Vic Hammett – The Organist Encores

Episode 616 – 2-5 Special

This week Damon features two Midland Console broadcasts featuring two contrasting 2/5 instruments.

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Music Played

a) The Centipede b) Serenade To A Beautiful Day c) Fun And Frolic d) By The Sleepy Lagoon e) Autumn Concerto	Sydney Gustard	Regent Leamington Spa 2/5 Compton	TOEnc Archive	1959
a) The Happy Waltz b) Lonely Ballerina c) When I Fall In Love d) The Waltzing Yodeler (Hammett) e) The Whistling Boy	Vic Hammett	Stanford Hall, Loughborough 2/5 Wurlitzer	TOEnc Archive	1960

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Episode 607 – The Hour Of Parting

This week John Leeming has mixed bag of music and pays tribute to Paul Sheffield, Paul Quarino and Scott Foppiano.

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Music Played

I Can’t Get Started	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions (MP 110)	2012
Fun and Frolic	Chris Elliott	Plummer Auditorium, Fullerton High School, CA 4/36 Wurlitzer	CPE Productions (CPE-106CD)	1998
He Shouldn’t-a Hadn’t-a Oughn’t-a Swang on Me	Alec Leader	Hammond electronic	Avenue Records (AVE095)	1971
Guilty	Jackie Brown	Granada Tooting 4/14 Wurlitzer	Organ of the Month Club	c1960
Melody on the Move	David Shepherd	Town Hall, Ossett 3/13 Compton-Christie	Amberlee Records (AML305X)	1971
Tuxedo Junction	Paul Sheffield	London South Bank University 4/24 Wurlitzer	Private recording (John Smallwood Collection)	1986
Goody Goody	Scott Foppiano	Markworth Residence, Omaha, NE 3/24 Kimball	Private Recording (YouTube)	2019
Button Up Your Overcoat/Little White Lies	Paul Quarino	Organ Grinder Pizza, Portland, OR 4/51 Wurlitzer	Organ Grinder Records (OG101)	1976
Hour of Parting/Now is the Hour/Auld Lang Syne	Vic Hammett	Wycombe Organ Centre 2/5 Wurlitzer	Private Doric Recording (DO 1409)	1971

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Episode 587 – 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
Summer Samba	Peter Holt	3 Js Gomersal, Yorkshire 3/10 Compton	GRS 1176	1986
Blue Tango	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Encore! (EMI Records) (ENC 198)	1952
A Trumpet Lullaby	Aaron Hawthorne (Organ) David Ford (Trumpet)	Pollokshaws Burgh Hall, Glasgow 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	2020
Getting Sentimental Over You	Con Doherty	Odeon Newcastle Upon Tyne 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1964
Tambourin	Robert Wolfe	Thursford, Norfolk 3/19 Wurlitzer	WPCD05	2002
We Couldn’t Just Say Goodbye	Vic Hammet	Claude Birk’s Wycombe Organ Centre, Bucks 2/5 Wurlitzer	Doric (DO 1409)
Serenade in Blue	Bryan Rodwell	Compton House, Germany (ex-Regal, Putney) 3/7 Compton	Private Recording	1994

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Episode 579 – A Feminine Touch

This week Robert Hope-Jones introduces us to the great ladies of song.

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Music Played

Once in Love with Amy	Jack Anderson Quintet	Baldwin electronic organ	Audio Fidelity (5856)	1958
Laura	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Residence, Hollywood CA 3/9 Morton	Columbia Records (CL 974)	1958
Li’l Darlin’	George Wright	Portland Theatre, Oregon 3/19 Wurlitzer	Private Recording	1961
Jeannine, I Dream of Lilac Time	John Seng	St. Mary of the Lake Seminary, Mundelein 4/19 Howell-Wurlitzer	HP3001	2016
Chloe	Vic Hammett	Dendy Theatre, Australia 3/15 Wurlitzer	Private	1968
Louise	Gordon Kibbee	Rich Vaughn Residence, LA 5/21 Wurlitzer	Starlite	1958
Ruby	Ian Mclean	VTPO	Private	2017
Stella by Starlight	Chester Smith	Fox Special Midi-organ	YouTube
Have You Met Miss Jones	Tom Hazelton	Battersea Town Hall 4/41 Hope-Jones, Hill Norman & Beard	Private	1986

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Episode 568 – From The Archive: Vic Hammett

This weeks show is from the archive and features Vic Hammett, at the Town Hall Buckingham

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Music Played

1. Sig Tune: Beyond The Blue Horizon
2. Cherokee
3. I’m Confessin’
4. Pale Moon
5. Throughly Modern Mille/Jimmy
6. I Can Give You The Starlight
7. Got The Bench, Got The Park/A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody
8. Climb Every Mountain
9. Sig Tune: Beyond The Blue Horizon

All tracks played on the 3/10 Wurlitzer in the Town Hall, Buckingham , broadcast 14th December 1967. Recording from the Nigel Ogden Archive.

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Episode 557 – Magic Medleys

This week Damon presents an hours of music with four contrasting long selections of music

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Music Played

‘Red, Hot And Blue’ Selection: Overture/It’s De-Lovely/Ours/Ridin’ High/Down In The Depths On The 90th Floor/It’s De-Lovely/Finale	George Wright	Hollywood Philharmonic Organ at George Wright Residence, Hollywood 4/28 Wurlitzer	BANDA CD (DIDX 438)	1985
Here’s To The Ladies: Maria/Marie/Liza/Louise/Peg O’ My Heart/Sweet Georgia Brown/Jean/Say Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose/Rose Marie/Mame/Bess You My Woman	John Atwell	Town Hall, Marrickville, Sidney, Australia 2/11 Wurlitzer	JAmusic (JAM110)	2010
‘South Pacific’ Selection: A Wonderful Guy/I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right outa My Hair/Some Enchanted Evening/A Cockeyed Optimist/Bali Ha’i/Younger than Springtime/Honey Bun/This Nearly Was Mine	Vic Hammett	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Cinema Organs Society (COSD 105)	2017
Harold Arlen Remembered: Overture/Lose That Long Face/It’s A New World/I’ve Got The World On A String/A Sleepin’ Bee/Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea/Come Rain Or Come Shine/This Time The Dream’s On Me/Stormy Weather/Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead	Simon Gledhill	Warren Performing Arts Center, Indianapolis IN 3/18 Barton	Simon Gledhill & CIC-ATOS Inc	2001

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Episode 547 – Meet the Ladies

This week Damon starts 2024 by introducing you to the ladies – musically of course!

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Music Played

Nola	Bryan Rodwell	Granada, Clapham Junction, London 3c/8 Wurlitzer	Private Recording (John Leeming)	1978
Nancy (With The Laughing Face)	Michael Wooldridge	New Victoria Centre, Howden-le-Wear 3/19 Wurlitzer	Merlin Productions	2012
Louise	Dan Bellomy	Capri Theatre, Adelaide 4/29 Wurlitzer		2009
Ruby	George Wright	George Wright Studio Organ, Leslie Factory, Pasadena CA 3/27 Wurlitzer	Westlake Productions/BANDA CD (BA-520042)	2004
Have You Met Miss Jones?	Buddy Cole	Buddy Cole Studio, Hollywood CA 3/27 Wurlitzer-Morton	Warner Bros. Records (WS 1533)	1963
Sweet Georgia Brown	Vic Hammett	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Musiqua	2015
Laura	Joseph Seal	Piano Museum, Brentford 3/12 Wurlitzer	Golden House – PYE Records (GH 609)	1975
Stella By Starlight	Pierre Palla & Bep Rowold	AVRO Radio Studio, Hilversum, Holland 4/19 Standaart-Compton	Private Recording (YouTube)	1966
Sweet Sue/Dinah	Nigel Ogden	De Poort Technical College, Rotterdam 3/11 Standaart	Private Recording (NO Archive)	1985

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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

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Episode 539 – Vinyl Impressions

This week Damon tracks from some of the first LP’s he and, original Co-presenter, James McLean got their hands on.

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Music Played

Tiger Rag	Reginald Dixon	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Starline (EMI Records) (MRS5056)	1971
Down The Mall	Watson Holmes	Opera House, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	Deroy Records (Deroy 886)	1973
I’ll Walk Beside You	Horace Finch	Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 3/13 Wurlitzer	BBC Records (REC129M)	1972
Sweet Georgia Brown	Vic Hammett	Town Hall Buckingham 3/10 Wurlitzer	Musiqua	2015
Sentimental Journey	Arnold Loxam	Thursford Collection, Fakenham 3/19 Wurlitzer	Thursford Enterprises (TE 01)	1977
Orient Express	Sidney Torch	Regal Edmonton 4/15 Christie	Sterndale Records (STE 1001R)	1991
Moon River/Blue Moon	Ernest Broadbent	Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 3/14 Wurlitzer	Columbia/EMI Records (SCX 6410)	1970
Brighton Blues: When The Blue Of The Night/Blue Skies/My Blue Heaven/Goodbye Blues	Douglas Reeve	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 255)	1974
That’s A Plenty	Noel Briggs	Gaumont Manchester 4/14 Wurlitzer	Acorn Records (CF 225)	1973

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Episode 536 – Random Tapes

This week John Leeming has picked some tracks from random tapes

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Music Played

Goofy Dame	Stanley Tudor	BBC Theatre Organ No.2 5/27 Möller	Private recording (BBC/Terry Bond/COS archive)	c1954
Puszta	Reginald Foort	BBC Theatre Organ No.1 4/25 Compton	NTOT Records (NCM 212)	1996
Transatlantic Lullaby/I’m in Love for the Very First Time	Joseph Seal	ABC Theatre, Kingston-on-Thames 3/12 Wurlitzer	Private recording (BBC/Geoff Day/COS Archive)	c1967
Home at Sundown	The Organ, the Dance Band and Me (Robinson Cleaver)	EMI Studio No.1 3/8 Compton	NTOT Records (NCM 213)	1997
In the Still of the Night	Len Rawle	Granada Theatre, Slough 3/8 Wurlitzer	Tonawanda Sound (TWS 2003)	1988
Sleigh Ride	George Blackmore	Granada Theatre, Walthamstow 3/12 Christie	Private recording (Geoff Day)	1988
I Want to Be Happy/Somebody Loves Me/I’ll Build a Stairway to Paradise/A Kiss in the Dark/Mississippi Mud	Simon Gledhill	State Theatre, Grays 3/6 Compton	Private Recording (Allan Newman/COS Archive)	1988
Autumn Leaves	Vic Hammett	Granada Theatre, Tooting 4c/14 Wurlitzer	Private recording (Geoff Day/COS Archive)

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