FOR SALE: Huge Pile of Really Good Diamond Discs - $Various

[PeterF]

Hi -

It's time to cull out the doubles and extras from my Edison Diamond Disc collection. I stacked them all up on the table and went through them, and tallied them using the spreadsheet of all Edison recordings. Here is the result. No pricing yet, but there are certainly some special ones in there and you will know 'em when you see 'em.

I wanted to lay the whole list out, first, and bit by bit as I complete my research I will add asking prices. However, for early/eager folks, you can make offers (hint: there will be bulk discounts - the more you request, the cheaper the pile will be). No subterfuge here, just want them out of here quickly, so this might be your big chance.

The grading (first column) is visual, and the columns include the recording date, catalog number, artist, title. When you see multiple gradings, that's because there are multiple copies of that record, with grading shown for each. I tried to grade each side separately, although both sides are typically equal - with some exceptions. Any questions, just ask.

cond RecDate CouplingNumber Artist2 Title2

e- 1923.04.17 51155-L ! Billy Jones (T), Ernest Hare (Bar), (O) Old King Tut (Harry von Tilzer)
vg+ 1923.04.13 51155-R ! Billy Jones (T), Ernest Hare (Bar), (O) Barney Google - Foxtrot (Billy Rose, Con Conrad / Seyler)
vg+, vg+ 1924.11.18 51443-L Golden Gate (O-dance) Southern Rose - Foxtrot (Terris, Mayer)
vg+, vg+ 1924.11.18 51443-R Golden Gate (O-dance) I've a garden in Sweden - Foxtrot (Murphy, Owens, Lipton)
vg++ 1924.11.24 51446-L ! Charleston Seven (O-dance) Toodles - Foxtrot (Ruby, Spencer)
vg++ 1924.11.24 51446-R ! Charleston Seven (O-dance) Nashville Nightingale - Foxtrot (George Gershwin, Bud G. de Sylva, Irving Caesar) - from "Shake your feet"
vg+ 1925.01.19 51491-L ! Golden Gate (O-dance) Oh Mabel! - Foxtrot (Gus Kahn, Ted Fiorito)
vg+ 1925.01.19 51491-R ! Golden Gate (O-dance) Keep smiling at trouble - Foxtrot (Gensler / Johnson, de Sylva) - from "Big Boy"
vg-, vg+ 1925.04.22 51551-L ! Golden Gate (O-dance), Vernon Dalhart (T) Everything is hotsy totsy now - Foxtrot (MacHugh, Mills / Carpenter)
vg-, vg+ 1925.04.22 51551-R ! Golden Gate (O-dance), Arthur Hall (T) flapper wife - Foxtrot (Burton, Rupp)
e, vg- 1925.07.16 51591-L Nat Martin Oriole Inn (O-dance) Because of you (the world is mine) - Foxtrot (Hirsch, Ted Fiorito)
e, vg- 1925.06.23 51591-R Golden Gate (O-dance) Look who's here! - Charleston (K. Whitmer / Klages)
g 1925.09.24 51630-L Florida Four (i4-dance) Nobody but Fanny (Al Jolson, Bud G. de Sylva, Con Conrad) - from "Bigboy"
vg 1925.09.24 51630-R Florida Four (i4-dance) I'm tired of everything but you - Foxtrot (Isham Jones)
e 1925.06.30 51632-L Imperial (O-marimba) INDIGO UND DIE VIERZIG RÄUBER (Johann Strauß II): Tausendundeine Nacht (Walzer op.346)
e 1925.06.30 51632-R Imperial (O-marimba) American Beauty - Waltz (Aronson)
e 1925.10.14 51635-L Mike Speciale Hotel Carlton Terrace (O-dance) HAREM AUF REISEN (Rudolf Nelson): Wenn du meine Tante siehst (Shimmy)
e 1925.10.14 51635-R Mike Speciale Hotel Carlton Terrace (O-dance), Arthur Hall (T) Bam bam bamy shore - Foxtrot (Ray Henderson / Dixon)
e 1925.11.16 51651-L ! Tennessee Happy Boys (O-dance), Arthur Hall (T) Paddlin' Madelin' home - Foxtrot (H. Woods) - from "Sunny"
e 1925.11.16 51651-R ! Tennessee Happy Boys (O-dance), Arthur Hall (T) Show me the way to go home - Foxtrot (I. King)
g-, e 1925.11.27 51654-L Joseph Knecht Waldorf-Astoria (O-dance) Moonlight in Mandalay - Foxtrot (Fay, Herscher, Naylor)
g-, e 1925.11.27 51654-R Joseph Knecht Waldorf-Astoria (O-dance) Let's wander away - Foxtrot (Ash, Burtnett, Owens)
g- 1925.10.09 51660-L ! Billy Jones (T), Ernest Hare (Bar), (O) I'd rather be alone in the South - Foxtrot (Vouse)
g- 1925.12.02 51660-R ! Billy Jones (T), Ernest Hare (Bar), (O) Show me the way to go home - Foxtrot (I. King)
e+ 1925.11.09 51665-L ! Waikiki (O-hawaiian) Sweet Hawaiian Dreams - Waltz (Coleman, Parish)
1925.11.09 51665-L ! Waikiki (O-hawaiian) Sweet Hawaiian Dreams - Waltz (Coleman, Parish)
e+ 1925.11.09 51665-R ! Waikiki (O-hawaiian) Love dreams of Lula Lu (White)
1925.11.09 51665-R ! Waikiki (O-hawaiian) Love dreams of Lula Lu (White)
vg+ 1925.12.16 51666-L ! Dave Kaplan Melodists (O-dance), Vernon Dalhart (T) I'll take you home again, Kathleen (M + W: Thomas P. Westendorf)
vg+ 1925.12.16 51666-R ! Dave Kaplan Melodists (O-dance), Vernon Dalhart (T) prisoner's song - Waltz (Guy Massey)
e 1926.01.06 51674-L Tennessee Happy Boys (O-dance) little bungalow - Foxtrot (Irving Berlin)
e 1926.01.06 51674-R Tennessee Happy Boys (O-dance), Arthur Hall (T) In your green hat - Foxtrot (Jack Yellen, Milton Ager)
g- 1926.01.19 51699-L Henry Ford Old-Time (O-dance) Varsovienne
g- 1926.01.19 51699-R Henry Ford Old-Time (O-dance) Heel and toe - Polka
e- 1926.03.11 51713-L Dave Kaplan Novelty (O-dance) Oh! you Lulu Belle - Foxtrot (Dixon, King, Henderson)
e- 1926.03.11 51713-R Dave Kaplan Novelty (O-dance) On the Tamiami Trail - Foxtrot (Clifford Friend, Santly)
vg- 1926.03.26 51725-L Golden Gate (O-dance) Here comes Malinda - Foxtrot (Davis, Akst)
vg+ 1926.03.26 51725-R Golden Gate (O-dance) What can I say after I say I'm sorry? - Foxtrot (Donaldson, Lyman)
vg- 1926.04.20 51738-L Jack Stillman (O-dance), Charles W. Harrison (T) Lulu Belle - Foxtrot (Robin, Myers)
vg 1926.04.20 51738-R Jack Stillman (O-dance), Charles W. Harrison (T) Valencia - Paso doble (José Padilla / Lucien Boyer, Jacques Charles; tr.: Grey) [in English]
g+ 1926.05.10 51756-L Jack Stillman (O-dance) In the middle of the night - Waltz (Fred Rose, Walter Donaldson)
vg 1926.05.10 51756-R Jack Stillman (O-dance), James Doherty (mV) At peace with the world - Waltz (Irving Berlin)
g, vg, e 1926.05.14 51757-L B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Bye-bye, Blackbird - Foxtrot (Ray Henderson / Mort Dixon)
g, vg, e 1926.05.14 51761-R B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Blue bonnet, you make me feel blue - Foxtrot (Bryan, Pete Wendling, Richman)
e- 1926.05.27 51765-L Arthur Hall (T), John Ryan (Bar), (O) I wish you were jealous of me (Haubrich, Rowell)
e- 1926.05.25 51765-R Arthur Hall (T), John Ryan (Bar), (O) Truly I do (Palmer, Williams)
e- 1926.06.03 51773-L Mike Speciale (O-dance), James Doherty (mV) Tell me you love me - Foxtrot (King, Hare)
e- 1926.06.03 51773-R Mike Speciale (O-dance), Bud Kennedy (mV) I'd give a lot of love (to get a little love from someone) - Foxtrot (M + W: Harry Woods)
vg+ 1926.06.17 51784-L Tennessee Happy Boys (O-dance), Nathan Glantz (cnd), Arthur Hall (T) Katinka - Foxtrot (Russell, Tobias)
vg+ 1926.06.17 51784-R Tennessee Happy Boys (O-dance), Nathan Glantz (cnd) Here I am - Foxtrot
vg 1926.07.01 51796-L Herbert Soman (O-salon) Trail of dreams (Klages, Swan)
e- 1926.07.01 51796-R Herbert Soman (O-salon) When you waltz with the one you love (O'Flynn, Sherman)
vg- 1926.07.21 51800-L ! Mike Markel (O-dance) Precious - Foxtrot
vg+ 1926.07.21 51800-R ! Mike Markel (O-dance) Baby face - Foxtrot (Harry Akst / Benny Davis)
e 1926.08.12 51822-L Golden Gate (O-dance), John Ryan (Bar) Adorable - Foxtrot (Ford, Wynburn)
e 1926.08.12 51822-R Golden Gate (O-dance), John Ryan (Bar) How many times? - Foxtrot (Irving Berlin)
vg+ 1926.09.09 51828-L B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Trudy - Foxtrot (Tobias, Sherman)
vg+ 1926.09.08 51828-R Jack Stillman (O-dance) Sleepy head - Waltz (Jesse Greer / Benny Davis)
g, e 1927.02.04 51948-L Vaughn de Leath (fV), (vn), (p) Since I found you - Foxtrot (Harry Woods / Sidney Clare)
g, e 1927.02.04 51948-R Vaughn de Leath (fV), (vn), (p) Blue skies - Foxtrot (Irving Berlin)
vg- 1927.03.24 51983-L Oreste Queensland (O-dance), Jack Davis (mV) I want to be miles away from ev'ryone (de Sylva, Brown, Henderson)
vg- 1927.03.24 51983-R Oreste Queensland (O-dance), Jack Davis (mV) I'm looking over a four-leaf clover - Foxtrot (Dixon, Woods
)
vg- 1927.05.05 52013 B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Some other day - Foxtrot (Young)
vg 1927.05.05 52013 B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Doll Dance - Foxtrot (Nacio Herb Brown)e 1927.04.08 52016-L Vaughn de Leath (fV), (vn), (p) So blue - Waltz (Ray Henderson / Bud G. de Sylva, Lew Brown)
e 1927.04.08 52016-R Vaughn de Leath (fV), (vn), (p) Somebody said (What do I care?) - Foxtrot (Clare, Woods)
e- 1927.04.26 52028-L Billy Jones (T), Ernest Hare (Bar), (O) You never get nowhere holding hands (Johnson, Sturm, Ness)
vg+ 1927.05.02 52028-R Jack Kaufman (T), (O) Fifty million Frenchmen can't be wrong (Rose, Raskin, Fred Fisher)
vg 1927.05.27 52029-L Vernon Dalhart (T), (O) Lucky Lindy (Gilbert, Abel Baer)
vg 1927.05.27 52029-R Vernon Dalhart (T), (O) Lindbergh (Monarch of the air) (Johnson, Sherman)
vg 1927.07.08 52069-L Walter van Brunt (T) <Walter Scanlan>, (mCh), (O) When the harvest moon is shining on the river (Henry / Lamb)
vg 1927.07.08 52069-R Walter van Brunt (T) <Walter Scanlan>, (mCh), (O) Let me call you Sweetheart (I'm in love with you) - Waltz (Leo Friedman / Whitson)
vg-,vg+,e 1927.07.30 52086-L Al Lynn Music Masters (O-dance), J. Donald Parker (mV) At sundown (when love is calling me home) (Walter Donaldson)
vg-,vg+,e 1927.07.30 52086-R ! Al Lynn Music Masters (O-dance), J. Donald Parker (mV) Me and my shadow - Foxtrot (Al Jolson, Dave Dreyer / Billy R. Rose, Al Jolson)
e 1927.09.14 52100-L Duke Yellman (O-dance), Theo Alban (mV) Roam on, my little Gypsy sweetheart (Wheeler, Kahal, Snyder)
e 1927.09.16 52100-R Joe Herlihy (O-dance) Rolling around in roses (Al Dubin, Raskin, Burke)
e 1927.10.18 52122-L Murray Kellner Dinner Music (O-salon) When you're in love - Waltz (Donaldson, Blaufuss)
e 1927.10.18 52122-R Murray Kellner Dinner Music (O-salon) Dainty Miss (Barnes)
e 1927.11.01 52138-L Ernie Golden Hotel MacAlpin (O-dance) Rose of Monterey - Foxtrot (Neil Moret, Gay)
e 1927.11.01 52138-R Ernie Golden Hotel MacAlpin (O-dance) Dancing shadows (Ernie Golden)
e 1927.11.18 52153-L J. Lester Haberkorn (Bs), (O) ROBIN HOOD (Reginald de Koven / Harry B. Smith): Brown October ale (Drinking song)
e 1927.11.04 52153-R Ernest Davis (mV), (O) When shadows fall (o'er the canyon wall) (Applegarth, Loth)
e- 1927.12.22 52178-L Homer Rodeheaver (Bar), (O) You can smile (A. H. Ackley)
vg+ 1927.12.22 52178-R Homer Rodeheaver (Bar), (Ch), (O) Carry thy burden to Jesus (King, Bowers)
e- 1927.11.19/22 52193-L (mCh), (O) TANNHÄUSER (M + W: Richard Wagner), III/1b: Pilgerchor [in English]
vg- 1928.01.04 52193-R (mCh), (O) FAUST (Charles F. Gounod / Jules Barbier, Michel Carré), IV/21: Chœur des soldats [in English]
m 1928.01.26 52208-L Phil Cook (mSp) <The Ventriloquist and his Dummy> Phil and "Jerry" - Act II
m 1928.01.23 52208-R Phil Cook (mSp) <The Ventriloquist and his Dummy> Phil and "Jerry" - Act I
e 1928.01.28 52213-L Rollickers (mVs), (p) Auf Wiederseh'n (We'll meet again) (Greenberg)
e 1928.01.28 52213-R Rollickers (mVs), (p) Rain - Foxtrot (Eugene Ford / Carey Morgan, Arthur Swanstrom)
e+ 1928.02.01 52214-L Oreste Queensland (O-dance), Songsters Ken & Vic (mV2) Lovely lady - Foxtrot (Wood, Stamper, Levey)
e+ 1928.02.01 52214-R Oreste Queensland (O-dance), Songsters Ken & Vic (mV2) Danger! (Look out for that gal) - Foxtrot (O'Flynn, Kilfeather)
vg+ 1928.02.02 52215-L Piccadilly Players & Singers (O-dance, Vs), Mel Morris (cnd) Rose room - Foxtrot (Arthur Hickman / Williams)
e- 1928.02.02 52215-R Piccadilly Players & Singers (O-dance, Vs), Mel Morris (cnd) I fell head-over-heels in love - Foxtrot (Parsons, Thayer) - revue "Clowns in Clover"
vg-, e 1928.02.09 52216-L Louis Lilienfeld Hotel Biltmore (O-dance) sunrise (will bring another day to you) - Foxtrot (Clifford Friend)
vg-, e 1928.02.09 52216-R Louis Lilienfeld Hotel Biltmore (O-dance) My Ohio home - Foxtrot (Kahn, Donaldson)
e- 1928.01.21 52218-L Elliott Stewart (mV), (O) Together - Waltz (de Sylva, Brown, Henderson)
e- 1928.02.07 52218-R Elliott Stewart (mV), (O) Sweetheart memories (Davis, Burke)
m 1928.03.02 52247-L Phil Cook (mSp) <The Ventriloquist and his Dummy> Phil and "Jerry" - Act IV
m 1928.03.01 52247-R Phil Cook (mSp) <The Ventriloquist and his Dummy> Phil and "Jerry" - Act III
vg+ 1928.04.27 52300-L B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Two blue eyes - Foxtrot (Strong, Perry, Porter)
vg+ 1928.04.27 52300-R B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) She didn't say "Yes", she didn't say "No", she only said "Maybe" - Foxtrot (Strong, Perry, Porter)
e- 1928.05.04 52305-L Winegar's Penn Boys (O-dance) My gal Sal - Foxtrot (Paul Dresser)
e- 1928.05.02 52305-R Al Friedman (O-dance), Theo Alban (mV) Girl of my dreams - Waltz (S. Clapp / Kalva)
E 1928.08.20 52387-L Frankie Marvin (mV, g) <Frankie Wallace> Swanee blue-jay (S. Williams)
E 1928.08.20 52387-R Frankie Marvin (mV, g) <Frankie Wallace> Drowsy moonlight
E 1928.09.13 52402-L B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) Roses of yesterday - Foxtrot (Irving Berlin)
E 1928.09.13 52402-R B. A. Rolfe Palais D'Or (O-dance) It must be love - Foxtrot (Derickson, Brown)
E 1929.01.18 52511-L Walter van Brunt (T) <Walter Scanlan>, (O) Walter Scanlan's Irish Medley
E 1928.12.14 52511-R Walter van Brunt (T) <Walter Scanlan>, (O) Killarney, my home o'er the sea (Knight Logan)
E 1929.03.19 52548-L B. A. Rolfe Lucky Strike (O-dance) Hello Sweetie - Foxtrot (Schafer, Cirina)
E 1929.03.19 52548-R B. A. Rolfe Lucky Strike (O-dance) Dance of the paper dolls - Foxtrot (Tucker, Schuster, Siras)
E 1929.07.18 52634-L Hotel Commodore NYC (O-salon) NEW MOON (Sigmund Romberg / Oscar Hammerstein II): Softly, as in a morning sunrise
E 1929.07.18 52634-R Hotel Commodore NYC (O-salon) Blue Hawaii - Waltz

The way to proceed at this point, please, is send me the list of records in which you are interested, using the 5-digit catalog numbers. That's all I need. If you want photos of the record(s) you like, I'll try to accommodate your requests. Thanks for looking.

[Medison Show-Man]

Peter - I'm interested in the following 6 Diamond Discs:
52122 52178 52213 522214 52402 52511 Please give me an itemized pricing and we can go from there... Thanks!

[52089]

Might I suggest you post the Excel version of this or at least a neatly formatted PDF? It's very hard to parse through in this form.

[fran604g]

Might I suggest you post the Excel version of this or at least a neatly formatted PDF? It's very hard to parse through in this form.

^^^ please, Peter.

Cheers,
Fran

[Curt A]

Peter,
I'm interested in:
51446-L Charleston Seven Toodles
51446-R Charleston Seven Nashville Nightingale

Let me know...
Curt

[PeterF]

Here are spreadsheet and pdf versions of the list.

[fran604g]

Thank you Peter.

Best cheers and regards,
Fran

[pcc1]

I am very interested in these from your list - please send me a price if you like:

51800
51983
52215

Many thanks, Philip

[PeterF]

PMs sent to all enquirers so far. Thanks for the enthusiasm folks!

[kirtley2012]

PMs sent to all enquirers so far. Thanks for the enthusiasm folks!

Did you get my message Peter?