Edison Records - Essays and Listening Guides

In an effort to aid scholars, the public, collectors, and educators to better understand the historical legacy of Edison's disc recordings, UCSB is commissioning a series of short essays on the history of Edison's disc recordings and the genres of music the company recorded, accompanied in many cases with listening guides with musical examples from the digital archive. 

Reconsidering Edison

• Listening to Diamond Discs (Dr. Emily Thompson, Professor of History, Princeton University)
• "Classical" Music on Edison Records (Dr. Derek Katz, University of California, Santa Barbara)

Edison's Technical Innovations and Media Types

• Introduction to the Edison Diamond Disc (Michael Sherman, Monarch Record Enterprises)
• Early Development and Background to the Edison Diamond Disc, 1912-13  (Michael Sherman, Monarch Record Enterprises)
• Understanding Edison Matrix and Take Markings (David Seubert, UC Santa Barbara)
• Edison Diamond Disc Preliminary Couplings (David Seubert, UC Santa Barbara)
• The Edison Long-Playing Record (Michael Sherman, Monarch Record Enterprises)
• Edison Needle Type Recordings (forthcoming)
• Edison's Late Electrical Recordings (Michael Sherman, Monarch Record Enterprises)

An Exploration of Genres and Performers

• Jazz and Hot Dance on Edison Records (David Sager)
• Jazz and Hot Dance on Edison: A Guide to Listening (David Sager)
• Edison’s “Foreign” Discs: Tentative Attempts and Vague Nods (Jonathan Ward, Excavated Shellac)
• Edison's Country Music Recordings (David Sager)
• Violinist Carl Flesch – A Survey of his Edison Recordings (David Seubert, UC Santa Barbara)
• Edison's "Red Star" Discs (David Seubert, UC Santa Barbara)
• Edison Mood Music  (Michael Sherman, Monarch Record Enterprises)