| Edison Records | |
|---|---|
 1903 advertisement | |
| Parent company | Thomas A. Edison, Inc. |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Founder | Thomas Edison Jesse H. Lippincott |
| Defunct | 1929 |
| Status | Defunct |
| Distributor(s) | Independent |
| Genre | Various |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | West Orange, New Jersey |
Edison Records was one of the early record labels that pioneered sound recording and reproduction, and was an important and successful company in the early recording industry.
The first phonograph cylinders were manufactured in 1888, followed by Edison's foundation of the Edison Phonograph Company in the same year. The recorded wax cylinders, later replaced by Blue Amberol cylinders, and vertical-cut Diamond Discs, were manufactured by Edison's National Phonograph Company from 1896 on, reorganized as Thomas A. Edison, Inc. in 1911. Until 1910 the recordings did not carry the names of the artists. The company began to lag behind its rivals in the 1920s, both technically and in the popularity of its artists, and halted production of recordings in 1929.