[ The message below comes from an avid fan of carousel organs
 [ who wishes to remain anonymous.
 [ -- Robbie Rhodes, MMD

Ref.: Unknown Fair Organs & Tunes on Old Recordings
by Andrew Barrett (040813 MMDigest)
http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Sounds/Barrett/index.html 

In composing this "admission," I'm reminded of the scene in the
"Wizard of Oz" when Dorothy and her trio of companions learn that
the man behind the curtain, the Wizard, is a mere mortal, with no
profound agenda other than to be helpful.  What he accomplishes is
to simply bring forward the attributes that were already inherent
in his disparate explorers.

During a 1986 visit to New York, contact was made with a very kind
carousel concessionaire, Carlos Colom.  He was then operating the
Flushing Meadows ride.  The organ was silent.  I composed two music
sampler cassette tapes for Carlos, with the intent that they would
inspire him to invest some money in the instrument and return it to
service.  Carlos eventually lost the concession and the organ has
remained silent.  The cassettes sustained a life after the concession.

It never occurred to me that, more than two decades later, one of the
tapes would surface and challenge enthusiasts to identify the organs
and tunes thereon.  I apologize for the resultant confusion and such.
In partial appeasement, I will provide below the notes that I made at
the time concerning the selections on both tapes.  None were recorded
live; they were all from LP recordings sold in the marketplace.

The tune names below are those given on the LP sleeve notes.  Whether
they're accurate or not, I haven't checked.  The same is true of some
of the organ identifications; they're from the albums and are not
always correct.  I translated the tune titles for Carlos, perhaps
inaccurately in some cases; you will find them mostly in German on the
LP sleeves.  Many of the LPs, but not all, have been available on eBay
in recent years.  Many have never appeared as CD conversions.

I did not make specific notations about the albums utilized.  They were
all then readily available.  They included some from Chor Music, others
issued by Curt Baum, and a couple individual issues, such as those from
the Utrecht and Thursford museums.  I've included a note when it might
help to complete or confirm the desired knowledge.  There are a few
that I've not recalled, but the organ identification will surely enable
someone to complete the identity.

Cassette I.  German Organs

Side A
 1. Colonel Bogey       : 96 Ruth (Grund)
 2. Greetings from Kiel : 70 Wellershaus (Kruse)
 3. Bummel Petrus       : 92 Ruth (Ebert)
 4. Stein Song          : 62 Bruder (Kooistra)
 5. In a Gypsy Camp    : 106 Voigt (96+ Potszch/Atkinson)
 6. Anchors Aweigh      : 78 Ruth (Hinzen)
 7. Blaze Away         : 112 Frei (Cushing)
 8. Mexican Serenade    : 65 Gebr. Bruder (Schuhknecht)
 9. Annen Polka         : 70 Wellershaus (Kruse)
10. Barcelona           : 96 Ruth (Grund)
11. In Munich is a Brewhouse : 84 Wellershaus (Thursford)
12. Luna Park March     : 78 Ruth (Hinzen)
13. Snow Waltz         : 106 Voigt (96+ Potszch/Atkinson)
14. Red Roses, Red Lips, Red Wine : 65 Gebr. Bruder (Baum XVII)
15. Bandit Attack      : 112 Frei (Cushing)

Side B
16. Frederick Rex March : 96 Ruth (Baum)
17. Vienna, Always Vienna : 78 Ruth
18. Cuckoo Waltz        : 78 Ruth (Preston)
19. Step Up March       : 52 Gebr. Bruder (possibly Rudy Muller-Chor)
20. Olympia Bob Galop  : 125 Frei (Barth)
21. Sunflower           : 96 Ruth (Utrecht 39)
22. Toreador Song from Carmen : 96 Ruth (Kopf)
23. Jolly Brothers      : 52 Gebr. Bruder (Rudi Muller Chor I)
24. Cowboy Ballad      : 125 Frei (Barth)
25. Automobile Galop    : 96 Ruth (Kopf)
26. Soldier's Life      : 96 Ruth (Utrecht 39)
27. Espana              : 78 Ruth
28. Lily the Pink       : 84 Wellershaus (Cushing)
29. Beer Barrel Polka   : 84 Wellershaus (Cushing)
30. Orpheus in the Underworld : 84 Wellershaus (Cushing)

In the event that the French and Belgian sampler tape should similarly
confound anyone, here's the listing of the contents therein.

Cassette II. French and Belgian Organs

Side A
 1. Blaze Away         : 100 Hooghuys (Thursford)
 2. Carolina Moon       : 98 Gavioli
 3. Two Little Italians : 89 Gavioli
 4. Tie a Yellow Ribbon : 98 Gavioli
 5. Colonel Bogey       : 82 Limonaire/North Tonawanda (Big Bertha)
 6. El Paso Doble       : 100 Gavioli-Mortier (Ernst)
 7. Frederick Rex March : 87 Gavioli (Frei)
 8. Ain't She Sweet     : 105 Gaudin (Bocuse)
 9. Circus Renz         : 89 Gavioli (likely Mason)
10. Mayor Vos march     : 87 Gavioli (Lange Gavioli?)
11. Blue Danube Waltz   : 105 Gavioli (Remilly/Bourgade)
12. Tip Toe Through the Tulips : 89 Marenghi
13. I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman : 89 Marenghi
14. Canadian Capers            : 89 Marenghi

Side B
15. Semper Fidelis     : 110 Gavioli (Miller)
16. Valencia            : 98 Marenghi (Cushing)
17. Paree               : 98 Gavioli
18. New Colonial March  : 98 Gavioli (Thursford)
19. Mexican Hat Dance   : 89 Gavioli
20. Skipping Song      : 100 Gavioli-Mortier (Ernst)
21. Skaters Waltz       : 82 Limonaire-North Tonawanda (Big Bertha)
22. Twelfth Street Rag  : 89 Gavioli
23. Radetzky March     : 100 Hooghuys (Cushing)
24. Remilly Waltz         : 105 Gaudin (probably the Remilly/Bourgade)
25. Vienna, Always Vienna : 105 Gaudin (probably the Remilly/Bourgade)
26. Washington Post March : 110 Gavioli (Miller)
27. Gavioli Galop         :  89 Gavioli (Grote Gavioli)

Apologies are extended for the confusion caused in the intervening
years.  Regretfully, I may not have kept a master because a search has
failed to locate one for either cassette.  It is pleasing to learn that
the melodies have been enjoyed and inspired some.

Off to the balloon!