Bert van den Brink

Episode 500 – Show 500!

This week Damon is joined by James Mclean as they read your requests to celebrate the 500th edition of the show.

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Music Played

Smiling Through/The Boyfriend SelectionDudley SavageRoyal/ABC Plymouth

3/8 Compton		TOEnc Archive (N.O)
March: HolyroodRobert WolfeThursford Collection, Fakenham

3/19 Wurlitzer		Grasmere Records
(GRCD 79		1996
YesterdaysAshley MillerRadio City Music Hall, New York City NY

4/58 Wurlitzer		CSP (CL 945)1957
CherokeeBryan RodwellHammond OrganTOEnc Archive (JL)1974
This Is My Song/I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight/I Left My Heart In San Francisco/Jeepers CreepersReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive (DMC)1967
Gold And Silver WaltzPhil KelsallTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		Grasmere Records
(GRCD80)		1996
StardustSidney TorchGaumont State, Kilburn

4/16 Wurlitzer		Decca Record Company
(SPA 195)		1972
The Girl From Ipanema/Choo Choo SambaDavid LoweRegal/Scala Rotherham

3/9 Conacher		TOEnc Archive (N.O)1983
On Green Dolphin StreetBert van den BrinkMuziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, Holland

4/20 Standaart-Compton		Private Recording2020
Night And DayGeorge WrightChicago Theatre, Chicago IL

4/29 Wurlitzer		BANDA CD (61949)1991
‘Rosalie’ Selection: Rosalie/In The Still Of The Night/Who knows?Henry CroudsonParamount/Odeon Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		Regal Zonophone (MR 2840)1938
Jealousy Douglas ReeveDome Brighton

4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’		Cinema Organ Society (COS126)2001
Rain On The RoofRichard HillsSouthbank Polytechnic, London

4/24 Wurlitzer		Cinema Organ Society (COS S01)2005
Wedding Of The Painted DollNicholas MartinTurners Musical Merry-Go-Round

3/19 Wurlitzer		Turners Entertainments Ltd (TMM18CD)1997
Blue MoonLen RawleMarine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man

2/10 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2019
Sales TalkStanley TudorGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive (N.O)1960

Episode 438 – Organ Plus

On this week’s show John Leeming brings us another show where pipes and electronic organs are combined with other instruments.

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Music Played

Galloping ComediansBuddy Cole & The Monty Kelly OrchestraBuddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA

3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton		Alshire International (S-5288)1965
Come Fly with MeJonathan Ortloff & Allan WardGray’s Armoury Drill Hall, Cleveland OH

3/17 Wurlitzer		J Ortoff Records (Roll Out the Big Guns)2010
Ting-a-LingArthur Young & Hatchett’s SwingtetteDecca recording studio, London

Novachord		Decca Records (F7336)1939
The Canals of AmsterdamBert van den Brink & Lars VisscherMuziekcentrum van de Omroep, Hilversum, Holland

4/20 Standaart-Compton		YouTube2021
Bel AmiRobin Richmond & Organ Grinder’s SwingBBC Studio

Hammond		Private recording (BBC)1945
Hello BluebirdJim Riggs & Vincent LopezLittle River Studio, Miller, Wichita
3/19 Wurlitzer		Jim Riggs Records (The Perfect Combination)2008
Sleigh RideArtie Dunn &
The Three Suns 		RCA recording studio, New York

Hammond		HMV Records (B10000)1950
Santa BabyWill Shaw &
Miles Allen		Keith Evans Studio, Chepstow

4/33 GW4 Allen (digital)		Mostyn Productions2020

Episode 399 – Another Organ Plus

On this week’s show John Leeming shows us yet again how well the theatre organ blends with other instruments and performers. John has an extensive archive so we get to delve into some delightful lesser heard tracks on this show!

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Music Played

Rock Around The ClockLyn Larsen with Jack Bethards & His OrchestraPlummer Auditorium, Fullerton CA

4/37 Wurlitzer		Beldale Records (CD421)2000
Dizzy FingersLouise Macdonald & Stanley WyllieGransha High School, Bangor, County Down

3/8 Compton		Private Recording1985
Slow Boat to ChinaOrgan Grinder’s Swing (Robin Richmond)HammondPrivate Recording1945
The Little BoyPierre Palla & Frank van SchaikAVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland

4/19 Standaart-Compton		Decca Records (AM 958)1949
On Green Dolphin StreetBert van den BrinkBroadcast Music Centre, Hilversum, Holland

4/20 Standaart-Compton		YouTube2020
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareBBC Big Band & Bryan RodwellHammondPrivate Recording1983
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)Charlie BaloghOrgan Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ

4/78 Wurlitzer		ERB Enterprises (ERB-120)2011
An Earful of Music/Fall In and Follow Me/Temptation Rag/Ship AhoyRobinson Cleaver & Theatre Organ Club VocalAbbey Road EMI Studios

3/9 Compton		TOC-NTOT Productions (NLM104)1978