Episode 611 – Hammond Half Hour

This week John Leeming features Hammond electronic organs.

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Music Played

Happy Days are Here Again (signature tune)Thomas de WitteHammond C3Private recording2022
Something’s Gotta Give/Ain’t She SweetRobin RichmondHammond organ with rhythmNixa Records (NPL 18022)1958
Let’s Fall in Love/The Very Thought Of YouNigel OgdenHammond H100Grasmere Records (GRCD131)2009
Springtime DreamsGerhard GregorHammond organ with rhythm playersPolydor Records (46034 LPHM)1957
Alligator CrawlHarold Smart QuartetHammond organ with instrumentalistsParlophone Records (GEP 8589)c1957
When Sunny Gets BlueJohn FergusonHammond and pianoMark Herman Productions (MH 1002)2008
Don’t Get Around Much Any MoreDan BellomyHammond B3 with percussionDan Bellomy Productions (DBP-1)2001
Sweet LorraineKlaus Wunderlich and Hubert DeuringerHammond with accordion and rhythm playersBell Records (BLR 89104)2001
It All Depends on YouBuddy ColeHammond with rhythm playersJasmine Records (JASCD 185)2011
Moonlight SerenadeBryan RodwellHammond X5 with percussionThe Organist Encores (TOENC001)2019

Episode 610 – Shuffling

This week Damon features music chosen by shuffle (again).

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Music Played

Thunderbirds MarchDavid LoweTrinity Arts Centre, Pudsey

3/8 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Archive1994
My Love SongLyn LarsenSanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL

5/80 Wurlitzer
Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-208)1995
Amor AmorNigel OgdenBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Amberlee Records Ltd
(ALM 312)
1982
Foxtrot: Trust In Me/I ApologisePhil KelsallTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Grasmere Records (GRCD108)2001
Torch Song Parade Part 2 – Love Is Just Around The Corner/June In January/Build A Little Home/Stay As Sweet As You Are/Sing As We Go/I’ve Got To Sing A Torch SongSidney TorchRegal Edmonton

4/15 Christie
Sterndale Records
(STE 1001R)
1991
How SoonLen RawleTonawanda, Chorleywood

4/24 Wurlitzer
Columbia Records – EMI Records
(SCX 6314)
1969
By The FiresideJim RoseveareParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
Private Recording 1983
Willie Tell?Reginald Porter-BrownTown Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia

2/10 Wurlitzer
Troubadour Records (TCS-026)1972

Episode 601 – 1955 Radio Times

This week John Leeming takes us back to January 1955.

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Music Played

Leicester Square Looks RoundJohn HowlettGranada Theatre, Tooting

4/14 Wurlitzer
Private recording1965
Dance of the Blue MarionettesSidney TorchRegal Theatre, Marble Arch

4/36 Wurlitzer
Sterndale Records (STE 1002)1993
Wee McGregor Highland PatrolNigel OgdenTower Ballroom, Blackpool
3/14 Wurlitzer
Grasmere Records (GRCD 129)1997
Dancing TambourineGeorge WrightPasadena Studio

3/27 Wurlitzer
Banda Records (BA 70170299)1999
Roaming AroundBryan RodwellGranada Theatre, Clapham Junction

3/8 Wurlitzer
Private recording1955
GoofusJim RiggsDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private recording2004
Too Late NowDudley SavageABC Cinema, Plymouth

3/8 Compton
Perfect Partners Records (PP001 CD)2008
Guiding Star/They Were Doing the Mambo/Wait for Me, DarlingStanley WyllieRitz Cinema, Belfast

4/10 Compton
Private Recording1954
Happy Days are Here AgainJack HelyerBBC Studio, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller
Private Recording1957

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

CarefreeJim RoseveareParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1983
‘Superman’ SelectionWalt StronySt. Mary Of The Lake Auditorium, Mundelein, Illinois

4/19 Wurlitzer
Walter Strony Organ Concerts
(WSOC-2)
1993
NolaBryan RodwellGranada, Clapham Junction, London

3c/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (John Leeming)1978
Winter SunsetNigel OgdenSt. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London

3/7 Compton
COS Tapes (COS114)1988
The Snow WaltzArnold LoxamRufforth

3/9 Compton
Barrie Davenport (DAV036)1993
Dance of the IciclesHorace FinchEmpress Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer
Digital Gramophone Company2014
Symphonic Foxtrot- SamumReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Columbia Records
(SCX 6019)
1966
Slaughter On Tenth AvenueLyn LarsenDendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia

3/15 Wurlitzer
Essential Records
(ERS 1008)
Twelfth Street RagReginald Porter-BrownTown Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia

2/10 Wurlitzer
Deroy Records (Deroy 1020)1974
MoonglowLen RawleMusical Museum, Brentford

3/12 Wurlitzer
Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2018D)2000
Bats In The BelfrySimon GledhillEMD/Granada Walthamstow, London

3/12 Christie
COS Tapes (COS109)1985
The King And I SelectionNoel BriggsBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Deroy Records (Deroy 1060)1974
Summer SkiesTrevor BolshawKitchen Bros Garage, Diss

3/19 Wurlitzer
Raymer Sound
(RSCD216)
2012
Chinatown, My ChinatownPhil KelsallTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Crimson Productions
(CRIMCD79)
1999

Episode 597 – Deck The Halls

This week Damon is in full festive mode with seasonal favourites.

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Music Played

Winter WonderlandReginald Dixon & John McCarthy ChorusTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Readers Digest
(2-769-0-1)
1968
I’ll Be Home For ChristmasRon RhodeGilson Studio, Madison WI

4/27 Wurlizter
Roxy Productions (RP-106)1993
‘Snow White’ SelectionArnold LoxamParamount/Odeon Leeds

3/19 Wurlitzer
TOEnc Archive1965
Once In Royal David’s City/We Three Kings/Hark! The Herald Angles Sing/O Come All Ye FaithfulPhil KelsallThursford Collection, Fakenham

3/19 Wurlitzer
Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TECD 27)1997
Deck The HallsGeorge WrightGeorge Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA

3/27 Wurlitzer
Dot Records (DLP 25479)1962
Sleigh RideNigel OgdenFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer
OS Digital Recordings (OS210)1994
Have Yourself A Merry Little ChristmasJackie BrownGranada Tooting

4/14 Wurlitzer
Concert Recording (CR-S070)1969
Frosty The Snowman/Here Comes Santa Claus/Let It Snow/Santa Claus Is Coming To TownRobert WolfeThursford Collection, Fakenham

3/19 Wurlitzer
Wolfe Productions (WPCD 06)2002

Episode 594 – Urgency

This week Robert Hope-Jones continues our rhythmical theme with some tracks with a sense of urgency!

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Music Played

Oodles of NoodlesGeorge WrightGrant Union High School

4/21 Wurlitzer
Transcription Disc1939
Johnny’s BoogieJohn SengLoderhose Studio

4/36 Wurlitzer
UAS 50561959
Moonlight In VermontNigel OgdenPavilion, Bournemouth

4/22 Compton
BKT (BKT 003)1988
Smash And GrabRichard HillsJohn Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE

3/66 Kimball
Dickinson Theatre Organ Society
(DTOS1101)
2002
LoveTom SheenOriental Theatre, Chicago

4/20 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1969
CumanaBarry BakerCentury II Arts Center, Wichita

4/37 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1999
Knave Of Diamonds/There’s A New WorldReginald Porter-BrownBBC, St. Georges Hall London

4/23 Units Compton
Private
Recording
1936

Episode 591 – Double Dutch

This week Damon takes a trip over to the Netherlands including some recent recordings.

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Music Played

CherokeeArnold LoxamAVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland

4/19 Standaart-Compton
TOEnc Archive1980
1933: Coffee In The Morning And Kisses At Night/Deep PurpleDamon CoxTheater aan de Schie, Schiedam

3/10 Standaart
TOEnc Recording2024
Foxtrot: C’est Magnifique/I Love Paris/The Last Time I Saw ParisCor SteynMagic OrganEMI Records
(LC 0542)
1989
Portugal: Lisboa Antigua/Petticoats Of Portugal/April In PortugalReginald DixonMagic OrganColumbia Records
(SCX 6426)
1970
September In The RainDamon CoxDraaiorgelmuseum, Haarlem

3/12 Compton
TOEnc Recording2024
TangerineNigel OgdenDe Poort Technical College, Rotterdam

3/11 Standaart
TOEnc Archive1985
MichelePierre Palla & Bep RowoldAVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland

4/19 Standaart-Compton
Private Recording1966
Maybe You’ll Be ThereHans NottrotTuschinski Theatre, Amsterdam

4/10 Strunk-Wurlitzer
NOF Sound
(NST-77.8.8-1)
1977
Gershwin: Love Walked In/S’ Wonderful Damon CoxTheater aan de Schie, Schiedam

3/10 Standaart
TOEnc Recording2024

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 577 – Playhouse Memories

This week Damon features tracks recorded on the BBC Playhouse Studio Wurlitzer.

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Music Played

Oh, Lady Be Good/PasadenaReginald DixonBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Columbia Records (SCX 6496)1972
Musetta’s Waltz SongReginald FoortBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1972
Rodgers And Hart: With A Song In My Heart/Mountain Greenery/The Lady Is A TrampPeter JebsonBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)
As Time Goes ByBryan RodwellBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1983
Toytown TrumpetersDavid ShepherdBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1986
Whats Another Year/Making Your Mind UpPhil KelsallBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1982
Heres That Rainy DayLen RawleBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1983
Taint No SinRobin RichmondBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1982
WhisperingNigel Ogden & Robin RichmondBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer & Technics U90
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1982

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