V Disc #'s 1 - 6 War Dept WW II Orig Album Near Perfect

$

1,553

 V-DISC #'s 1 - 6     78 rpm RECORDS with Original 6 record Album

War Department Headquarters,

Army Service Forces

I believe that these are the FIRST 6 records issued by the War Department.  This has the original 6 record sleeve with a letter (copy) on the inside cover signed by F.H. Osborn, Brigadier General (see foto below). The cover of the album has a V Disc seal (see foto).

Record #1a    Army Hit Tunes Kit / Put Your Arms Around me, Honey

                                                  Comin’ In On A Wing & A Prayer - Bea Wain, with Orch

               b                                / Blue Skies - Tommy Dorsey & his Orch, Vocal by Frank Sinatra

Record #2a                                /It Ain’t Necessarilly So – Dinah Shore & Bing Crosby

               b                                / Home On The Range

                                                   Take Me Back To My Boots & Saddle – John Charles Thomas w/Orch

Record #3a   Oklahoma Medley  Part 1 Andre Kostelanetz & his Orch

               b   Oklahoma Medley  Part 2 Andre Kostelanetz & his Orch

Record #4a   Army Hit Tunes Kit / In My Arms – Eddie Cantor

                                                 Johnny Zero – Marion Hutton & the Modernaires

               b                              / “Murder”, He Says! - Dinah Shore

Record #5a    Music For Marching Men / I’ve Got Sixpence

                                                          When The Yanks Go Marching In – Mark Warnow & his Orch

               b                                       / Meadowland

                                                          Che Li - Mark Warnow & his Orch

Record #6a    Music For Marching Men / Man to Man - Fred Waring and the Fort Slocum Band

               b                                       /The Caissons Go Rolling Along – Fort Slocum Band

                                                          The Army Air Corps – Alvino ray & his Orch 

CONDITION: These records appear to be excellent condition!!  The album, green, also appears to be in near perfect condition! The corners show a very little wear. All sleeves are in perfect condition, also. There are no tears or slits in them.

Victory Records (V-Discs) was government-created music company for the War Department to ship 78's overseas to GIs for FREE -- recordings that were not sold in Stateside record stores.  Musicians and singers volunteered their services for the making of V-Discs and never received payment or royalties for them.  Actually some of these performances were never duplicated which is why they are sought after by collectors . The project began in 1941 and the first shipments were in 1943 with the final shipments  in May 1947

War Department

Music Section

Athletic & Recreation Branch

Special Service Division

A.S.F.

Please view my foto's for condition of this item

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