Damon Cox

Episode 671 – All Original Part 4

This week Damon continues his series looking at UK original Installations that have survived.

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Music Played

Theres No Business Like ShowinessMichael WooldridgeGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2026
Blue Moon/Bugle Call RagDamon CoxGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2026
Yesterday/Can’t Buy Me LoveMichael WooldridgeGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive2026
‘The Boyfriend’ Selection: The Boy Friend/A Room In Bloomsbury/Fancy Forgetting/It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love/I Could Be Happy With YouKeith BeckinghamGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1968
By A Sleepy LagoonJohn MannGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		Wayne Ivany Collection
Play To My GipsyVic HammettGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		Wayne Ivany Collection
Fate In Santa LuciaLouis MordishGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1992
Says My HeartDamon CoxGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2026

Episode 669 – More New Tapes

This week Damon delves more into the latest batch of tapes.

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Music Played

Cockney CapersGerald ShawOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1961
Dinkie DonkeyReginald Porter-BrownBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1963
I’ll Follow My Secret HeartVic HammettGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1967
Little Brazilian SoldierGeorge BlackmoreGaumont State, Kilburn

4/16 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1963
There’s No Business Like Show Business/I Talk To The Trees/Dinah/Tenderly/Pretty Little Black-Eyed SuzieJoseph SealRitz Richmond

3/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1954
Strike Up The Band/Oh Lady Be Good/I Got RhythmReginald Porter-BrownBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1963
I Can Give You The Starlight/It’s Only A Paper Moon/Now Is The HourHorace FinchEmpress Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1962
The Old Pianna RagReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1961

Episode 668 – New Tapes

This week Damon delves into the latest batch of tapes.

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Music Played

Lets Twist Again/I Know Why/The Green Leaves Of Summer/The Young OnesReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1962
Strolling AlongNeville MealeGranada, Clapham Junction, London

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1954
Miss JaneHorace FinchBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1958
Canyon CaballeroBobby PaganRitz Richmond

3/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1967
Seventeen/I’ll Come When You Call/The Yellow Rose Of Texas/Close To Me/Twenty Tiny FingersBryan RodwellGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1957
If I Could Write A BookLen RawleParamount/Odeon Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1973
SkylinerNoel BriggsGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1973
Belle, Belle My Liberty Belle/I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile/Powder Your Face With SunshineStanley TudorOdeon Sale

3/8 Christie		TOEnc Archive1953
Tiger RagReginald DixonDavenport Theatre, Stockport

3/6 Compton		TOEnc Archive1978

Episode 664 – All Original Part 3

This week Damon continues his series looking at UK original Installations that have survived.

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Music Played

Rhapsody in BlueHarold Ramsay & Patricia RossboroughGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		Parlophone (R1895)

Wayne Ivany Collection		1934
Who’s Afraid Of The Big Bad WolfDon BakerGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		Parlophone (R1687)

Wayne Ivany Collection		1933
CharadeRobinson CleaverGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1966
Pedro From PalamosBobby PaganGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1963
Waltz Time: Sweet September/Falling In Love With Love/LoverJackie BrownGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1968
Consoling The ConsoleReginald Porter-BrownGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1958
Lullaby Of The LeavesVic HammettGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		Audicord (ACD 232)1980
LouiseBryan RodwellGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		Ventures In Sound (VIS-B3)

Episode 658 – All Original Part 2

This week Damon continues his series looking at UK original Installations that have survived.

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Music Played

Live Love and LaughJames BellOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		Bosworth (BE25)

Wayne Ivany Collection 		c1941
Leicester Square Looks RoundGerald ShawOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1964
In Olden TymesJohn HowlettOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1958
A Walk In The Black ForestWilliam DaviesOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1977
Turn Ye to MeDavid ShepherdOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1981
Sweet SueDonald MacKenzieOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		Musiqua (201801)2018
Portrait Of A FlirtWilliam DaviesOdeon Hammersmith

4/15 Compton		TOEnc Archive1977
Sentimental JourneyAndrew FennerOdeon Hammersmith

4/15 Compton		Concert Recording (CR-0059)1968
Satyr DanceRichard HillsOdeon Hammersmith

4/15 Compton		YouTube

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