The Vox Continental Story - A Mini-Documentary by Cam Forrester

In this mini-documentary, independent artist Cam Forrester explores the history of the Vox Continental - the first ever truly portable 'Combo' organ - taking a detailed look into its background, design & development, its unique sound, and widespread use in popular music throughout the 1960s and beyond. Also included are several performances using an original UK-built 1964 model - restored by Cam Forrester - recreating classic songs from the period which featured these organs originally. All music used in this video is performed entirely by Cam Forrester. Introduction - 0:00 History of the Vox Continental - 0:45 Information on this 1964 example, and its restoration - 13:26 Medley performance 1 - 'Glad All Over' - 15:11 Medley performance 2 - 'The House Of The Rising Sun' - 16:08 Medley performance 3 - 'Doo Wah Diddy' - 17:03 Medley performance 4 - 'The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)' - 18:00 Medley performance 5 - 'Light My Fire' - 18:44 'Vox-A-Go-Go' Songwriter(s): Cam Forrester Written, performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. 'Midnight, The Stars And You', Songwriter(s): Harry M. Woods, Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by Ray Noble and his Orchestra, featuring Al Bowlly] 'The Cat' Songwriter(s): Lalo Schifrin, Rick Ward Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by Jimmy Smith] 'Glad All Over' Songwriter(s): Dave Clark, Mike Smith Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Dave Clark Five] 'We Gotta Get Out Of This Place' Songwriter(s): Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Animals] 'Love Me Two Times' Songwriter(s): Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Doors] 'Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood' Songwriter(s): Bennie Benjamin, Horace Ott, Sol Marcus Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Animals] 'Indian Rope Man' Songwriter(s): Richie Havens Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity] 'The House Of The Rising Sun' Songwriter(s): Alan Price Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Animals] 'Doo Wah Diddy' Songwriter(s): Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by Manfred Mann] 'The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)' Songwriter(s): McGannahan Skjellyfetti Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Grateful Dead] 'Light My Fire' Songwriter(s): Jim Morrison, Robby Krieger, John Densmore, Ray Manzarek Performed mixed, mastered, filmed and edited by Cam Forrester © 2024. [As performed by The Doors] Researched, compiled, written, edited & narrated by Cam Forrester. Music demonstration scenes performed & filmed by Cam Forrester. All rights reserved to the owners of any copyrighted textual or audio/visual material included. Unauthorised copying, hiring, lending, and public broadcasting of this film is prohibited. © 2024 CAM FORRESTER