John Compton, Organbuilder – 1876 to 1957

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Name
Artist
Album
Year
Comments

Theatreland
John Mann
Celebration
2006
3-13 Compton, Burtey Fen Collection, Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire; ex Ritz, Tunbridge Wells, moved to Regal, Henley-on-Thames, enlarged from 7 ranks

3:28

Flapperette
Quentin Maclean
78rpm
1927
4-19 Compton, Pavilion, Shepherds Bush, London

7:11

Charmaine
G.T. Pattman
Sounds from The Cinemas [Retrovox XPMM15110591]
1927
3-9 Compton, Astoria Cinema, Charing Cross Road, London

10:29

Moonlight Rhapsody Medley: Shine On, Harvest Moon; I Love The Moon; Lover, Come Back To Me
Al Bollington
The Mighty Wurlitzer [Bygone Days BYD77005]
1939
4-12 Compton, Paramount Theatre, Tottenham Court Road, London

14:23

Moanin’
Bryan Rodwell
Organ Magic II [ATOTC Cassette 2]
1990
3-8 Compton A175 4/2/33, Capitol Cinema, Aberdeen

18:49

Valse Mignonne
Nigel Ogden
Bournemouth Organ Favourites, Vol. 5 [Cassette]
1990
4-22 Compton (original), Pavilion, Bournemouth, England

22:58

Pepe
David Hamilton
Screen Spectacular [JOYS 240]
1972
3-6 Compton, State Theatre, Grays, Essex

25:29

Love Is
Ronald Curtis
It’s Wonderful [Concert Recording Tape CR-0026]

3-6 Compton plus Melotone, Davenport Theatre, Stockport, Lancashire (1937)

28:53

Non Dimenticar (Don’t Forget)
Dudley Savage
ABC Royal Plymouth
1974
3-8 Compton + Melotone, Royal/ABC Plymouth, Devon, UK

31:43

Nola
Reginald Porter-Brown
The Organist Entertains [BBC Records REC 72M]

3-11 Compton, ABC/Regal Cinema, Torquay

35:32

In The Still Of The Night
Sidney Torch
The Cream Of Sidney Torch [Flapper CD]

3-8 Compton, EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road, London

39:09

I’m All Alone
The Organ, The Dance Band and Me
The Organ, Dance Band and Me [Sunflower CD]

3-8 Compton, EMI Studio 1, Abbey Road, London; Robinson Cleaver – Organ; voc Julie Dawn

42:37

Musical Sweethearts: Dainty Miss; Miss Annabelle Lee; Somebody Stole My Gal
Robinson Cleaver
An Earful of Nostalgia [Parlophone LP MLM 104]
1937
3-8 Compton, Regal Cinema, Bexley Heath (destroyed by enemy action)

46:14

Sentimental Journey
Andrew Fenner
Theatre Organ [Concert Recording CR-0059]

4-15 Compton, Odeon Theatre, Hammersmith, London

50:05

Memories Of The Alhambra: Burlington Bertie From Bow; On Mother Kelly’s Doorstep; I Love A Lassie; Don’t Dilly Dally On The Way
Donald MacKenzie
At The Odeon [Sterndale CD]
1998
5-17 Compton (‘The Duchess’), Odeon Cinema, Leicester Square, London

54:38

The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba
Reginald New
Deroy Volume 74 [Deroy 1256]
1958
3-14 Compton, Town Hall, Lewisham, London

58:39

In Malaga – Spanish Ladies
Richard Hills
Grand Variety [Silver Street CD]
2011
Dual Console 4-50 Compton and Melotone, Guildhall, Southampton, England