Inspiriert von dem Beat der Big Bands und den heißen Swing-Rhythmen der 30er und 40er Jahre finden sich für diese beiden Compilations zwei Sammler aus Brighton zusammen, die unter dem Titel Swingin' Dick's 78 Social auch regelmässig DJ-Abende und eine monatliche Radiosendung zum Thema veranstalten.
Hier gruben sie tief in ihren Archiven, feilten lange an der korrekten Reihenfolge und lieferten zudem noch zwei erstklassig-stimmige Cover ab.
Sagen wir es in Dick's eigenen Worten: „This compilation of 78s will have you jumpin' and jitterbugging to the sounds of a bygone era, in all it's gramophonic glory.“
1. Horace Henderson & His Orchestra – I Got Rhythm
2. Mezzrow-Ladnier Quintet – Everybody Loves My Baby
3. Fats Waller – The Minor Drags
4. Stuff Smith & His Onyx Club Orchestra – Old Joe's Hitting The Jug
5. Charlie Barnet & His Orchestra – Ogoun Badagris (Voodoo War God)
6. Rex Stewart's Big Eight – The Little Goose
7. Slim Gaillard – Jam Man
8. Count Basie & His Orchestra - Topsy
9. Jay McShann & His Orchestra – Voodoo Woman Blues
10. Woody Herman - Caldonia
11. Horace Henderson & His Orchestra – Bunch Of Rhythm
12. The Harlem Hamfats – Root, Hog Or Die
13. Sidney Bechet & His New Orleans Feetwarmers – Rip Up The Joint
14. Albert Ammonds – Jammin' The Boogie
15. Cab Calloway & His Orchestra – Jive (Page One Of The Hepster's Dictionary)
1. Gene Krupa & His Orchestra – Ball Of Fire
17. Roy Eldridge & His Orchestra – All The Cats Join In
18. Oran „Hot Lips“ Page & His Band – Harlem Rhumbain' The Blues
19. Erskine Hawkins & His Orchestra – Raid The Joint
20. Lucky Millinder & His Orchestra – Who Said Shorty Wasn't Coming Back?
