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Welcome to Glenn Robison’s Rapidly Rotating Records, bringing you vintage music to which you can’t *not* tap your toes, from rapidly rotating 78 RPM records of the 1920s and ’30s.

On this evening’s show, you can believe me when I tell you we’re going to play some of the best records in the collection, have some superlatives, play some tinny sounding records, and some hateful songs.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Superlatives
In grammar, “superlative” means of, relating to, or being the extreme degree of comparison of an adjective or adverb, as in “best” or “brightest”. So here’s a set of superlatives.

I’d Climb The Highest Mountain – Denza Dance Band
He’s The Hottest Man In Town – George Olsen and His Music
The Meanest Kind Of Blues – Fletcher Henderson
You’re The Surest Cure For The Blues – Gus Arnheim AHO / The 3 Ambassadors

Segment 2: Best Songs
I said I was going to be playing some of the best songs in the collection, and here they are.

(I Like Pie, I Like Cake) I Like You Best Of All – Goofus Five / Ernest Hare, v.
I’ll Do My Best To Make You Happy – Jack Payne and His Band / Jack Payne, v.
Everything Happens For The Best – Harold Leonard and His Windsor Hotel Orch / Bill Moodie, v.

Segment 3: Believe Me

Believe Me, Dear – Ross’ DeLuxe Syncopaters
You Must Believe Me – Don Bestor AHO / Johnny Russell, v.
Believe Me – Harry Bidgood AHO / Dan Donovan, v.

Segment 4: Tinny

Kickin’ A Hole In The Sky – Tin Pan Paraders / Arthur Fields
Tin Ear – Jan Garber AHO
Tin Roof Blues – Original Indiana Five
Ti-Pi-Tin – Benny Goodman AHO

Segment 5: Hate Songs to Love

I Hate Myself (For Falling In Love With You) – Arden-Ohman / Frank Luther, v.
I Hate To See The Sun Go Down – Memphis Minnie
Ain’t That Hateful? – Naylor’s Seven Aces
I Hate To Talk About Myself – Fats Waller and His Rhythm

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