Ad-Rhythm: Complete Discography

[Ian Townsend]

Some considerable time ago I was trying to put together a complete discography of North Harrow's finest organ label.
This is as far as I got using Discgs / Ebay and a very useful list on a defunct website called fonorama (or similar).

If anyone can help with any blanks or has numbers that go beyond the ones here just give us a shout?

Thanks!

PS: I'm aware there are Ad-Rhythm 45s! I'll add them later on...

1967: ARPS 1000 KEITH BECKINGHAM Hi-Flying Hammond
1968: ARPS 1001 KEITH BECKINGHAM Travelling Hammond
1968: ARPS 1002 GEORGE BLACKMORE Hammond Up'N'Away
1968: ARPS 1003 ROY JEVONS Hammond Supersonics
1968: ARSP 1004 KEITH BECKINGHAM Hammond 1000000 Sellers 1
1968: ARPS 1005 KEITH BECKINGHAM Hammond Showcase 1
1968: ARPS 1006 KEITH BECKINGHAM Hammond Showcase 2
1968: ARPS 1007 JAN DE NEF Hammond Continental
1969: ARPS 1008 TONY BACK Hammond Hits Back
1969 :ARPS 1009 JOHN DALES Latin Hammond
1969: ARPS 1010 JAN DE NEF/CO PILLEY Hammond Stereo Festival
1969: ARPS 1011 GEORGE BLACKMORE The Best Loved Melodies Of Franz Lehar
1971: ARPS 1012 KEITH BECKINGHAM Hammond ‘My Way’
1971: ARPS 1013 TONY BACK Hammond Dance Party
1971: ARPS 1014 KEITH BECKINGHAM Hammond 1000000 Sellers 2
1972 : ARPS 1015 HAMMOND BROTHERS Vol.1
1972 : ARPS 1016 HAMMOND BROTHERS Vol.2 Feat.Jan De Nef
1972 : ARPS 1017 TONY BACK Hammond Dance Party Vol.2
1972 : ARPS 1018 LEN RAWLE Hammond For Lovers
1973 : ARPS 1019 KEITH BECKINGHAM Women In Love
1973 : ARPS 1020 MIKE CARR S/T
1974 : ARPS 1021 TONY BACK Hammond Dance Party Vol.3
1974 : ARPS 1022 KEITH BECKINGHAM Space Age Hammond
1974 : ARPS 1023 ????
1974 : ARPS 1024 GEORGE BLACKMORE Hammond Serenades Strauss
1975: ARPS 1025 TONY BACK On The Hammond Wavelength
1975 : ARPS 1026 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE & BRYAN RODWELL Hockridge Meets Hammond

1972: ARPS 2000 HAROLD SMART What A Wonderful World
1972: ARPS 2001 HAROLD SMART Smart Stereo
1972: ARPS 2002 HAROLD SMART Smart Latin
1973: ARPS 2003 HAROLD SMART Thomas And Percussion In Stereo
1973: ARPS 2004 HAROLD SMART Love Sensations

1972: ARPS 3000 VIC HAMMETT Baldwin Magic
1972: ARPS 3001 HAL VINCENT Baldwin Bonanza
1972: ARPS 3002 HAL VINCENT Baldwin Magic
1972: ARPS 3003 HAL VINCENT Baldwin Soul

1971: ARPS 4001 BRIAN DEE Lowrey Organ - Love Story
1971: ARPS 4002 HARRY STONEHAM Lowrey Organ - Superb
1971: ARPS 4003 HARRY STONEHAM Lowrey Organ - Dynamics
1971: ARPS 4004 HARRY STONEHAM Lowrey Organ - Forever
1971: ARPS 4005 JACKIE BROWN What's On At The Theatre
1975: ARPS 4006 JIMMY SMITH / C. Karan Loving Each Other

1969: ARPS 5000 JACKIE BROWN Farfisa Romantic
1969: ARPS 5001 LES BONNER Close To You
1969: ARPS 6000 JEAN-PIERRE SABAR The Electronic Organs Of



???? ARPS 7000 T.FENELON/D.WURLITZER Here Comes Tony
???? ARPS 7001 T.FENELON In America
???? ARPS 7002 GEORGE WRIGHT The Roaring 20s
???? ARPS 7003 GEORGE WRIGHT Flight To Tokyo
???? ARPS 7004 DEAN HERRICK At The Mighty Wurlitzer

1972: ARPS 8000 STREET ORGAN De Cementmolen
1972: ARPS 8001 TOMMY ALBERTS Plays The Classics
1973: ARPS 8002 MIKE HANKINSON The Classical Synthesiser
1973: ARPS 8003 ?????
1973: ARPS 8004 KEN FREEMAN Electronic Philharmonic
1973: ARPS 8005 KOICHI OKI Vivaldi-Four Seasons
1974: ARPS 8006 MIKE HANKINSON Synthesia
1974: ARPS 8007 DAN HILL Electric Hits

1972: ARPS 9000 KOICHI OKI Yamaha Superstar
1972: ARPS 9001 YURI NISHIMURA Yamaha Spectacular
1972: ARPS 9002 HIDEMI SAITO The Beatles Songbook
1973: ARPS 9003 LEN RAWLE Yamaha Magic

1969: ARPS 11000 HAROLD SMART The Very Thought Of You
1969: ARPS 11001 HAROLD SMART Once In A While
1969: ARPS 11002 HAROLD SMART Among My Souvenirs

1971: ARPS 1 ALEX CAMPBELL This Is Alex Campbell Vol.
1971: ARPS 2 ALEX CAMPBELL This Is Alex Campbell Vol.2
1969: ARPS 3 TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR Folk Songs Of Olde England 1
1969: ARPS 4 TIM HART & MADDY PRYOR Folk Songs Of Olde England 2

1972: ADOR 1 V / A Keyboard Gala Concert
1973: ADOR 2 V / A Introducing The Yamaha Organ Stars
1973: ADOR 3 STANLEY KING If Sadness Could Sing
1973: ADOR 4 BRYAN RODWELL Hammond Concorde
1973: ADOR 5 KEN BAKER Baker's Dozen
1974: ADOR 6 TONY BACK A Fresh Look At Love


1971: ADBS 1 V / A Electronic Organs Today
1973: ADBS 2 V / A Hammond Organ's Today
1973: ADBS 3 V/A Electronic Organs Today Vol.2 (with gatefold sleeve containing pics of 54 AR lps)

[Runswick]

I have an Ad Rhythm LP by George Wright called Flight to Tokyo which I can't see on your list. I'll check it when I get home tonight and report back. Hopefully this is going to be an article?

[mr sayers]

The 7 or 8 I own are on there Ian mate.

So which ones are any good, there's two I'm still after that I know are worthy ('Baldwin soul' and a classical one Lee played, who's name escapes me!)?

[LDJB]

a classical one Lee played, who's name escapes me!)?

1973: ARPS 8005 KOICHI OKI Vivaldi-Four Seasons

I've been led to belive it's a tough one to find and you are liable to flip right past it as it looks like a proper classic record not an off it's nut fuzz guitar and organ freakout :D

[Ian Townsend]

1973: ARPS 8005 KOICHI OKI Vivaldi-Four Seasons

I've been led to belive it's a tough one to find and you are liable to flip right past it as it looks like a proper classic record not an off it's nut fuzz guitar and organ freakout :D
I found an old VG+ thread last night where you recommended it and posted a picture. I'll upload it here later on. I'm going to try and pull together a complete 'Wall of Ad-Rhythm' and then review the tasty ones. I bought one of Len Rawles' last night so I've just completed (i think?) the mini Ad Rhythm set that feature Chris Karan on drums.

[mr sayers]

I found an old VG+ thread last night where you recommended it and posted a picture. I'll upload it here later on. I'm going to try and pull together a complete 'Wall of Ad-Rhythm' and then review the tasty ones. I bought one of Len Rawles' last night so I've just completed (i think?) the mini Ad Rhythm set that feature Chris Karan on drums.

I look forward to it Ian mate.:)

[Mr Munch]

Just had a quick flick through my Ad Rhythms and i have 2 additions and a couple of corrections..

1975 : ARPS-1026 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE & BRYAN RODWELL Hockridge Meets Hammond (the only Ad rhythm i have found with vocals on... unfortunatly its pretty crap)
ARPS-2004 is LOVE sensations not Latin Sensations. (great sleeve and a couple of good tracks i posted on the VG+ forum a while ago)

ADBS-1 is Electronic Organs Today
ADBS-2 Hammond Organs Today
ADBS-3 Hammond Organs Roday Vol 2

Hope that helps..

[LDJB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxd_cl2ynis


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWRAYzYPrRk

[LDJB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQdy37C39Wg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaZ2_HR0iek

[Mr Munch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dXh9ozSS80

[LDJB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IVIrG0XpXs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGckR9zhMns

[LDJB]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dXh9ozSS80

[LDJB]

haha JINX!!

[Ian Townsend]

Just had a quick flick through my Ad Rhythms and i have 2 additions and a couple of corrections..

1975 : ARPS-1026 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE & BRYAN RODWELL Hockridge Meets Hammond (the only Ad rhythm i have found with vocals on... unfortunatly its pretty crap)
ARPS-2004 is LOVE sensations not Latin Sensations. (great sleeve and a couple of good tracks i posted on the VG+ forum a while ago)

ADBS-1 is Electronic Organs Today
ADBS-2 Hammond Organs Today
ADBS-3 Hammond Organs Roday Vol 2

Hope that helps..

It does Rick and thanks! Will edit the list now. I'm not sure if all dates are correct but I'll nibble away at checking them all over the next few weeks.


haha JINX!!
Bizarre! Mr Munch & LDJB in post-football synchronicity. :) (or perfect Ad-Rhythm )

Here y'go Craig. LDJBs Koichi Oki discovery. :cool:

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Pattrick_104_2007/koichi_oki.jpg

And I've just realised the Electronic Organs Today Vol.2 with the gatefold features a whole bunch of releases on the back (Couldn't see them for looking...only ever looked at the centre spread !) Including George Wright - Flight From Tokyo as mentioned by Runswick (cheers for that)

[Ian Townsend]

1974 : ARPS 1023 ????
1974 : ARPS 1024 ????
1973: ARPS 8003 ?????

The Search is on.....:)

[feenix]

http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u177/Pattrick_104_2007/koichi_oki.jpg



Vivaldi? Check. ARP synth? Check. That cover? Check.
Would grip that in less than a heartbeat. :cool:

[Runswick]

1974 : ARPS 1023 ????
1974 : ARPS 1024 ????
1973: ARPS 8003 ?????

The Search is on.....:)

I had a look last night and found another one that's missing from your list. George Blackmore's Hammond Serenades Strauss is ARPS 1024. It's not particularly interesting musically though.

[mr sayers]

Vivaldi? Check. ARP synth? Check. That cover? Check.
Would grip that in less than a heartbeat. :cool:


Got to be honest I would leave it, that's until Lee put me onto it!:o

[einekleine]

Vivaldi? Check. ARP synth? Check. That cover? Check.
Would grip that in less than a heartbeat. :cool:

Here's some Koichi Oki ephemera that indicates this had a Japanes release. Dig the drums :)

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/35765803/Koichi+Oki+dsc_9933.jpg

[Ian Townsend]

I had a look last night and found another one that's missing from your list. George Blackmore's Hammond Serenades Strauss is ARPS 1024. It's not particularly interesting musically though.
Added on! And in a future site update at some point I'll add the Phase 4 you found to the website. Many thanks!


Here's some Koichi Oki ephemera that indicates this had a Japanes release. Dig the drums :)

http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/35765803/Koichi+Oki+dsc_9933.jpg

Good find! I suspect that whole run which includes Hidemi Saito and Yuri Nishimura were sub-licensed to Ad-Rhythm. The sleeve notes of those two both say 'An original recording and licensed by the Yamaha Foundation for Music Education, Tokyo, Japan'

I was mulling over these releases on the way to work the other morning. They must have reflected a boom in home organ sales from the late sixties through to the mid-70s. I like the way they cross over into synthesisers as well, maybe about the time synths began to be affordable? Kind of reflects the relationship between the affordability of MPC's / Roland 808s and Hip Hop.


Edit: Just added a couple more I found on the back of the Electronic Organs Today Vol. 2. Les Bonner / ARPS 5001 and Dean Herrick / ARPS 7004
There's also a track on the lp that's not credited to any Ad Rhythm release. Dick Barrell - Harry Lime Theme.

[Ian Townsend]

Curious about Dick Barrell's Harry Lime Theme, uncredited to any lp but credited as being played on the Riha organ, I found this rather nice forum:
The Organ Forum (http://www.organforum.com/forums/forum.php?)

Bloody busy it is too! I bet there's an Ad-Rhythm thread there....:)

[Mr Munch]

I found this rather nice forum:
The Organ Forum (http://www.organforum.com/forums/forum.php?)


Id fit right in there with my avatar(s)


If you want to argue your point of view on such issues as pipes vs. electronics, trackers vs. non-trackers, and the politics of the organ world, you'll love this forum.

[madorganplayer]

ADOR-3 is titled `All you need to do is play the HAMMOND`
Arps 4004 is Harry Stoneham-Lowrey organ Fever
4002 and 4003 were previously released by Tepee with `Superb` being `Two Fellas to Follow.
Dynamics was relased earlier too as `At you Request`

On Two Fellas the right channel seemed to be all reverb whereas they seem to have equalised it out on Superb.

[Ian Townsend]

ADOR-3 is titled `All you need to do is play the HAMMOND`
Arps 4004 is Harry Stoneham-Lowrey organ Fever
4002 and 4003 were previously released by Tepee with `Superb` being `Two Fellas to Follow.
Dynamics was relased earlier too as `At you Request`

On Two Fellas the right channel seemed to be all reverb whereas they seem to have equalised it out on Superb.
Thank you very much indeed for that madorganplayer...much appreciated.:cool:
When I get a minute I'll update the list.
I'm still tempted to sort out a complete photo 'wall' of Ad-Rhythm covers as a visual guide ... one day maybe.

[madorganplayer]

Ian,
ive been doing my own list and managed some additions from yours to mine.
Some missing on yours are,
ARPS 7005-Rodgers and Hammerstein-Eric Smith (at the organ of Melbourne town hall)
ARPS 7006 Stardust Basil Cuthbert
ARPS 1027 Hammond 40th anniversary album
ARPS 2005 Harold Smart /Power songs to all our friends
Just got a bit gozzy eyed looking between the two lists but it looks like were getting there.
Found some on your list i didnt even know existed.
Some must have been pressed in their thousands like Travelling Hammond Keith Beckingham.
ARPS 4000 Lowrey Bar Combo

[madorganplayer]

On the Dick Barrle track,he was a local organist to me in Ipswich and never did anything much.Maybe his track was a tester that didnt make it to an album.

[madorganplayer]

Record Number Record Title Artist Year Have I got?
AR1 RHYTHM TRACK DANCE TIME N/A 1966 NO
AR2 RHYTHM TRACK LATIN AMERICAN N/A 1966 NO
AR3 RHYTHM TRACK POP TIME N/A 1967 NO
ARP S-1000 HI FLYING HAMMOND KEITH BECKINGHAM 1967 YES 3
ARP S1001 TRAVELLING HAMMOND KEITH BECKINGHAM 1968 YES 2
ARP S1002 HAMMOND UP UP N AWAY GEORGE BLACKMORE 1968 YES 1
ARP-S1003 HAMMOND SUPERSONICS ROY JEVONS 1968 NO
ARP-S1004 HAMMOND MILLION SELLERS KEITH BECKINGHAM 1968 YES 2
ARP S-1005 HAMMOND SHOWCASE 1 KEITH BECKINGHAM 1969 NO
ARP S-1006 HAMMOND SHOWCASE 2 KEITH BECKINGHAM 1969 NO
ARP S-1007 HAMMOND CONTINENTAL JAN DE NEF 1969 YES 1
ARP S-1008 HAMMOND HITS BACK TONY BACK 1969 YES 2
ARP S-1009 LATIN HAMMOND JOHN DALES 1970 YES 1
ARP S-1010 HAMMOND STEREO FESTIVAL JAN DE NEF 1969
ARP S-1011 FRANZ LEHAR GEORGE BLACKMORE 1970 YES 1
ARP S-1012 HAMMOND MY WAY KEITH BECKINGHAM 1971 YES 1
ARP S-1013 HAMMOND DANCE PARTY TONY BACK 1971 YES 1
ARP S-1014 HAMMOND MILLION SELLERS 2 KEITH BECKINGHAM 1971 YES2
ARP S-1015 THE HAMMOND BROTHERS JAN DE NEF 1972 NO
ARP S-1016 THE HAMMOND BROTHERS 2 JAN DE NEF 1972 NO
ARP S-1017 HAMMOND DANCE PARTY 2 TONY BACK 1972 YES 1
ARP S-1018 HAMMOND FOR LOVERS LEN RAWLE 1972 NO
ARP S-1019 WOMEN IN LOVE KEITH BECKINGHAM 1973 YES 1
ARP S-1020 MIKE CARR MIKE CARR 1973 NO
ARP S-1021 HAMMOND DANCE PARTY 3 TONY BACK 1974 YES 1
ARP S-1022 SPACE AGE HAMMOND KEITH BECKINGHAM 1973 YES 1
ARP S-1023 29 HAMMOND HITS STANLEY KING 1974 YES 1
ARP S 1024 HAMMOND SERENADES STRAUSS GEORGE BLACKMORE 1974
ARP S 1025 ON THE HAMMOND WAVELENGTH TONY BACK 1975
ARP S-1026 EDMUND HOCKRIDGE AND BRYAN RODWELL HOCKRIDGE/RODWELL 1975 NO
ARPS 2023 HAMMOND HITS BACK STANLEY KING 1975 YES 1
ARP S-1027 HAMMOND 40TH ANNIVERSARY VARIOUS 1975 YES2
ARPS 2000 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD HAROLD SMART 1972 NO
ARPS 2001 SMART STEREO HAROLD SMART 1972 YES 1
ARPS 2002 SMART LATIN HAROLD SMART 1972
ARPS 2003 THOMAS AND PERCUSSION IN STEREO HAROLD SMART 1973 NO
ARPS 2004 LOVE SENSATIONS HAROLD SMART 1973 YES 1
ARPS 2005 POWER SONGS TO ALL OUR FRIEND HAROLD SMART 1973 YES 1
ARPS 3000 BALDWIN MAGIC VIC HAMMET 1972 NO
ARPS 3001 BALDWIN BONANZA HAL VINCENT 1972 YES 1
ARPS 3002 BALDWIN SALUTES GLENN MILLER HAL VINCENT 1972 NO
ARPS 3003 BALDWIN SOUL HAL VINCENT 1972 NO
ARPS 4000 LOWREY BAR COMBO 1971 NO
ARPS 4001 LOWREY ORGAN LOVE STORY BRIAN DEE 1971 NO
ARPS 4002 LOWREY ORGAN SUPERB HARRY STONEHAM 1971 YES 1
ARPS 4003 LOWREY ORGAN DYNAMICS HARRY STONEHAM 1971 YES 1
ARPS 4004 LOWREY ORGAN FEVER HARRY STONEHAM 1971 YES 1
ARPS 4005 WHATS ON AT THE THEATRE JACKIE BROWN 1971 YES 1
ARPS 4006 LOVING EACH OTHER JIMMY SMITH 1975 NO
ARPS 5000 FARFISA ROMANTICA JACKIE BROWN 1969 NO
ARPS 5001 CLOSE TO YOU LES BONNER 1969 NO
ARPS 6000 THE ELECTRONIC ORGANS OF. JEAN PIERRE SABAR 1969 NO
ARPS 7000 HERE COMES TONY TONY FENELON NO
ARPS 7001 TONY FENELON IN AMERICA TONY FENELON YES 1
ARPS 7002 THE ROARING TWENTIES GEORGE WRIGHT YES 1
ARPS 7003 FLIGHT TO TOKYO GEORGE WRIGHT YES 1
ARPS 7004 DEAN HERRICK AT THE MIGHTY WURLITZER DEAN HERRICK NO
ARPS 7005 RODGERS AND HAMMERSTIEN ERIC SMITH YES 1
ARPS 7006 STARDUST BASIL CUTHBERT NO
ARPS 8000 DE CEMENTMOLIN STREET ORGAN 1972 NO
ARPS 8001 TOMMY ALBERTS PLAYS THE CLASSICS TOMMY ALBERTS 1972 NO
ARPS 8002 THE CLASSICAL SYNTHESIZER MIKE HANKINSON 1973 NO
ARPS 8003
ARPS 8004 ELECTRONIC PHILHARMONIC KEN FREEMAN 1973 NO
ARPS 8005 VIVALDI FOUR SEASONS KOICHI OKI 1973 NO
ARPS 8006 SYNTHESIA MIKE HANKINSON 1974 NO
ARPS 8007 ELECTRIC HITS DAN HILL 1974 NO
ARPS 9000 YAMAHA SUPERSTAR KOICHI OKI 1972 NO
ARPS 9001 YAMAHA SPECTACULAR HIDEMI SAITO 1972 NO
ARPS 9002 BEATLES SONG BOOK HIDEMI SAITO 1972 NO
ARPS 9003 YAMAHA MAGIC LEN RAWLE 1974 YES 1
ADOR 1 KEYBOARD GALA CONCERT VARIOUS 1972 NO
ADOR 2 YAMAHA ORGAN STARS VARIOUS 1973 NO
ADOR 3 ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS PLAY THE HAMMOND STANLEY KING 1973 YES 1
ADOR 4 HAMMOND CONCORDE BRYAN RODWELL 1973 YES 1
ADOR 5 BAKERS DOZEN KEN BAKER 1973 NO
ADOR 6 A FRESH LOOK AT LOVE TONY BACK 1974 NO
ADOR 7 QUIET NIGHTS OF QUIET STARS HAROLD SMART 1974 NO
ADBS 1 ELECTRONIC ORGANS TODAY 1 VARIOUS 1971 YES 1
ADBS 2 ELECTRONIC ORGANS TODAY 2 VARIOUS 1973 NO
ADBS 3 ELECTRONIC ORGANS TODAY 3 VARIOUS 1973 YES 1
ARPS 11000 THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU HAROLD SMART 1969 NO
ARPS 11001 ONCE IN A WHILE HAROLD SMART 1969 NO
ARPS 11002 AMONG MY SOUVENIRS HAROLD SMART 1969 NO
ARPS 1 THIS IS ALEX CAMPBELL 1 ALEX CAMPBELL 1971 NO
ARPS 2 THIS IS ALEX CAMPBELL 2 ALEX CAMPBELL 1971 NO
ARPS 3 FOLK SONGS OF OLDE ENGLAND 1 TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR 1969 NO
ARPS 4 FOLK SONGS OF OLDE ENGLAND 2 TIM HART & MADDY PRIOR 1969 NO

[madorganplayer]

Ive managed to accrue 58 of Ad Rhythm albums and another 10 on the way.
If anyone wants shot of any,im game!
Especially the really crap Edmund Hockridge.