78 rpm V Disks- large lot- Frank Sinatra, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington
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Description
78 rpm-
large lot of 45+ V Disks. These WW2 era 12" 78s were made for the armed forces. 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 government and various private U.S. record companies. The records were produced for the use of US military personnel overseas. Many popular big bands, singers, orchestras and small groups of the era recorded special V-Disc records. These 12 inch vinyl and shellac 78 records 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.
Artists include Frank Sinatra, The Andrews Sisters, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington, Patsy Kelly(!) (the famous comedienne), Helen Ward, Les Brown, Jack Teagarden, etc. A big variety of names- mostly jazz and big band- some show tunes, some pop vocals, etc....The condition of these records is just fair...On the jazz scale of N, E, V, G...most are in the V range- well used, scratchy, etc...but the price is cheap and if you can live with the wear on these records, there's alot of great music to be had.
Winner pays postage at cost. Packing is $3 for a new box--may take two boxes. Domestic and international bidders welcome. Paypal accepted.
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