No.424B
THATS A PLENTY
Pollack
Muggsy Spanier and his V-DISC All Stars
Spanier-cornet, Lou McGarity-tb, Peewee Russell-cl, Boomie Richmond -tenor sax, Jess Stacy-p, George Wettling-dr, Hi White-...
No.424B
THATS A PLENTY Pollack
Muggsy Spanier and his V-DISC All Stars
Spanier-cornet, Lou McGarity-tb, Peewee Russell-cl, Boomie Richmond -tenor sax, Jess Stacy-p, George Wettling-dr, Hi White-gt, Bob Haggart -bass
V-DISC No.424B/VP971 Hot Jazz 17. October 1944
(This is the wartime MUGGSY SPANIER AND HIS RAGTIME BAND )
V-Disc was a record label produced during the World War II era by special arrangement between the United States government and various private U.S. record companies. The records were produced for use of United States military personnel overseas. Many popular singers, big bands and orchestras of the era recorded special V-Disc records. These 12-inch, 78 rpm recordings were made between 1943 and 1949. The "V" stands for "Victory". The American Federation of Musicians, under the leadership of James Caesar Petrillo, were involved in a major recording strike against the four major record companies. No new recordings between 1942 1944! Lieutenant George Vincent (a ex Edison empoyee) convinced Petrillo to allow his union musicians to record sides for the military, as long as the records were not offered for purchase in the United States. The V-Discs were an instant hit overseas. Soldiers who were tired of hearing the same old recordings were treated to new and special releases from the top bands of the day. The Discs were made out of vinyllite (only sides made by Columbia were shellac!) because most shellac discs broke while shipping. This was the real start of VINYL records! Every month there was a new set for the troops: 30 records, STEEL (!) needles to play them and, by request, a speciale portable record player. Every record played up to 6 Min., often with two songs on a side. In a whole 900 recordings with over 2700 songs 4 Million records had been pressed in the Victor plant in Camden. Many V-Discs contained spoken-word introductions by bandleaders and artists, wishing good luck and prayers for the soldiers overseas, and their hopes for a swift and safe return..Same of the artist: Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Frank Sinatra, Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong. Benny Goodman, the Andrew Sisters, Billie Holiday.. After the V-Disc program ended in 1949, the Armed Services set out to honor the original AFM request that the records not be used for commercial purposes. Original masters and stampers were destroyed. Leftover V-Discs at bases and on ships were discarded. V-Discs are often in very bad shape today. Remember, Vinyl discs on a phonograph machine played with steel needles, surviving military use in the war.
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I have a few V-Discs in my collection; some simply reissue commercial records, but some (like this) were especially recorded for V Disc.
Incidentally, the "V" in "V Disc" did NOT stand for Victory in this case; it represented instead George Vincent. However, with the "V For Victory" mindset at the time, the common assumption was that it did indeed stand for "Victory Disc".
This V DISK, took Me back a few years! A school pal of mine,had an elder brother who served on a Mechant Ship that had,previously had a USA Crew. He came home with a big bagfull of these V Disks & We spent hours listening to them. I often wonder what happened to them all! must have been about 1946, We were all a bit younger then.But,the music still sounds just as good ! THANKS FOR POSTING
Ha, I'm not the only one who thinks Muggsy inspired "I wanna be like you". And wasn't Terry Gilkysons' "Bare Necessities" based on "Willie the Weeper"?
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I love Mugsy!
Incidentally, the "V" in "V Disc" did NOT stand for Victory in this case; it represented instead George Vincent. However, with the "V For Victory" mindset at the time, the common assumption was that it did indeed stand for "Victory Disc".
I often wonder what happened to them all! must have been about 1946, We were all a bit younger then.But,the music still sounds just as good ! THANKS FOR POSTING