Edison Records was one of the earliest record labels which pioneered recorded sound and was an important player in the early recording industry.
| Edison Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Thomas A. Edison, Inc. |
| Founded | June 28, 1888 Defunct October, 1929 Revived c. 1990s |
| Founder | Thomas Edison Jesse H. Lippincott |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | (independent, mostly through dealers, jobbers, and mail order) |
| Genre | Variety (classical, popular, etc.) |
| Country of origin | United States, some major European countries |
| Location | West Orange, New Jersey |
Read more about Edison Records: Early Phonographs Before Commercial Mass Produced Records, Beginnings of The Commercial Record Industry, Mass Produced Cylinders, Materials and Process Used To Manufacture Cylinder Records, Edison Disc Records, Edison Records Today
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“Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.”
—Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931)
“Although crowds gathered once if she but showed her face,
And even old men’s eyes grew dim, this hand alone,
Like some last courtier at a gypsy camping-place
Babbling of fallen majesty, records what’s gone.”
—William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)