The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings

jeeprod wrote:
"I am interested in some new Diamond Disc records, hoping they might possibly be less expensive than some nice 52000 series California Ramblers stuff. I almost never see that kind of material for sale, and lets all be honest, I love all my Edison machines, Cylinder and Diamond Disc, but the music available is for the most part dreary. I would love to see someone dip into the late 20's Victor catalog and release some hot jazz on Diamond Disc. OK, they would be "Fantasy" pieces, but fun to listen to sometimes. I have about a dozen Vaughn DeLeath discs, and a few better Rolfe 5200 series discs, but I do not wonder why Edison went out of business considering the material he was releasing. Or, is my view of the 1928 music buying customer wrong?"

How about "Puttin' on the Ritz" or "Fascinating Rhythm" with Fred and Adele Astaire and George Gershwin on the piano. I believe this could be done since Germany (Norman Bruderhofer) has less restrictive copyright laws?

billybob62 wrote:jeeprod wrote:
"I am interested in some new Diamond Disc records, hoping they might possibly be less expensive than some nice 52000 series California Ramblers stuff. I almost never see that kind of material for sale, and lets all be honest, I love all my Edison machines, Cylinder and Diamond Disc, but the music available is for the most part dreary. I would love to see someone dip into the late 20's Victor catalog and release some hot jazz on Diamond Disc. OK, they would be "Fantasy" pieces, but fun to listen to sometimes. I have about a dozen Vaughn DeLeath discs, and a few better Rolfe 5200 series discs, but I do not wonder why Edison went out of business considering the material he was releasing. Or, is my view of the 1928 music buying customer wrong?"

How about "Puttin' on the Ritz" or "Fascinating Rhythm" with Fred and Adele Astaire and George Gershwin on the piano. I believe this could be done since Germany (Norman Bruderhofer) has less restrictive copyright laws?

Good titles for suggestion

There are many late 20s Edison records I would want. One I probably will never find is 52266 Red Hot! by the McAlpineers. I'd buy a repro DD of that one for sure. The poster who said that Diamond Discs tend to be slow and boring might be true for earlier years, but T. Edison was not dictating his tastes anymore by the late 20s. Unfortunately, just as Edison's records were getting great in every way, most of the public had passed him by years before.

marcapra wrote:There are many late 20s Edison records I would want. One I probably will never find is 52266 Red Hot! by the McAlpineers. I'd buy a repro DD of that one for sure. The poster who said that Diamond Discs tend to be slow and boring might be true for earlier years, but T. Edison was not dictating his tastes anymore by the late 20s. Unfortunately, just as Edison's records were getting great in every way, most of the public had passed him by years before.

That is a good one too...Red Hot! Like you said its highly doubtful we will ever find a copy of that.

Perhaps one day those 3-D printers would be able to do such work. That would really be something wouldn't it?