Phil Kelsall at the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Organ of the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool - Volume One

This recording holds a significant place in theatre organ history as it was the first to be released on VHS format and it is uploaded here with the kind permission of Phil Kelall. Phil Kelsall was a fresh face in the theatre organ scene at the time, having just started at the Tower Ballroom five years before Ernest Broadbent's retirement. I have done my best to restore the recording, which dates from 1982, using the software available to me. Considering the age of the tape (which is older than myself) I think it has turned out not too badly.

The transfer to the digital format has been made possible by ‪@FraserGartshore‬ and I thank him for making it possible.

I hope you enjoy this piece of nostalgia and fun, which is certainly a product of its time and runs for 30 minutes.

00:00 - I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside
00:40 - Tiger Rag
05:06 - Cavatina
11:16 - The St Bernards Waltz
12:20 - Quickstep - Ma, She's Making Eyes at Me / Whispering / Don't Dilly Dally on the Way / The Black and White Rag
16:14 - The Birdy Dance
17:55 - Chattanooga Choo Choo
21:44 - Memory (From Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats")
26:08 - 12th Street Rag

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