[78-L] 12" Edison Sample Records

[Buster]

One of the best things about them is the very abrupt and matter-of-fact tone, and strong New York accent, of the announcer who identifies each song snippet. 

> On Dec 27, 2013, at 8:30 AM, David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> 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:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> Stephan
>> 
>>> -----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
>>> 
>>> 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.
>>> 
>>> 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!
>>> 
>>> There were also a few of the 57000 series (german).
>>> 
>>> Any info would be appreciated. Thanks! CDB
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