[78-L] 12" Edison Sample Records

[David Lennick]

I had two of them, including a Long Play. Both went to Kurt a couple of decades 
ago and I'm sure I ate well.

dl

On 12/27/2013 10:58 AM, S P wrote:
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> Edison Sample Records in good condition sell for between $300 and $400 on ebay. The series goes to No. 13 as far as I know.
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> Stephan
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com
>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Clifford Bolling
>> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 9:47 PM
>> To: 78-l Online
>> Subject: [78-L] 12" Edison Sample Records
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>> Just brought home an Edison C250 today that had 3-12" sample records inside,
>> Nos. 9, 10,&  11. I've heard about them but these are the first I've
>> seen. Seems there isn't a lot of info floating around about these. Are
>> they scarce/rare? How high does the series go? Beyond 11? How frequently
>> were they issued? Stuff like that.
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>> The 2 drawers were full of Diamond Discs and more than half had their
>> original sleeves with stickers describing the artists and songs, all with
>> the embossed labels. I think this bunch of records is original to the
>> machine. Very cool!
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>> There were also a few of the 57000 series (german).
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>> Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! CDB