BLACK SWAN

THE RECORD LABEL OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE


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"This book's publication is a significant event in American music. Both an invaluable catalog and an attractive coffee-table book (it) is a must for collectors and American music historians." Elliot S. Hurwitt, Schwann Opus magazine

"To all of us interested in 78 rpm records...this book is an essential part of our library" Brian Rust, VJM

Compiled by Helge Thygesen and edited by Mark Berresford and Russ Shor, Black Swan - The Record Label of the Harlem Renaissance is the culmination of over 15 years of research into the first significant African-American owned record company. Called by one critic "One of the great defining phenomena of the Harlem Renaissance," Black Swan launched the careers of Fletcher Henderson, Ethel Waters and William Grant Still and left a valuable recorded legacy of many black jazz, blues, vaudebille, operatic and concert stars of the early 1920s.

In-depth history of Black Swan Records

Complete and highly detailed catalogue listing

Complete catalogue listing and history of the associate Olympic Records

Concise cross-referencing to other companies using Black Swan and Olympic masters - Paramount, Puritan, Arto, LaBelle, Mac-Levin, Melody, Arthur Fields Melody Record, Yerkes Dance Records, etc.

Illustrations of label types for Black Swan and Olympic and all companies using their material. Profusely illustrated with company advertisements and photographs of Black Swan recording artists from the Frank Driggs Collection

A4 softback cover, 140 pages

Price £ 22 (UK), $35 plus postage and packing, as follows

UK £ 1.75 Europe - £ 2.50 USA/Canada - $3.00

Rest of World (Air) £ 6.00/$9

Payment by Cheque/IMO?Bank Draft/Eurocheque/Postal Order/Cash. We regret that we are unable to process credit/debit cards.

Trade Enquiries - Please contact Mark Berresford or Russ Shor.

Editor
Russ Shor
PO Box 8184
Radnor, PA 19087 USA
Tel 1-610-688-4842
rshor@chilton.net

Co-editor & Production
Mark Berresford
PO Box 78
Nottingham, NG6 8RY UK
Tel 0115-927-4465
Mberr@vjmuk.demon.co.uk