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 585 – Holbeach Calling

This week John Leeming has an extended show where he focuses on the organ installed in David Shepherds residence.

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Music Played

Coliseum MarchDavid ShepherdDolby House, Holbeach

3m 6 pipe ranks + 5 Electrone stops
Cinema Organ Society (COS 107)1984
Long Ago and Far AwayDavid ShepherdDolby House, Holbeach

3m 6 pipe ranks + 5 Electrone stops
Cinema Organ Society (COS 107)1984
Love for SaleTom HazletonDolby House, Holbeach

3/9 Compton-plus
Private Recording 1987
VanessaSimon GledhillDolby House, Holbeach

3/9 Compton-plus
Cinema Organ Society (COS115)1989
ExperimentRichard HillsDolby House, Holbeach

3/20 Compton-plus
Cinema Organ Society (COS125)2000
My Silent LoveLyn LarsenDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording2000
SiroccoDavid GrayDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording2016
Russian LullabyJim RiggsDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording2004
Together Wherever We GoBarry BakerDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording1997
I Left My Heart at the Stage Door CanteenDudley SavageDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording2002
The Flat Foot Floogie with the Flaw FlawMark HermanDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording2022
All Strings and Fancy FreeDavid ShepherdDolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording1996
Runaway Rocking HorseSimon Gledhill (organ) and Richard Hills (piano and Dulcimer)Dolby House, Holbeach

4/22 Compton-plus
Private Recording2015

Episode 583 – Entwinement

This week Robert Hope-Jones intertwines piano and organ.

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Music Played

East of the SunBryan RodwellGranada Theatre, Tooting

4/14 Wurlitzer
VIS B-3
Hello BluebirdJim Riggs & Vincent LopezLittle River Studio, Miller, Wichita

3/19 Wurlitzer
Jim Riggs Records2006
Moonlight On the GangesJim Roseveare & Peter MintunOhio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio

4/26 Robert Morton and piano
Private
Recording
1986
Time and Time AgainRalph Wolf & Rob RichardsNethercutt Collection, San Sylmar, CA

Bosendorfer grand, 4/70 Wurlitzer
HPR-1080CD2010
BabaluKorla PanditHammond, PianoDJV-012-22007
StardustPierre FracalanzaParamount Organ Works 332Private2011
Limehouse BluesEverett Nourse & Frank DenkeRodgers 36-E, Model O SteinwayDoric 14021971
Canyon CaballeroSimon Gledhill & Richard HillsDolby House, Lincolnshire

4/22 Compton hybrid, Steinway Piano
Private2015
My IdealJohnny DuffyUnspecified Organ/ Mason & Hamlin grand pianoEdison Int. SDL 1011959

Episode 580 – Sunshine

This week Damon features tracks of a sunny nature.

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Music Played

Powder Your Face With SunshineStanley TudorGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer
Deroy Records
(Deroy 845)
1973
You Are The Sunshine Of My LifeMatthew RossRegal Uxbridge, London

2/5 Compton
Private Recording1975
My Sunshine Is YouJim RiggsParamount Oakland CA

4/27 Wurlitzer
RTR Productions
(RTC103C)
1989
Sunshine TangoBobby PaganRitz Richmond

3/8 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1968
On The Sunny Side Of The StreetJohn AtwellCapri Theatre, Adelaide

4/15 Wurlitzer
TOSA1987
Dancing In The SunGeorge BlackmoreOrgan Power No. 2 San Diego CA

5/27 Möller
Doric Recordings
(DO (Q) 1503)
I Got The Sun In The MorningMichael WooldridgeTown Hall Clydebank

3/13 Wurlitzer
Merlin Productions (MP107)2003
Parade Of The SunbeamsWilliam DaviesGranada Tooting

4/14 Wurlitzer
BC Records
(REC 72M)
1969
The Sunshine Of Your SmileReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Private Recording1964
Painting The Clouds With SunshineRichard HillsSanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL

5/80 Wurlitzer
ATOS 20232023

Episode 574 – Summer Repose

This week Robert Hope-Jones presents music for a lethargic summers day.

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Music Played

Lazy AfternoonJohn Seng, Bobby HackettLoderhose studio
ex-Paramount NY studio Wurlitzer

4/36 Wurlitzer
Sony2015
Time on My HandsDudley SavageABC Royal Cinema, Plymouth

3/10 Compton
Private
Recording
1975
Lazy DayJim RiggsPasadena City College

3/23 Wurlitzer
Private
Recording
1990
Gonna Be Another Hot DayJohn MuriSix-Mile-Uptown Theatre, Michigan

3/11 Wurlitzer
Private
Muri-cord S-1
1970
That Summer That SundayBryan RodwellOdeon Leeds

3/19 Wurlitzer
CR-00441968
The Summer KnowsChris McPheeSouth Bank University, London

4/24 Wurlitzer
Private
Recording
2003
Wake Up And LiveRichard HillsDavid Shepherd residence

4/22 Compton/Hybrid
ATOS Unconventional Convention2021

Episode 570 – Garden Reverie

This week Robert Hope-Jones takes us on a tour of his imaginary english country garden.

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Music Played

On Hearing the First Cuckoo of SpringThomas MurrayWoolsey Hall Organ, Yale University

Hutchinson, E.M. Skinner 4/197
G 490541992
Little SerenadeIain McGlincheyHauptwerk VTPO

4/50
Private
Recording
Summer BreezesRichard HillsDickinson High School

3/61 Kimball
DTOS 11012005
Fountain ReverieJustin MaxeyAcme Organ Institute, Indiana

Reuter-Compton-Wurlitzer-Barton hybrid
Private
Recording
Maypole DancesBarry BakerTrinity Presbyterian Church, San Diego

4/24 Wurlitzer
Private
Recording
2002
Vanity FairBill TustainHammond H100Private
Recording
June Night on Marlow ReachSimon GledhillFox Theatre, Detroit

4/36 Wurlitzer
CLUE 4361995

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

Episode 554 – Stars, Stripes and Pipes

This week John Leeming remembers the ATOS convention last year.

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Music Played

It’s a Most Unusual DayJustin StahlSt Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL

4/21 Hybrid
American Theatre Organ Society2023
The Swing o’ the KiltAaron HawthorneTivoli Theatre, Downers Grove, IL

3/10 Wurlitzer
American Theatre Organ Society2023
Climb Every MountainDave WickerhamRialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL

4/24 Barton Plus
American Theatre Organ Society2023
Sentimental JourneyTedde GibsonSheraton Hotel Ballroom, Chicago, IL

4/50 Paramount VTPO
American Theatre Organ Society2023
PieretteSimon GledhillRialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL

4/24 Barton Plus
American Theatre Organ Society2023
Don’t Get Around Much AnymoreZach FrameOrgan Piper Pizza Restaurant, Greenfield, WI


3/30 Wurlitzer
American Theatre Organ Society2023
How About YouJelani EddingtonCarma Labs Warehouse, Franklin, WI

4/90 Wurlitzer
American Theatre Organ Society2023
Little White LiesBrett ValiantSt Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein, IL

4/21 Hybrid
American Theatre Organ Society2023
Painting the Clouds with SunshineRichard HillsSanfilippo Mansion, Barrington Hills, IL

5/80 Wurlitzer
American Theatre Organ Society2023

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 PartyNoel BriggsGranada Kingston, London

3c/10 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (Brian Elliot)1967
That Certain PartyVic HammettCap’ns Galley Pizza Parlour, Redwood City CA

4/18 Wurlitzer
Doric Recording
(1401)
Baby’s Birthday PartyChris McPheeOrion Centre, Sydney

3/17 Wurlitzer
Chris McPhee (CMCD002)1995
At The Panda’s PartySidney TorchGaumont State, Kilburn

4/16 Wurlitzer
Piping Hot (PH2007)2013
In Party MoodKevin MorganTown Hall Ossett

3/13 Compton-Christie
Audicord (ACD241)2000
Champagne For TwoEna BagaWurlitzer Lodge, Northolt, London

3/19 Wurlitzer
Private Recording (N.O Archive)1980
Pink ChampagneNigel Ogden & John RoadhouseBBC Playhouse Manchester

3/13 Wurlitzer
NDO Project (CD 207)2018
Birdie DanceRobert WolfeThursford Collection, Fakenham

3/19 Wurlitzer
Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TE 09)1982
AgadooPhil KelsallTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer
Grasmere Records (EG 2402711)1985
The Party’s OverRichard HillsSouthbank Polytechnic, London

4/24 Wurlitzer
Cinema Organ Society (COS 124)1998
After You’ve GoneNoel BriggsGaumont 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 BathtubRichard HillsFox Theatre, Atlanta, GA

4/42 Möller
ATOS CD2004
LoverReginald FoortFox Theatre, Detroit, MI

4/36 Wurlitzer
Cook Records (10579-sd)c1960
Goody GoodyDavid GrayEl Capitan Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

4/36 Wurlitzer
ATOS CD2018
I’m in the Mood for LoveSimon GledhillJohn Dickinson High School, Wimington, DE

3/66 Kimball
Kimball Theatre Organ Society (KTOS339)2000
Tiger RagPhil KelsallMission Playhouse, San Gabriel, CA

3/17 Wurlitzer
ATOS CD2018
She’s Funny That WayDavid LoweEmbassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN

4/16 Page
Private recording (John Leeming)1985
San Francisco / I Left My Heart in San FranciscoGeorge BlackmoreOrpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA

4/21 Robert Morton
Doric Records (DO (Q) 1501)1975
There’s No Business Like Show BusinessLen RawleGaumont Theatre, Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer
Acorn Records (CF244)1973