Benny Goodman - "Swing Into Spring"

[JSngry]

Title tune of his 1959 TV special which celebrated the 25th year of his band or something, released by Columbia/Texaco on "promotional" 45 & LP (a pretty nifty compilation of older - and somewhat obscure, no hits here - Columbia things in addition to the new title tune), but anywhere else?

My dad & maternal grandfather both worked for Texaco, so of course we had the records (and I still have the LP, like I said, a really nifty compilation), but I was wondering if Columbia made this generally available & tried to have a hit out of it (the song), or if it was just available at Texaco stations and the like. That would be kinda wackycool, buying the new Benny Goodman record at a gas station...

As always, thanks in advance!

[JSngry]

The Columbia/Texaco LP cover, which still pops up in used stores around here, as does the album inside it:

[alocispepraluger102]

The Columbia/Texaco LP cover, which still pops up in used stores around here, as does the album inside it:

i have owned it since gas was 20 cents a gallon(price wars).

Edited April 4, 2007 by alocispepraluger102

[Stereojack]

Title tune of his 1959 TV special which celebrated the 25th year of his band or something, released by Columbia/Texaco on "promotional" 45 & LP (a pretty nifty compilation of older - and somewhat obscure, no hits here - Columbia things in addition to the new title tune), but anywhere else?

My dad & maternal grandfather both worked for Texaco, so of course we had the records (and I still have the LP, like I said, a really nifty compilation), but I was wondering if Columbia made this generally available & tried to have a hit out of it (the song), or if it was just available at Texaco stations and the like. That would be kinda wackycool, buying the new Benny Goodman record at a gas station...

As always, thanks in advance!

I think this was only sold through Texaco, but at a budget price, hence the album is easy to find. I do believe that this is the only LP where you can get the title track, although it was also issued on a regular Columbia 45.