"That Wonderful Mother Of Mine" By Will Oakland Edison Diamond Disc Record 1919

Today is May 10, 2015 ... Mother's Day.  In honor of the occasion, I have for you "That Wonderful Mother Of Mine" by Will Oakland.  The song was recorded in 1919 and the Diamond Disc record is a second pressing from 1923 or 1924 (Catalog number: 51210-L and Matrix number: 6632).  I am going to play the record on an Edison Disc Phonograph Model C-150 that was manufactured some time between 1915 and 1919.

You will note the red star on the label.  The Edison company placed red stars on records that they believed were not going to be strong sellers so the vendors knew in advance and thus could not return the records when they remained unsold.



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