Edison Diamond Disc 40 min Long play, Gold Label 12\" Record For Sale

Rare Edison Diamond Disc 40 min long play, Gold Label 12\" Record.In 1926, Edison introduced their new Long-Playing Record and phonographs. Theextended playing time was achieved not by slowing the revolution speed of theturntable but by tripling the grooves per inch from 150 to an astonishing 450!This resulted in a playing time of 12 minutes per side on a 10” disc and 20minutes per side on a 12” disc. On a two-sided 12” record, this yielded atotal playing time of 40 minutes and a total groove length of a mile and aquarter! There was a total of 6 (six) 12\" (40min) discs made. 30001, 2, 3, 4, 5, & 6. This is disc 30002. You will receive the exact same disc as in the photographs. Please take a look at my other listings.

30002 R: (12017):

A) “William Tell Overture”/Sodero’s Band
B) “Lucia—Sextet”/Sodero’s Band
C) “La Gioconda--La Furiana”/Sodero’s Band
D) “Tannhauser March”/Sodero’s Band

L: (12018):

A) “Poet & Peasant Overture”/American Symphony Orchestra
B) “Norma—Hear Me”/Spindler & Giammatteo
C) “La Gioconda—Dance of the Hours”/American Symphony Orchestra

Note: This disc should only be played with an Edison \"Long Play\" diamond disc reproducer.