Sydney Gustard opened the 6 rank Wurlitzer in the Liverpool Trocadeo in 1927. He remained organist there for four years during which time he made this recording of Cécile Louise Stéphanie Chaminade's Air de Ballet.
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Fascinating stuff, really evocative. The sound of a bygone age but also part of the earliest recognisable modern popular culture and mass entertainment made accessible to working people... Thanks for sharing!
IXISCOTSMANIXI 10 months ago