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New Richard Hills CD, called Grand Variety, now out!! Google Silver Street Music.

Now that's good - that's how they are supposed to run. Well done! Pete

To all the 63,414 people ( to date) who have watched this video of Richard Hills, today a new CD master went to the pressing plant of Richard at the Southampton Guildhall Compton organ - 78 minutes of wonderful music played by a master of both classical and theatre organ styles, on a giant and un...

The Regal Edmonton was built in 1934. Therefore this recording must have been after that.

A very fine Wurlitzer theatre organ, formerly of the Granada cinema Clapham Junction, London. You really need someone who can play it. May I suggest that the college consults with me to arrange a concert with my friend and colleague Richard Hills, who is Internationally recognized as one of the f...

The Compton is NOT gone. Only its pipes are, which are replaceable. Of course it's a huge blow and the instrument will never be exactly the same again but it can be re-equipped with new or 2nd hand Compton pipework. The console and all the infrastructure of the organ was untouched. The irony is t...

@goodchappy - Yes I know. So does Southampton Guildhall and Odeaon Leicester Sq. Both wonderful Comptons. But the Compton posaune is nothing like the post horn (or English post horn) that kiwiplant is referring to. The former is a smooth tromba-like stop, the latter is the snarliest brassiest lou...

@The2010SnowDay Hi. There were two large heavy lids covering the console. We only had a short time to investigate and try the organ so only took one of them off. Hence why only half is revealed and it's difficult for me to play it.