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At the depth of World War II, the American Federation of Musicians went on strike to seek royalties from the record companies to finance an unemployment fund to compensate musicians who lost work because of competition from recorded music. The strike went on for more than a year, reducing the production of new commercial recordings. The strike also cut off the supply of recordings to the troops overseas. Robert Vincent, a sound engineer and a lieutenant assigned to the radio section of the Army Special Services Division, approached the War Department with the idea of recording music especially for the troops. He received approval from Washington and was transferred to the music section of Army Special Services, where the V-Disc program began.

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Who is Lost Gold Records?

Lost Gold Records is an independent record label that specializes in rare and hard to find music and recordings from the vaults of record companies, recording studios, and the artists themselves. We feature tracks from established and new artists as well as music from yesteryear that escaped your attention because of tight radio playlists or out of print classics. From Bobby Darin to Patsy Cline to The Quarrymen (early Beatles) to bands from independent websites like DMusic and Soundclick, we have a growing catalogue that will keep you coming back for more. And we are not affiliated with the major companies or RIAA. None of our tracks feature DRM, and they are all in 320k hi - resolution mp3 format.