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Hey Mike, For marketing purposes, THE SECRET BROADCASTS has more zing to it than the title, THE "WE'VE ALWAYS KNOWN ABOUT THEM" BROADCASTS. Dave Weiner On 6/10/12 2:38 PM, "Michael Biel" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >From: Don Cox <[log in to unmask]> >> According to the booklet with the "Secret Broadcasts" set, the sources >> were mostly original 16 inch V-discs pressed on vinyl (which would give >>a quiet >> surface), with some tape copies from V-discs. Ted Kendall made the >>transfers. > >There never were any 16-inch V-discs. They were meant to be played by >the soldiers themselves on regular phonographs, so the were all >12-inches. Did you mean Armed Forces Radio Service discs which were >meant ONLY for broadcasters and thus were mainly 16-inches. These two >entirely different categories of recordings should not be confused. I >do think that some 16-inch lacquer masters were also involved, if not >for the Victor issue, for the issues prior to the Victor CDs. I've >never understood what was so "secret" about these well-known broadcasts. > >Mike Biel [log in to unmask]