Hi Folks,
I hit the Edison jackpot this weekend.? I came home with about 115 Edison
records.? Twenty four of them were in original Edison boxes, one needle type
and a Let Us Not Forget.? In all, a good day!
There were some interesting peculiarities about the bunch though which leads to
some questions.
I haven't looked at all Edison DDs in the past but I've only ever seen take
letters after the matrix number.? I pulled out several of these early ones from
the boxes and I see take numbers.? I checked them against a DD spreadsheet I
have (don't remember who sent it to me but it's a "complete" list of takes and
matrix numbers) and only take letters are listed for these records, not
numbers.? Is it possible these are different takes or perhaps my take 2 is
actually considered B?? I don't have doubles of any of these to compare.
Another peculiarity is 6 discs (not in boxes) that have the Explanatory talk by
Harry Humphrey?on the L side.? However, they don't have the engraved label,
it's blank.? The matrix number and take letter are?there but no label.? Could
these be early pressings they were trying to get out the door so quick they
didn't finish engraving the mold?
50 of the records came in thick binders (10 records to a binder) that say
"Edison Records" in the spine.??I'm positive they weren't made by Edison as
there's no Edison company info on it anywhere but found it interesting?as I'd
never seen binders before specifically for Edison DDs.
The last peculiarity I've seen before.? A one sided DD that should have a
second side but it's blank.? It's supposed to have the Explanatory Talk on the
other side.? It's 82521.? I'm guessing again that this was an issue of needing
to get it out the door quickly before the other side was done.
For those that are interested for discographic reasons I'd be happy to put
together a spreadsheet of these early ones with matrix and take numbers for
comparison.? Just let me know.
I've also noted that the boxes come in two colors, green for the 80000 series
and blue for the 82000 and 82500 series.??? Did the 50000 series ever have
boxes as well?? If so, what color were the boxes?? Were there any other colors
used?
Lastly, is there a record considered?to be?the first released DD??
Thanks,
Glenn
