The Swing Years – 24 Top Bands, 72 Top Tunes

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Offered is The Swing Years, a vintage 6-record boxed set issued by Reader’s Digest and manufactured by RCA Custom. The collection presents original performances from 1936–1946 by many of the most celebrated swing-era orchestras, bandleaders, and vocalists.

This extensive set includes music by Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Duke Ellington, Wayne King, Sammy Kaye, Guy Lombardo, Xavier Cugat, and many others. A substantial collection for fans of big band, jazz, dance-band music, and historic American recordings.

Item Details

Title: The Swing Years
Subtitle: 24 Top Bands – 72 Top Tunes
Label: Reader’s Digest / RCA Custom
Catalog Series: RD4-21
Format: Vinyl record box set
Number of Records: 6
Record Size: 12 inches
Speed: 33⅓ RPM
Audio: Electronically reproduced stereo
Recording Period: 1936–1946
Genre: Jazz
Style: Big Band, Swing, Dance Band, Traditional Pop

Featured Artists

• Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
• Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
• Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra
• Artie Shaw and His Orchestra
• Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
• Wayne King and His Orchestra
• Sammy Kaye and His Orchestra
• Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians
• Xavier Cugat and His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra
• Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
• Bunny Berigan and His Orchestra
• Hal Kemp and His Orchestra
• Ted Weems and His Orchestra
• Fats Waller and His Rhythm

Featured Songs

• Begin the Beguine
• At Last
• In the Mood
• The Old Lamp-Lighter
• The Waltz You Saved for Me
• Stardust
• Opus One
• Alice Blue Gown
• Pennsylvania 6-5000
• Sing, Sing, Sing
• And the Angels Sing
• Flamingo
• Moon Love
• On the Sunny Side of the Street
• Heartaches
• Don’t Get Around Much Anymore
• September in the Rain
• Back Bay Shuffle