Welcome to ALPHA RECORDS AND MUSIC

Indianapolis Music Collectors will meet Sunday, May 6 at the LaQuinta Hotel, I-465 & South Emerson. Open 10 am - 3 pm. Lots of music memorabilia AND new stuff available. Admission only $2.00 if you mention GEMM.com!!! Nashville, TN, was a great show! Larger room and many customers. V-DISCS from WWII..are all cataloged!! (all 6 boxes of them)are now listed!!! V-Discs were made for use by our armed forces during the 1940’s. The program was in effect from October 1943 to May 1949. These 12-inch 78 rpm recordings allowed six and one-half minutes of programming per side as opposed to three and one-quarter minutes on commercially available 10-inch recordings. As I understand it, the recorded materials came from several sources, namely live “new” studio recordings, copies of commercially recorded versions, original “alternate takes,” and dubs from live recordings. Most of the records were pressed on vinylite, however, the pressings from the Columbia Record Company were of the older, heavier shellac material. Soon new materials called Formar or Alvar were used. V-Disc labels included “War Department – Music Section,” “Army—Navy—Marine Corps—Coast Guard,” “Navy Department,” and “Special Services U.S. M.C.” For additional information, see the Richard Sears reference book, V-Discs: A History and Discography Also, visit us on FACEBOOK! FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US BY E-MAIL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. Music collector and former retail store owner, in our 28th year (been doing these since 1983) of Music Collectors` Conventions in the US Midwest. Have an extremely large collection of LP`s, 45`s, 78`s, cassette tapes, and memorabilia, and we are STILL working to get it cataloged!