The stirring sounds of Brighton's Mr Music have been digitally remastered and released on a CD for the first time.

A former child prodigy on the organ, the late Douglas Reeve packed the Dome every Tuesday evening for three decades with his concerts.

He was borough organist for almost 50 years and made hundreds of broadcasts on the BBC and a number of recordings.

Now, the Cinema Organ Society has taken excerpts from his recorded work, restored them to their original quality and produced a CD.

The disc Bright'n Early is only available by mail order at the moment but the society hopes local stores may soon stock it as well.

David Paulyn, a member of the society, said: "There is still quite a following of his music and his style of playing. We felt it should be kept alive.

"We have a lot of recordings of his on vinyl and tape - probably enough for a dozen CDs. This selection is taken from our archives as a representation of the sort of programme he would normally have put on.

"A lot of the tunes are chosen from when he was probably at his best, in his 40s and 50s age-wise.

"He was a very fiery player at times and it required a lot of dexterity to carry out what he did.

"He very rarely played solely classical music - it was often in a lighter vein."

Bright'n Early includes pieces from Gilbert and Sullivan, a Strauss polka and a song entitled Memoirs Of Gay Paris where Douglas accompanies his vocalist wife Joyce.

Douglas was born in The Lanes in 1914 and began playing the organ aged nine.

Bright'n Early is available to readers of The Argus for £9.99 including postage from COS Sales, 13 Norton Street, Elland, West Yorkshire, HX5 OLU. For more information, call 01296 489847.