Horace Finch – The Organist Encores

Episode 680 – LPs DeF

This week John Leeming continues looking through his LPs

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Music Played

Bye Bye Blues	John Duffy	Columbia Square Studios, Hollywood, CA 3/11 Wurlitzer	London Records (U2012)	1955
I Am Loved	Helen Dell	Carson-Kearns Studio, Hollywood, CA 3/26 Wurlitzer	Malar Productions (MAS2015)	1960s
Grands Boulevards; Boléro por l’Inconnu; La Colline aux Oiseax	Tommy Deserre	Gaumont Palace, Paris, France 4/15 Christie	Odeon Records (OS1009)	c1955
Diane	Lee Erwin	Dick Kline Residence, Thurmont, MD 4/31 Wurlitzer	EMI Angel Records (S36073)	1974
Sentimental Journey	Andrew Fenner	Gaumont Theatre, Hammersmith 4/15 Compton	4/15 Compton Concert Recording (CR0059)	c1972
Hallelujah!	Don French	Oriental Theatre, Portland, OR 3/13 Wurlitzer	Concert Recording (CR0009)	c1969
Body and Soul	Bill Floyd	Paramount Theatre, New York 4/36 Wurlitzer	Emory Cook Records (Cook 1150)	c1964
Miss Annabelle Lee	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1123)	1974
The Storm	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SEG8402)	1965

Episode 677 – Broadcast Memories

This week Damon delves into some broadcast tapes.

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Music Played

Ding Dong Samba	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1962
I Know Why	Gerald Shaw	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	TOEnc Archive	1961
Cheek To Cheek/Charmaine/Foot Tapper/Memories Of You/I’m Confessin’/Dinah	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1963
Hobo In Havana	Bobby Pagan	Ritz Richmond 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1963
The Pied Piper/The Swinging Bells	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1964
Simple Aveu	Robin Richmond	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1964
Cherokee/Me And My Gal/The Fleet’s In Port Again	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1961

Episode 669 – More New Tapes

This week Damon delves more into the latest batch of tapes.

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Music Played

Cockney Capers	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5c/17 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1961
Dinkie Donkey	Reginald Porter-Brown	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	TOEnc Archive	1963
I’ll Follow My Secret Heart	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1967
Little Brazilian Soldier	George Blackmore	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1963
There’s No Business Like Show Business/I Talk To The Trees/Dinah/Tenderly/Pretty Little Black-Eyed Suzie	Joseph Seal	Ritz Richmond 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1954
Strike Up The Band/Oh Lady Be Good/I Got Rhythm	Reginald Porter-Brown	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	TOEnc Archive	1963
I Can Give You The Starlight/It’s Only A Paper Moon/Now Is The Hour	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1962
The Old Pianna Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1961

Episode 668 – New Tapes

This week Damon delves into the latest batch of tapes.

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Music Played

Lets Twist Again/I Know Why/The Green Leaves Of Summer/The Young Ones	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1962
Strolling Along	Neville Meale	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1954
Miss Jane	Horace Finch	BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller	TOEnc Archive	1958
Canyon Caballero	Bobby Pagan	Ritz Richmond 3/8 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1967
Seventeen/I’ll Come When You Call/The Yellow Rose Of Texas/Close To Me/Twenty Tiny Fingers	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1957
If I Could Write A Book	Len Rawle	Paramount/Odeon Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1973
Skyliner	Noel Briggs	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1973
Belle, Belle My Liberty Belle/I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile/Powder Your Face With Sunshine	Stanley Tudor	Odeon Sale 3/8 Christie	TOEnc Archive	1953
Tiger Rag	Reginald Dixon	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/6 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1978

Episode 661 – March Madness

This week Robert Hope-Jones ties music to the month.

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Music Played

March Winds and April Showers	Horace Finch & Larry Brennan and The Winter Gardens Dance Orchestra	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer
The Waters of March	Gary Konas	Allen MDS 3 Plus	YouTube
March Hare	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer		1956
March of the Cards	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre 3/15 Wurlitzer		1995
March of the Bowmen	Simon Gledhill	Dickinson High School 3/66 Kimball		1996
Star-Spangled Banner	Tom Hazelton	Chicago Stadium 6/51 Barton	Private

Episode 602 – From The Archive: Horace Finch

This weeks show is from the archive and features Horace Finch at two Blackpool Wurlitzers.

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Music Played

1. Sig Tune: On the Prom Prom Promenade
2. Lady Of Spain
3. Tuxedo Junction
4. Oasis
5. Autumn Leaves
6. Harry Woods Hits Selection

All tracks played on the 3/13 Wurlitzer in the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool, broadcast 23rd January 1959.

1. Sig Tune: On the Prom Prom Promenade
2. Theres No Business Like Show Business
3. Deep In My Heart Dear
4. Come Dancing
5. Nobody’s Sweetheart
6. Look For The Silver Lining
7. ???
8. Harry Lime Theme
9. Anything Goes
10. Rose Of England
11. The Very Thought Of You
12. S’ Wonderful
13. Lovely Lady
14. Circus Polka
15. I Remember You
16. Chromatique Samba
17. Sig Tune: On the Prom Prom Promenade

All tracks played on the 3/13 Wurlitzer in the Opera House, Blackpool, broadcast unknown date.

Recordings from the Nigel Ogden Archive.

Episode 600

This week Damon is joined by his two co-presenters for their requests and then its over to you, with your requests!

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Music Played

Carefree	Jim Roseveare	Paramount Oakland CA 4/27 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1983
‘Superman’ Selection	Walt Strony	St. Mary Of The Lake Auditorium, Mundelein, Illinois 4/19 Wurlitzer	Walter Strony Organ Concerts (WSOC-2)	1993
Nola	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1978
Winter Sunset	Nigel Ogden	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	COS Tapes (COS114)	1988
The Snow Waltz	Arnold Loxam	Rufforth 3/9 Compton	Barrie Davenport (DAV036)	1993
Dance of the Icicles	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Digital Gramophone Company	2014
Symphonic Foxtrot- Samum	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records (SCX 6019)	1966
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue	Lyn Larsen	Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Essential Records (ERS 1008)
Twelfth Street Rag	Reginald Porter-Brown	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/10 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1020)	1974
Moonglow	Len Rawle	Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)	2000
Bats In The Belfry	Simon Gledhill	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	COS Tapes (COS109)	1985
The King And I Selection	Noel Briggs	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1060)	1974
Summer Skies	Trevor Bolshaw	Kitchen Bros Garage, Diss 3/19 Wurlitzer	Raymer Sound (RSCD216)	2012
Chinatown, My Chinatown	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Crimson Productions (CRIMCD79)	1999

Episode 584 – Broadcasting Blackpool

This week Damons has some archive tracks featuring five of the Blackpool organs.

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Music Played

Out Of The Blue	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1954
Tunes Of The Moment: Absent Friends/Look Homeward Angels/Sentimental/The Man Who Plays The Mandolino/Heart/Cinco Robles/Rock Mr Piper	Horace Finch	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1957
Mary Popins Selection: A Spoonful Of Sugar/Feed The Birds/Chim Chim Cher-ee/Lets Go Fly A Kite/Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious	Ernest Broadbent	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1967
In The Mood/Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	Ena Baga	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1941
Dreaming	Watson Holmes	Palace Ballroom, Blackpool 3/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Wayne Ivany Collection)
‘South Pacific’ Selection: Bali Hai/I’m In Love With A Wonderful Guy/I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outta My Hair/Some Enchanted Evening	Reginald Holland	Odeon, Blackpool 4/13 Conacher	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	2024
Tunes Of The Day: A Wonderful Time Up There/A Very Precious Love/Tulips From Amsterdam/Lollipop/I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (TOEnc Archive)	1958

Episode 539 – Vinyl Impressions

This week Damon tracks from some of the first LP’s he and, original Co-presenter, James McLean got their hands on.

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Music Played

Tiger Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Starline (EMI Records) (MRS5056)	1971
Down The Mall	Watson Holmes	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 886)	1973
I’ll Walk Beside You	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	BBC Records (REC129M)	1972
Sweet Georgia Brown	Vic Hammett	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Musiqua	2015
Sentimental Journey	Arnold Loxam	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises (TE 01)	1977
Orient Express	Sidney Torch	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Sterndale Records (STE 1001R)	1991
Moon River/Blue Moon	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia/EMI Records (SCX 6410)	1970
Brighton Blues: When The Blue Of The Night/Blue Skies/My Blue Heaven/Goodbye Blues	Douglas Reeve	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 255)	1974
That’s A Plenty	Noel Briggs	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 225)	1973

Episode 503 – From The Archive: Horace Finch

This week’s from the archive show features Horace Finch at the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool.

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Music Played

Anchors Aweigh

Cavalcade Of Martial Song

Thistle-Land Selection

Galopade

Jealousy

These Foolish Things

12th Street Rag

Smash And Grab

Santa Lucia

Yesterday And Today: Jeepers Creepers/Hillside In Scotland/Lullaby Of Broadway/Stairway Of Love/Witch Doctor

All tracks played on the 3/13 Wurlitzer in the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool broadcast on 11th July 1958. Original recording from the Nigel Ogden Archive. Recording re-mastered with Adobe Audition.