[Phono-L] Edison 82525 question

[Glenn Longwell]

Hi Robert,

Edison had refused with the DDs to put artist names on them at first.  This is kind of odd actually since artist names had been used on cylinders for years.  However, according to Ray Wile's info it was July 1915 when artist names began to first appear.  Your record is obviously from before that based on your other observation.  At first, these 82000 and 82500 discs were double sided and paired with another song.  This was up until October 1913 when the machines and records truly went commercial.  For a short time after that these were single sided (I think until Feb. 1914) when they started adding the Explanatory Talk on the other side.  I don't know if it was all of them at the time but at first the Explanatory Talk didn't have a label imprinted - just grooves and a matrix number.  I have several examples of these single sided discs and ones with the sides that have no label imprinted.

Cheers,
Glenn




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From: Robert Wright <esroberto at hotmail.com>
To: "phono-l at oldcrank.org" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 6:23:45 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] Edison 82525 question

A question for the group:  I just picked up the above listed DD, etched label. It has two unusual features prompting me to ask the group about it. One is that it has no artist info, just Soprano solo with orchestral accomp. The other feature is that it's utterly one-sided, smooth as glass on side two. Anyone have ANY idea what the story is on this record??  Thanks in advance, Robert
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