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@garymahon1955 Күн бұрын
I very much enjoyed this, and big thank you.
@garymahon1955 Күн бұрын
Wonderful video and playing and sounds!
@Mike-kc8rl 2 күн бұрын
Lovely acoustics from the empress Wurlitzer/ Compton organ!
@Mike-kc8rl 2 күн бұрын
Those lovely tower sounds here copied at the empress
@OrganMusicYT 2 күн бұрын
I wouldn't really agree with that statement. Horace possessed his own distinct way of registering and a unique playing style, both carefully crafted to complement the grand acoustics of the Empress Ballroom. This venue, being nearly double the size of the Tower Ballroom, boasts a barrel vaulted coffered ceiling, hardwood floor, and Daulton tiles that contribute to it's rather lengthy reverberation time.
@Mike-kc8rl 2 күн бұрын
Lovely tremulation on this tune from a fine organist
@keitht843 3 күн бұрын
From across the planet, "thank you for posting this recording of one of the theatre organ masters!"
@OrganMusicYT 2 күн бұрын
Thanks for listening. I'm currently working on uploading my entire collection of Reg's 300 78rpm records and already have many uploaded. I hope that you will enjoy listening.
@barbaralcharles 3 күн бұрын
Whew! Quick tempo!
@FraserGartshore 5 күн бұрын
Must dig out my old Organist Entertains book and dust off this one again.
@OrganMusicYT 4 күн бұрын
It's a cracking wee number, nobody seems to play it anymore.
@JaniceKlossin 6 күн бұрын
July 2024. I wish I could play like that. I grow up in Philly and heard the Wanamaker organ in the 50s. Wonderful.
@rozelynn8040 7 күн бұрын
Must take a lot of work to learn what all those buttons and valves are for! And to play with your FEET at the same time as your hands! Fantastic job. Thoroughly enjoyed this!!
@OrganMusicYT 2 күн бұрын
It sure is!
@emmamarson2105 8 күн бұрын
Does anybody know the version played for years during intermissions at Barnet Odeon ? Maybe it is the many, many intervening years that made their version seem slightly deeper and richer ! Or just youth.
@FraserGartshore 10 күн бұрын
Fantastic!
@OrganMusicYT 9 күн бұрын
Isn't it just!
@wordsmith52 10 күн бұрын
often wondered what that familiar melody was called!
@Musician-Lee 11 күн бұрын
This is wonderful, and I’m so pleased Fraser Gartshore helped with this, between you, making it possible for us all to enjoy the video.
@OrganMusicYT 11 күн бұрын
@@Musician-Lee Fraser is fantastic and so supportive of my mission to preserve these important parts of theatre organ history.
@screwdriver5181 13 күн бұрын
Several shots at the Odeon Manchester Wurlitzer now in Stockport town hall.
@Offshoreorganbuilder 14 күн бұрын
You can see why he was such a success. Thanks for the upload.
@OrganMusicYT 14 күн бұрын
It's rather amazing he was doing all this on just two manuals. It's inspired so many different versions by other artists over the years.
@FraserGartshore 15 күн бұрын
Beautifully “tidied up” Ross! Haven’t heard this for years.
@OrganMusicYT 14 күн бұрын
Thanks, Fraser, for your encouraging comments and your support. Makes it all the worth while knowing people like yourself appreciate the effort.
@rosemarysilvester1048 16 күн бұрын
Met him in tywyn
@mike.7021 16 күн бұрын
Oh! Just reading some of the other comments, I was getting all excited about arranging a revisit, but Turners is no longer open😢 so sad does Nick play Wurlitzers at any other venues?
@OrganMusicYT 16 күн бұрын
@@mike.7021 Yes, very sad. This is only two Wurlitzers built for the Paramount circuit in the UK and it was highly regarded. It's sad that it hasn't been heard in all that time. Nick still gives concerts around the UK, the best place to visit to find out where he is playing is the Cinema Organ Societies website which has a pretty comprehensive list of all theatre organ concerts in the UK.
@mike.7021 16 күн бұрын
Wow!! I remember a local pub coach trip to Turners about 20 years ago, it was a great night and the food was excellent, a good time was had by all. With several cameras picking up the various foot and hand actions to make this marvellous music, it was hard to keep up with it all. A brilliant night out, keep up the good works Turners. Not sure if it was Nigel at the organ for that first visit but he certainly knows how to play it! Perhaps it’s time to organise a new outing? Mike.
@OrganMusicYT 16 күн бұрын
As per the video description, Turners closed down in 2001 and the building was demolished. The collection was sold off and the Wurlitzer has remained in storage ever since.
@praestant8 18 күн бұрын
The audio quality is horrific.
@OrganMusicYT 18 күн бұрын
@@praestant8 thank you for telling me something I already know. Now, you go and spend your time, money and effort in trying to preserve a 40 year old VHS tape and get better audio quality.
@larryjohnson6385 18 күн бұрын
Great version of a great classic song 👍👍 Thanks you for posting this 🙏🙏
@OrganMusicYT 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for tuning in, glad you enjoyed.
@user-fp3hb1yl3p 21 күн бұрын
Can any one tell me , when the beautiful glamorous Jane Mansfield came to switch the ilumanation lights on in Blackpool , could be 19 56 ??
@OrganMusicYT 21 күн бұрын
@@user-fp3hb1yl3p Reg Dixon turned them on in 1956, Jane Mansfield was 1959.
@user-fp3hb1yl3p 7 күн бұрын
Thank you got that sorted ; Got a couch trip up for Reg only 16 Girls at the factory clamoured Stayed on Lords St Great time Met my Life Partner for Jane Mansfield ; beautiful dressed all in Pink remember Jane ; Love to go visit again It’s on my bucket List 😂 once more Thank You ; There was no flies on me then : and they are still not settling 😂 ❤
@alenavalickova9502 22 күн бұрын
Wow!!! ❤🎉
@Foxybiker72 23 күн бұрын
I have met Phil a few times years ago and he really is a nice guy very genuine. He is still the very best in the world and a pure master of the Mighty Wurlitzer. I have always looked up to him and always will.
@josdesouza 23 күн бұрын
The real Dr. Phibes.
@OrganMusicYT 23 күн бұрын
@@josdesouza just a real musician who provided the musical background for courting couples as they twirled their way around the dance floor, and an entertainer for those who were watching on the sidelines.
@barbaralcharles 28 күн бұрын
A piece new to me.
@OrganMusicYT 28 күн бұрын
Quite well known in theatre organ circles, at least in the UK. Ketelby's compositions were very popular for quite a time.
@JohnCavicchio 28 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing this. Very nice
@russpeck1320 29 күн бұрын
Good medley, but, like you, I do much prefer Regal Zonophone sound!
@OrganMusicYT 29 күн бұрын
Yes, the distant sound on the Colombia discs doesn't have the same impact. It would be a very different outcome today though and I can hear what they were trying for.
@Tocsin-Bang Ай бұрын
My wife and I had our honeymoon in Norfolk, and Robert played a dedication for my wife!
@alexanderleach3365 Ай бұрын
One of the best pieces of classical music by J.S Bach.
@trevorfleisig9056 Ай бұрын
Beautifully played by Reg
@TurtleFL Ай бұрын
Been hearing "Beside the Seaside" a whole lot lately. I just can't get away from English music :-"
@TurtleFL Ай бұрын
Not that I'm trying to. <--- Erstwhile Black Sabbath tribute band singer
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
It's always nice to hear, especially on TV and Radio etc. We're so lucky to have an instrument with a sound that is culturally embedded in the fabric of not just England, but the whole of the UK. It shows that Reg Dixons contribution to the organ is still relevant, and still remembered after almost 4 decades since his passing.
@micheallawrence5537 Ай бұрын
They don't write music like that these days 😔😭
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
They most certainly don't. Very much of a different time.
@robroth-zp6wu Ай бұрын
Yikes! This reminds me that there is a fully functional theater organ about thirty miles away, housed in a middle school it is "Open" to the public on a regular basis, and amateurs are welcome to play it (I'm not an amateur and was a working musician for 45 years). Obviously I must go and hear it. Then get my courage up and play it.
@donnablankenhorn5905 Ай бұрын
I am watching this in 2024. Is this fine organist still performing?
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
Yes, you can still catch him in concert twice a day at the Thursford collection and at various venues around the UK.
@russellhabel5076 Ай бұрын
Have been a big fan of theater pipe organ music for 50 years. Worked in a Chicago roller rink for 18.5 years and listened to the pipe organ 5 nights a week.
@barbaralcharles Ай бұрын
If you are new to this channel the blogger has an outstanding collection of Reginald Dixon on the organ as well as other organists. It is truly a unique genre of music and we are so lucky to be able to partake of it.
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
How very nice of you to say so. Thank you.
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
I have a few tracks of Tony Tahlman at the one of the rinks. Some fantastic stuff there and not too dissimilar a style to what was happening in Blackpool when playing for dancing.
@0u0ak Ай бұрын
Wow. Thanks for posting. I didn't know there were any films of Reg playing.
@bencrawford3846 Ай бұрын
I like the part at 2:27 where everything starts going crazy, meanwhile the piano is desperately trying to keep the rhythm together!😂
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
The piano is attached to the organ, so it's all part of the same instrument.
@bencrawford3846 Ай бұрын
@@OrganMusicYT oh I know that. That's just my way of interpreting the music.
@josephgraif2588 Ай бұрын
demolished to make room for a post office...and today "they" lament the decision. "a day late and a dollar short", eh?
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
Always the way of it. World is full of complete and utter idiots.
@divyeshvyas6600 Ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@stevelong7702 Ай бұрын
I remember Koo Koo Waltz & Button and Bowls from my younger organ days, but never learned them. Love the W Theatre Organs..
@screwdriver5181 Ай бұрын
Anyone know the title of this tune .?
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
Titles are in the video description :)
@richarddietzen3137 Ай бұрын
Could’ve been impossible, but nope!
@johnchambers6150 Ай бұрын
"A Sheer Delight"!
@FraserGartshore Ай бұрын
Yay! Playing catchup on my KZbin favourites and here it is - one of the best made theatre organ films out there. Great to see it again. Thanks for this and all you do for the theatre organ world👍
@donnablankenhorn5905 Ай бұрын
Organ playing at its best!!
@user-kr6kl3fs7m Ай бұрын
0:01tocatta intro 0:37 tocatta theme 2:42 fuga theme
@russpeck1320 Ай бұрын
Wow, I've never heard "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes" played like this! I've always thought of it as a dreamy ballad. Nevertheless, Reg did a terrific job with it. "Lovely to Look At" is also a great favorite of mine. Lastly, Regal gets a terrific sound. First class disc!
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
Trust Reg to add some zip! Regal Zonophone discs seem to be the best of his 30s era. What a shame that the sides he recorded with Rex weren't on Zonophone, the quality of RZ is miles better.
@russpeck1320 Ай бұрын
Fine medley and recording on this one!
@OrganMusicYT Ай бұрын
Another one that come through pretty fine which always helps. Totally bucks the trend of what people think the "Blackpool" style is.