Various - The Swing Years
- Singer: Various
- Album's title: The Swing Years
- Genre: Jazz
- Label:
Reader's Digest – RDS-19
Type: 6 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation Box Set
Country: Australia
Date of released: 1972
Category: Jazz
Style: Swing, Big Band - Format: FLAC MP3 MP1 WAV XM VOX DTS MOD AUD
- Size MP3 ZIP: 1403 mb
- Size FLAC ZIP: 1509 mb
- Rating: 4.2/5
- Votes: 395

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Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Begin The Beguine |
| A2 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | At LastVocals – Ray Eberle |
| A3 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | MarieVocals – Jack Leonard And Male Chorus* |
| A4 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | When My Dream Boat Comes HomeVocals – Lebert Lombardo |
| A5 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Bumble BoogiePiano – Jack Fina |
| A6 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Stompin' At The Savoy |
| B1 | –Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra | Racing With The MoonVocals – Vaughn Monroe |
| B2 | –Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra* | The Prisoner's Song |
| B3 | –Blue Barron And His Orchestra | Sometimes I'm HappyVocals – Russ Carlyle |
| B4 | –Bob Zurke And His Delta Rhythm Band | Tea For Two |
| B5 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Indian Love CallVocals – Tony Pastor And Orchestra Men* |
| B6 | –Wayne King And His Orchestra | Three O'clock In The Morning |
| C1 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | In The Mood |
| C2 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | The Old Lamp-LighterVocals – Billy Williams And Choir |
| C3 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 In B FlatPiano – Jack Fina |
| C4 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | I'll Never Smile AgainVocals – Frank Sinatra, Pied Pipers* |
| C5 | –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Perdido |
| C6 | –Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra* | One-Two-Three KickVocals – Catalino Rolon |
| D1 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Don't Be That Way |
| D2 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | After HoursPiano – Avery Parrish |
| D3 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Temptation |
| D4 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Pennsylvania 6-5000 |
| D5 | –Wayne King And His Orchestra | Melody Of Love |
| D6 | –Alvino Rey And His Orchestra* | Tiger RagVocals – The Four King Sisters* |
| E1 | –Wayne King And His Orchestra | The Waltz You Saved For Me |
| E2 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Loch LomondVocals – Martha Tilton |
| E3 | –Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra* | I Can't Get StartedVocals – Bunny Berigan |
| E4 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Tuxedo Junction |
| E5 | –Earl Hines And His Orchestra | Boogie Woogie On St. Louis Blues |
| E6 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra And Chorus* | Washington And Lee Swing |
| F1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | This Love Of MineVocals – Frank Sinatra |
| F2 | –Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra | Tippin' In |
| F3 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | Ti-Pi-TinVocals – Lombardo Brothers |
| F4 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Song Of India |
| F5 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra | Got A Date With An AngelVocals – Skinny Ennis* |
| F6 | –Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra* | Night Must Fall |
| G1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Boogie Woogie |
| G2 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Laughing On The Outside (Crying On The Inside)Vocals – Billy Williams |
| G3 | –Hal Kemp And His Orchestra | LamplightVocals – Skinny Ennis* |
| G4 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | I Surrender, Dear |
| G5 | –Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra* | Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes) |
| G6 | –Sonny Dunham And His Orchestra | Memories Of You |
| H1 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Stardust |
| H2 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Goody GoodyVocals – Helen Ward |
| H3 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | Pompton Turnpike |
| H4 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Friendly Tavern PolkaVocals – Maury Cross And Chorus |
| H5 | –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Sophisticated Lady |
| H6 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | Sing, Sing, Sing |
| I1 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | Boo-HooVocals – Lombardo Brothers |
| I2 | –Artie Shaw And His Gramercy Five | Summit Ridge Drive |
| I3 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Little Brown Jug |
| I4 | –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Mood Indigo |
| I5 | –Freddy Martin And His Orchestra | Grieg Piano ConcertoPiano – Jack Fina |
| I6 | –Bob Chester And His Orchestra | Octave Jump |
| J1 | –Benny Goodman And His Orchestra | And The Angels Sing |
| J2 | –Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra | Cherokee |
| J3 | –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | FlamingoVocals – Herb Jeffries |
| J4 | –Wayne King And His Orchestra | Josephine |
| J5 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | Moon LoveVocals – Clyde Burke |
| J6 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | On The Sunny Side Of The StreetVocals – The Sentimentalists |
| K1 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | Opus One |
| K2 | –Wayne King And His Orchestra | Alice Blue Gown |
| K3 | –Larry Clinton And His Orchestra | MarthaVocals – Bea Wain |
| K4 | –Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra | The GypsyVocals – Mary Marlow |
| K5 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | The Donkey Serenade |
| K6 | –Fats Waller And His Rhythm* | Your Feet's Too BigPiano – Fats WallerVocals – Fats Waller |
| L1 | –Duke Ellington And His Orchestra | Don't Get Around Much Anymore |
| L2 | –Glenn Miller And His Orchestra | Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree (With Anyone Else But Me) |
| L3 | –Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians | September In The RainVocals – Carmen Lombardo |
| L4 | –Ted Weems And His Orchestra | HeartachesWhistling – Elmo Tanner |
| L5 | –Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra | I Guess I'll Have To Dream The RestVocals – Frank Sinatra, Pied Pipers* |
| L6 | –Artie Shaw And His Orchestra | Back Bay Shuffle |
Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – RCA Of Australia Pty. Ltd.
Credits
- Liner Notes – John S. Wilson
Notes
Australian made box setBlue labels with Stereo designation
Box has outer slip case, inner box with fold down flap. Each Lp has unique inner sleeve with artist and track details.
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RD4-021, RDA-021 | Various | The Swing Years (6xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, Reader's Digest | RD4-021, RDA-021 | US | 1972 |
| RDA21-E | Various | The Swing Years (7xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest | RDA21-E | Canada | 1972 |
| 619-FM | Various | La Belle Époque Du Swing (7xLP, Comp, Mono + Box) | Reader's Digest | 619-FM | Canada | 1972 |
| 619-ES -1/6/G | Various | The Swing Years (7xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest, RCA Custom | 619-ES -1/6/G | Canada | 1972 |
| RD4A-113 | Various | The Best Of The Swing Years (8xLP, Comp + Box) | Reader's Digest | RD4A-113 | US | 1981 |
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