[78-L] Electric Edison Diamond Discs

[Michael Shoshani]

On Tue, 2009-03-17 at 12:38 -0400, Jon Noring wrote:
> David wrote:
> 
> > According to Ray Wile's "Edison Disc Recordings", popular DDs from 52089 on are
> > all electrical (last number is 52651). If so that would make Edison the only
> > label that didn't continue issuing acousticals and electricals side by side
> > till the old ones were used up.
> 
> Were all the electrical DD's directly mastered, or were any of them dubs
> (such as the last ones from lateral masters)?
> 
> Likewise, were any of the laterals dubs from another master (e.g., a
> DD master)?
> 
> Does Ray Wile's book cover this?

I don't know if Wile's book covers it, but Frow's does. IIRC George Frow
states that toward the end of the Edison Phonograph enterprise the
Diamond Discs were dubbed, presume electrically, from lateral masters. 

I don't have my copy with me at work. Ron Dethlefson should be lurking
around here somewhere, and he knows everything about the subject.