Swingtime Records Story

Fulson (Artist), Witherspoon (Artist), Mccraklin (Artist), Turner (Artist), Brown (Artist), Jackson (Artist), Charles (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 19, 1994)
• Original Release Date: May 16, 1994
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Capricorn Records
• ASIN: B000003CL5
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,074 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Crying Blues (Street Walking Woman)

2. You're Gonna Miss Me

3. Mississippi Blues

4. Saturday Night Fish Fry

5. In the Evening

6. Wandering Gal

7. I Hate to See Christmas Come Around

8. Time's Getting Tougher Than Tough

9. Ain't Nobody's Business, Pt. 1

10. Alligator Meat

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Disc: 2

1. Two Years of Torture

2. Baby You're Still a Square

3. Someday

4. I'll Do Anything But Work

5. Korea Blues

6. Chica Boo

7. Old Time Shuffle Blues

8. Sinner's Prayer

9. I Can't Stay Here

10. Lonely Boy

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible music from an important, overlooked label!, September 23, 2011

By 

David Meeker (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingtime Records Story (Audio CD)

Simply great, well-packaged compilation with excellent bonus booklet about Swingtime Records. Most of us should know the artists collected here--Lowell Fulson, Ray Charles, Percy Mayfield, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Witherspoon, Charles Brown--but probably not the tunes. Most of these recordings are either rare or underplayed classics of the jump blues/early rock 'n' roll era featuring mostly piano tunes with an occasional guitar or even gospel number thrown in. Deserves repeated listening. Put it on your iPod or iPhone and set it to shuffle. Listen to Lloyd Glenn's "Chica Boo", Lowell Fulson's "Let Me Ride In Your Little Automobile" and Ray Charles' "You'll Never Miss The Water (Until The Well's Gone Dry)" to get a varied sampling. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars Forgotten Classics, July 9, 2007

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R. Rushing (South Carolina) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Swingtime Records Story (Audio CD)

This is great music, well presented, with surprising sound quality. If
you are a Ray Charles fan, or at all interested in the history of soul
or blues, this is essential. Considering the age, you might think that the music would sound dated. Nothing could be further from the truth. The songs here are as energetic and vibrant as they must have been over fifty years ago. I notice that the set appears to be currently out of print, a shame. If you can find a copy, do yourself a favor and enjoy some exceptional music you're unlikely to hear anywhere else.