Gerald Shaw – The Organist Encores

Episode 561 – H2O

This week Robert Hope-Jones takes us through a rather damp and wet setting.

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Music Played

Singin’ in the Rain	Lew Williams	Organ Stop Pizza, Phoenix, Arizona 5/81 Wurlitzer, Hybrid	ERB-111	2000
The Waters of Perkiomen	Gus Farney	Organ Loft, Salt Lake City 5/34 Wurlitzer	Warner Bros. Records (B 1359)	1960
Beyond the Sea	Ivan Ditmars or Alex Lasker	Loren Whitney studio, California 4/34 Robert Morton	GNP Crescendo 80	1962
Willow Weep for Me	Jonas Nordwall	4/42 Wurlitzer Organ Grinder, Portland, Oregon	OG-101	1976
Here’s that Rainy Day Again	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond X5	Private – Neville Wineman collection	1975
Irish Washerwoman	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Cinema Leicester Square 5/17 Compton	Concert Recording (CR0017)	1968
I Cover The Waterfront	Joe Marsh	Town Hall, Ossett 3/13 Compton, Christie	Crescendo Records (HLW 500)	1977
Under the Sea	Charlie Balough	Organ Stop Pizza, Phoenix, Arizona 5/81 Wurlitzer, Hybrid	ERB 118	2007

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 525 – Theatre Organ World

This week Robert Hope-Jones turns the clock back to 1946…

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Music Played

Evensong	Jack Courtnay	Elite Super Cinema, Wimbledon 3/8 Chrsitie	Regal (G 8910)	1927
Three’s a Crowd	Alex Taylor	Grananda Theatre, Tootoing 4c/14 Wurlitzer	NTOT Kinura (NCM 211)
Moonlight Rhapsody Medley	Al Bollington	Paramount Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London 4/12 Compton	Bygone Days (BYD77005)
Jolly Juggler	Doreen Chadwick	Gaumont cinema, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Amberlee Records (AML 304X)	1972
Kiss Me Again; Dream	Con Docherty	Paramount Newcastle 3/19 Wurlitzer	Deroy 875	1964
Lullaby of Birdland	Gerald Shaw	Regal Theatre, Marble Arch, London 4/36 Christie	Carwal (CWR 85)	1964
Popular Songs Of 1920	Stuart Barrie	Grananda Theatre, Tootoing 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Deroy 985

Episode 505 – All Original

This week Damon spotlights some of the lesser heard original installations.

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Music Played

Collection Of Can Cans	Andrew Fenner	Odeon Hammersmith 4/15 Compton	Concert Recording (CR 0059)	1969
Cheek To Cheek	Michael Wooldridge	Granada Harrow 3c/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1982
Cheekie Chappie	Simon Gledhill	Dreamland Cinema, Margate 4/19 Compton-Noterman	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1993
Belle Of The Ball	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Musiqua	2015
Love For Sale	Len Rawle	Town Hall Watford 3/16 Compton	TOEnc Archive (N.O)	1994
Teddy Bears’ Rave-Up	Nigel Ogden	Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton	COS Tapes (COS119)	1988
Body And Soul	Lyn Larsen	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive (Tom Herd)	1977
Hot Pipes Part 1 – The Toy Trumpet/I’m Gettin’ Sentimental Over You/The Snake Charmer	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot (PH2007)	2013

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 478 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: It’s Unusual – Mostly!

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with some slightly more unusual items!

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Music Played

It’s De-Lovley	Simon Gledhill	Civic Auditorium, Pasadena CA 5/28 Möller	Nigel Ogden Archive	1996
‘Jig’ Fuge	Virgil Fox	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1956
Bideford Quay	Armsbee Bancroft	Cecil Theatre, Hull 3/15 Marshall Sykes	Audicord (AC225)	1993
Rhythm Medley	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Pipe Organ Presentation
Archangel	Gerald Shaw/The Walker Brothers	Odeon Leicester Square F5c/17 Compton	Spectrum	1966
Toccata – Widor V	Gerald Shaw	Regal Marble Arch 4/37 Christie	MSS Studios (MSSCD06)	1968

Episode 457 – The Rustle Of Spring

Theres an air of spring about – well at least there is on this weeks show!

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Music Played

Spring, Spring, Spring	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	TOEnc Recording	2016
The Last Spring	David Gray	Dennis Unk Residence, Erie PA 3/21 Wurlitzer	Dennis Unks	2017
On A Spring Note	John Atwell	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/25 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM103)	1995
It Might As Well Be Spring	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2012
The Rustle Of Spring	Reginald Foort	Foort Touring Organ 5/27 Möller	Piping Hot (PH2006)	2000
Sweeden In Springtime	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Private Recording (H.R Hart Collection)
Spring Is Here	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1533)	1963
Spring Fever	George Wright	Hollywood Philharmonic Organ at George Wright Residence, Hollywood 4/28 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (DIDX 3322)	1988

Episode 451 – It’s Shaw, for Sure

On this week’s show John Leeming focuses on that excellent organist of days gone by, Gerald Shaw.

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Music Played

Rio Chambira	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-S033)	1968
Lullaby Of Birdland	Gerald Shaw	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	Carwall (CWR85)	1964
Parade Of The Tin Soldiers	Gerald Shaw	Trocadero, Elephant & Castle 4/21 Wurlitzer	Private recording (COS Archive)	1958
Spinning Wheel	Gerald Shaw	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 220)	1973
I Know Why	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Deroy Records (Deroy 929)	1967
Le Cygne (The Swan)/I Only Have Eyes For You	Gerald Shaw	The Plough, Great Munden 3/10 Compton	MJB Recording and Transcription Service (BEV SLP 1322)	1969
A Song Of Home	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Concert Recording (CR-0017)	1968
The Ocarina/It’s A Lovely Day Today	Gerald Shaw	Regal/Odeon Marble Arch, London 4/37 Christie	Private recording (COS Archive)	1954
Sentimental Journey	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Carwall (CWR103)	1964

Episode 447 – 50-50

On this week’s show John Leeming stages a 50-50 show with an even distribution of pipes and electronics!

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Music Played

Back Bay Shuffle	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Hopeful Heart Inc (HHP-203)	2005
These Foolish Things	Keith Beckingham	Hammond spinet	Hammond Organ Co (LYN 565)	c1965
Blue Moon	David Lowe	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/12 Wurlitzer	John Leeming Collection	1991
Keep Your Sunny Side Up	Harry Farmer’s Rhythm Ensemble	Hammond	Decca Records (DFE 6219)	c1955
Bei mir bist Du schön	Klaus Wunderlich & Herbert Deuringer	Hammond & Accordion	Bell Records (BLR 89 104)	2001
Primero	Gerald Shaw	Trocadero, Elephant & Castle 4/21 Wurlitzer	Private recording (COS Archive)	1958
Have You Met Miss Jones?	Philip Leader	Hammond SK2	Phil Leader recording	2021
Oh By Jingo	Ron Rhode	Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet IL 4/27 Barton	JATOE Records	2001
The Sound of Music	Steve Vincent	Yamaha Stagea & Paramount 450	Steve Vincent Recordings	2022

Episode 441 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Seasons Greetings

On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with some seasonal favourites.

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Music Played

Ballet of the Bells	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 210)	1994
The Fairy on the Christmas Tree	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 210)	1994
Swinging Sleigh Ride/Snow Coach	Nigel Ogden	Free Trade Hall, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS 210)	1994
Unto Us a Boy Is Born	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive
“White Horse Inn” Selection	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Nigel Ogden Archive	1960
Tyrolean Holiday	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	Nostalgia Direct (AZCD214)	2011
A Christmas Fantasy	Jonathan Scott	Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 4m Marcussen	Scott Brothers Duo (SBDRCD010)	2016