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An independent journal of phonography and other arts of sound'reproduction Founded 1926 by Axel B . Johnson The Phonograph Nionthly R i eview ROBERT DONALDSON DARRELL, Editor AXEL B. JOHNSON, Business Manager THE PHONOGRAPH PUBLISHING CO., Inc., Cambridge, Massachusetts Telephone UNIversity 3827 THE PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY REVIEW appears All communications should be addressed to the Man- at the end of each month. All material is fully pro- tected, but may be reproduced under a credit line. Yearly subscription price $3.00 in the United States and $4.00 in Canada and other foreign countries, postage prepaid. Single copies 25 cents. aging Editor, Box 138, Cambridge, Massachusetts. All unsolicited contributions must be accompanied by a self-addressed, stamped envelope. All checks and money orders should be made out to THE PHONOGRAPH PUBLISHING CO., Inc. EDITORIAL N EGOTIATING the somewhat turbulent water of the past few months we had al- most forgotten that The Phonograph Mon- thly Review was completing the fifth year of its cruise on the journalistic sea. The issue of October 1926, with its review of the first important electrical recordings (Berlioz’ Symphonic Fantastique, Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony, and the Toscanini disc of Midsummer Night’s Dream excerpts), mark- ed our launching. With the present issue we inaugurate our sixth year, making the first definite announcement of an achievement as vital to the progress of phonography as elec- trical recording—long-playing records. To the engineers who have finally developed the long-playing records and instruments to the marketable stage The P. M. R.—and every phonophile—offers the most heartfelt congratulations. The severest handicap to recorded music has been conquered; its evo- lution and perfection should develop now with startling rapidity. Five years ago The Phonograph Month- ly Review was the lone and feeble voice of a handful of enthusiasts, cranks perhaps, who believed in a musical medium whose possibili- ties were still almost in the visionary stage. The past years have justified that belief and the ranks of serious phonophiles have been enormously expanded. We shall endeavor to play as energetic and constructive part in the developments to come and convincingly press home the now undeniable claims of phono- graphy as a musical and entertainment medium of the most significant order.