[Phono-L] Edison/Dalhart question

Douglas Houston cdh041 at earthlink.net
Sat May 26 20:08:06 PDT 2007


If I understand what you're asking, the book is available from Mainspring
Press. Do a Google, and you'll have it.


> [Original Message]
> From: Robert Wright <esroberto at hotmail.com>
> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Date: 5/26/2007 9:18:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison/Dalhart question
>
> Thanks for looking that up for me, Douglas!  Greatly appreciated.  I was 
> hoping that someone out there had a copy of Ron Dethlefson & Ray Wile's 2 
> volume, 800pg complete listing of Edison Diamond Disc recordings,
published 
> in 1977.  I think.  When I found an Edison jobber record and contacted
Tim 
> Graycyk about it, he put me in contact with Jack Palmer and Ron
Dethlefson, 
> and Ron was kind enough to write me a post card explaining that the 
> recording I'd found was listed on page 396 of this compendium of which I 
> speak.  Unfortunately, I don't remember any other details about the
book(s), 
> nor have I ever stumbled across them online.
>
> So does anyone out there have a copy of this work?  It would tell me what
I 
> need to know.  I'm trying to collect every take of "Baggage Coach" by 
> Dalhart that was released.  My DD copy (that Jack graciously sent me as a 
> gift) has "10315-B-1-  5" scratched in the runoff, so it seems there are
at 
> least 2 takes issued on DD alone.  The take I have on my BA 5011 is 
> certainly a different performance than this DD Jack gave me.  Can anyone 
> else help shed some light on this?
>
> Thanks again,
> Robert
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Douglas Houston" <cdh041 at earthlink.net>
> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 7:58 PM
> Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Edison/Dalhart question
>
>
> > Jack Palmer's book shows that Dalhart did the record on April 13, 1925,
> > Matrix 10315-C. I take this to mean that take #3 was the one issued, but
> > there is no note of any other take being issued. The DD number was
51557,
> > and the BA was 5011. I hope that bthis is what you wanted.
> >
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: Robert Wright <esroberto at hotmail.com>
> >> To: Antique Phonograph List <phono-l at oldcrank.org>
> >> Date: 5/26/2007 6:04:23 PM
> >> Subject: [Phono-L] Edison/Dalhart question
> >>
> >> So no one can tell me how many takes of "In The Baggage Coach Ahead"
> > Edison
> >> released by Vernon Dalhart?
> >>
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