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