EDISON RECORDS DISCOGRAPHY 1926-1929 (WILE) OUT-OF-PRINT COLLECTORS ITEM - EX+
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EDISON RECORD DISCOGRAPHY (1926-29): Edison Diamond Discs, Needle Types, 20- and 40-Minute Records, by RAYMOND WILE
The Edison Records Discography
The Final Years (1926–1929)
Diamond Discs, 24- and 40-Minute Records, Needle Types,
Sample Records, Radio Transcriptions, Dubbed Cylinders,
Special-Use, and Experimental Recordings
By Raymond R. Wile
2009 ARSC Certificate of Merit
"A fine reference work not just for record collectors, but also those interested in
Edison, popular culture, and musical taste in the 1920s." — Book News
Used, Near-New Condition • Out of Print & Very Collectible
Last One - Publisher's Display Copy, Crisp and Clean Throughout
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This landmark work covers the final and most interesting phase of Edison record production — a period that saw the conversion to electrical recording; introduction of long-playing and lateral-cut discs; an attempt to enter the radio transcription market; and finally, the closure and dismantling of the Phonograph Division in 1929.
- Covers Diamond Discs • Needle-Type (lateral) discs • Sample Records • Long-Playing 24- and 40-Minute Records • Blue Amberol cylinders • Radio transcriptions • Experimental, prototype, and special-use recordings • Cancelled releases
- Discographic details are from the original company files at the Edison Nation Historic Site, supplemented by inspection of the original discs and catalogs
- Recording locations and dates, matrix numbers and takes, artist aliases, accompanists and conductors, composer credits, and other data, much of it never previoulsy published
- Day-by-day account of Edison studio activities, including artist auditions and equipment tests
- Illustrated historical introduction, including the first fully detailed account of the Phonograph Division's shut-down in the fall of 1929
- Title, artist, accompanist, and vocal-chorus indexes, plus Blue Amberol cross-reference
LIBRARY-QUALITY HARDCOVER BINDING (No dust-jacket, as published)
472 Pages, Illustrated • ISBN 978-0-9772735-8-4
This Title Out-of-Print Since 2014 • Last Chance for a Copy In Truly Fine Condition
We're Clearing Out the Office - Just One Copy to Sell !
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