The Organist Encores

Episode 498 – When The Red, Red Robin

On this week’s show John Leeming rememberers the great Robin Richmond.

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Music Played

Blaze Away	Robin Richmond	London South Bank University 4/25 Wurlitzer	Private recording (John Leeming)	c1990
The Lady Is a Tramp	Robin Richmond	Trocadero, Elephant and Castle 4/21 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Robin Richmond/BBC)	1946
Take Me to Your Heart Again	The Organ Grinder’s Swing	Hammond combo	Private recording (Robin Richmond/BBC)	c1945
Sugar	Robin Richmond	Hammond + piano	Private recording (Robin Richmond/BBC)	1959
Maybe You’ll Be There	Robin Richmond	Marston Green Hospital 3/10 Compton	Private Recording (COS Archive)	1974
I’ve Got a Pocketful of Dreams	Robin Richmond Trio	Hammond combo	Private Recording (Bill Ravenall/BBC)	1961
Spooky Takes A Holiday	Robin Richmond	BBC Theatre Organ, Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (COS Archive/BBC)	1973
When the Red Red Robin Comes Bob Bob Bobbin’ Along	Reginald Dixon	BBC Theatre Organ, Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Robin Richmond/BBC)	1973
She’s Funny That Way	Robin Richmond	Granada,Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Robin Richmond/BBC)

Episode 497 – Then & Now

This week Damon features the sounds of four instruments in their original and current locations.

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Music Played

Telstar	Reginald Porter-Brown	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1963
Birth Of The Blues	Tom Hazleton	Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA 5/28 Möller	Arkay Records (AR1076)	1983
Caribbean Honeymoon	Ron Curtis	Odeon Cinema, Sunderland 3/9 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1983
Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea	Howard Beaumont	Community Centre, Ryhope 3/9 Compton	Fairview Studios (HB 111)	2019
An Earful Of Music/Spanish Gypsy Dance	Robinson Cleaver	Pyramid/Odeon Sale 3c/7 Christie	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1971
It’s Foolish But Its Fun/The Very Thought Of You/I Only Have Eves For You	Nigel Ogden	Church Of St Mary, Lowe House, St. Helens 3/11 Christie	TOEnc Recording	2021
Waltz At Maxims	George Blackmore	Trocadero Elephant and Castle, London 4/21 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1959
Nice Work If You Can Get It/Oh Lady Be Good/Somone To Watch Over Me/S’ Wonderful	Robert Wolfe	Troxy Stepney London 4/25 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2023

Episode 496 – Mark Laflin visits Studio Standaart

This week Mark Laflin stopped by at Studio Standaart to talk to Damon about the installation of his cinema organ at home.

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Music Played

The Lady Is A Tramp	Damon Cox	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2022
In The Land Of Lets Pretend	Mark Laflin	Paramount 341 3/41 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2022
The Girl From Ipanema	Damon Cox	Studio Standaart 2/8 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2023
Day By Day	Harry Davidson	Commodore Hammersmith 3/10 Standaart	Edison Bell Winner (5502) Courtesy of Wayne Ivany	1932
Windmill Waltz	Mark Laflin	Studio Standaart 2/8 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2023
Stars Fell On Alabama	Damon Cox	Studio Standaart 2/8 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2023
Sailors Samba	Mark Laflin	Studio Standaart 2/8 VTPO	TOEnc Recording	2023

Episode 495 – 2023!

Happy New Year! On this first show of 2023, Damon has a rag bag of tracks!

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Music Played

Nagasaki	Thomas Trotter	Town Hall, Birmingham 4m 90 Speaking Stops Willis	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1986
Juliet Bravo/Thunderbirds	Michael Wooldridge	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1986
These Foolish Things	Simon Gledhill	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	John Leeming Archive	1971
S’ Wonderful	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1985
Nancy	Bryan Rodwell	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1989
Streets Of London	Robert Wolfe	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS 112)	1988
Darktown Strutters Ball	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1986

Episode 494 – Farewell Nigel Ogden

After 42 years of broadcasting, Nigel Ogden is hanging up his microphones and mixers for the last time. Join Damon as he chats to Nigel and features music all played on the BBC Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1981
Downtown	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
Stompin’ At The Savoy/9:20 Special	Robin Richmond	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
Regency Romp	Ernest Broadbent	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1981
Two Guitars	Louis Mordish	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1981
They Cant That Away From Me	William Davies	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1985
You Stepped Out Of A Dream	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
Down Forget Me Not Lane	Nigel Ogden & Johnny Roadhouse	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NDO Project (CD 207)	2018
Waldmare March	David Lowe	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1980
Happy Talk	Simon Gledhill	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1983
I Could Be The One	Len Rawle	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1984
The Most Beautiful Girl In The World/Music To Watch Girls By	Phil Kelsall	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1982
My Way	Peter Jebson	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1983
Tea For Two/Singing In The Rain/I’m Gonna Charleston Back To Charleston	Robert Wolfe	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1984
The Song Has Ended	Nigel Ogden	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N. Ogden)	1988

Episode 493 – Christmas Time Is Here

Its Christmas all the way this week as Damon features festive sounds, past and present

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Music Played

We Need A Little Christmas	Ron Rhode	Reiny Delzer Residence Bismarck, North Dakota (ND) 4/27 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions (RP-106-CD)	1993
Brazilian Sleigh Bells	Tony Fenelon	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1981
Christmas Fantasy (arr. L Anderson)	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, Londo 5c/17 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1971
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP 25479)	1962
Toyland	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Brusnwick Ltd (LA 8688)
Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (2-769-0-1)	1968
The Snow Waltz	Arnold Loxam	Rufforth 3/9 Compton	Barrie Davenport (DAV036)	1993
Jingle Bell Rock/Rockin Around The Christmas Tree	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 06)	2002

Episode 492 – Christmas with Nigel Ogden

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden plays the Free Trade Hall, Manchester Wurlitzer with Christmas music for all tastes.

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Music Played

Swingin’ Sleighbells

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Swingin’ Sleighride/Snowcoach

Arctic Fox

Fairy On The Christmas Tree

March Of The Toys

O Holy Night

All tracks played on the 4/20 Wurlitzer in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester by Nigel Ogden from OS Digital (OS210) 1994

Episode 491 – Late Evening With Eric Lord

On this week’s show John Leeming features the music of Eric Lord on the Odeon Manchester Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

Getting Sentimental Over You*

Moonlight in Vermont

Caravelle

Laura

Mr Lucky

Sleepy Lagon

A Serenade to Eileen

A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square

I surrender, Dear

Poem

These Foolish Things

Perfidia

At Sundown

I Cover the Waterfront

Getting Sentimental Over You

All tracks played on the 4/20 Wurlitzer in the Odeon Manchester broadcast in 1973 or 1965 expect * which is from Acorn Records CF225.

Episode 490 – Dancing In The Dark

This week Damon features the famous Wurlitzer in the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool

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Music Played

Mr Sandman/S’posin/No More	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	(Rex Recordings) REXX 332	2009
Tango Taquin	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia/EMI Records (SCX 6410)	1970
Fleetwood Fisherwoman	Arnold Loxam	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1240)	1991
I Kiss You Hand, Madame/I Wish You Love	Robin Richmond	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (KGRS 1273)	1994
Money/Money Is The Root Of All Evil/We’re In The Money	Robert Wolfe	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1238)	1990
Dancing In The Dark	Simon Gledhill	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 205)	1994
Moonlight In Vermont	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD135)	2011
Yes My Darling Daughter/There’ll Be A Hot Time/It Don’t Mean A Thing	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD87)	1998

Episode 489 – Time For John’s Archive

On this week’s show John Leeming is at the microphone with another show packed of materials from the archive!

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Dave Junchen	Tower Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, CA 5/28 Möller	Private recording (John Smallwood)	c1984
Love Walked In/Slow Boat to China	Jackie Brown	Granada Theatre, North Cheam 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Harry Jupp)	1965
Crackin’ Corn	Andrew Fenner	Granada Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Harry Jupp)	1965
I Remember You	Nick Olsen	Odeon Cinema, Leeds 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC, Geoff Day)	1967
Carefree	Jim Roseveare	Paramount Theatre Oakland, CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Dick Clay)	1983
Let’s Fall in Love	Joe Melander	Jack Leynnwood residence, California 2/8 hybrid	Concert Recording (CR0004)	c1968
Patricia	Robinson Cleaver	Sundown (Regal) theatre, Edmonton 4/14 Christie	Amberlee Records (AML309)	1976
Swinging Sleighbells	Stanley Tudor	Gaumont Cinema, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC, Bill Ravenall)	1965
September Song	George Wright	Pasadena Studio 3/28 Wurlitzer	Private recording (KCBS Radio)	c1960