WWII V-DISC PROMOTIONAL SET 1942 SINATRA 78 RPM RARE First 6 Records of Program
$
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Description
V-DISC 78 Record Test Set
War Department Issued 1942
This set was issued as a promotional item to gauge the interest for providing music to the troops overseas during World War II. Amazingly Frank Sinatra is featured singing "Blue Skies" with the Tommy Dorsey band on the first album in this 6 record set! The set represents a sequentially numbered record set of records 1-6. Overall the set is in VG to VG- condition, but given the rarity of this test set, any condition is frankly desireable. There are two #4 records included, one whose edge was slightly broken in the original set, and another #4 that was obtained as a whole replacement. The replacement is rougher than most of the other records in the set.
Here are the contents of each record:
Number
Qualifier
Artist 1
Song Title 1
Artist 2
Song Title 2
Army Code
Description
1A
Vocal
Bea Wain, w/orchestra
Put Your Arms Around Me, Honey
Bea Wain, w/orchestra
Comin' In On a Wing and a Prayer
D3-MC-164-1B
"Army Hit Kit Tunes"
1B
Swing
Tommy Dorsey w/ vocal by Frank Sinatra
Blue Skies
D3-MC-152-1
2A
Vocal
Dinah Shore & Bing Crosby w/orchestra
It Ain't Necessarily So (from 'Porgy and Bess')
D3-MC-145-1
"Army Hit Kit Tunes"
2B
Vocal
John Charles Thomas w/orchestra
Home On the Range
John Charles Thomas w/orchestra
Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle
D3-MC-173-1C
3A
Orchestral
Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra
"Oklahoma" Medley (Part 1)
ND3-MC-3343-2B
3B
Andre Kostelanetz w/ vocal by Allan Jones
"Oklahoma" Medley (Part 2)
ND3-MC-3344-1B
4A
Vocal
Eddie Cantor w/orchestra
In My Arms
Marion Hutton and the Modernaires
Johnny Zero
D3MC156-1A
4B
Dinah Shore
"Murder", He Says
D3-MC-124-1B
5A
Marching
Mark Warnow orchestra & the Lyn Murray singers
Meadowland (Russia)
Mark Warnow orchestra & the Lyn Murray singers
Che Li (China)
D3-MC-153-1
Music for Marching Men
5B
I've Got Sixpence (Great Britian)
When the Yanks Go Marching In
D3-MC-154-1
6A
Marching
Fred Waring & the Ft. Slocum Band
Man To Man (Infantry Song)
D3-MC-155-1
6B
Marching
Fred Waring & the Ft. Slocum Band
Please ask me any questions before buying. Shipping is free on this item, as e-Bay has imposed unrealistic limits on shipping records. Shipping will likely cost me $20-25, to your benefit.
Thanks for looking.
