On this week’s show Nigel Ogden plays the Free Trade Hall, Manchester Wurlitzer with Christmas music for all tastes.
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Swingin’ Sleighbells
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Swingin’ Sleighride/Snowcoach
Arctic Fox
Fairy On The Christmas Tree
March Of The Toys
O Holy Night
All tracks played on the 4/20 Wurlitzer in the Free Trade Hall, Manchester by Nigel Ogden from OS Digital (OS210) 1994
This week Damon features the famous Wurlitzer in the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
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| Mr Sandman/S’posin/No More | Reginald Dixon | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | (Rex Recordings) REXX 332 | 2009 |
| Tango Taquin | Ernest Broadbent | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Columbia/EMI Records (SCX 6410) | 1970 |
| Fleetwood Fisherwoman | Arnold Loxam | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1240) | 1991 |
| I Kiss You Hand, Madame/I Wish You Love | Robin Richmond | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grosvenor Records (KGRS 1273) | 1994 |
| Money/Money Is The Root Of All Evil/We’re In The Money | Robert Wolfe | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grosvenor Records (CDGRS 1238) | 1990 |
| Dancing In The Dark | Simon Gledhill | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | OS Digital (OS 205) | 1994 |
| Moonlight In Vermont | Nigel Ogden | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRCD135) | 2011 |
| Yes My Darling Daughter/There’ll Be A Hot Time/It Don’t Mean A Thing | Phil Kelsall | Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRCD87) | 1998 |
This week Damon has a bizarre miscellany of music for you to hopefully enjoy!
| Shine/Undecided/Everything’s In Rhythm With My Heart | Damon Cox | Studio Standaart 2/8 VTPO | Private Recording | 2022 |
| An ywhere On Earth Is Heaven | Damon Cox | Studio Standaart 2/8 VTPO | Private Recording | 2022 |
| Manhattan/Everybody Loves My Baby/Gypsy In My Soul | Cor Standaart | Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 5/27 Möller | Private Recording | |
| The Phantom Melody/Elfenbal | Johan Jong | Vara Studios, Holland 3/11 Standaart | Private Recording (E.R Hart) | |
| Blue Moon | Jim Riggs | Grand Lake Theatre, Oakland CA 3/13 Wurlitzer Hybrid | Jim Riggs (WRA1-165) | 1985 |
| Oh! When The Organists Go Marching In | Nigel Ogden & Robin Richmond | Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/11 Wurlitzer | Private Recording (E.C Buckland) | 1985 |
This week Damon features the organ plus a multitude of other instruments and artists.
| I Got Rhythm | Simon Gledhill & The New Foxtrot Serenaders | Musical Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer | New Foxtrot Serenaders Productions (NFS CD006) | 2017 |
| Deep Purple | Nigel Ogden & John Roadhouse | BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer | NDO Project (CD 207) | 2018 |
| Stella By Starlight | Pierre Palla & Bep Rowold | AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton | Private Recording | 1966 |
| Ghost Riders In The Sky | Lyn Larsen & Tony Fenelon | Dendy Theatre, Brighton, Melbourne, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer | Essential Records (ERS 1008) | |
| Walkin’ By the River | Dick Stewart, George Wright, Trefoni Rizzi, Raymond Clevenger, Verlye Mills, Sam Cheifetz, William Hamilton | Richard Vaughn Studio Organ, Hollywood CA 5/21 Wurlitzer | Hi-Fi Records (R-401) | 1955 |
| I Can’t Get Started With You | Ashley Miller & Joseph Scannella | War Memorial NJ 3/16 Möller | Midnight Productions Inc (MPI-042) | 1997 |
| Slaughter On 10th Avenue | Buddy Cole & The Monty Kelly Orchestra | Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton | Alshire International (S-5288) | 1965 |
On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with a pack of variety for you to enjoy!
| A Walk In The Black Forest | Bryan Rodwell | Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 5/27 Möller | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1966 |
| Light Classics Medley | George Blackmore | BBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London 5/27 Möller | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1963 |
| Opus One | Nigel Ogden | Town Hall Manchester 5/64ss Cavaille-Coll | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1982 |
| Onedin Line/Sabre Dance | Reginald Dixon | Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1974 |
| Singin’ In The Rain | Stanley Tudor | Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1974 |
| Powder Your Face With Sunshine | David Shepherd | Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1974 |
| Petite Fleur/Limehouse Blues | Nigel Ogden | Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer/Compton | Nigel Ogden Archive | 2020 |
| Tiger Rag | Lyn Larsen | Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1977 |
This week Damon features instruments made by the John Compton organ company.
| Up With The Curtain | David Shepherd | Tavernham Hall, Norfolk 3c/8 Compton | Deroy Records (Deroy 1352) | 1976 |
| My Valentine | Declan Poole | St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton | DMC Recording | 2022 |
| Mexican Shuffle/Tijuana Taxi | Howard Beaumont | Community Centre, Ryhope 3/9 Compton | Fairview Studios (HB 111) | 2019 |
| When I Take My Sugar To Tea | Nigel Ogden | Plaza Cinema, Stockport 3/11 Compton | COS Tapes (COS119) | 1988 |
| Every Hour/Cherokee | Dudley Savage | Royal/ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton | Perfect Partner Records (PP001CD) | 2008 |
| Narcissus | Reginald Porter-Brown | Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console) | Gemini Records (GM 2021) | 1973 |
| Memory Corner: I’ll Be Around/Waltzing In The Clouds/I’m Sure Of Everything But You/Chinatown, My Chinatown | Stanley Wyllie | Ritz Belfast 4c/10 Compton | COS Tapes (COS 122) | 1995 |
On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive where is on two words – Nottingham & Conacher!
| I’m Happy When I’m Hiking March Of The Herald The Choristers Waltz Vanity Fair | Jack Helyer | Ritz/Odeon Nottingham 4/22 Conacher | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1961 |
| Salut D’amour | John Keys & Anna Curzon | Albert Hall, Nottingham Binns 4m 63 Speaking Stops | Priory | 2011 |
| In A Monastery Garden | John Keys & Choir | Albert Hall, Nottingham Binns 4m 63 Speaking Stops | Priory | 2011 |
| If You Knew Susie Don’t Bring Lulu Louise Michelle Hello Dolly Sweet Georgia Brown | Nigel Ogden | St. John’s Church, Failsworth 3m 29ss Conacher | Nigel Ogden Archive | 1998 |
Damon is back with another selection of feel good favourites which he at least enjoys!
| Song Hits Of 1930: Young And Healthy/Remember Me/Jeepers Creepers/September In The Rain/We’re In The Money/I Only Have Eyes For You/Lullaby Of Broadway | Horace Finch | Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer | Deroy Records (Deroy 949) | 1973 |
| As Long As He Needs Me | Nigel Ogden | BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer | Amberlee Records Ltd (ALM 312) | 1982 |
| Tijuana Taxi/Java | Phil Kelsall | Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer | Grasmere Records (GRCD130) | 2008 |
| Old Cape Cod | Bill Vlasak | Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer | WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-107) | 1996 |
| At The Codfish Ball | Chris McPhee | Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer | Chris McPhee (CMCD003) | 1999 |
| When Sunny Gets Blue | Lyn Larsen | Organ Stop Pizza, Mesa AZ 4/78 Wurlitzer | Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-211) | 2000 |
| After You’ve Gone | Robin Richmond | Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer | Acorn Records (CF 265) | 1974 |
On this week’s show we hand the spot to a new guest presenter; Robert Hope-Jones – yes you did read that correctly! He’s focusing on those small wonders of the organ world.
| Take the A-Train | George Wright | Rialto Theatre Pasadena, CA 2/10 Wurlitzer | Banda Records (BA 109759) | 1997 |
| Love Is | Ronald Curtis | Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton | Crystal (CRY 3017) | 1968 |
| Sleepy Lagoon | Buddy Cole | Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3-9 Robert Morton | Capital Records (H 206) | 1946 |
| I Wish I Were in Love Again | John Lauter | Redford Theatre, Detroit 3-10 Barton | Private Recording (Steve Worthington) | 2004 |
| Castles in Spain | David Shepherd | Rex cinema, Stratford, London 2/7 Wurlitzer | Amberlee (AML 303X) | 1972 |
| Time on My Hands | Dudley Savage | ABC Plymouth 3/8 Compton | Private Recording (As Prescribed-BBC) | 1975 |
| I’m Beginning to see the light | Nigel Ogden | Astra Theatre Llandudno 3/8Christie | Cinema Organ Society (COS101) | 1983 |
| It’s Magic | Jim Melander | Jack Lenwood’s residence, CA 2/8 Hybrid Wurlitzer | Concert Recording (CR 0004) | 1966 |
| Her Name is Mary | Mark Laflin | St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall 3/7 Compton | Cinema Organ Society (COS131) | 2018 |
| Moanin’ | Bryan Rodwell | Capitol Cinema, Aberdeen 3/8 Compton | Aberdeen Theatre Organ Trust (ATOTC 2) | 1990 |
| If I Had You | Jackie Brown | Granada Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer | Private Recording | 1968 |
On this week’s show Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with a documentary where Frank Dixon rediscovers the delights of the cinema organ in 1969.
Documentary from the Nigel Ogden Archive