Rare World War II V-Disc 12” 78 RPM Records
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Rare World War II V-Disc 12” 78 RPM Records . Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Media Mail.
Extremely rare to be found with original War Department Box.
V-Disc (“V” for Victory) was a record label that was formed in 1943 to provide records for U.S. military personal. Captain Robert Vincent supervised the label from the Special Services division.
The label was a moral boosting initiative involving the production of recordings during World War II by arrangement between the U.S. government and record companies. Artists would records well wishes before the songs for the soldiers. Produced from October 1943-May 1949.
One of the conditions under which AFM musicians would record V Discs was that the records couldn’t be resold and had to be destroyed after the program ended. The armed forces destroyed original masters and discarded V-Discs left behind at bases and on ships. Sets like these are hard to find especially in this condition.
All 20 records are in good to very good condition. The box is labeled Release R B-Disc Phonograph Record. Box does not contain needles.
Addressed to Capt. L. E. Humphrey
Titles included are:
62. On the mall / American patrol - The Goldman band
75. Quartette from rigoletto / Don Carlos: O Don Fatale NBC Symphony Orchestra
92. Victors March - Our Jackies / Cheerio -Bravura Manhattan Beach Coast Band
93 Onward Brothers March still onward - Dear guardian of Mary - Onward Christian Soldiers / The Churches One Foundation - Stand up, Stand up, For Jesus - God of our fathers Fort Slocum Band
95 Zampa Overture Part One & Two Toscanini and the NBC Orchestra
112 Songs of the Navies Part One & Two The US Coast guard band
121 The Moldau Part One & Two Toscanini and the NBC Orchestra
122 Clair De Lune / Panis Angelicus Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra
130 Falstaff: Act II E Sogono? O Realta? / Faust: Act II Avent De Quitter Ces Lieux Leonard Warren Baritone with Orchestra
131 Spanish Dance / Sonata for Two Pianos Jose and Ampera Iturbi
133 The Swan / Melody In F Gregor Piatigorsky
136 We are Marchinf Lord / Soldiers Of God Fort Slocum Band
179 Excerpts from Gaite Parisienne Part One & Two Efrem Kurtz and the London Philharmonic Orchestra
184 El Alabaicin / Minuet - Mazurka Pvt Vicente Gomez Guitarist
185 Excerpts from Carmen / Overture to Marriage of Figaro Symphony Orchestra of the first service command
204 Londonary Air / Perpetual Motion AAFTAC Symphonette
226 Dance is the Soldiers / Minuet Arturo Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra
235 Theme - Shadow Waltz / Ramona Harry Horlick and his Orchestra
247 Russian Sailors Dance / Persian Dance Howard Barlow and the Firestone Symphony Orchestra
251 Abenlied - Flight of the Bumble Bee / Meditation From Thais Nathan Milstein Violinist with Arthur Balsam at the piano
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