Episode 674 – Master Tapes 2

This week Damon continues his mini series going through the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trusts commercial releases.

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Music Played

Broadway Melody/Bei Mir Bis Du Schon/S’ WonderfulLen RawleParamount/Odeon

Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF245)/TOEnc Archive		1973
Foxtrots And ‘You’: It Had To Be You/Have You Ever Been Lonely?/You Were Meant For MeLen RawleGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF245)/TOEnc Archive		1973
Butterflies In The RainWilliam DaviesGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF250)/TOEnc Archive		1974
Brighton Blues: When The Blue Of The Night/Blue Skies/My Blue Heaven/Goodbye BluesDouglas ReeveGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF255)/TOEnc Archive		1974
Moonlight Saunter: Underneath The StarsEric BarlowGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF260)/TOEnc Archive		1975
After You’ve GoneRobin RichmondGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF265)/TOEnc Archive		1975
What The World Needs Now/Wives And LoversNigel OgdenFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF275)/TOEnc Archive		1977
Blue MoonLouis MordishFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOT 8017)/TOEnc Archive1980
12th Street RagRobert WolfeFree Trade Hall, Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust (LTOT 8017)/TOEnc Archive1980

Episode 673 – Master Tapes 1

This week Damon has the first of a mini series going through the Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trusts commercial releases.

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Music Played

In The Hall Of The Mountain KingGerald ShawParamount/Odeon

Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF220)/TOEnc Archive		1973
A FancySimon WrightTown Hall Manchester

5/64ss Cavaille-Coll		Acorn Records
(CF220)/TOEnc Archive		1973
How Am I To Know?Eric LordParamount/Odeon

Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF225)/TOEnc Archive		1973
That’s A-PlentyNoel BriggsGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF225)/TOEnc Archive		1973
Overture: Si J’Etais RoiErnest BroadbentParamount/Odeon

Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF235)/TOEnc Archive		1973
How About The Weather?: Powder Your Face With Sunshine/Keep Your Sunnyside Up/We’ll All Go Riding On A Rainbow/Singin’ In The RainErnest BroadbentGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF235)/TOEnc Archive		1973
I’ll See You Again/For YouErnest Broadbent & Enid PowellParamount/Odeon

Manchester 4/20 Wurlitzer		Acorn Records
(CF240)/TOEnc Archive		1973

Episode 672 – Shall We Dance?

This week John Leeming presents music chosen by Wayne Ivany.

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Music Played

Merrymakers’ DanceJohn MannGranada Cinema, Sutton

3/10 Compton		Private recording1973
Moonbeams DanceTerance CaseyRegent Cinema, Brighton

2/9 Wurlitzer		Columbia Records (DB260)1930
Dance Of the Blue MarionettesSydney GustardEMI Abbey Road Studio No.1

3/8 Compton		Services Library Record1943
Times Square DanceReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		Starline Records (SR5056)1971
Love Dance IntermezzoCharles McNicolThe Plough, Great Munden

3/11 Compton		Private recording1976
Dancing with Tears in My EyesSandy MacphersonEmpire Theatre, Leicester Square, London

4/20 Wurlitzer		HMV Records (B3642)1930
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4Eric SpruceGranada Theatre, Harrow

3/8 Wurlitzer		Private recordingc1975
Save the Last Dance for MeQuentin MacleanTrocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle, London

4/21 Wurlitzer		Columbia Records (DB759)1932
Dance of the HoursRobinson CleaverGranada Cinema, Welling

3/8 Wurlitzer		Parlophone Records (F1904)1939

Episode 671 – All Original Part 4

This week Damon continues his series looking at UK original Installations that have survived.

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Music Played

Theres No Business Like ShowinessMichael WooldridgeGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2026
Blue Moon/Bugle Call RagDamon CoxGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2026
Yesterday/Can’t Buy Me LoveMichael WooldridgeGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive2026
‘The Boyfriend’ Selection: The Boy Friend/A Room In Bloomsbury/Fancy Forgetting/It’s Never Too Late To Fall In Love/I Could Be Happy With YouKeith BeckinghamGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1968
By A Sleepy LagoonJohn MannGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		Wayne Ivany Collection
Play To My GipsyVic HammettGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		Wayne Ivany Collection
Fate In Santa LuciaLouis MordishGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1992
Says My HeartDamon CoxGranada Harrow

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Recording2026

Episode 670 – Tin Hau

This week Robert Hope-Jones look at Tin Hau.

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Music Played

Thunder And Lightning PolkaSimon GledhillCastro Theatre, San Francisco
China Doll ParadeQuentin MacleanTrocadero Cinema, Elephant and Castle, London

4/21 Wurlitzer
I Cover The WaterfrontDan BellomyOrpheum Theatre, Los Angeles

3/13 Wurlitzer		1996
Victory at Sea Scenario (excerpt)Walt StronySanfilippo Victorian Palace, Illinois

5/80 Wurlitzer/hybrid		2007
House of BambooEarl GrantHammond/orchestraDecca1960
At the Codfish BallJim RiggsShea’s Buffalo Theatre

4/28 Wurlitzer		Private2009
Harbour LightsKen GriffinLowery organ

Episode 669 – More New Tapes

This week Damon delves more into the latest batch of tapes.

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Music Played

Cockney CapersGerald ShawOdeon Leicester Square, London

5c/17 Compton		TOEnc Archive1961
Dinkie DonkeyReginald Porter-BrownBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1963
I’ll Follow My Secret HeartVic HammettGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1967
Little Brazilian SoldierGeorge BlackmoreGaumont State, Kilburn

4/16 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1963
There’s No Business Like Show Business/I Talk To The Trees/Dinah/Tenderly/Pretty Little Black-Eyed SuzieJoseph SealRitz Richmond

3/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1954
Strike Up The Band/Oh Lady Be Good/I Got RhythmReginald Porter-BrownBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1963
I Can Give You The Starlight/It’s Only A Paper Moon/Now Is The HourHorace FinchEmpress Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1962
The Old Pianna RagReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1961

Episode 668 – New Tapes

This week Damon delves into the latest batch of tapes.

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Music Played

Lets Twist Again/I Know Why/The Green Leaves Of Summer/The Young OnesReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1962
Strolling AlongNeville MealeGranada, Clapham Junction, London

3c/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1954
Miss JaneHorace FinchBBC Theatre Organ No.2, Hoxton, London

5/27 Möller		TOEnc Archive1958
Canyon CaballeroBobby PaganRitz Richmond

3/8 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1967
Seventeen/I’ll Come When You Call/The Yellow Rose Of Texas/Close To Me/Twenty Tiny FingersBryan RodwellGranada, Tooting London

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1957
If I Could Write A BookLen RawleParamount/Odeon Manchester

4/20 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1973
SkylinerNoel BriggsGaumont Manchester

4/14 Wurlitzer		TOEnc Archive1973
Belle, Belle My Liberty Belle/I Love The Sunshine Of Your Smile/Powder Your Face With SunshineStanley TudorOdeon Sale

3/8 Christie		TOEnc Archive1953
Tiger RagReginald DixonDavenport Theatre, Stockport

3/6 Compton		TOEnc Archive1978

Episode 667 – April Fun

This week John Leeming has his annual April fun show.

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Music Played

Sig tune: Happy Days are Here Again (part)Simon GledhillABC Cinema, Walthamstow

3/12 Christie		Private recording1996
Who Am I?Lyn LarsenJoe Kearns studio organ, Hollywood, CA

3/26 Wurlitzer		Essential Records (MS1006)1969
The Dream of OlwenReginald DixonTower Ballroom, Blackpool

3/13 Wurlitzer		Private recording1970
The Broken RecordTed Fio Rito, his orchestra. piano and organUnspecified organ (probably Hammond)Decca Records USA (677A)1936
Take Me BackThe Continental + Eddie Baxter at the organHammond electronicCapitol Records (CL13709)1952
Autumn in New YorkDick SmithLoew’s Theatre, Richmond, VA

3/13 Wurlitzer		Concert Recording (CR0013)c1970
Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4Eric SpruceGranada Theatre, Harrow

3/8 Wurlitzer		Private recordingc1975
Extracts from a special concert at Walthamstow
(parts of Sunny Side Up/Tico Tico/Granada/You and the Night and the Music)		Simon Gledhill and othersABC Cinema, Walthamstow

3/12 Christie		Private recording1996
Tiger RagGerhard Gregor and the Helmut Zacharias OrchestraPolydor Records (48 746)Concert Recording (CR0141)1952

Episode 666 – Catch-up with Keith

This week Damon catches up with Keith Beckingham.

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Music Played

1. Garden In The Rain
2. Bye Bye Blackbird
3. Caravan
4. I Cover The Waterfront
5. Time Was

All tracks above played by Keith Beckingham on the 3/13 Wurlitzer in the Town Hall, Clydebank in 2004 ( Chow Productions COCD102). Signature Tune recorded on the Neuadd Pendre, Tywyn 3c/9 Wurlitzer in 2018.

Episode 665 – Art Inspired

This week Robert Hope-Jones looks at how art inspired composers.

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Music Played

Clair de LuneAndrew Ennis/Peter ConteFlugelhorn

Wannamaker organ, US		2015
An American in ParisJohn SengSenate Theatre, Detroit

4/32 Wurlitzer 		1971
Mood IndigoGeorge WrightRichard Vaughn Studio, LA

5/21 Wurlitzer		1956
Chelsea BridgeWild Bill DavisHammond B-31987
Gymnopedie No.1Robert WolfeThursford, UK

3/19 Wurlitzer		1993
Morning PanoramaBuddy Cole3/27 Wurlitzer/Robert Morton1980
The Mighty WurlitzerMark HermanBanrika Studios, LA

3/13 Wurlitzer		2018