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Label of Swan record by Phil Napoleon's jazz band
Label of Swan record by Phil Napoleon's jazz band

Swan Records was a mid-20th century United States based record label based in Philadelphia. Swan Records 78 gramophone record label (of a band with Phil Napoleon); presumed fair use for article on the company. ... Swan Records 78 gramophone record label (of a band with Phil Napoleon); presumed fair use for article on the company. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ...


Swan came into the spotlight after Brian Epstein leased The Beatles song "She Loves You" and it became an American number 1 hit in January 1964. Brian Epstein, The Beatles Manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... The Beatles (L-R, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon), in 1964, performing on The Ed Sullivan Show promoting their first U.S. hit song, I Want To Hold Your Hand, and ushering in the British Invasion of American popular music. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...


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Internet Beatles Album - She Loves You Gallery (546 words)
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She Loves You was recorded by the Beatles at EMI Abbey Road Studio 2 on July 1, 1963.
She Loves You was first released as a single on Parlophone Records in the UK on August 23, 1963, and the next month on Swan Records in the US on September 16.
Swan Album Discography (3905 words)
Swan Records was founded in 1957 in Philadelphia, and lasted until about 1967, when they were still known to have been reissuing 45s.
Their second record (Swan 4006) paired the silly "Nee Nee Na Na Na Nu Nu" with the strange "Flip Top Box," and this record alone would have been enough to kill off any thoughts the public may have been harboring that this was a serious group.
Shortly after this record was released, Swan changed the colors of their label to fl with silver print for both the 45s and the LPs.
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