The earliest disc records were worse audio quality than contemporary cylinder records (though they later generally caught up). The larger higher fidelity "opera" cylinders never got beyond being a small niche market. Then in the 1910s the Edison "Diamond Disc" system had some significant superior qualities vs standard lateral "78s" of the time.
Book "From Tinfoil to Stereo" (though US-centric and imperfect) gives a good overview.
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