Edison Diamond Discs 1912-1929
This page covers the 82000 series from 82001 to 82360 with issue dates ranging from 1912 to 1928. It was a prestigious tier featuring High Classical and Operatic selections with a base price of $2.00. It was analogous to Victor's Red Seal Label and Columbia's Symphony Series. Also like those labels, many Discs were one-sided in a way. The L-Side contained a spoken description of the song and artist. Recording and issuing were steady throughout this time period, albeit at a much slower pace due to the price. There were even more exclusive series like the 82500 (82501-82573 by 1919) and the 83000 (83001-83087 by 1920). A single 84001 was also issued.
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My Laddie	Description of "My Laddie"
Anna Case	Harry E. Humphrey (narrator)
Edison 82081-R	Edison 82081-L
Matrix# 3547-H-9-26	Matrix# 3697-B-3-98
January 1915	April 1915
New York, New York	New York, New York

Melody in F	Spring Song
Albert Spalding	Albert Spalding
Edison 82135-R	Edison 82135-L
Matrix# 5747-A-37-13	Matrix# 5748-B-14-117
August 1917	August 1917
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Worn.	Note: Worn.

Caprice Espagnol	Souvenir
Albert Spalding (pianoforte by André Benoist)	Albert Spalding (pianoforte by André Benoist)
Edison 82154-R	Edison 82154-L
Matrix# 5759-A-3-7	Matrix# 5062-A-3-9
August 1917	October 1916
New York, New York	New York, New York
Sleeve Front	Sleeve Back

O Mio Fernando	Stride La Vampa
Cyrena Van Gordon	Cyrena Van Gordon
Edison 82180-R	Edison 82180-L
Matrix# 6901-A-2-2	Matrix# 6959-A-2-1
August 5-7, 1919	October 1919
New York, New York	New York, New York

Prologue (I Pagliacci)	Largo (Xerxes)
Arthur Middleton	Merle Alcock
Edison 82199-R	Edison 82199-L
Matrix# 6856-A-2-8	Matrix# 6489-A-4-2
July 1-3, 1919	December 2-11, 1918
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Warped.

So anch'io la virtů magica	Ouvre ton coeur (Sérénade Espagnole)
Consuelo Escobar de Castro	Mario Laurenti
Edison 82208-R	Edison 82208-L
Matrix# 6562-A-3	Matrix# 7462-C-2-2
January 1919	July 28, 1920
New York, New York	New York, New York
Note: Very worn.	Note: Very worn.

Ave Maria	Pilgrim's Song
Marie Rappold (violin obbligato by Albert Spalding, pianoforte by Robert Gayler)	Henri Scott
Edison 82258-R	Edison 82258-L
Matrix# 8040-C-3-3	Matrix# 5547-C-4-1
June 2, 1921	May 5, 1917
New York, New York	New York, New York

Paderewski's Menuet	Hark! Hark! The Lark
Albert Spalding (pianoforte by André Benoist)	Albert Spalding (pianoforte by André Benoist)
Edison 82307-R	Edison 82307-L
Matrix# 9230-B-3-4	Matrix# 9232-C-1-5
October 30, 1923	October 30, 1923
New York, New York	New York, New York

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