[78-L] V-DISC Dating Query.

[David Lennick]

Okay, let's see....

Spats wrote:
> I've just acquired the following.
> Can anyone provide me with dates of recording please?
> 
> V-DISC
> 
542. Leonard/Crosby, Martin & Teagarden. (note, I've corrected Mary Martin)
A: mid july 1945  B: c. May 1941, from Paramount soundtrack (huh! I always 
thought this was from the Decca 78)

575. Basie/Ellington.
A: Jan. 11/45    B: April 21/45, broadcast

631. Russell/Horne.
Horne: from unknown AFRS material
Russell: unknown, either from broadcasts or Capitol

661. Crosby/Fitzgerald/Daley.
A: March 14/46, Kraft Music Hall
B: Jubilee, April 10(?)/44; Fitch Bandwagon, c. early 1946

751. Shaw/Paul.
A: Nov. 15/46 (Ray Noble "Linda"), June 12/46 (Artie Shaw, Musicraft)
B: Aug. 12/45, V-Disc session

775. Rich/Fitzgerald.
Budella: WNEW Saturday Swing Show, April 5/47
Daily Double: April 11/47 V-Disc session

833. D'Amico/Ellington.
A: Oct. 20/44 broadcast "Music till Midnight", also AFRS Mildred Bailey Show 3
B: Columbia Records, Nov. 11 & 10/47; Air Conditioned Jungle is uniss. take

854. Kenton/Whiting/Kaye/Weston.
Oct. 20/47 (Capitol), not shown but Capitol 15058, c. Oct/47 (unknown source), 
not shown but probably Capitol 15049 respectively
> 
NAVY V-DISCA.
> 
109. Carter/Crosby.
Crosby: April 1/43 (?) broadcast
Carter: from Vocalion session, Jan. 30/40, vocal removed on "Souveniers"

194. Bailey/Crosby.
Crosby: Kraft Music Hall, Jan. 11/45 & Jan. 18/45
Bailey: Oct. 9/44 broadcast (same as d'Amico above) & Nov. 17/44 broadcast
"Music till Midnight", same as AFRS Bailey Show #7

263. Crosby & Irwin/Mercer & Stafford.
A: AFRS session, Nov. 22/43  B: Capitol session, Spring 1945
> 
> Any help gratefully received! ;-)
> 

Phew!

dl

> Thanks.
> 
> Earl Okin.
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