6 shellac records · mostly British pressings, 1900s–1950s
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Sidney Torch, a prolific British organist and composer, recorded "I Want to Be Snappy" for Columbia's FB-series, likely in the 1930s.AI summary
Columbia FB1261 Instrumental
Sidney Torch was a British organist and composer known for light orchestral and cinema-organ music. 'Hotter Than Ever' is typical of his swing-flavoured material from the 1930s–40s. This Columbia DB-series pressing preserves his orchestral style.AI summary
Columbia DB1210 Instrumental
Sidney Torch, the cinema organist who became one of the leading conductors and composers of British light music, on a Francis, Day & Hunter 'Mood Music' library disc. Production-library records like this were made for broadcasters and film-makers and were not sold in shops.AI summary
Mood Music FDH009 Orchestra
Sidney Torch at the theatre organ playing 'When East Meets West' in two parts on a Columbia FB disc from the 1930s, before he made his name as a conductor and composer of light music.AI summary
Columbia FB1312 Instrumental
Sidney Torch at the theatre organ playing 'Hot Pipes' across both sides of a late-1930s Columbia FB disc, before he moved on to conducting and composing light music.AI summary
Columbia FB1970 Instrumental
Sidney Torch, the cinema organist who went on to become a leading conductor and composer of British light music, plays 'Hotter than Ever' across both sides of a Columbia FB disc from his theatre-organ years.AI summary
Columbia FB1158 Instrumental