David Shepherd – The Organist Encores

Episode 559 – Archive Tracks – all the way!

This week John Leeming has broadcast archive tracks from the from the UK and Netherlands.

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Music Played

Cock o’ the North / Organ Grinder’s Swing	George Blackmore	AVRO Studio, Hilversum, NL 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1980
Morning Canter	Howard Thomas	BBC Theatre Organ #2, London 5/27 Möller	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1960
Turn Ye to Me	David Shepherd	Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1981
Tampico	Peter Kilby	BBC Theatre Organ #2, London 5/27 Möller	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1957
Misty	Bernard Drukker	AVRO Studio, Hilversum, NL 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1980
Dancing on the Ceiling	Bryan Rodwell	Odeon Theatre, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1969
Roulette / Love Is	George Blackmore	Astoria Cinema, Aberdeen 3/8 Compton	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1959
Hurrying Home	Howard Thomas	BBC Theatre Organ #2, London 5/27 Möller	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1960
The Old Piano Rag	Arnold Loxam	AVRO Studio, Hilversum, NL 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (Martyn Barker)	1980

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 Kisses	Sidney Torch	Regal/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 Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive
La Mer	Len Rawle	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)
Wave	David Lowe	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1982
High Heels	David Shepherd	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (GRS 1119)	1983
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	Damon Cox	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2023
Wurlitzer Fanfare	Donald MacKenzie	Musical 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 Ride	Thomas Trotter	Town Hall, Birmingham 4m 90 Speaking Stops Willis	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
The Christmas Song	Michael Wooldridge	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1993
Dance Of The Icicles	George Blackmore	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1980
Christmas Rendezvous Selection	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1958
Fairy On The Clock	David Lowe	Wyton House, Huntingdon 4/15 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
Brazilian Sleigh Bells	David Shepherd	Wurlitzer Lodge, Northolt, London 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1980
Marys Boy Child	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1993
Bobsled	Hector Olivera	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1980

Episode 538 – Audible Autumn

This week Robert Hope-Jones is in autumnal mode.

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Music Played

When The Leaves Are Turning	Hector Olivera	Fox Theatre, Atlanta 4/42 Moller	EAR-10285
Autumn Concerto	Reginald Porter-Brown	Southampton Guildhall 4/50 Compton	Private Recording
Autumn Leaves	Dudley Savage	ABC Plymouth 3/9 Compton	Private Recording
Tis, Autumn; Falling Leaves/A Faded Summer Love	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1557)	1964
Autumn In New York	John Lauter	Fox Theatre, Detroit 4/36 Wurlitzer	Private	2004
Undecided	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3/21 Compton	COS Production (COS 125)	1999
Autumn Leaves	Dick Stewart/ George Wright	Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Hi-Fi Records (R-401)	1955

Episode 537 – It was acceptable in the 90’s

This week Damon features tracks recorded in the 90’s

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Music Played

Bandstand March	David Shepherd	Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1994
Speak To Me Of Love	Stanley Wyllie	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1994
Scintillating Stars	Iain Flitcroft	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1990
Be My Love	Michael Maine	Town Hall Portslade 3/18 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1990
Harlem	Simon Gledhill	Dreamland Cinema, Margate 4/19 Compton-Noterman	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1993
Blue Moon	Dudley Savage	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1996
Clarabella	William Davies	BBC Maida Vale Studios 4/14 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1996
Keep Smiling	Nigel Ogden	Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA 5/28 Möller	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1997
Delicadio	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1991

Episode 527 – Archive Tracks – All the Way!

This week John Leeming is back in his archive.

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Music Played

Tangerine	Vic Hammett	Granada Theatre, Harrow 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/COS archive)	1973
Blue Moon	David Lowe	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/John Leeming archive)	1991
Happy Days are Here Again, Here Comes the Sun	Sandy Macpherson	Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Rinso/Radioechoes)	1938
Waltz of My Heart/I can Give You the Starlight/Leap Year Waltz	David Shepherd	Odeon Theatre, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)	1973
Love In Bloom	Jackie Brown	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)	1969
Oh! Ma (The Butcher’s Boy), I Love to Whistle, You’re an Education	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Rex Records (9366)/Ross McNeillie restoration	1938
Time on My Hands	Dudley Savage	St John Vianney Church, Clayhall, London 3/7 Compton	Private recording (Jack O’Neill)	1993
A Stitch in Time	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square 5/17 Compton	Private recording (BBC/COS Archive)	1965
Sunshine and Shadows	Sandy Macpherson	Empire Theatre, Leicester Square 4/20 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Rinso/Radioechoes)	1938

Episode 524 – Design Inspirations

This week Damon features instruments that have inspired the development of his Standaart – as well a the first sounds from this instrument!

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Music Played

March: Tigers Tail	Reginald Dixon	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Archive Recording (TOEnc)	1958
Moonlight In Vermont	Damon Cox	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2023
I’m The One/Thank You/There I’ve Said It Again/The Last Day In September	Bobby Pagan	Ritz Richmond 3/8 Wurlitzer	Archive Recording (N.O)	1964
Laura/Frenesí/You Moved Right In	Jospeh Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Archive Recording (N.O)	????
Playboy	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3c/6 Compton	Archive Recording (N.O)	1985
I Don’t Know Why	David Lowe	Trinity Arts Centre, Pudsey 3/8 Wurlitzer	Archive Recording (N.O)	1994
Sweet Sue/Dinah	Nigel Ogden	De Poort Technical College, Rotterdam 3/11 Standaart	Archive Recording (N.O)	1985
Try A Little Tenderness/Tenderly	Ernest Broadbent	Passage Theatre Schidam 3/10 Standaart	NOF Sound (N.S.P 80-8-8-2)	1981
I Won’t Dance	Damon Cox	Studio Standaart, Woking 2/8 Standaart	Private Recording	2023

Episode 521 – It was acceptable in the 80’s

This week Damon features tracks recorded in the 80’s

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Music Played

South Rampart Street Parade	Nicholas Martin	Turners Musical Merry-Go-Round 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
In The Still Of The Night	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1988
Moonlight In Vermont	Alec Leader	The Plough, Great Munden 3/11 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1988
Night Owl	Ernest Broadbent	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Sweet Marijuana	Jeff Barker	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1980
Now You Know	Dudley Savage	Mere Farm, Haughley, Stowmarket 3/6 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
Brush Off	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 3c/6 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1987
Little Brazilian Soldier	David Lowe	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1989
Nightingale	Robin Richmond	Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
The Sweetest Sounds	Bryan Rodwell	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983

Episode 506 – Off The Shelf

This week John Leeming has pulled out some records, cassettes and LP’s from his shelves – simple!

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Music Played

Greenwich Witch/Serenade to a Wealthy Widow/Twilight in Turkey	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State Theatre, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot Recordings (PH2007)	2001
My Sin	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Foundation Collection, Barrington Hills, IL 5/80 Wurlitzer-plus	Musical Contrasts (MCI207)	1994
Guilty	Jackie Brown	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Tape of the Month Club	c1965
Sassy Brass	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Los Angeles, CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Brothers (WS1533)	1963
My Heart Belongs to Daddy	John Seng	St Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL 4/19 Wurlitzer-plus	Pipe Organ Presentations (POP113)	2005
Bidin’ My Time	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Don Leslie Studio, Pasdadena, CA 3/29 Wurlitzer	Dot Records (DLP25612)	c1960
Sweet Georgia Brown/Whispering/I’ll See You In My Dreams/We’ll Meet Again	Eric Lord	South Bank University, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private recording (JL)	c1986
When the Stars Come Out at Night	David Shepherd	Rex Cinema, Stratford (London) 2/7 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1154)	1975
Louise	Bryan Rodwell	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Ventures in Sound (VISB3)	c1960

Episode 504 – Robert Hope-Jones Presents

This week we formally introduce our new regular presenter Robert Hope-Jones who takes us on his own musical journey.

Like all our other presenters Robert can be contacted via E-mail: robert@organistencores.co.uk

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Music Played

A Sailor’s Story (Part)	Reginald Porter-Brown	Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	Gemini Records (GM 2021)	1973
Paramount on Parade/Blacksmith Blues	Leon Berry	Hub Rollerskate Rink, Chicago IL 3/12 Wurlitzer	RCA International (INTS 1167)	1956
Grasshoppers’ Dance	Howard Beaumont	LTOT Heritage Centre, Peel Green, Manchester 2/6 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)	2022
Nimrod	Christopher Dearnley	St George’s Hall, Liverpool 4m 100ss Willis	Micheal Woodford (MW 920)	1980
Opus One	Lew Williams	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1988
By A Waterfall	Robin Richmond	Kitchen Bros Garage Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society (COS 123)	1998
Haymaker’s Holiday	David Shepherd	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/22 Compton	Private Recording (John Leeming)	2019
Route 66	Jim Riggs	Ye Olde Pizza Joynt 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Jack O’Neill)	2001