BLUE AMBEROL MUSIC Blue Amberol Music is an ASCAP affiliated publishing division of Synergy Electronic Music, Inc. It provides publishing administration for some artists affiliated with the Third Contact label. Blue Amberol operates in parallel with Semiconductor Music Publishing (ASCAP) which is the publisher of the Larry Fast/Synergy music catalog. Synergy Electronic Music, Inc. is a member of the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA). business mail address: BLUE AMBEROL MUSIC PO Box 425 Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 USA email: blueamberol@synergy-emusic.com This is also the contact point for inquiries about licensing for third party synchronization uses in other media. Blue Amberol was the brand name for the first plastic celluloid audio cylinders marketed by the Edison Phonograph Company between 1912 and 1929. The distinctive blue color and finer pitched grooves made them identifiable compared to the black and gold colored wax Amberol cylinders which predated them. In addition to the regular repertoire Edison sold a premium line of classical Concert Blue Amberols. Acoustically recorded Edison Blue Amberol cylinders and 80 RPM Edison Diamond Disks co-existed for over a decade and a half. The cylinders were phased out in the late 1920s when electrically recorded disks came to dominate the recording industry. Edison ceased manufacturing phonographs and records in 1929. First photo-documented recording industry-induced all-nighter. Thomas A. Edison and staff, June 16, 1888. SYNERGY HOME PAGE © Synergy® Electronic Music, Inc. Synergy® is a registered US Trademark 030714