Edison Early A-250 Phonograph Playing "Button Up Your Overcoat"

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Uploaded by on May 16, 2009

I have dug deep into my Edison Diamond Disc collection and found a few favorites that I bought many years ago. This one features the fabulous Golden Gate Orchestra recording one of their most difficult to find Edison recordings, "Button Up Your Overcoat". I searched for 20 years before finding this elusive Edison record. Jack Parker,"Happy Jack", is featured on vocals. The phonograph is a very early A-250 model with the button type start/stop and sound vents on the cabinet sides. I replaced the original reproducer with a rebuilt (by the late Bob Waltrip) nickel plated Edisonic. I hope that you enjoy it!

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  • It sounds clearer then today's reproduction!! Thanks for all your great vids!!

  • @DIYPhonophile Thanks so much for your gracious comments!

  • Great! Thanks for posting!!!

  • You're very welcome! Thanks so much for your comments and for subscribing too!

  • You are very welcome! I've always enjoyed this rendition of "Button Of Your Overcoat" over any other I've heard. It has a wonderful arrangement and Jack Parker's vocals on Edison records are always a pleasure. Thanks for your gracious comments!

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  • Sound quality is impressive. It always seems like it's the singers who suffer the most on these early records, with some lower frequencies missing. But this guy's voice sounds pretty natural!

  • Fantastic! To think that people listened to this very recording nearly a century ago

  • This machine plays very well. I've never seen a needle head that dropped vertically down like that before. Interesting.

  • Thank you for sharing this rare and wonderful record!

    It's a great rendition of this tune with one of the best dance bands of the 1920s.

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