Swazoo Koolak's Web Jukebox Has Been Discontinued
This web site has been shut down as of January, 2012.
I operated Swazoo Koolak's Web Jukebox for over fifteen years, from
July 1996 through December 2011. The site was one of the first to
offer music from the 78 RPM era on the internet.
Over the years I offered over a hundred different versions of the
jukebox with over twelve hundred different recorded sides, all
presented a dozen at a time. At first the twelve records was a
practical limit—that was all that would fit in the disk space my web
host provided. The amount of disk space increased greatly over time,
but as I learned more about remastering records and got fussier
about my results, the amount of time I spent on each record
increased to the point where twelve records was all I was willing to
do in a month. I sometimes considered putting all the records I had
ever offered on the site at the same time, but as the years went on
this task grew more and more daunting.
Two things contributed to my decision to shut down the jukebox.
First, web statistics showed that usage had fallen off greatly in
its last few years. Second, maintaining the jukebox just wasn't as
enjoyable for me as it once was—over the site's last year it felt
more like an obligation than a hobby. When I realized that neither I
nor the public was getting much out of the jukebox I decided it
didn't make sense for me to keep providing it.
Thank you to everyone who offered me encouragement over the years,
and to those who helped me with discographical and technical
information.
You can still contact me at jeff@swazoo.com.