78 RPM RECORD EDISON FIRST LONG PLAYING RECORD 1926 DIAMOND DISC 10001 24 MINS.
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120
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78 RPM (80 RPM) RECORD. EDISON LONG PLAYING RECORD 10001. ISSUED IN 1926, THIS IS THE VERY FIRST LONG PLAYING RECORD EVER ISSUED! THOMAS EDISON (INVENTOR OF THE PHONOGRAPH) CREATED AN EXPERIMENTAL LONG PLAYING RECORD IN 1926. IT RUNS AT 80 RPM WITH VERY CLOSE GROOVES. VERY FEW WERE ISSUED AS THE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OF THOSE DAYS WERE JUST TOO MUCH FOR THE DELICATE GROOVES. THE "AIDA" SIDE "L" PLAYS WELL FOR MOST OF THE RECORD BUT THERE IS A 1/8TH INCH SMALL LAMINATION CRACK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SIDE. THE "CARMEN" SIDE HAS SOME GROOVES AT THE VERY BEGINNING WHICH MAY NOT TRACK WELL ON A MODERN PHONOGRAPH. THE REST OF THE SIDE PLAYS WELL. AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (CESARE SODERO, CONDUCTOR). GROOVES ARE VERTICAL (HILL AND DALE) AS ALL EDISON DIAMOND DISCS ARE. BUY IT NOW FOR $120.00 OR BEST OFFER.
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