The run
- Network
- AFRS
- Years active
- 1943–1945
- Surviving broadcasts
- 2821
- Genre
- music
The V-Disc programme was run by the U.S. Army's Music Branch from October 1943, pressing 12-inch discs of new recordings for distribution to service personnel overseas. Because the American Federation of Musicians recording ban was waived only for these military pressings, V-Discs preserve performances by Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington, Tommy Dorsey, Toscanini and the New York Philharmonic that exist in no commercial release. These transfers stream from the Internet Archive's Armed Forces Radio Service collection.
Source collection
Internet Archive audio collections
Rights
Public domain — no renewed US copyright
Cataloguing
Air dates and notes from the Archive item record
The shape of the run
What survives, year by year
0 dated broadcasts across 3 years on the air, with 3 years where nothing is known to survive. Brightness is transfer quality; empty cells are months lost to time.
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Restored broadcasts from NaN, in original transmission order.
- 1. Bea Wain with Orchestra - Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer · Date unknown
- 2. Kate Smith - Wait For Me Mary · Date unknown
- 3. Richard Dyer-Bennett - Venezuela · Date unknown
Bea Wain with Orchestra - Comin' In On A Wing And A Prayer
Date unknown · 1 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Kate Smith - Wait For Me Mary
Date unknown · 2 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Richard Dyer-Bennett - Venezuela
Date unknown · 2 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Manhattan Beach Coast Guard Band - Marine's Hymn
Date unknown · 1 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Dr. Clayton - On The Killin' Floor
Date unknown · 2 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Marian Anderson with Franz Rupp - Ave Maria
Date unknown · 5 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Bob Crosby and his Orchestra, featuring Bob Zurke - Honky Tonk Train Blues
Date unknown · 2 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
Artie Shaw and his Orchestra - Dancing In The Dark
Date unknown · 3 min
American Armed Forces Radio No 14 V-Discs 1 to 150 During WWII the government produced and distributed 78 RPM "Victory Discs," or V-Discs, to U.S. troops all over the world. The records were to be destroyed after the war but many of them survived. The V-Disc (V for Victory) initiative was one of several efforts by the entertainment industry to raise the morale of our boys fighting overseas during WWII. The high quality discs featured material which could not be heard stateside. The artists involved in the project had good reason to put forth special effort for V-Disc recordings. Not only were
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