Condition Description:
Very good, pre-owned condition. Vinyl looks and sounds excellent. There are a few light scuffs and scratches between all 6 discs however most go unheard. Each inner sleeve has print front and back with track lists, art and stories about each track. Box looks very nice overall with some wear and a sticker remnant on the front. Many of the gold edges could be gold due to uv light but cannot tell for sure. Very nice set here.

Catalog#:
RDA-021
   
Artist: 
Various
   
Title:
The Swing Years 
   
Tracklist:
A1    Artie Shaw And His Orchestra–    Begin The Beguine
A2    Glenn Miller And His Orchestra–    At Last
A3    Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra–    Marie
A4    Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians–    When My Dream Boat Comes Home
A5    Freddy Martin And His Orchestra–    Bumble Boogie
A6    Benny Goodman And His Orchestra–    Stompin' At The Savoy
B1    Vaughn Monroe And His Orchestra–    Racing With The Moon
B2    Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*–    The Prisoner's Song
B3    Blue Barron And His Orchestra–    Sometimes I'm Happy
B4    Bob Zurke And His Delta Rhythm Band–    Tea For Two
B5    Artie Shaw And His Orchestra–    Indian Love Call
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-Lighter
C3    Freddy Martin And His Orchestra–    Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 In B Flat
C4    Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra–    I'll Never Smile Again
C5    Duke Ellington And His Orchestra–    Perdido
C6    Xavier Cugat And His Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra–    One-Two-Three Kick
D1    Benny Goodman And His Orchestra–    Don't Be That Way
D2    Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra–    After Hours
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 Rag
E1    Wayne King And His Orchestra–    The Waltz You Saved For Me
E2    Benny Goodman And His Orchestra–    Loch Lomond
E3    Bunny Berigan And His Orchestra*–    I Can't Get Started
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 Mine
F2    Erskine Hawkins And His Orchestra–    Tippin' In
F3    Guy Lombardo And His Royal Canadians–    Ti-Pi-Tin
F4    Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra–    Song Of India
F5    Hal Kemp And His Orchestra–    Got A Date With An Angel
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)
G3    Hal Kemp And His Orchestra–    Lamplight
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 Goody
H3    Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra–    Pompton Turnpike
H4    Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra–    Friendly Tavern Polka
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-Hoo
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 Concerto
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–    Flamingo
J4    Wayne King And His Orchestra–    Josephine
J5    Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra–    Moon Love
J6    Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra–    On The Sunny Side Of The Street
K1    Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra–    Opus One
K2    Wayne King And His Orchestra–    Alice Blue Gown
K3    Larry Clinton And His Orchestra–    Martha
K4    Sammy Kaye And His Orchestra–    The Gypsy
K5    Artie Shaw And His Orchestra–    The Donkey Serenade
K6    Fats Waller And His Rhythm*–    Your Feet's Too Big
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 Rain
L4    Ted Weems And His Orchestra–    Heartaches
L5    Tommy Dorsey And His Orchestra–    I Guess I'll Have To Dream The Rest
L6    Artie Shaw And His Orchestra–    Back Bay Shuffle
   
Notes:
    Pressed By – RCA Records Pressing Plant, Hollywood

Inner Sleeve:
Original

Outer Slipcover Sleeve:
New

Ultrasonically Cleaned:
No

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