Swing Time Records was a United States–based record label active in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The label was founded by Jack Lauderdale in 1947 as Down Beat Records and was headquartered in Los Angeles, California. In approximately October 1949 the name was changed to Swing Beat Records, and around March 1950 the name was changed again to Swing Time. The company went bankrupt in 1953 but continued releasing singles as late as February 1954.

Numbering system

The Down Beat/Swing Beat/Swing Time Records numbering system ran from No. 100 (1947) through No. 347 (1954). Lauderdale also started up a subsidiary label in late 1952: his Flame Records numbering system ran from No. 1001 through No. 1009.

See also

  • List of record labels

References

  • Swing Time Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project