Diamond Disc Records - Any good ones?

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Diamond Disc Records - Any good ones?

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I came across a few Edison Diamond Disc records, all in sleeves. Are any of these hard to find or better records?

Lola/Patrol of the Scouts
Hawaiian Nightingale/Flower of Hawaii
Cocotero - Danza Espanola/Spring Beautiful-Spring Waltz
O Holy Night - Christmas Song/Silent Night
Moonbeams-Fox Trot/Someone Else
O Beau Pays (Single Sided)

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Looks like very common Edison DD fare.

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I figured nothing too unusual here. I did just find a copy of O Holy Night/Silent Night that sold for $46 on eBay.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EDISON-DIAMOND- ... 7675.l2557

Thought the Scout record might be worth a bit too.

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W/out initially knowing the performer(s) - I thought the Christmas DD could be somewhat desirable to some collector, especially at the holiday season. The other one was the fox trot.

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It would be much easier to value these records if you put the serial numbers with the titles and also the performers. I think the Spring, Beautiful Spring Waltz record is electric if the number is 52491 with the Sari Waltz on the flip side by the Edison Concert Orch recorded in 1929. Edison electrics are sought after, but not the waltzes so much.

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Ditto re the electrics, and Christmas DDs in decent shape pretty much always sell at a premium.

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I didn't even know the artist would make a significant difference! Here are the titles with additional info:

1. Lola - Italian Serenade 50582-L (Carl Friedman) Conway's Band/Patrol of the Scouts 50582-R (E Boccaiari) Conway's Band

2. Hawaiian Nightingale 50991-R (Vaughn DeLeath) Palakiko's Hawaiian Orchestra/Flower of Hawaii 50991-L (J. Gravelle-B.Harling) Palakiko's Hawaiian Orchestra

3. Cocotero - Danza Espanola 80700-R (Jose I Murillo) Peerless Orchestra/Spring Beautiful-Spring Waltz 80700-L (Paul Lincke) Peerless Orchestra

4. O Holy Night - Christmas Song 82171-R (Franz Gruber, 1818) Soprano, with Orchestra Frieda Hempel /Silent Night 8217-L (Adolphe Adam Soprano), with Orchestra Frieda Hempel

5. Moonbeams-Fox Trot 50776-L (Price-Stept)Green Bros. Novelty Band/Someone Else- Intro "Oh My Sweet Hortense Fox Trot 50776-R (Roses-Donaldson) Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra

6. O Beau Pays Hugunots (G Meyer Heer) Soprano Solo Orchestra Accompaniment (Single Sided) 82090 etched into side

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A Christmas record is always a nice find. The soprano solo is by Alice Verlet - she was a fine singer but not a greatly sought after one - but still a nice find.

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I appreciate the feedback from everyone. I'm going to list most of these for sale here on the forum.

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1. Lola - Italian Serenade 50582-L (Carl Friedman) Conway's Band/Patrol of the Scouts 50582-R (E Boccaiari) Conway's Band

2. Hawaiian Nightingale 50991-R (Vaughn DeLeath) Palakiko's Hawaiian Orchestra/Flower of Hawaii 50991-L (J. Gravelle-B.Harling) Palakiko's Hawaiian Orchestra

3. Cocotero - Danza Espanola 80700-R (Jose I Murillo) Peerless Orchestra/Spring Beautiful-Spring Waltz 80700-L (Paul Lincke) Peerless Orchestra

4. O Holy Night - Christmas Song 82171-R (Franz Gruber, 1818) Soprano, with Orchestra Frieda Hempel /Silent Night 8217-L (Adolphe Adam Soprano), with Orchestra Frieda Hempel

5. Moonbeams-Fox Trot 50776-L (Price-Stept)Green Bros. Novelty Band/Someone Else- Intro "Oh My Sweet Hortense Fox Trot 50776-R (Roses-Donaldson) Max Fells' Della Robbia Orchestra

6. O Beau Pays Hugunots (G Meyer Heer) Soprano Solo Orchestra Accompaniment (Single Sided) 82090 etched into side
These records may not be as collectible as Red and Miff's Black Bottom Stomp, but I see a couple of interesting titles. Number 4 has the great operatic soprano Frieda Hempel. I have no idea how you got the early 19th century French composer Adolphe Adam in number 4, as he has nothing to do with Silent Night, which was composed by Franz Gruber, and he also was not a soprano, or maybe he composed Christmas Song? Another interesting record is number 2, which has Vaughn DeLeath as the composer of Hawaiian Nightingale 50991. I never knew she was a song writer.

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