Swing Time Records was a United States based record label, active in the 1940s. The label was headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Down Beat Records is believed to have been a subsidiery label as the same "orchestra conductor" logo depicted on the Swing Time label was also used. Percy Mayfield and Ray Charles and other early rhythm and blues and swing era artists of the 1940s first recorded for this company.
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