSt. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein IL

4/24 Howell-Wurlitzer		Concert Recording
(CR-0170)		1969
Spanish FleaErnest BroadbentTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		Columbia/EMI Records
(SCX 6410)		1970
What the World Needs Now is LoveNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		Sanctuary Records Group Ltd (PLSCD 757)2005
GoldfingerGerald ShawOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1965
MichelleCharlie BaloghOrgan Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ

4/73 Wurlitzer		ERB Enterprises
(ERB112)		2011
A Walk In The Black ForestReginald Porter-BrownBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1970

Episode 642 – Quiz Time

This week Damon has a quiz on the organs and organists! Answers will be revealed next week.

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Music Played

Its a quiz!

Don’t think you can cheat by looking down here for the answers!!

Do you think we’re that silly?!

Episode 640 – Concert Recording – Part 2

This week Damon features tracks from the Concert Recording label.

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Music Played

Fine RomanceRon CurtisDavenport Theatre, Stockport
3/7 Compton		Concert Recording (CR-0026)1968
MarianinaFrank OlsenPicture House, Paisley

3/10 Hilsdon		Concert Recording (CR-0011)1966
Memories Of YouDavid HamiltonNew Victoria, Bradford

3/10 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR 0047)1966
New Pizzicato PolkaDon KnightsAbbey Hall Abingdon

3/9 (plus fanfare trumpet) Compton		Concert Recording (CR 0022)1972
Love Is Here To StayTrevor BolshawDormston House Sedgley

2/10 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR-0085)
Latin American Medley: Perfidia/The Echo Of A Serenade/Amor, AmorJohn BeeArthur Russell Studio, Malvern

3/7 Compton		Concert Recording (CR-73304-S)
Champagne For TwoEna BagaTown Hall Buckingham

3/10 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR – E016)1968
Love EverlastingHubert SelbyParamount Organ Studio Bolton

4/10 Compton		Concert Recording (CR-0095)
Brush OffJack HelyerRitz/Odeon Nottingham

4/22 Conacher		Concert Recording (CR-0025)1968