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THIS IS A VERY GOOD CONDITION 16 MM FILM WITH SOUND TITLED SOUNDIES MUSICAL FILM REVUES SEPIAN SWING WITH THREE FILM PRESENTATIONS BY BLACK ARTISTS FROM 1942 TAKEN FOR SOUNDIES WHICH WERE EARLY VERSIONS RETAIL PRESENTATIONS OF VARIOUS PERFORMERS FROM VARIOUS CATEGORIES FROM 1940-1946. 

IN 1946 OFFICIAL FILMS PURCHASED THE RIGHTS FOR HOME DISTRIBUTION OF THESE PIECES OF FILM AND UNDER THE NAMES THE NEW OFFICIAL FILMS AND "SOUNDIES" REPACKAGED THE FILMS INTO DIFFERENT STYLES OF MUSIC.

THIS IS A 16MM SOUND TAPE FEATURING THE LEGENDARY CAB CALLOWAY WITH THE SKUNK SONG, MAURICE ROCCO WITH THE ROCCO BLUES AND GOT A PENNY BENNY (TITLED "GOT PENNY BENNY" ON THE FRONT) BY THE NAT KING COLE TRIO STARRING NAT KING COLE.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF EARLY BLACK MUSIC HISTORY. THE TAPE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH THE ORIGINAL WORN BUT STILL ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL BOX AS SOLD IN 1946.

SEE ALSO MY JAZZ AND JIVE SOUNDIES WITH FATS WALLER AND COUNT BASIE ALSO FOR SALE ON EBAY.