[78-L] Swing Classics

[J. E. Knox]

Greetings from FixitLand!

agp wrote:

> So am I to understand that 20-1715-A does not say Swing Classic on
> the label (while the B does), or is mislabeled as such?

Not mislabeled. 20-1715-A "There You Go" (vocal by Stuart Foster) is  
a slow ballad, was not deemed to be a "Swing Classic" so has the  
standard label. 20-1715-B "Boogie Woogie" -- well, the title speaks  
for itself. Like the original issue, this side has the SC label. It's  
not uncommon to see a Victor record labeled as a Swing Classic on one  
side only; that's the case with Tommy Dorsey's famous Victor 25523  
("Song Of India" is SC, "Marie" is not), as well as his two 12-inch  
1941 couplings 36396 ("Without A Song" non-SC, "Deep River" is SC)  
and 36399 ("For You" non-SC, "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" is SC). There  
are quite a few others.

Han Enderman wrote:

> Also with Swing Classic label on repressings:
> Vic 25041 & 25065 Gene Gifford,
> Vic 25024 Goodman (actually I have not seen the orig. label).
> Vic 25019 Mezzrow
> (from available images).


Good to know. I have non-SC copies of the Mezzrow and Goodman, don't  
yet have copies of the Giffords. I checked my cache of label scans --  
turns out I do have scans of Victor 25024 (the whole disc) as SC, but  
not of the other ones mentioned.

And so far, no one's reported a number lower than 25019 on Swing  
Classic. Makes sense, since that number is from 1935. Earlier sides  
were, however, reissued on occasion with SC labels (example -- the  
Duke Ellington Panorama album P-138).

Take care,


Joe
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