V-Disc V Disc 78 WWII Box ZZ rare Opened (no needles)
  $   255

 


$ 255 Sold For
May 2, 2007 Sold Date
Apr 25, 2007 Start Date
$   100 Start price
8   Number Of Bids
  USA Country Of Seller
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Description

This auction is for a rare opened box of 10 World War II V-Disc 12 in. 78 RPM recordings. The box is labeled “ZZ V-Disc Phonograph Records” and “This box contains ten assorted 12-inch records and 100 needles for use on any standard phonograph together with one HIT KIT OF POPULAR SONGS.” Please note that there are NO needles with this box.

Conditon: The condition of all records is VG+. It looks as if the box was opened, but the records were either never played or played only a few times and put back in the sleeves!

The label lists the included records as:

  • 836. Ariane Et Barbe Bleue (Dukas)
    (Part One and Three) -- Toscanini
  • 837. Ariane Et Barbe Bleue
    (Part Two) -- Toscanini
    Tschaikowsky Piano Concerto
    Reginald Stewart--Kostelanetz
  • 838. I've Got Rhythm (Gershwin)
    Variations By Earl Wild at Piano
    Paul Whiteman
  • 839. Stormy Weather --Frank Sinatra
    Confessin' -- Frankie Laine
    San Francisco Fan --Cab Calloway
    Ooh Looka There, Ain't She Pretty
    Charloteers
  • 840. Serenade of the Bells
    Sammy Kaye
    Quatros Milpas
    Cugats Nugats
    Xavier Cugat
  • 841. The Last Thing I Want Is Your Pity
    Thelma Carpenter
    Turkish Delight-- Arthur Godfrey
    Hari Kari--Spade Cooley
    Trifling Gal -- Al Dexter
  • 842. Indian Love Call
    Ramblin' Rose
    Tony Paster
    In The Mood -- Glenn Miller
    University of Minnesota March
    Bert Hirsch
  • 843. Tuxedo Junction-- Harry James
    Blue Danube-- Les Brown
    Antidisestablishmentarianismist
    Duke Ellington
  • 844. Mexicali Rose
    My Wild Irish Rose
    Frankie Carle
    Isn't This Better Than Walking In The Rain--
    Buddy Clark
  • 845. I Remember Mama--Fran Warren
    Let's Put Out The Lights
    Claude Thornhill
    I Cover The Waterfront
    Chris Griffin
    Cowbell Serenade--Johnny Blowers
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Shipping: My plan is to ship with each record separated by cardboard separated by cardboard and then, every 3-5 records wrapped in bubble wrap, and everything surrounded by 4 to 6 inches of packing peanuts.

Shipping Charges: Within the U.S., the winning bidder is to pay shipping and handling based on 10 lbs. for media mail. Insurance will be extra. International bids are welcome but shipping rate will vary--buyer to pay actual shipping and buyer assumes any additional costs including any related to currency conversion.

Payment Options: Payment can be made by money order, cashiers check, or Paypal. I will contact the winning bidder within 48 hours of the auction end with instructions. Upon email notification of your winning bid, payment should be received within 7 days. I normally ship items immediately upon receipt of payment, but I reserve the right to ship twice weekly.

A Very Brief History of V-Discs

During World War II to boost troop morale, the decision was made to distribute music recordings to the U.S. Armed forces. The ultimate morale booster would be newly recorded music, but, at that time, the American Federation of Musicians was on strike because of a dispute with the recording companies over royalties. Because of this, no new recorded music was being produced. After negotiation, the American Federation of Musicians agreed to volunteer its members’ services on the condition that the recordings not be used for any commercial purposes, that the records not be sold, and that all recordings were to be destroyed after the war. Subsequently, ‘V-Disc’s were recorded and distributed free of charge to the U.S. Armed Forces in the European and Pacific Theaters of Operation. Popular musicians at the time contributed to these recordings, in some cases only recording together on these V-Discs! After the war ended, the Armed Forces set out to honor the original AFM agreement by destroying these records. Eventually this was stopped and, along with discs brought home by soldiers, some of these rare recordings have survived.

For further information, enter “World War II V-Disc” in any search engine. There are a number of websites that give a full history.



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