 During its first decade Swaggie was devoted mainly to the documentation of Australian jazz, especially the traditional revival, and continued this role into the 1980s.However, the label became more widely known internationally in the early 1960s when it issued the extensive Jazz Collector Series of vintage jazz reissues, on 7-inch 33 1/3 LPs.This material, drawn from major American companies, was obtained by leasing agreements with their Australian branches and agents.