Simon Gledhill – Page 3 – The Organist Encores

Episode 465 – Best Of British

Damon features the best of British to help celebrate the Platinum Jubilee weekend!

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Music Played

March – Lime Grove	Nigel Ogden	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	OS Digital (OS254)	2003
Nights Of Gladness	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	Golden House – PYE Records (GH 609)	1975
Run Rabbit Run/(We’re Gonna) Hang Out the Washing On The Siegfried Line/Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye	Reginald Dixon	Granada Kingston, London 3c/10 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Recordings (GRCD 106)	2001
Cheeky Chappie	Richard Hills	Guildhall Southampton 4/50 Compton (Dual Console)	Silver Street Music (SSM0037)	2012
Valse Romantique	Simon Gledhill	Dolby House, Holbeach 4/21 Compton	Private Recording	2021
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square/When They Sound The Last All Clear/There’ll Always Be An England	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD132)	2011
Land Of Hope And Glory	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises Ltd (TECD 04)	1991

Episode 464 – Elizabethan Serenade

On this week’s show John Leeming has been looking through the Radio Times in March and April 1952 to see what people were listening to in theatre organ broadcasts at the time of the Queen’s accession to the throne.

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Music Played

Legend of the Glass Mountain	Robinson Cleaver	Granada, Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	President Records (PLCD544)	1996
On a Spring Note	David Gray	Sanfilippo Foundation Collection 5/80 Wurlitzer	David Gray Records (DG0001)	2018
September in the Rain	Robert Wolfe	Orion Centre, Campsie 3/17 Wurlitzer	Music Digital (CD6021)	1996
September in the Rain	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Sterndale Records (STE3101)	2001
Montmartre	David Shepherd	Odeon, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	John Leeming collection (BBC)	1981
Leicester Square Looks Round	John Howlett	Odeon, Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	John Howlett collection (BBC)	1965
Looking Around	Simon Gledhill & Richard Hills	David Shepherd Residence, Holbeach 4/22 Compton-plus	John Leeming YouTube	2014
Belle of the Ball	Stanley Wyllie	Granada, Walthamstow 3/12 Christie	John Leeming collection	1986
Dance of the Three Old Maids	John Mann	South Bank University 4/24 Wurlitzer	Odin Music (ODC012)	c1989
Dance of an Ostracised Imp	Reginald Dixon	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Damon Cox Records (DMCD03)	2016
Memories of You	Eric Lord	Odeon, Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer	LTOT Records (LTOT9510)	1995

Episode 452 – Meet the Ladies

As its international women’s day next Tuesday, Damon celebrates some of the ladies of song on this week’s show!

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Music Played

Lulu’s Back In Town	Mark Herman	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009
Clare	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Doric Recording (DO 1421)	1980
The Girl From Ipanema	Simon Gledhill	Burtey Fen Collection 2/9 Wurlitzer	Burtey Fen Collection (BFC003)	2004
Ruby	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Girl Talk	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary Mundelein IL 4/23 Howell-Wurlitzer	Hot Pipes (HO3001)	2017
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2012
Nicola	George Blackmore	Gaumont State, Kilburn 4/16 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (H.R Hart Collection)	1963
Laura	Joseph Seal	Regal/ABC Kingston 3/12 Wurlitzer	PYE Records (NSPL 18261)	1968
Louise	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Ventures In Sound (VIS-B3)

Episode 449 – From Nigel Ogden’s Archive: Compton Contrast

Nigel Ogden is back in his archive with the sounds of two Comptons with two very contrasting organists playing them!

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Music Played

Title	Artist	Organ	Info.	Year
“Showboat” Selection	Michael Maine	Town Hall, Portslade 3/18 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1990
a) Rodeo March b) Till There Was You c) The Merry Widow Waltz d) Tiger Rag	Simon Gledhill	Wyton House, Huntingdon 4/15 Compton	Nigel Ogden Archive	1992

Episode 439 – On The Street Where You Live

On this week’s show Damon takes us on a tour of roads, avenues, streets and more!

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Music Played

On Fifth Avenue	Lyn Larsen	Sanfilippo Music Salon, Barrington Hills IL 5/80 Wurlitzer	Musical Contrasts Inc (MCI-212)	2002
On The Street Where You Live	Ashley Miller	Paramount New York, NY 4/36 Wurlitzer	Command Records (RS 881 SD)	1964
42nd Street	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Streets Of London	Robert Wolfe	Southbank Polytechnic, London 4/24 Wurlitzer	COS Tapes (COS 112)	1988
In A Cafe On The Road To Calais	Jim Riggs	Granada Theatre, Kansas City KS 3/21 Barton	RTR Productions (RTC105CD)	1991
In A Country Lane	Simon Gledhill	Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis IN 3/18 Barton	Simon Gledhill & CIC-ATOS Inc	2001
Slaughter On Tenth Avenue	Neil Jensen	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/25 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10495)

Episode 434 – Melotone Magic

On this week’s show John Leeming has an all Compton show – specifically featuring Comptons with a Melotone Unit.

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Music Played

Happy Days Are Here Again	Unknown	Unknown	Theatre Projects Sound Library	c1960
Love Walked In	Ron Curtis	Grays State Theatre 3/6 Compton	Dene Records (DKA9242)	1992
Wave	David Shepherd	The Plough, Great Munden 3/11 Compton	Tonawanda Sound (TWS1001)	1974
We’re in the Money/I’ve Got to Sing a Torch Song	Gerald Shaw	Odeon Leicester Square, London 5/17 Compton	COS Archives (BBC)	1966
In the Still of the Night	Sidney Torch	EMI Studio No 1, London 3/8 Compton	Columbia Records (FB1932)	1938
Harlem Nocturne	Simon Gledhill	St John Vianney, Clayhall 3/6 Compton	Private recording (JL)	2007
Once in a While	Al Bollington	Paramount, Tottenham Ct Rd 4/10 Compton	Pavilion Records (PAST CD 7052)	1994
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes	Trevor Willetts	Lyric, Wellingborough 2/5 Compton	Emporio Records (EMPRCD560)	1995
I’ll Be Around/Ça C’est Paris	Stanley Wyllie	Ritz, Belfast 4/10 Compton	COS Tapes (COS122)	1995
Moonlight Becomes You	Dudley Savage	ABC, Plymouth 3/8 Compton	Perfect Partners (PP001CD)	2008

Episode 431 – Let’s Break The Good News

On this week’s show Damon has chosen some of his favourite tracks.

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Music Played

Let’s Break The Good News	Simon Gledhill	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Crescendo (CDHLW 1007)	2011
It’s Been a Long, Long Time	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-105)	1990
About A Quarter ‘Til Nine	Dave Wickerham	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/66 Kimball	Dickinson Theatre Organ Society (DTOS901)	2000
I Guess I’ll Have To Change My Plan/Please	Robert Wolfe	Lowery Electronic	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 15)	2010
Bluesette	Bryan Rodwell	Hammond X66	CBS (S 64694)
Rio	Klaus Wunderlich	Hammond H100	Bell Records (BLR 89 117)	2010
Java	Chris McPhee	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer	Chris McPhee (CMCD003)	1999
On Green Dolphin Street/On The Sunny Side Of The Street	Chris Powell	Karrinyup Community Centre, Perth, Australia 3/20 Wurlitzer	CMP Productions (CMPCD05)	2002
Chinatown, My Chinatown	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Crimson Productions (CRIMCD79)	1999

Episode 421 – Just a Moment Ago

On this week’s show Damon Cox brings you sounds from recent commercial recordings.

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Music Played

Put On A Happy Face	Simon Gledhill	Orgue De Cinéma, Collège Claparède, Genèva 3c/8 Wurlitzer	AAOCCC, Genève	2017
Pure Imagination	Zach Frame	Organ Piper Music Palace, Milwaukee WI 3/30 Kimbal/Wurlitzer	C-2 Productions LLC (zf0001)	2018
Dust On The Moon	Ron Rhode	The Shanklin Conference Center, Groton, MA 4/34 Wurlitzer	Roxy Productions. (RP-118-CD)	2011
Fun and Frolic	Mark Laflin	St. John Vianney Church, Clayhall London 3/7 Compton	Cinema Organ Society (COS131)	2018
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You	Christian Cartwright	Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne 3/19 Compton	Pipes In The Peaks & Christian Cartwright (PIP004)	2019
Rhumba: Born Free/You Only Live Twice	Phil Kelsall	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Grasmere Records (GRCD136)	2011
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)/The Old Bazaar In Cairo/Chinatown, My Chinatown	Robert Wolfe	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Wolfe Productions (WPCD 18)	2013

Episode 417 – Two Manual Delights

On this weeks show Damon takes us on an international ramble of some of the best two manual Wurlitzer installations.

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Music Played

From This Moment On	Declan Poole	Royalty Cinema, Bowness-on-Windermere 2/7 Wurlitzer	An FTOP Production	2018
Blue Moon	Len Rawle	Marine Arcade, Douglas, Isle Of Man 2/10 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Recording	2019
‘Harry Warren’ Selection a) We’re In The Money b) Jeepers Creepers c) You’ll Never Know d) Remember Me? e) September In The Rain f) Lullaby Of Broadway g) Serenade In Blue h) 42nd Street	Simon Gledhill	Reactor Hall 1, KTH Royal Institute Of Technology, Stockholm, Sweeden 2/7 Wurlitzer	Recording from Per-Olaf Schultz	2017
Isn’t This a Lovely Day (To Be Caught in the Rain)	Jim Riggs	Macy’s Greek Hall, Philidelphia, PA 2/8 Wurlitzer	DSP Recordings	2013
Twelfth Street Rag	Reginald Porter-Brown	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/10 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 1020)	1974

Episode 411- Come Fly With Me

The music of Jimmy Van Heusen is the sole feature on this show. Many songs on this show are also associated with Frank Sinatra and are great standards!

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Music Played

Star!	Hector Olivera	John Dickinson High School, Wilmington DE 3/28 Kimball	Engle Associates Recording (EAR-10272-73)
All The Way	Vic Hammett	Granada, Tooting London 4/14 Wurlitzer	Audicord (ACD 232)	1980
Throughly Modern Millie	Lyn Larsen	Kearns/Carson Residence, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Essental Records (ERS-1010)
Here’s That Rainy Day	John Mann	Town Hall, Henley-On-Thames 3/12 Allen MDS Theatre II	Grasmere Records (GRCD133)	2015
Love And Marriage/The Tender Trap	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions (MPCD110)	2012
Polka Dots And Moonbeams	Keith Beckingham	Town Hall Clydebank 3/13 Wurlitzer	Chow Productions (COCD102)	2004
It Could Happen To You	Bill Vlasak	Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis IN 4/42 Wurlitzer	WJV Productions,Inc (WJVCD-106)	1992
Come Fly With Me	Simon Gledhill	Alabama Theatre, Birmingham AL 4/29 Wurlitzer	Alabama Chapter ATOS (ALA-1783-09)	2009