Episodes
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
I Wanna Be Like You
Chris McPhee
Polished Pipes
1994
4-24 Wurlitzer Hybrid, Capri Theatre, Adelaide
2:29
For Now And Always
Rob Richards
Now Playing - Rob Richards at the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ
4-37 Wurlitzer, El Capitan Theatre, Hollywood, CA
7:07
Variations on It's A Small World (After All)
David Reese
You're Gonna Hear From Me [Concert Recording CR-0149]
1976
3-17 Wurlitzer, Pipe Organ Pizza, Tustin CA;...
Published 06/08/24
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Theatres that are being torn down - 1950s TV Piece intro
David Brinkley
Audio
1963
0:34
Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
George Wright
At The Fox, Volume One [Banda 9211]
1993
4-36 'Crawford Special' Wurlitzer, Fox Theatre, San Francisco; - rec 1956 to 1959
3:24
Song Of The Wanderer (Where Shall I Go?)
George Wright
At The Fox, Volume Two [Banda 109453]
1994
4-36 'Crawford Special' Wurlitzer, Fox Theatre, San...
Published 05/06/24
Those Were The Days - 2CD – in aid of Colonel Jack Moelmann Foundation to assist the careers of young organists
For US purchasers – Jim Stemke
For European purchasers – Steve Ashley
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Wake Up And Live
Dave Wickerham
Concert: Jammin'@Janckos 2021-04-18
2021
3-23 Wurlitzer, Our Backyard Museum, Jancko Residence, Plantation, FL
3:09
Voices of Spring
Justin LaVoie
Those Were The Days [DSP 2305]
2019
4-36 Wurlitzer, Fox...
Published 04/24/24
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
The Raiders' March
Zach Frame
After The Ovens Cool [C-2 Productions CD]
2024
3-30 Wurlitzer-Kimball-Moller hybrid, Organ Piper Music Palace, Greenfield, WI
3:32
To Make You Feel My Love
Zach Frame
After The Ovens Cool [C-2 Productions CD]
2024
3-30 Wurlitzer-Kimball-Moller hybrid, Organ Piper Music Palace, Greenfield, WI
7:54
The Song Is You
Rosa Rio
Live From The Senate [OK Rollem 44]
1990
4-34 Wurlitzer, Senate...
Published 04/05/24
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
The Magnificent Seven
Bob Ralston
Show Stoppers [Spotoma CD]
2007
Yamaha Electone HX-1 and ELX-1
6:14
Would You Like To Take A Walk?
Jackie Davis
Jumping Hi-Fi Hammond [Jasmine JASCD 472]
1956
Reissued in 2008
9:02
Sabor A Mi (Taste of Me)
Leroy Lewis
Step To The Rear [Earsa 1006]
Hammond, Allen, other sound modules, Wurlitzer percussion and toy counter; recorded at Conley's Motel & Restaurant, US 22,...
Published 03/18/24
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Coronation Rag
Stanley Tudor
Cinema Organ Encores Vol 3 [Deroy 844]
1958
4-14 Wurlitzer, Gaumont Theatre, Manchester
3:12
Angela
Con Docherty
Cinema Organ Encores Vol 7 [Deroy 875]
1964
3-19 Wurlitzer, Paramount/Odeon Theatre, Newcastle-On-Tyne
7:39
Jamaican Rhumba
Gerald Shaw
Cinema Organ Encores Vol 8 [Deroy ADM 44]
4-36 Christie, Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London
9:19
When Day Is Done
Don...
Published 02/26/24
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
All's Fair In Love And War
David Gray
ATOS 2019 Rochester Highlights
2019
4-23 Wurlitzer, Auditorium Theatre, Rochester, NY; Concert June 30, 2019
3:25
Beautiful Love
Dr. John W. Landon
At The Page Pipe Organ [Paramount Organ Society POS 111]
3-7 Page, Paramount Theatre, Anderson, IN
6:31
Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine
Dave Wickerham
Steppin' Out To The Rialto
1997
4-27 Barton Grande, Rialto Square...
Published 02/12/24
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
So go to him, and say to him; Twenty Love-Sick Maidens; The Soldiers Of Our Queen (Patience); With Cat-Like Tread (The Pirates Of Penzance)
Dudley Savage
As Prescribed 1975-07-27
1975
3-8 Compton with Melotone, ABC/Royal Cinema, Plymouth
4:24
Poor Butterfly
Leonard MacClain
Melody Mac at the Console [Ralbar SOLP-6302]
1963
3-31 Kimball, Stanton Theatre, Baltimore, MD; previously Stanley Theatre
8:01
Younger Than...
Published 01/20/24
Year-end Roundup
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
I Wan'na Be Like You; Midnight In Moscow; Mack The Knife
Doreen Chadwick
Presenting Doreen Chadwick [Audicord ACD 228]
1994
3-13 Compton-Christie, Town Hall, Ossett, Yorkshire
3:59
Blue Orchids
Al Bollington
Serenades In Blue [Decca DL 74423]
1964
Unknown 33 rank pipe organ, Conn Serenade and NovaChord
7:58
Puttin' On The Ritz
Walt Strony
Test Recordings
1994
5-80 Wurlitzer, Sanfilippo...
Published 12/27/23
Christmas 2023
Tom Hazleton: From Bach To Runway - US enquiries & purchases
Tom Hazleton: From Bach To Runway - European details & purchases
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
Tom Hazleton
From Bach to Runway [DSP 2001]
1996
4-27 Robert Morton, Music Hall, Kansas City; ex Loew's Midland (1927), Kansas City 4/20
2:39
The Little Bells
Tom Hazleton
From Bach to Runway [DSP 2001]
1985
3-14 Wurlitzer,...
Published 12/13/23
Hot Pipes Podcast 321 - Len Rawle Tribute 1938 - 2023
Charles Jenkins - Stories of London (Comprehensive history of Len Rawle's career)
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Let The Heartaches Begin
Len Rawle
Shimmering Splendour [EMI SCX 6314]
1969
4-20 Wurlitzer, Tonawanda, Len & Judith Rawle Residence, Chorleywood, Herts
2:58
Falling In Love Again
Len Rawle
The Sounds Of Tonawanda [Concert Recording CR-0082-T]
1970
4-24 Wurlitzer Opus 1968,...
Published 12/02/23
Reginald Dixon Un-reissued (on his '119th birthday', albeit belated)
With thanks to Ross McNeillie for sharing his transfers and to Peter Ashman for his Dixon shellac discography.
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Wherever You Are
Reginald Dixon
Sterno 1033 (from Wayne Ivany)
1932
2-10 Wurlitzer, Tower Ballroom, Blackpool
3:30
Blackpool Song Mixture - No 6 Part 1: Night And Day; I'll Take An Option On You; You're An Old Smoothie
Reginald...
Published 11/15/23
Halloween and More
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Little Shop Of Horrors: Mean Green Mother From Outer Space
Trio con Brio
In The Key Of Three
2007
3-26 Robert Morton, Residence Paul Van Der Molen; console ex-Lowe's Kings Theatre, Brooklyn, New York; plus Allen Q311 Theatre and Q205 classical
4:25
This Is Halloween
Nick Renkosik
Zach Frame
Concert: Sanfilippo Halloween 2020-10-30
2020
5-85 Wurlitzer, Grand Salon, Sanfilippo Residence, Barrington,...
Published 10/27/23
A Fiesta of the Animal Kingdom
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Run, Rabbit, Run
Chris McPhee
Celebrate
2007
4-29 Hybrid, Capri Theatre, Goodwood, Adelaide, South Australia
2:49
The March Hare
Robert Wolfe
Dizzy Fingers [Thursford TE14]
1986
3-19 Wurlitzer, Thursford Collection, Norfolk, England; ex Paramount/Odeon Leeds
5:45
The Whistler And His Dog
Dennis James
In London [DJP 105]
4-20 Wurlitzer, Tonawanda, Len & Judith Rawle...
Published 10/12/23
In Concert!
ATOS Marketplace for 2023 Highlights CDs
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
0:00
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans
George Wright
Live At The Rialto [Banda 109759-2]
1971
2-10 Wurlitzer, Rialto Theatre, South Pasadena
1:56
Easy To Love
Ed Gress
Concert: Metropolitan Theatre, Boston 1958
1958
4-26 Wurlitzer, Metropolitan Theatre, Boston, MA
4:46
The Runaway Rocking Horse
Simon Gledhill
ATOS 2023 Chicago
2023
4-26 Barton hybrid,...
Published 09/26/23
Celebrating a Blue Moon
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Blue Moon
John Duffy
Duffy At The Organ [London HA-U2012]
1957
3-10 Wurlitzer-Gottfried, CBS-KNX Studios, Columbia Square, Hollywood, CA; ex-Legion (Capitol) Theatre, Walla Walla, WA
2:48
Lazy Moon from Goldilocks
Jelani Eddington
Blue Tango [RJE CD]
2006
5-80 Wurlitzer, Sanfilippo Victorian Music Palace
4:39
Moondance
Donna Parker
The Lady Elsinore
2007
3-26 Wurlitzer, Elsinore...
Published 09/15/23
Christie Unit Organs
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Primero
Douglas Reeve
Broadcast: The Dome, Brighton 1966-08-10
1966
4-50 Hill, Norman and Beard, The Dome, Brighton
2:45
I Wish You Love
Ken Stroud
Playing The Christie Organ [CL CLC 8624]
1963
3-9 Christie, Stotfold Social Club, formerly Regent Theatre (1963), Stotfold. Previously in the Carlton Cinema, Liverpool (1932) as a 3-8
6:36
Little Red Monkey
John Mann
The Christie Sound...
Published 08/28/23
Tribute to Jack Rhine, 1946-2023
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Muskrat Ramble
Ann Leaf
Concert Echoes [Pipe Organ Presentations POP125]
1963
2-10 Wurlitzer, Los Angeles Theatre
2:27
Stormy Weather
Tom Helms
Bertha And A Dozen Friends
1988
4-22 Wurlitzer, Alabama Theatre, Birmingham, AL; Publix #1, designed by Crawford, expanded to 4-29
6:52
Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Old Oak Tree
George Blackmore
Goodbye To The Mighty Wurlitzer Of The...
Published 08/06/23
Chicago Goodies
NOTE: FOR PURCHASERS OUTSIDE EUROPE
For From Bach to Broadway CDs, you will need to contact Jim Stemke
For Those Were The Days CDs, please contact Patrick Ryan for details and/or orders
For The Lost Kay McAbee Tapes on the Wheeler 3/16 Wicks CD, contact details for Judy Wheeler Matarelli will also be advised shortly
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Big Band Songs
Tom Hazleton
From Bach to Runway [DSP 2001]
1985
3-14 Wurlitzer, Riverside...
Published 07/23/23
A Strictly British Affair
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Up With The Curtain
John Mann
Wurlitzer Tour [OS Digital OS 231]
1997
4-14 Wurlitzer, Granada Studios Tour, Manchester; ex-Gaumont, Manchester
3:42
I Can Give You The Starlight
Vic Hammett
A Buckingham Special (Concert Recording R-O006-T)
1966
3-10 Wurlitzer, Town Hall, Buckingham; mainly ex-Metropole, Victoria, plus Regent, Stamford Hill and Gaumont, Watford
8:22
The Old Pi-anna...
Published 06/19/23
Restaurants Revisited
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
That's A Plenty
Dave Quinlan
Concert: Rudy's Supper Club, Vallejo 1972-06-25
1972
2-6 Wurlitzer, Rudy's Supper Club, Vallejo, CA; Originaly El Campanile Theatre, Antioch, CA; recorded by Tim Kirkpatrick 1972-06-25
4:34
Baby Elephant Walk
Don Croom
On With The Show [Upbeat Records KM 4474]
3-23 Wurlitzer, Pizza And Pipes, Fresno, CA with ARP 2600 Synthesizer; formerly Shea's Hippodrome, Buffalo,...
Published 05/20/23
Organs of Los Angeles #2
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Tambourin Chinois
Ramona Gerhard Sutton
Request Time For Ramona [Dean Brown DBP-181]
3-34 Welte Hybrid, Joe Koons' Motor Cycle Showroom, Long Beach, CA
6:00
I'll Remember April
Bill Thomson
A Quiet Evening With The Mighty Wurlitzer [Pacifica P-2001]
1956
2-10 Wurlitzer, Armin H "Bud" Wittenberg, Jr. Residence, Beverly Hills, CA; ex-Manchester Theatre, Los Angeles, augmented with parts from...
Published 04/29/23
Organs of Los Angeles #1
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
Sweet City Woman
Candi Carley
Sweet City Woman [Minx KM 7067]
3-15 Wurlitzer, Civic Auditorium, San Gabriel, CA
3:37
Charmaine
Gaylord Carter
Sparkling Organ Moods RCA Box
1967
4-36 Wurlitzer, Simonton Residence, Los Angeles, CA
6:48
Dance Of The Comedians
Jonas Nordwall
Bits, Bytes & Pipes Vol. 2 [JN-110CD]
4-47 Wurlitzer, Organ Grinder, Portland, OR
12:42
The...
Published 04/16/23
Music of the 1950s, A to M
Start
Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments
At the Hop
Bill Vlasak
The Paramount Music Palace Proudly Presents [LP]
4-42 Wurlitzer, Paramount Music Palace, Indianapolis, IN
2:40
Answer Me, My Love
Christian Cartwright
Tuned Up 2! [Pipes In The Peaks CD]
2007
3-15 Compton-Wurlitzer, Pipes in the Peaks, Ashbourne, Derbyshire
6:32
Be My Love
Simon Gledhill
Carousel [Musical Contrasts MCI-210]
1997
5-80 Wurlitzer, Sanfilippo...
Published 03/25/23