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Unknown Dutch Street Organ on Music Cassette
By Phil Evans

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Hi,  I am hoping somebody can help me.  I am trying to find a particular
recording of a Dutch street organ I owned many, many years ago.  I realise
this is quite a long shot but you never know, somebody might recognise
what I'm talking about...

The reason for looking for it is mostly nostalgic.  It was actually
a video posted on YouTube  http://youtube.com/watch?v=GPWEfu5vkPc  that
made me want to find it -- the arrangement played in that video is the
exact arrangement I remember from the cassette I owned.  I have no idea
how many copies were made of the cassette; it may have only been a few,
but I do remember some of the songs included.  They were (in the order
I remember):

Side 1:
1 - Tulips From Amsterdam; Cuckoo Waltz  (or possibly the other way
'round); ... I Want To Teach The World To Sing; last track: Oklahoma
(as played in the YouTube video - possibly last track on side 2).

Side 2:
last track: Land Of Hope And Glory (as mentioned above,
may be last track on side 1, I know these two arrangements were both
the last track on one side or another).

I also remember the picture on the front of the inlay.  The organ
was in front of what looked to me like an office building with
a revolving door; I strangely remember that detail quite vividly. :-)

Like I said, I know it is a long shot but I want to try and track
down this recording so badly.  I was hoping maybe enough copies were
distributed that someone who owns it and recognises the tracks on it
may have it and be a member of these forums.

Here's to hoping
Phil Evans


(Message sent Tue 4 Mar 2008, 14:29:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

Key Words in Subject:  Cassette, Dutch, Music, Organ, Street, Unknown

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