Episode312 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Whirling the Empress again

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive and throws spotlight on the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Wurlitzer with tracks featuring the organ during its time both in the Ballroom and in the BBC Playhouse Theatre, Manchester.

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 Music played

TrackArtistOrganRecord LabelYear
SylviaNigel OgdenBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Nigel Ogden Archive1974
El GatitoErnest BroadbentBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Nigel Ogden Archive1978
Frasquita SerenadePeter JebsonBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Nigel Ogden Archive1976
Hell’s Bells ThemeNigel OgdenBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Nigel Ogden Archive1985
Selection – The ArcadiansNigel OgdenBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Grosvenor Records (GRS 1140)1983
Samba ChromatiqueHorace FinchEmpress Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer
Damon Cox Archive1950’s
Selection – The Dancing YearsHorace FinchEmpress Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer
Damon Cox Archive1960

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