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The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 12:53 pm
by FloridaClay
I have been toying with the notion of trying to build a complete set of electrically recorded Diamond Discs, probably just a pipe dream due to space limitations. Anyhow, I just bought a group of 11 of them in excellent condition. One of them is my candidate for possibly the worst thing Edison ever recorded. It is #52115, "Momsy" & "I Told You I'd Never Forget You," Theo Alban, Tenor. What a turkey!
What are your respective candidates for the worst ever Edison recording? (And yes I know there are a lot of candidates for this ignominious honor!)
Clay
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:46 pm
by De Soto Frank
What? A "toikey" on the Edison Label ?
Inconcievable!
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 2:47 pm
by De Soto Frank
So far, from what I've heard, I'd nominate most anything "waxed" by Will Oakland...
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 3:38 pm
by Curt A
Pretty much all of the records, with the exception of the ones marked with a red star, fall into this category...
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 4:22 pm
by OrthoSean
OK, Curt, well, I'll be glad to take any non "Red Star" discs you don't want by the Georgia Melodians, Golden Gate Orchestra, Duke Yellman, B.A. Rolfe, Tennessee Happy Boys and The New Yorkers. I'll even pay the postage!
Frank, you beat me to Will Oakland!
Sean
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:04 pm
by 52089
Aloha Oe by Frieda Hempel. Bad enough on Diamond Disc but on Royal Purple Amberol? Yuck!!
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 5:48 pm
by marcapra
I have been toying with the notion of trying to build a complete set of electrically recorded Diamond Discs, probably just a pipe dream due to space limitations.
A complete collection of all of Edison's electric Diamond Discs is probably a pipe dream just due to space limitations! Wow! Do you know how rare and expensive some of these DDs are? Space limitations would be the last obstacle to getting a complete set of these unless money is no object. Many of these records can't even be found and the prices of some sought after titles can reach into the two and three hundreds in an auction setting!
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:31 pm
by FloridaClay
"pipe dream, noun: a hope, wish, or dream that is impossible to achieve or not practical."
Merriam-Webster
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 7:21 am
by Wagnerian
Anything with "Ireland/Erin", "Mother" or "Heaven" in the title.
BA3013 therefore wins the top prize with "Ireland Must be Heaven Becauses Mother's There" - ugh!
Tim W-W
Re: The Worst Edison Record Ever
Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:16 am
by FloridaClay
Wagnerian wrote:Anything with "Ireland/Erin", "Mother" or "Heaven" in the title.
BA3013 therefore wins the top prize with "Ireland Must be Heaven Because Mother's There" - ugh!
Tim W-W
Yes, bless his soul, Edison did not pass by much that was Victorian maudlin.
Clay