BING CROSBY & HOAGY CARMICHAEL 78rpm WWII V-DISC #729
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YOU ARE BIDDING ON A VINTAGE 12" WWII V-DISC "BING CROSBYAND THE CHARIOTEERS w/ JOHN SCOTT TROTTER AND HIS ORCHESTRA & HOAGY CARMICHAEL"78rmp 12" RECORD. THIS RECORD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND WOULD BE A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. I WILL SHIP INTERNATIONALLY BUT POSTAGE WOULD VARY ON LOCATION. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE EMAIL ME. THANKS FOR LOOKING AND GOOD LUCK!!!
V-Disc ("V" for Victory) was a morale-boosting initiative involving the production of several series of recordings during the World War II era by special arrangement between the United States government and various private U.S. record companies. The records were produced for the use of United States military personnel overseas. Many popular singers, big bands and orchestras of the era recorded special V-Disc records. These 12-inch, vinyl 78 rpm gramophone recordings were created for the army between October 1943 and May 1949. Navy discs were released between July 1944 and September 1945. Twelve inch discs were used because, when 136 grooves per inch were used, they could hold up to six and a half minutes of music.
The V-Disc project actually began in June 1941, six months before the United States' involvement in World War II, when Captain Howard Bronson was assigned to the Army's Recreation and Welfare Section as a musical advisor. Bronson suggested the troops might appreciate a series of records featuring military band music, inspirational records that could motivate soldiers and improve morale. By 1942, the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) sent 16-inch, 33 rpm vinyl transcription discs to the troops from eight sources: special recording sessions, concerts, recitals, radio broadcasts, film sound tracks and commercial records.
VERY VERY RARE COLLECTIBLE!!!
NO RESERVE SO THE HIGH BIDDER WILL GET IT !!!
I HAVE OTHER V-DISC RECORDS & RADIO TRANSCRIPTION ON AUCTION AND WILL COMBINE TO SAVE A GREAT AMOUNT OF MONEY ON SHIPPING !!!
PLEASE CLICK ON "VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS" TO SEE THEM ALL
THIS RECORD IS FROM A RETIRED RADIO ENGINEER'S COLLECTION FROM MANY MANY YEARS AGO!!!
PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR ALL INFO !!!
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