Scarce 1928 Edison Record Catalog 242 pages of recordings Diamond Disc jazz pop
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With the increase in collector interest in the thick Edison Diamond Disc records, I elected to part a catalog that is hard to come by. The museum at the University of North Carolina has this copy and established its date as circa 1928 and there is a reference in the forward about 1927 so I feel confident dating this around '28. This is not one of the supplements that one sees on eBay periodically but a hard to find early catalog listing active recording to that date. Inside is an excerpt from the forward to 'hype' Edison Records that I thought you'd like to read:
To the person who requires music in the most perfect obtainable form, Edison Records have a unique appeal… A special process of recording, developed by Thomas A. Edison, father of the phonograph, is so successful in catching every shade and inflection of the voice or instrument that it preserves ALL the characteristics of the original performance; then, when the record is played, it Re-Creates the music note-for-note and word-for-word with such uncanny fidelity to the original as to baffle skilled musicians and critics; they are unable to distinguish the Artist’s own performance from the Edison Re-Creation of it… Distinguished artists have sung or played in direct comparison to their Edison recordings, and have shown by actual test that “there is no difference”.
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