Music Hall Magic .. Wurlitzer & Electric Organ 3 CD Set

3 CD Box Set

Forget that litsy bitsy icon of the Rock ‘n’ Roll era, the Wurlitzer juke box. Consider the Biggest Daddy of them all: The Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, the most famous instruments Wurlitzer ever built. They were installed in theatres, dance halls, churches and other public places where they made a formidable impact.

Originally designed by Robert Hope- Jones as a “One Man Orchestra” to accompany silent movies, this marvel was possessed of such wide tonal virtuosity, such throbbing power and such range that once heard, it could never be ignored. It gave venues fame: The Elephant and Castle Trocadero, The Tooting Granada Cinema, the Paramount Odeons in Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, The London Empire and the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, to mention but a few. Aficionados rate their sound as “uniquely awesome”.

Another brutal blast from the past was the Wurlitzer Electric Organ. Same impact with slightly softer power levels. Eardrum damage still probable at close range. Perfection.

CD One (Wurlitzer)

1 Popular Hit Medley: Sergeant Sally Is Coming Home On Leave Ena Baga There I Go Ena Baga Yes, My Darling Daughter Ena Baga (Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 1941) 2 Popular Hit Medley: Amapola Ena Baga A Little Steeple Pointing To A Star Ena Baga Waltzing In The Clouds Ena Baga (Tower Ballroom, Blackpool 1941) 3 By A Waterfall Frederic Bayco (Dominion Theatre, London 1933) 4 Shades of Blue - Selection: My Blue Heaven Al Bollington Mood Indigo Al Bollington Alice Blue Gown Al Bollington (Paramount Theatre, London 1934) 5 Song Hits - Medley: Lazy Day Terance Casey Were You Sincere? Terance Casey Ninety-Nine Out Of A Hundred (Want To Be Loved) Terance Casey (Regent Cinema, Brighton 1931) 6 Song Hits - Medley: Got The Bench, Got The Park, But I Haven't Got You Terance Casey The Little Old Church In The Valley Terance Casey Moonlight Saving Time Terance Casey (Regent Cinema, Brighton 1931) 7 Musical Sweethearts - Medley: Dainty Miss H. Robinson Cleaver Miss Annabelle Lee H. Robinson Cleaver Somebody Stole My Gal H. Robinson Cleaver (Union Cinemas 'Regal', Bexley Heath, Kent 1937) 8 Cleaver Hits - Medley: The Man With The Mandolin H. Robinson Cleaver Run, Rabbit, Run H. Robinson Cleaver Bon Voyage, Cherie H. Robinson Cleaver (Granada Cinema, Welling, Kent 1939) 9 Friends Once More United Jesse Crawford (Vocal: Jack Plant) (New Empire Cinema, London 1933) 10 Pennies From Heaven - Medley: So Do I/Pennies From Heaven/ Harry Croudson One, Two, Button My Shoe (Paramount Theatre, Manchester 1937) 11 Classics of Swing - Medley: In The Mood Reginald Dixon The Highland Swing Reginald Dixon The Darktown Strutters' Ball Reginald Dixon (Tower Ballroom, Blackpool) 12 Jerome Kern Medley: Smoke Gets In Your Eyes/Who?/Ol' Man River Reginald Dixon 13 Dancing At The Tower - Quickstep Medley: There's Always Room At Our House Reginald Dixon Why Worry Reginald Dixon Down Yonder Reginald Dixon 14 Finch Favourites - Medley We're Gonna Hang Out The Washing On The Siegfried Line Horace Finch Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye Horace Finch The Girl Who Loves A Soldier Horace Finch (Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 1939) 15 Song Hits - Medley: I Don't Know Why Reginald Foort I Found A Million-Dollar Baby Reginald Foort Guilty Reginald Foort (Regal Cinema, London 1932) 16 Ray Noble - Medley: (Soloist with Anton & The Paramount Theatre Orchestra) What More Can I Ask? Reginald Foort Why Stars Come Out At Night Reginald Foort The Very Thought Of You Reginald Foort Goodnight, Sweetheart Reginald Foort (Paramount Theatre, London 1936) 17 Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs - Selection: Heigh-Ho/With A Smile And A Song/Dwarf's Yodel Song Reginald Foort (BBC Theatre Organ 1938) 18 Nola Sydney Gustard (Gaumont Palace Cinema, Chester 1935) 19 Lily of Laguna Sydney Gustard (Gaumont Palace Cinema, Chester 1935) 20 The Wedding Of The Painted Doll Leslie James (Regent Cinema, Stamford Hill, London 1929)

CD Two (Wurlitzer)

1 Parade of Parades - Selection The Match Parade Quentin M. Maclean Parade Of The Sunbeams Quentin M. Maclean Easter Parade Quentin M. Maclean (Trocadero Cinema, Elephant & Castle, London 1935) 2 Underneath The Arches Quentin M. Maclean (Vocal by The Carlyle Cousins) (Trocadero Cinema, Elephant & Castle, London 1935) 3 S'posin' Sandy MacPherson (New Empire Cinema, London 1929) 4 Pinocchio - Film Selection: Hi-diddle-dee-dee/Turn On The Old Music Box/ Sandy MacPherson When You Wish Upon A Star (BBC Theatre Organ, London 1940) 5 Exactly Like You Edward O'Henry (Madame Tussaud's Cinema, London 1930) 6 Tiger Rag Bobby Pagan (Troxy Cinema, London 1939) 7 Limehouse Blues Bobby Pagan (Troxy Cinema, London 1939) 8 Close Your Eyes Philip Park (New Victoria Cinema, London 1932) 9 Twelfth Street Rag Harold Ramsay (Regal Cinema, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey 1936) 10 Gershwin Melody: Swanee Harold Ramsay The Man I Love Harold Ramsay I Got Rhythm Harold Ramsay (Union Cinema, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey 1937) 11 Band Wagon - Film Selection: Dancing In The Dark/Louisiana Hayride/ Josef Seal You And The Night And The Music (Regal Cinema, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey 1953) 12 Richard Rodgers Showcase - 1: Lover Josef Seal This Can't Be Love Josef Seal There's A Small Hotel Josef Seal (Regal Cinema, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey 1954) 13 Richard Rodgers Showcase - 2: Out Of My Dreams Josef Seal The Lady Is A Tramp Josef Seal With A Song In My Heart Josef Seal (Regal Cinema, Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey 1954) 14 Masquerade Alex Taylor (Granada Cinema, Tooting, London 1932) 15 The Donkey Serenade Lloyd Thomas (Granada Cinema, Tooting, London 1938) 16 Hit Parade Selection: September In The Rain Donald Thorne Where Are You? Donald Thorne Will You Remember? Donald Thorne (Granada Cinema, Willesden, London 1937) 17 Hit Parade Selection: Was It Rain? Donald Thorne So Rare Donald Thorne The Greatest Mistake Of My Life Donald Thorne (Granada Cinema, Willesden, London 1937) 18 Hotter Than Ever - Medley 1: Canadian Capers Sidney Torch Somebody Stole My Gal Sidney Torch (Regal Cinema, London 1933) 19 Hotter Than Ever - Medley 2: It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) Sidney Torch St. Louis Blues Sidney Torch Sentimental Gentleman From Georgia Sidney Torch (Granada Cinema, Willesden, London 1937) 20 Torch Tunes Of The Times - Medley: I Go For That Sidney Torch Deep Purple Sidney Torch Gotta Get Some 'Shut-Eye' Sidney Torch (Gaumont State Cinema, Kilburn, London 1939)

CD 3 The Electric Organ

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