EDISON 78 DIAMOND DISC / NEEDLE-TYPE RECORD DISCOGRAPHY - FINAL YEARS, 1926-1929
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The Edison Discography:
The Final Years (1926–1929)
Diamond Discs, Needle Types, 20- and 40-Minute Records, Samples,
Radio Transcriptions, and Experimental Recordings
By Raymond R. Wile
ARSC Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
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This fascinating volume covers the final and most interesting phase of Edison's record production — a period that saw the conversion to electrical recording; introduction of long-playing and lateral-cut discs; production of radio transcriptions, vending-machine records, and other special lines; and finally, the closure and dismantling of the Phonograph Division in 1929. You'll find:
- Discographic details from the original Edison files and other archival materials, as well as careful inspection of the original discs — recording locations and dates, matrix numbers and takes, artist aliases, accompanists and conductors, composer credits, and more
- Coverage of all Diamond Discs, Needle-Type (lateral-cut) discs, Sample Records, Long-Playing 24- and 40-Minute Records, and dubbed Blue Amberol cylinders
- Previously unpublished details of Edison radio transcriptions, experimental records, special-use recordings, and cancelled releases
- Day-by-day account of studio activities, including auditions and equipment tests
- Illustrated historical introduction, including the first fully detailed account of the Phonograph Division's shut-down operations in 1929, from the original Edison papers
- Title, artist, accompanist, and vocal-chorus indexes, and Blue Amberol cross-reference
- 7" x 10" hardcover (cloth library binding) / 472 pages, 32 illustrations
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