YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS 1927 Edisonic Beethoven Diamond Disc Phonograph

T A Edison's response to Victor's Credenza was the Edisonic Phonograph. Especially designed to play the new Electric Edison Diamond Discs, the Beethoven sports the new Edisonic reproducer and the longest horn on any Diamond Disc Machine.

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Introduced at the end of 1927, the Edisonic Beethoven was Edison's last acoustic Diamond Disc phonograph. Its short production run of only 18 months and sluggist sales make it one of the rarest Edison Phonographs.

The improved acoustic design of the Edisonic makes it the best sounding Diamond Disc Machine, with a fat, thumping bass and loud volume.


Recorded from an original Diamond Disc:

1923: Green Brothers Novelty Orchestra:

Yes! We have no Bananas

A word to the sound:
I have recorded the actual record on the machine with an external condensor mike and spliced it into the video. Hence you will sometimes notice jumps in sound quality. Volume has been adjusted to maximum level without clipping and distortions. No peak volume compression or other sound manipulations have been applied. If you find that the volume of my videos are lower than on other videos, the reason may be the absence of artificial compression and volume boosting.

Enjoy.

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[mj99a]

interesting... such a long intro before the vocals come in. the writers were sued (and lost) for plagiarizing handels hallelujah chorus. beautiful recording.

[sanfranphono]

@mj99a that's quite common for early dance songs, you only had one vocal chorus towards the end of the piece.

Thanks for the interesting tidbit, though who would sue for an 18th ctr haendel piece?

[MrXnews]

Nice one! The vocalist is George Wilton Ballard.

[sanfranphono]

@MrXnews Thanks for the info - really appreciate it.

[hotsickle]

@Edisonfans19 yes! i have always loved it too !

[RTilly12]

My uncle used to sing the "yes we have no bananas" part to me (i guess those were the only words he knew lol) and I always thought he made the song up until youtube suggested i watch this...you learn something new everyday :)

[PKamargo]

Yes, I do have this record! - Actually the only Edison Diamond Disc I have... lol.

[horarwgt]

The two-man Green Brothers Novelty Band did have five hits between 1920 and 1925 but this wasn't one of them. George Hamilton Green and Joe Green played xylophone, marimbas, vibraphone and drums.

[JCJasion]

Ahhh, but the original record itself was recorded acoustically in 1923.

[PALINDUP]

@1920s buff I think I hear "Bring back my Bonnie to me" in there too?

[faqirsilki]

thnx - great

[tissueboxland]

This song is about a shortage of bananas in long island. Fun fact

[Edisonfans19]

I have always loved this tune.

[1920sbuff]

@sanfranphono Nobody would for a Haendel piece; however instead of Handel I hear quotations from Michael Willam Balfe's I Dreamt I Dwelt in Marble Halls" from his 1843 opera "The Bohemian Girl". This was much more likely to be a copyrighted work.