1963 · Gottlieb
Swing-Along
Known for Corner standups, Purple bumper, Yellow bumper and Green bumper. Flat pale blue field with scattered outline bubbles, yellow circular dance floor and cream and red wooden cabinet frame with a red diamond motif at bottom centre.
- Year
- 1963
- Maker
- Gottlieb
- Type
- Electro-mechanical
- Display
- Score reels
- Players
- 2
Known for
- Target
Corner standups
- Bumper
Purple bumper
- Bumper
Yellow bumper
- Bumper
Green bumper
- Bumper
Red bumper
On the playfield
Bumpers 4
- Purple bumper
- Yellow bumper
- Green bumper
- Red bumper
Target 1
- Corner standups
Lane 1
- Middle side lanes
On the backglass
Who and what
- woman Central pin-up, large scale, full length: bright red 1950s-style curled hair, red low-cut halter top, pearl necklace, wide swirling royal-blue skirt, bare legs, red high-heeled shoes, smiling with head turned left, right arm raised
- man Bottom left, red band jacket, dark hair, playing a trumpet held up to his mouth, in profile facing right
- man Bottom left centre, red band jacket and bow tie, playing a trumpet angled upward
- man Bottom centre-left, red jacket, seated behind a keyboard/piano, dark hair
- man Bottom left far edge, red jacket, playing a saxophone held vertically
- woman Bottom right, blonde hair, sleeveless yellow dress, dancing with arms out
Setting
- Flat pale blue field with scattered outline bubbles
- Yellow circular dance floor
- Cream and red wooden cabinet frame with a red diamond motif at bottom centre
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 160
- 002
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- Gottlieb
- SWING-ALONG
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- 1 or 2 PLAYERS
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- BALL
- REPLAY
- A Gottlieb TUPPER SKILL GAME
- SKILL GAME
Made by
- Design
- Wayne Neyens
- Art
- Roy Parker
Reference
Linked terms
- Corner standups also called Colours
Backglass vision analysis
Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.
Backglass
- blue
- red
- yellow
- cream
Fingerprint: Enormous royal-blue swirling skirt of red-haired pin-up carrying SWING-ALONG title in cream letters outlined in red, Gottlieb signature printed on blue fabric, pair of yellow-framed mechanical score reels at top corners with red numbered discs, cream bass-drum instruction sign at bottom left with musical notes and crossed drumsticks, pale blue background
The single most memorable element is the enormous royal-blue swirling skirt of the central red-haired pin-up, which carries the whole title SWING-ALONG in cream letters outlined in red, with the red script manufacturer signature Gottlieb printed on the blue fabric itself. A distinctive detail is the pair of yellow-framed mechanical score reels at the top corners, each topped by a red disc with a white numeral (1 and 2) and a tiny dancing silhouette. A second striking element is the anthropomorphic music: a cream bass-drum-shaped instruction sign at bottom left reading BALL and REPLAY with printed musical notes and crossed drumsticks.
Setting
- Flat pale blue field with scattered outline bubbles
- Yellow circular dance floor
- Cream and red wooden cabinet frame with a red diamond motif at bottom centre
Symbols
- Musical notes
- Crossed drumsticks
- Bass drum shaped instruction sign
- Bubble outlines
- Outlined playing-card-like rectangles on the score reels
- Red numbered discs
Lettering
- Chunky cream sans-serif capitals with heavy red inline outline for the title, arranged on a curve across the skirt; red cursive script for the gottlieb signature; black and red condensed capitals on cream panels for the instruction text; white and red 3d-shaded numerals on red discs
Themes
- Jazz
- Dance
- Swing
- Big band
- Nightclub
- Party
- Pin-up
- Mechanical reels
- Two player
Title on it
- Swing-along
Text on it
- 1
- 2
- 160
- 002
- 1ST PLAYER
- 2ND PLAYER
- Gottlieb
- SWING-ALONG
- IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE!
- A GAME OF SKILL
- GAME OVER
- 1 or 2 PLAYERS
- CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME
- BALL
- REPLAY
- A Gottlieb TUPPER SKILL GAME
- SKILL GAME
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Woman | Central pin-up, large scale, full length: bright red 1950s-style curled hair, red low-cut halter top, pearl necklace, wide swirling royal-blue skirt, bare legs, red high-heeled shoes, smiling with head turned left, right arm raised |
| Man | Bottom left, red band jacket, dark hair, playing a trumpet held up to his mouth, in profile facing right |
| Man | Bottom left centre, red band jacket and bow tie, playing a trumpet angled upward |
| Man | Bottom centre-left, red jacket, seated behind a keyboard/piano, dark hair |
| Man | Bottom left far edge, red jacket, playing a saxophone held vertically |
| Woman | Bottom right, blonde hair, sleeveless yellow dress, dancing with arms out |
| Woman | Bottom right, long red hair, sleeveless red dress, dancing facing left |
| Man | Bottom far right, blue-and-white checkered/plaid shirt and dark trousers, dancing with arms raised |
| Other | Several background partygoers seated at a table with glasses, in shirts and blouses, between the band and the dancers |
A wide, landscape-format painted backglass on a pale blue background scattered with outlined bubbles and small floating specks. Dominating the centre is a large full-length pin-up woman with bright red curled hair, a low-cut red halter top, a short pearl necklace and a huge swinging royal-blue skirt; across the skirt the title SWING-ALONG is printed in big cream block capitals outlined in red, and a red script signature reading Gottlieb is printed just above it. She stands on a yellow circular dance-floor rug with bare legs and red high-heeled shoes, one arm raised. Flanking her at the top are two yellow-framed mechanical score windows with red number discs above them: a red disc marked 1 over a white reel panel reading 160 with 1ST PLAYER beneath, and a red disc marked 2 over a white reel panel reading 002 with 2ND PLAYER beneath. On the left a cream speech panel reads IT'S MORE FUN TO COMPETE! over A GAME OF SKILL, with a red GAME OVER bar. On the right a cream and red panel reads 1 or 2 PLAYERS over CAN PLAY AT THE SAME TIME. Along the bottom, four men in matching red band jackets play a small jazz band with trumpets and saxophones at the left, while a group of young men and women in red, yellow and blue party clothes dance and sit at tables at the right. Bottom-left, a cream drum-shaped sign carries BALL and REPLAY with printed music notes and crossed drumsticks.