Swingin’ what??

Just what the world has been waiting for:

Yes. Sometimes we behave very principally. — Yes. Sometimes we behave *very* principally.

a record label
burdened with a name that only weirdos could dream up: Swingin’ Gate Records
running its operations strictly by the book (of 7 principles. Before you ask: No, we’re not a sect)
producing only vinyl LPs.

(And before we forget: our LPs are gone in no time—most likely in less time than it takes you to read the title of this paragraph in reverse order 28 times. However, before they sell out, they’re up for grabs in our shop.

Who, please, is Swingin’ Gate Records?

(And why do you behave so … uhm … principally?).

Swingin’ Gates is me, Robert Merker. And who am I? Good question.

Actually it’s the one question my shrink still can’t answer — despite our intense cooperation for 23 years, 3 times a week. (A year in my calendar has 52 weeks. Four of them I usually spend lazily on the beach or so. Do the math: 23 x 48 x 3 = 3312) Anyway. I am what regular folks are tempted to call … continue reading

Swingin’ Gate proudly presents:

B ‘n’ B — When The Boogie Gets The Blues is here.

In a very, very limited edition of only 500 copies.

Once they’re gone … they’re gone for good.

B 'n' B — SOB & the CZYKS

CHF 80.00

SG003

SOB & the CZYKS:

B ‘n’ B — When The Boogie Gets The Blues

Limited, hand numbered edition of 500 double LPs.
Production: 100 per cent purely analog from microphone to the cutting stylus. Mixed in real time and recorded live to 2-track. Mastering and lacquer cutting using the original session tapes. Single step electroplating (“one step plating”); stampers are pulled directly from the lacquer. One stamper per lacquer, and no more than 500 LPs pressed with each stamper.
Pressed in Germany using specially quiet running vinyl (140 g per LP). Double visual QC of each LP in the pressing plant; playgrading of each 100th LP..