COUNT BASIE THELMA CARPENTER V DISC FOR THE RECORD 16" RADIO TRANSCRIPTION DISCS
$
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"FOR THE RECORD" RADIO SHOW TRANSCRIPTION DISCS FROM THE SPECIAL SERVICE DIVISION OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT. ONE COMPLETE 30 MINUTE RADIO PROGRAM ON THESE TWO 16 INCH, ONE SIDED, BLACK LACQUER ACETATE, 33 1/3 RPM DISCS. THESE DISCS WERE RECORED FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY AND NOT AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, VERY RARE
"For The Record" radio program from October 30, 1944 starring Count Basie & His Band, Miff Mole & His Mixieland Six, Frankie Carle & His Piano. It is mentioned that all of the songs performed on this radio program will be pressed onto V-Discs and sent to our troops overseas
Songs by Count Basie & His Band include "My What A Fry", "My Ideal" vocal Thelma Carpenter, "Harvard Blues" vocal Jimmy Rushing, "Jumping At The Woodside"
Songs by Miff Mole & His Mixieland Six include "Big Butter And Egg Man", "Peg O' My Heart"
Songs by Frankie Carle include the medley "Whispering / I Can't Give You Anything But Love / My Topic Of Conversation / Sweet Sue"
Miff Mole's Mixieland Six include Miff Mole, Muggsy Spanier, Pee Wee Russell, Joe Grauso, Gene Schroder, Bert Nayser?
Program was broadcast on NBC
A VERY RARE DISC, QUITE POSSIBLY THE ONLY SURVIVING EXAMPLE OF THIS RADIO PROGRAM
Discs Are In Excellent Condition with Excellent+ Sound, Beautiful Discs
Due to their size, 16 inch discs will not play on most standard turntables. For $10 I can include a CD transfer of the entire disc for the buyer
US Buyer Pays $7.00 Media Mail Shipping, additional transcription discs ship for free in the U. S. For multiple items, please allow for invoice to be sent before making payment.
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