The Swing Shift Shuffle is a radio program of swing, big band, jazz, boogie woogie and other popular music from the 1930's and 40's that airs every Wednesday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. (US Central Time) on WEVL 89.9 FM in Memphis, Tennessee, with a live webcast at wevl.org. In addition to the radio show, this blog is dedicated to all aspects of the swing era, including art, cartoons, comics, history, movies, music, news, science, technology, and anything else that happened during that time. It also includes announcements about events in the Memphis/Mid-South related to the swing era, such as classic movies, concerts, dances, lectures, etc. If you see something that fits the description, send it to me at tim@wevl.org. If you would like more information about the radio show, just go to the Radio Show FAQ page.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Picture Disc Records

Boing Boing posted an item about Vogue Picture Records, 78 rpm records with illustrations embedded in the vinyl.  The company only lasted a few years in the late 1940s.  I have seen similar records for children's songs during that time, but not popular tunes.  The image below is a Picture Record of "Sugar Blues" by Clyde McCoy and His Orchestra.  I saw a few other well known Swing Era artists on the Vogue Picture Record Collectors page (Shep Fields, Tommy Dorsey, etc.), as well as several performers who were unknown to me. 

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