[78-L] Army and Air Force LPS.
Steven C. Barr
stevenc at interlinks.net
Sat Jun 5 17:39:38 PDT 2010
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From: "Jim Whipkey" <suuford at msn.com>
> I know there has been discussion before on the military LPs. I just
> acquired 3 of them in my latest country auction visit. They're dirty and
> sound quality is not great. One is called Army Bandstand featuring
> George Shearing. The air force record says it is to be played 13-19
> February 1961. Can someone refresh my memory on their existence, when
> they were produced, etc. Thanks.
>
These were essentially "transcriptions"...they were provided for free (I
think) to
US radio stations, who could then use them to fill otherwise empty air time
and recruit men for the armed forces.
Steven C. Barr
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