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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 we’re going to try and melt some ice, showcase a few artists and listen to this week in recording history.

Enjoy the show!

Here’s the complete playlist:

Segment 1: Ice
Listener James, in Waterloo, Iowa, wrote to tell me about record cold temperatures in his neck of the woods, so here for listener James are some rapidly rotating records about ice.

Any Ice Today, Lady? – Waring’s Pennsylvanians / Fred Waring & Poley McClintock, v.
Breakin’ The Ice – Fats Waller and His Rhythm
Burnin’ The Iceberg – Jelly Roll Morton AHO

Segment 2: Debroy Somers
Listener Dan from good, old New York requested a segment for each of several of the well-known British dance bands, so here’s the first one.

My Friend Elizabeth – Debroy Somers Orchestra / Tom Barrett, v
My Heart’s Too Let – Debroy Somers Orchestra
A Red Roof Chalet – Debroy Somers and His Band

Segment 3: Billy Hays Orchestra
Another request for Dan – although not actually a British band.

Do You Believe – Billy Hays Orchestra
I’ve Got To Have A Mama Now – Billy Hays Orchestra
I’m wild about horns on automobiles, that go ta-ta-ta-ta – Billy Hays Orchestra / Peter Moore, v.

Segment 4: Syd Lipton
The third request from listener Dan was for British bandleader Syd Lipton.

When The Morning Rolls Around – Syd Lipton and His Grosvenor House Band / Les Allen, v.
Mist On The River – Sydney Lipton / Celia Lipton, v.
Happy-Go-Lucky You, Broken-Hearted Me – Syd Lipton and His Grosvenor House Band / Sam Browne, v.

Segment 5: This Week In Recording History

Oh! Gee, Oh! Joy! – Ben Selvin AHO
Swanne River Moon – The International Novelty Orchestra
Puttin’ On The Ritz – Carl Webster and His Yale Collegians 
What Would You Do – ARC Studio Orchestra / Smith Blue, v.

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