Phil Kelsall – The Organist Encores

Episode 558 – Theatre Organ Forecast

This week Robert Hope-Jones gives us the ~~shipping~~ theatre organ forecast!

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Music Played

Sailing By	Phil Kelsall	Technics SX-FA1	Grasmere Records (GRCD78)	1996
I Still Get a Thrill Thinking of You	Jim Riggs	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2012
Primero	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Concert Recording OR Crystal Records (CR-0020 OR CRY 3002)	1967
Yer, Yer	Reginald Porter-Brown	Forum Cinema, Southampton 3/10 Compton	Private	1968
The Touch of Your Lips	Bryan Rodwell with Harold C Gee – Violin	Southampton Guildhall 4/50 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1967
Manhattan/Tea for Two/Time on my Hands	Dudley Savage	ABC Cinema, Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Private
Autumn Leaves	Nigel Ogden	Church Of St Mary, Lowe House, St. Helens 3/11 Christie	TOEnc Recording	2021
Boom!	Charles Smitton	Odeon Cinema, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1967
Little Shepherd/How Beautiful is the Night	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz Belfast 4/10 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1956

Episode 556 – A bit random

This week Damon has a random selection of tracks.

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Music Played

March Of The Cards	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD002)	1995
Memory Lane/Tea For Two	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Readers Digest (617-ES-1)	1968
Girl Talk	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/23 Howell-Wurlitzer	Hot Pipes (HO3001)	2017
Night Ride	George Wright	Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena, CA 2/14 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (BA-109759-2)	1997
Just Lovin’ You	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Columbia Records – EMI Records (SCX 6314)	1969
Nice ‘N’Easy/Too Marvellous For Words	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2012
Italian Serenade/Serenade In The Night	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD135)	2011
Sentimental Journey	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-106)	1992
Opus One/It Don’t Mean A Thing (If it Ain’t Got That Swing)	Phil Kelsall	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/8 Wurlitzer	Langdale Records (LANCD 89)	1999

Episode 553 – It was acceptable in the 80’s

This week Damon features another show with tracks recorded in the 80’s

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Music Played

Today I Feel So Happy/Button Up Your Overcoat	Dudley Savage	Davenport Theatre, Stockport 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1987
Donegal Cradle Song	Stanley Wyllie	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1988
Animal Medley: Teddy Bears Picnic/Pink Panther/Hot Dog	Simon Gledhill	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Someone To Watch Over Me	Nigel Ogden	EMD/Granada Walthamstow, London 3/12 Christie	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
Quickstep Medley: Bye Bye Blackbird/California Here I Come/Nobody Sweetheart/Somebody Stole My Gal/Pack Up Your Troubles	Douglas Reeve	Dome Brighton 4/40 Hill Norman and Beard ‘Christie’	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1988
Foxtrot Medley: Till/The Glory Of Love/I’ve Heard That Song Before	Ernest Broadbent	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1986
Quickstep Medley: Happy Days Are Here Again/Toot Toot Tootsie/Boo Hoo	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1985
The Way We Were	Len Rawle	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1983
You Stepped Out Of A Dream	Bryan Rodwell	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1982

Episode 552 – Dragon D’Amore

This week Robert Hope-Jones presents a double sided program celebrating Chinese new year and valentines day

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Music Played

In a Chinese Temple Garden	Reginald Foort	New Gallery Cinema, London 2/8 Wurlitzer	Regent
China Town, My China Town/Chinese Laundry Blues	Len Rawle	Tonawanda, Chorleywood 4/24 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 1003)	1976
Puff the Magic Dragon	Dave Wickerham	Embassy Theatre, Ft. Wayne 4/16 Page	ATOS 2014	2014
I’d like to get you on a slow boat to China	George Wright	Paramount Theatre, New York 4/36 Wurlitzer	Private
Love Walked In	Chris Gorsuch	Granada Theatre Kansas 3/21 Barton
Days of Wine and Roses	Dan Bellamy	Paramount Brooklyn NY 4/26 Wurlitzer	Cambria Master Recordings (CD-1108)	1997
But Beautiful	Simon Gledhill	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009
Chanson d’Amour/The Old Fashioned Way/Can’t Smile Without You	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD43)	1991
Strike Me Pink	Jim Rigs	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009

Episode 546 – A Perfect Party

This week Damon ends 2023 in party mood with some themed party music!

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Music Played

Lets Make It A Party	Noel Briggs	Granada Kingston, London 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Brian Elliot)	1967
That Certain Party	Vic Hammett	Cap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA 4/18 Wurlitzer	Doric Recording (1401)
Baby’s Birthday Party	Chris McPhee	Orion Centre, Sydney 3/17 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD002)	1995
At The Panda’s Party	Sidney Torch	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Piping Hot (PH2007)	2013
In Party Mood	Kevin Morgan	Town Hall Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Audicord (ACD241)	2000
Champagne For Two	Ena Baga	Wurlitzer Lodge, Northolt, London 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (N.O Archive)	1980
Pink Champagne	Nigel Ogden & John Roadhouse	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	NDO Project (CD 207)	2018
Birdie Dance	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TE 09)	1982
Agadoo	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (EG 2402711)	1985
The Party’s Over	Richard Hills	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organ Society (COS 124)	1998
After You’ve Gone	Noel Briggs	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (Tom Herd)	1973

Episode 541 – British in America

This week John Leeming focuses on British organists on American organs

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Music Played

Singing in the Bathtub	Richard Hills	Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA 4/42 Möller	ATOS CD	2004
Lover	Reginald Foort	Fox Theatre, Detroit, MI 4/36 Wurlitzer	Cook Records (10579-sd)	c1960
Goody Goody	David Gray	El Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	ATOS CD	2018
I’m in the Mood for Love	Simon Gledhill	John Dickinson High School, Wimington, DE 3/66 Kimball	Kimball Theatre Organ Society (KTOS339)	2000
Tiger Rag	Phil Kelsall	Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel, CA 3/17 Wurlitzer	ATOS CD	2018
She’s Funny That Way	David Lowe	Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN 4/16 Page	Private recording (John Leeming)	1985
San Francisco / I Left My Heart in San Francisco	George Blackmore	Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA 4/21 Robert Morton	Doric Records (DO (Q) 1501)	1975
There’s No Business Like Show Business	Len Rawle	Gaumont Theatre, Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF244)	1973

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 533 – Things!

This week Damon Cox has music from Blackpool, Worthing, Hammersmith and Indianapolis!

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Music Played

‘Deed I Do/Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue/Sweet Sue, Just You/Sweet Georgia Brown/All My Loving	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grosvenor Records (CDGRS1297)	1997
Desert Song Selection: Azuri’s Dance Of Triumph/The Desert Song/The Riff Song/The Foreign Legion/Romance/One Alone	Harry Davidson	Commodore Hammersmith 3/10 Standaart	Regal Zonophone (MR907) – From Wayne Ivany Collection	1933
I’ll Buy That Dream	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-105)	1990
Puttin’ On The Ritz	Dwight Thomas	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	Newport Classic (NCD60078)	1990
Rubber Duckie	Donna Parker	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	Music Palace Productions (MPP-1002)
Someone To Watch Over Me	Stephen Austin	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/23 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2023
Mayfair Quickstep: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love/Ain’t She Sweet/Don’t Dilly Dally/Is It True What They Say About Dixie?/Dinah	Phil Kelsall	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/23 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2023

Episode 526 – TV Themes

This week Damon features a selection of nostalgic and famous TV themes.

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Music Played

Thunderbirds Theme	David Lowe	Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/8 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS239)	1998
Aqua Marina/Theme From Star Trek/The Muppet Show Theme	Phil Kelsall	Assembly Hall, Worthing 3/22 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD130)	2008
Theme From Emmerdale	Reginald Dixon	BBC Playhouse Manchester 3/13 Wurlitzer	One-Up (EMI Records) (OU 2069)	1975
Themes From ‘Allo,’Allo/Last Of The Summer Wine/Oh Doctor Beeching	Peter Jebson	Buttermarket Shrewsbury 3/8 Wurlitzer	Audicord (AC233)	1996
An Ordinary Copper (Dixon Of Dock Green)	George Blackmore	The Plough, Great Munden 3/11 Compton	Music For Pleasure (MFP 1311)	1969
Dr Kildare/Z-Cars/Blue Star (Medic Theme)/Happy Joe (BBC TV Series Comedy Playhouse)	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD135)	2011

Episode 522 – Exotica

This week Robert Hope-Jones features some tunes under the heading exotica.

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Music Played

Quiet Village	George Village	Richard Vaughn Studio, Hollywood 5/21 Wurlitzer	HiFi Records (R-502-45)	1955
Miserlou	Korla Pandit	Hammond Organ/Piano	Private recording
Lotus Land	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon 5/80 Hybrid pipe organ	Musical Contrasts, Inc (MCI-208)	1995
Hawaiian Wedding Song	Phil Kelsall	Worthing Assembly Hall, Sussex 3/26 Wurlitzer	Grasmere (GRCD 130)	2009
Moon of Manakoora	Johnny Duffy	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Liberty LRP-3281	1957
Flamingo	Jim Roseveare	Wiltern Theatre, LA 4/37 Kimball	Private recording
Shangri-La	Bob Van Camp	Fox Atlanta 4/42 Moller	Atlanta Landmarks Inc	1997