Sold Date: November 10, 2015
Start Date: November 3, 2015
Final Price: $31.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 15
Seller Feedback: 643
Buyer Feedback: 37

 Here is a lot of 5 Edison Diamond Disc records, all in playable condition, but should be cleaned before playing.

These are all 'Red Star' Discs.

 "You will often find with red stars in the middle of the title area. This does not denote a big performing star or a big star of a song. Rather, it is a record that the Edison people were predicting would be a dog. A non-seller. It was a record that dealers were not required to stock and was not subject to full credit if returned as unsold.

[So, are we saying that Edison invented the cutout bin?]

Actually not, because the rules were VERY STRICT. There was to be NO DISCOUNTING AT ALL. For ANY reason. What I had meant to say above is that the red star records could NOT be retuned to the Edison company for full credit or ANY credit! Also, if the red star record did not sell, the dealer could not discount it to get rid of it. Full list price only. That is, until 1929. And then, perhaps we CAN say that Edison invented the cut-out bin--but it was the COMPANY he was cutting out! But even then you will notice that after only a few months of close-out prices they DISTROYED all remaining stock." (Reprinted without permission from 'The 78rpm Home Page'. Please support their efforts!) 

#51131-L--'Open Your Arms My Alabamy'--Billy Jones &Ernest Hare---R-'There's Only One Mary In Maryland'--Harvey Hindermyer

#51191-L--"Toot,Toot, Tootsie! (Goo'Bye)'--Broadway Dance Orchestra--R--'Carolina Mammy'-Paul Victorin's Orchestra

#51314-L--"Why Did I Kiss That Girl?"--Tomy Monaco's Orchestra--R--'Not Yet, Suzette!"--The Merry Sparklers

#51067-L--'When Will The Sun Shine For Me?"--George Wilton Ballard--R--'Keep It Under Your Hat"--Robert Denning

#51265-L---NO LABEL_----------------------------------------------------------R--'Sittin' In A Corner' Nathan Glantz And His Orchestra