American Armed Forces Radio No 23

American Armed Forces Radio No 23 V-Discs 601 to 650 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 they going to support the troops, but a strike by the American Federation of Musicians against the major recording studios had brought the recording industry to a virtual halt. V-Discs were one of the few outlets that musicians had to record their music. The Federation allowed the recordings to take place with the understanding that they would not be available on the civilian market. Many artists, realizing that these were very special sessions, took the opportunity to expand and experiment creatively, and their V-Discs were some of the best recorded music of their careers. Text: Old Time Radio Download Disclaimer: By uploading these files, I make no claim to ownership or copyright. These recordings have been acquired from publicly available sources on the Internet, and my goal has been to put together a collection of every available episode where possible. I will add to these collections if I discover new episodes or if any new episodes become available. Additionally, while I tried to put together a collection that contains the best version of each episode that I could, there may be better copies of some recordings available from collectors and dealers, and I encourage you to reach out to them if you are so inclined. If they are not in the public domain, notify me and they will be deleted.  

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