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Daten der Sparte Tonträger / Musiker / Bilder
CD: Benny Goodman — The Essential V-Discs.
Label:
SuisaLabel-Nummer / Spuren:
JZCD 304Tonträger:
1 CDAufnahmedatum:
1943-1946Land:
USHelvetica:
Hat Bezug zur Schweizextern:
Discogs
The V-Discs
The "Victory Disc or V-Discs" were recorded for the U.S. War Departement between 1943 and 1948. A Total of 904 78-RPM Discs were released containing over 2700 Tracks. All the great american artists of the time contributed in this way to the war effort. These Discs were sent in packs of 20 to the soldiers on the european and asien fronts. After the war destroyed by Major Howard C, Bronson. Following pressure by the american federation of musicians which had permitted their members to record their work without fees. Fortunately many of the original discs had made their way into private collections.