EDISON CYLINDERS Blue Amberols Are Housed in Fine Quality Reproduction Edison Orange Boxes Or in Original Boxes
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EDISON CYLINDERS Blue Amberols are housed in fine quality reproduction Edison orange boxes or in original boxes. Wax cylinders are in padded boxes, either original or appropriately protective. Any mold on wax cylinders is always described. All grading is visual and refers to the cylinders rather than the boxes. 4354. 2-M 17139. CÉCILLE MERGUILLIER [s]. DOMINO NOIR: Un fée (Auber). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 4355. 2-M 15897. FRANZISKA KRUG-ELFGEN [s]. SCHLARAFFENDLAND: Walzerlied (Schleif- fahrt). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 4356. 2-M 18070. PIERRE CORNUBERT [t]. LA DAME BLANCHE: Ah! quel plaisir d’être soldat (Boieldieu). Just about 1-2. $75.00. 4353. 4-M Wax Amberol B-152. LEO SLEZAK [t] STÄNDCHEN (Schubert). Just about 1-2. $75.00. 4351. 4-M Wax Amberol B-165. FLORENCIO CONSTANTINO [t]. TOSCA: Recondita armonia (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $75.00. 4348. 4-M Wax Amberol B-166. BLANCHE ARRAL [s]. MIGNON: Polonaise (Thomas). Just about 1-2. $40.00. 4350. 4-M Wax Amberol B-174. ADELINA AGOSTINELLI [s], ATTILIO PAROLA [t]. LA BOHÈME: O soave fanciulla (Puccini). Just about 1-2. $75.00. 4349. 4-M Wax Amberol 30044. MARIE RAPPOLD [s]. CHANSON PROVENÇALE (Dell’Acqua) Just about 1-2. $40.00. 4352. 4-M Wax Amberol 844. HENRI SCOTT [bs]. O’ER THE FRESH GREEN FIELDS (Chami- nade). Just about 1-2. $20.00. 4363. 4-M Blue Amberol 2388. CLEMENTINE DE VERE SAPIO [s], VERNON ARCHIBALD [b]. ROSE OF THE MOUNTAIN TRAIL (Brennan). Archibald sings the main tune about Rose, who we hear vocalizing in the distance on the Mountain Trail. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 4360. 4-M Blue Amberol 27033. JOACHIM CERDAN [bs]. IL BARBIERE DI SIVIGLIA: La calun- nia (Rossini). In French. Just about 1-2. $35.00. 4359. 4-M Blue Amberol 28135 [take 1]. MARIE DELNA [c]. ORFEO ED EURIDICE: Che farò senza Euridice (Gluck). Just about 1-2. $30.00. 4357. 4-M Blue Amberol 28153. ALBERT SPALDING [vln]. SOUVENIR OF MOSCOW (Wieniaw- ski). Just about 1-2. $25.00. 4358. 4-M Blue Amberol 28158. RICCARDO MARTIN [t]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Preludio e Siciliana (Mascagni). Includes original box and pamphlet. Just about 1-2. $25.00. 4361. 4-M Blue Amberol 28198. MARGUERITE SYLVA [s]. CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA: Voi lo sapete (Mascagni). Just about 1-2. $35.00. 4362. 4-M Blue Amberol 5398. VICTOR HERBERT AND HIS ORCHESTRA. LE CID: Ballet Music (Massenet). Just about 1-2. $25.00. EDISON DIAMOND-DISCS SS=early “smooth surface” (laminated “etched” label area, 1912-1915); RC= “Edison Re-Creation” Paper Label (1921-1924); ER= “Edison Record” Paper Label (1924-1929). All others (1916-1920) have various forms of “etched” black centers. All explanatory talks are by Harry E. Humphrey unless specifically identified as John Charles Thomas (who recorded a few in 1914, just as his singing career was developing). Edison discs pick up marks and rubs easily, so I’m pleased to be offering so many choice copies. There should be no sonic difference between records graded “just about 1-2” and those “2”, as well as any with “superficial” connected to the grading. The same applies to all the other recordings listed in this catalogue. As Edison often issued multiple takes (the letters following the matrix numbers indicate the take), collectors may find comparisons of these interesting. Sometimes the different takes were made during the same session, but other times there could be months or even years separating them. Likewise the takes can be remarkably similar or noticeably different. It’s often possible to observe physically, in comparing the grooving of multiple takes, that one might be shorter or longer than another. As all are 10”, I’ve omitted the record size in listing this Edison group. EDISON DIAMOND-DISCS GIUSEPPE ANSELMI [t] 3913. SS 83007 [1374-B/2698-C]. LA FAVORITA: Spirto gentil (Donizetti) / EXPLANATORY TALK. Short catalogue life. His rarest Edison. Lt. rubs, 2. $40.00. 3897. RC 83018 [1377-B/2699-A]. LUCIA: Tu che a Dio spiegasti l’ali (Donizetti) / EXPLANATORY TALK. Excellent copy. One tiny, harmless rim bump. Couple lighest mks., cons. 2. $12.00. TORCOM BEZAZIAN [b] 3873. ER 74012 [7125-B/7133-C]. LA CHANSON DE MARTHA (Gustave Chiron) / QUAND LES PAPILLONS (J. Vercelier). Looks mint. Just about 1-2. $10.00. ALESSANDRO BONCI [t] 4259. SS 83012 [2279-A/2550-B]. LUCIA: Fra poco a me ricovero (Donizetti) / EXPLANATORY TALK. Just about 1-2. $15.00. LUCREZIA BORI [s] 3901. ER 22289 [2229-B/4876-A]. LA SONNAMBULA: Ah! non credea mirarti (Bellini) / MARIE SUNDELIUS [s]. CARMEN: Je dis, que rien ne m’épouvante (Bizet). Just about 1-2. $12.00. - 7 - EDISON DIAMOND-DISCS ANNA CASE [s] 3914. RC 82136 [3805-H/3957-B]. LUCIA: Mad Scene (Donizetti) / EXPLANATORY TALK. Label signed by Case. Just about 1-2. $15.00. CARLOS CASTRO [t]. I believe that Consuelo Escobar De Castro was the wife of Carlos Castro and the sister of soprano Maria Escobar, who appears below under her name. 3871. ER 76010 [6536-B/6530-B]. YA SOY FELIZ …! [DANZA] (Lerda de Tejada) / CONSUELO ESCOBAR DE CASTRO [s]. TODO PASO (Ponce). Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3872. ER 76011 [6534-F/6528-A]. SOÑO MI MENTE LOCA; POR TI MI CORAZON (both Ponce) / CONSUELO ESCOBAR DE CASTRO [s]. LA GOLONDRINA (Serradell). Tiny edge nick side one not to grooves, otherwise just about 1-2. $12.00. CÉLINE CHAIS-BONHEUR [c] Chais = Shea. She was married to American baritone and voice teacher George E. Shea who was active in Paris for a time. 3886. ER 80763 [4343-B/4379-C]. MIGNON: Connais-tu le pays? (Thomas) / LA FAVORITA: Ah! mon Fernand (Donizetti). Couple insignificant rubs, just about 1-2. $10.00. CONSUELO ESCOBAR DE CASTRO [s] 3874. ER 60046 [9941-C/9801-C]. LA MAÑANA ESTÁ DE FIESTA (Badet-Garcia) / VICTOR J. ROSALES [b]. FLORES NEGRAS (Pasillo). Looks new. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3899. RC 82177 [6567-A/6677-A]. LAKME: Dov’e l’Indiana bruna (Delibes) / I PURITANI: Vien, diletto (Bellini). Fine copy. Few lt. mks, cons. 2. $8.00. MARIE DELNA [c] 3891. RC 83019 [2762-A/3024-B]. LE PROPHÈTE: Ah, mon fils (Meyerbeer) / EXPLANATORY TALK. Cons. 2. $15.00. YVONNE DE TRÉVILLE [s] 3866. SS 80296 [4151-A/4275-A]. CHANSON PRO- VENÇALE (Dell’Acqua) / T. FOSTER WHY [bs]. QUEEN OF SHEBA: Recit. … Sous les pieds d’une femme (Gounod). Both in French. Just about 1-2. $12.00. CLEMENTINE DE VERE-SAPIO [s] 3876. SS 82057 [3030-C/3066-B]. LE COEUR ET LA MAIN: Bolero (Lecocq) / LE GRAND MOGUL: Valse des serpents (Audran). Both in French. Two rim halfmoon patinas side two not near groove, otherwise cons. 2. $25.00. WILLIAM DORIAN [t] 3868. SS 80195 [3159-C/3181-A]. NOTTE SUL MARE (Valente) / PEARL FISHERS: Mi par d’udire ancora (Bizet). Some lt. rubs, 2. $10.00. MARIA LUISA ESCOBAR [s] 3875. ER 60038 [9582-C/9607-B]. CIELITO LINDO (Nuño) / ASI CANTABA LA FUENTE (Garcia) Looks new. Just about 1-2. $12.00. ORVILLE HARROLD [t] 3922. SS 80067 [1283-A?/2934-?]. MARTHA: Ah, so Pure (Flotow) / AGNES KIMBALL [s], THOMAS CHALMERS [b]. IL TROVATORE: Vivrà! Contende il giubilo (Verdi). These early pressings pre-date the use of letters designating takes. 2. $12.00. CHARLES HART [s] 3867. ER 80277 [9829-H/4126-A]. OPEN THE GATES OF THE TEMPLE (Crosby-Knapp) / ANITA RIO [s]. MESSIAH: There Were Shepherds … Glory to God (Handël). Side two with chorus. Just about 1-2. $10.00. JULIA HEINRICH [s] 3918. RC 82098 [3963-C/4134-C]. LE CID: Pleurez! Pleurez, mes yeux! (Massenet) / JOHN CHARLES THOMAS [speaker]. EXPLANATORY TALK. Label side two erroneously credits Harry Humphrey, but someone has neatly superimposed Thomas’s name on the label. Just about 1-2. $12.00. 3881. RC 82541 [3943-A/4141-B]. IL TROVATORE: Ai nostri monti (Verdi). With GUIDO CICCO- LINI [t] / JOHN CHARLES THOMAS [as Speaker]: EXPLANATORY TALK. As above, the label for side two erroneously credits Harry Humphrey. Cons. 2. $12.00. EDITH HELENA [s] 3910. RC 51175 [8918-C/8973-B]. NOVELTY (VIOLIN IMITATION MEDLEY): KISS ME AGAIN (Herbert) and THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMER (Flotow). Up to a high F. / VIRGINIA BURT [vocal steel guitar imitation). DREAMY HAWAIIAN SHORE (Burt). Cons. 2. $15.00. - 8 - EDISON DIAMOND-DISCS FRIEDA HEMPEL [s] 3865. RC 82145 [6217-C/6238-A]. THERE’S A LONG, LONG TRAIL (Elliott) / ARTHUR MIDDLE- TON [bs-b]. FREEDOM FOR ALL FOREVER (Hilliam). Minor lbl tear side two. Cons. 2. $7.00. 3894. ER 82568 [6508-J/6695-C]. RIGOLETTO: Caro nome (Verdi) / DAUGHTER OF THE RE- GIMENT: Evviva la Francia (Donizetti). Just about 1-2. $10.00. HEINRICH HENSEL [t[ 3898. SS 82061 [1408-A/2726-B]. AUF FLÜGELN DES GESANGES (Mendelssohn) / EXPLANA- TORY TALK. Small number sticker attached below center hole, otherwise as new. Just about 1-2. $15.00. KARL JÖRN [t] 3863. RC 80524 [6838-B/6923-C] SINGING TO YOU (U. S. Kerr) / VIRGINIA REA [s]. LA ZINGARELLA (de Gioia). Side one in English. Side two in Italian. Very lt. rubs, cons. 2. $10.00. MARIO LAURENTI [b] 3900. RC 82235 [7722-B/7740-C]. HÉRODIADE: Salome! Salome! / THAÏS: Voilà donc la terrible cité (both Massenet). Just about 1-2. $10.00. ODETTE LE FONTENAY [s]. On Met roster, 1916-1917. 3921. RC 74006 [5512-H/5516-H]. LE COEUR ET LA MAIN: Par toi, divine creature / LE COEUR ET LA MAIN: Pardonne, et ne sois pas fâchée (C. Lecocq).