Episode 590 – Session Tapes

This week Damon has tracks from session tape masters.

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Music Played

Missisppi MudThomas TrotterTown Hall, Birmingham

4m 90 Speaking Stops Willis
TOEnc Archive1986
Nobody Does It BetterLen RawleTown Hall Watford

3/16 Compton
TOEnc Archive1994
You’re The Cream In My Coffee/All The Things You Are/Lullaby Of BroadwayReginald FoortBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Archive1972
Child’s PlayFelton RapleySouthampton Guildhall

4/50 Compton (Dual Console)
TOEnc Archive1975
Remember Me?/Loves Last Word Is Spoken/42nd StreetDudley SavageSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton
TOEnc Archive1992
Happy Talk/If I Could Write A Book/Falling In Love With LoveStanley WyllieSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton
TOEnc Archive1989
Someone To Watch Over MeNigel OgdenEMD/Granada Walthamstow, London

3/12 Christie
TOEnc Archive1983
Beatles MedleyDavid LoweTrinity Arts Centre, Pudsey

3/8 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Archive1994

Episode 586 – Granada! Then & Now

This week Damon features four Granada organs in their current and original homes.

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Music Played

Lady Be Good/Sophisticated Lady/Fascinating Rhythm/Trolley SongBryan RodwellGranada, Clapham Junction, London

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1978
You Made Me Love YouSimon GledhillOrgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva

3c/8 Wurlitzer
AAOCCC, Genève2017
Little Girl/Just In TimeJackie BrownGranada Edmonton

3/10 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1966
Stars Fell On AlabamaLen RawleOrgan Theatre, St. Albans

3/10 Wurlitzer
St Albans Musical Museum Society
(CAS 1011)
1994
Canadian CapersRobinson CleaverGranada, Welling

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Nostalgia Direct (AZCD214)2011
Cheek To Cheek/They Say It’s WonderfulDeclan PooleWurlitzer Hall, Leisure Centre, Woking

3/19 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Bells Across The MeadowDudley BeavanGranada, Woolwich

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1938
El AdornoDavid LoweNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/8 Wurlitzer
OS Digital (OS239)1998

Episode 582 – From The Archive: David Lowe

This weeks show is from the archive and features David Lowe, at the Regal/Scala Rotherham.

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Music Played

1. Sig Tune: I’m Beginning To See The Light
2. The Regal March
3. James Bond Theme/The Good, The Bad And The Ugly/Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
4. Bedouin In Baghdad
5. The Girl From Ipanema/Choo Choo Samba
6. Tuba Tube D
7. Cheerful Classics
8. Sig Tune: I’m Beginning To See The Light

All tracks played on the 3/9 Conacher in the Regal/Scala Rotherham, broadcast 16th November 1983. Recording from the Nigel Ogden Archive.

Episode 578 – Recent Tracks

This week Damon features tracks recorded/released in 2024.

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Music Played

Jive: Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter/In The Mood/Darktown Strutters BallCameron LloydAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/23 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Climb Every MountainRobert WolfeTroxy Stepney London

4/25 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Petticoats Of PortugalDamon CoxStudio Standaart, Woking

2/9 Standaart
Private Recording2024
When I Fall In LoveZach FrameOrgan Piper Muisc Palace, Milwaukee WI

3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer
C-2 Productions LLC (op0002)2024
Lullaby Of BirdlandDavid LoweStudio Standaart, Woking

2/9 Standaart
Private Recording2024
Ballroom Waltz: Summer Night/Always/Around The World/The Story Of TiniaAlec WaltersAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/23 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024
Sailors SambaMark Laflin & Dave NevilleTroxy Stepney London

4/25 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2024

Episode 571 – Remembering John Smallwood

This week Damon is joined by David Lowe as they pay tribute to John Smallwood.

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Music Played

Coronation ScottDavid LoweNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/8 Wurlitzer
OS Digital (OS239)1998
AgainDavid ShepherdNew Gallery Regent Street, London

2/8 Wurlitzer
COS Tapes (COS120)1991
They Can’t Take That Away From MeTom HazletonSouthbank Polytechnic, London

4/24 Wurlitzer
COS Tapes (SBW401)1988
Portrait Of A Toy SoliderDudley BeavanGranada, Woolwich

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (John Leeming)1938
The Heather On The HillKeith BeckinghamNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/9 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Recording2018
Just One Of Those ThingsMark LaflinNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/9 Wurlitzer
Laflin Productions
(ML001)
2012
LauraCatherine DrummondNeuadd Pendre, Tywyn

3c/9 Wurlitzer
Cathrine Drummond Records (CRCD4)2003

Episode 569 – It was acceptable in the 90’s

This week Damon features tracks recorded in the 90’s

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Music Played

Another OpeningMichael MaineTown Hall Portslade

3/18 Compton
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1994
Fools Rush InBryan RodwellButtermarket Shrewsbury

3/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1991
Aint MissbehavinNigel OgdenOrgan Theatre, St. Albans

3/6 Rutt
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1996
My RomanceKeith BeckinghamSouthbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 WurlitzerPrivate Recording (N.O Archive)1993
DardanellaDavid LoweNew Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear

3/11 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1991
Rotten RowDavid ShepherdGuildhall Southampton

4/50 Compton (Dual Console)
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1995
Put Em In A BoxDudley SavageSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1996
On The Sunny Side Of The StreetRichard HillsCivic Auditorium, San Gabriel, Hollywood CA

3/16 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1996
Celtic SnapshotsMichael WooldridgeAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/11 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1994
12th Street RagSimon GledhillAllen Computer Organ, Snape Maltings, SuffolkPrivate Recording (N.O Archive)1990

Episode 551 – Kew the Music

This week Damon spotlights the Wurlitzer installed in the Musical Museum Brentford.

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Music Played

Torch Song Parade Of 1937 Part 1: I’ve Gotta Sing A Torch Song/Swing In The Air/You’re Here, You’re There, You’re Everywhere/Wake Up And Live/This Years KissesSidney TorchRegal/ABC Kingston

3/12 Wurlitzer
Sterndale Records (STE 1005)1937
a) Sig Tune: D’ye Ken John Peel?
b) The Tuneful 20s Selection
c) Vlase Mignon
Joseph SealRegal/ABC Kingston

3/12 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Archive
La MerLen RawlePiano Museum, Brentford

3/12 Wurlitzer
Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)
WaveDavid LowePiano Museum, Brentford

3/12 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Archive1982
High HeelsDavid ShepherdPiano Museum, Brentford

3/12 Wurlitzer
Grosvenor Records (GRS 1119)1983
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)Damon CoxMusical Museum, Brentford

3/12 Wurlitzer
Private Recording2023
Wurlitzer FanfareDonald MacKenzieMusical Museum, Brentford

3/12 Wurlitzer
Musiqua
(MMRCD0109)
2009

Episode 545 – 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

Sleigh RideThomas TrotterTown Hall, Birmingham

4m 90 Speaking Stops Willis
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1986
The Christmas SongMichael WooldridgeAssembly Hall, Worthing

3/11 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1993
Dance Of The IciclesGeorge BlackmoreBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1980
Christmas Rendezvous SelectionBryan RodwellGranada, Clapham Junction, London

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1958
Fairy On The ClockDavid LoweWyton House, Huntingdon

4/15 Compton
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1986
Brazilian Sleigh BellsDavid ShepherdWurlitzer Lodge, Northolt, London

3/19 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1980
Marys Boy ChildNigel OgdenSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1993
BobsledHector OliveraFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1980

Episode 541 – British in America

This week John Leeming focuses on British organists on American organs

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Music Played

Singing in the BathtubRichard HillsFox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

4/42 Möller
ATOS CD2004
LoverReginald FoortFox Theatre, Detroit, MI

4/36 Wurlitzer
Cook Records (10579-sd)c1960
Goody GoodyDavid GrayEl Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

4/36 Wurlitzer
ATOS CD2018
I’m in the Mood for LoveSimon GledhillJohn Dickinson High School, Wimington, DE

3/66 Kimball
Kimball Theatre Organ Society (KTOS339)2000
Tiger RagPhil KelsallMission Playhouse, San Gabriel, CA

3/17 Wurlitzer
ATOS CD2018
She’s Funny That WayDavid LoweEmbassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN

4/16 Page
Private recording (John Leeming)1985
San Francisco / I Left My Heart in San FranciscoGeorge BlackmoreOrpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA

4/21 Robert Morton
Doric Records (DO (Q) 1501)1975
There’s No Business Like Show BusinessLen RawleGaumont Theatre, Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer
Acorn Records (CF244)1973

Episode 527 – Archive Tracks – All the Way!

This week John Leeming is back in his archive.

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Music Played

TangerineVic HammettGranada Theatre, Harrow

3/8 Wurlitzer
Private recording (BBC/COS archive)1973
Blue MoonDavid LoweNew Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear

3/19 Wurlitzer
Private recording (BBC/John Leeming archive)1991
Happy Days are Here Again, Here Comes the SunSandy MacphersonEmpire Theatre, Leicester Square, London

4/20 Wurlitzer
Private recording (Rinso/Radioechoes)1938
Waltz of My Heart/I can Give You the Starlight/Leap Year WaltzDavid ShepherdOdeon Theatre, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer
Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)1973
Love In BloomJackie BrownGranada Theatre, Tooting

4/14 Wurlitzer
Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)1969
Oh! Ma (The Butcher’s Boy), I Love to Whistle, You’re an EducationReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer
Rex Records (9366)/Ross McNeillie restoration1938
Time on My HandsDudley SavageSt John Vianney Church, Clayhall, London

3/7 Compton
Private recording (Jack O’Neill)1993
A Stitch in TimeGerald ShawOdeon Theatre, Leicester Square

5/17 Compton
Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)1965
Sunshine and ShadowsSandy MacphersonEmpire Theatre, Leicester Square

4/20 Wurlitzer
Private recording (Rinso/Radioechoes)1938