The record changer (Mar-Dec 1947)

HOW THE RECORD CHANGER WORKS: Abbreviations used in the Classified "Wanted" and "For Disposition" Sections are as follows: Col. I , Record Label: Ae Aeolian Aj Ajax AM .... American Music Ap Apex Ar Artiphon As Asch Au Autograph Av .... Aeolian Vocalion Ba Banner BB Blue Bird Be Beacon Bl Berliner BN Blue Note BP ... Brunswick Polydor Br Brunswick Bt Beltona BS Black Swan Bu Buddy Bwy Broadway Ca Cameo Ch Champion CI Collectors Item CI Clarion Clg Clangor Cn Chantal Co Columbia Com Commodore Cp Capitol Cq Conqueror Cr Crown CRS. Collectors Rec. Shop Cs Crescent Cx Claxtonola De Decca DF Discophiles Francoises Di Diva Dl Dolmetsch Do Domino DP Decca Polydor Ds Disc Dx Deluxe Ed Edison EB Edison-Bell El Electrola Em Emerson Ex Excelsior Fo Fonotipia FO .... Fonotipia-Odeon FRM Friends of Recorded Music Ge Gennett GG Grey Gull Gl General Gr Gramophone Gt Gamut Ha Harmony He Homochord Hg Harmograph Hgl Hargail HMV..His Master's Voice HoW. . . .Hit of the Week HRS..Hot Record Society Id Ideal Je Jewell Jl .... Jazz Information JM Jazz Man Kn Keynote Li Lincoln Lu Lumen Me Melotone Ml Melha Mo Monarch Mp Masterpiece Ms Master MV. . Musique au Vatican MW . . Montgomery Ward NMQ New Music Quarterly Ns Nordskog Od Odeon OL Oiseau Lyre Op Olympia Or Oriole Pa Parlophone Pat Pathe Pd Polydor Pe Perfect Pm Paramount Pr Pro Musica Pu Puritan Ra Radiodisque Re Regal Ro Romeo Ry Royale RZ Regal-Zonophone SA Solo Art Sal Salabert Sbl Sonabel Sg Signature SI Silvertone St Sterno Su Sunshine Sw Swing Sy Syrena Te Technichord Tfk Telefunken TM . . . Treasury of Music Tr Triangle UH ... United Hot Clubs Ul Ultraphone Ve Velvetone Vi Victor ViE Export Victor Vo Vocalion Vr Variety Vs Varsity Vy Victory When it is necessary to indicate nationality of the record, the following letters appear after the record label abbreviation: A Argentinan Au Australian B Brazilian C Canadian E English F French G German I Italian J Japanese M Mexican S Swiss Sd Swedish In the "For Disposition" section the condition of the record is indicated by these abbreviations: N (New): Surface noise equal to an unplayed record; no visible or audible wear perceptible; original finish intact. E (Excellent): Surface noise low. smooth, uniform. Not irregular or crackling. Easily disregarded in listening. No perceptible distortion. V (Very Good): Surface noise somewhat more prominent; light foreign noises, but slight distortion, if any; noises not seriously distracting. G (Good): A moderate amount of surface noise; background may be somewhat irregular and crackling; some foreign noises, and a little distortion; on the whole, reasonably satisfactory listening without undue distraction of attention. Foreign noises definitely less prominent than the music. F-(Fair): Foreign noises, taken together, are about as prominent as the music, and there is considerable distraction of attention, and listening requires some effort and concentration; nevertheless, under these conditions, listening should be fairly satisfactory. P (Poor): Foreign noises, collectively, are louder than the recorded music; continuous concentration is required, and there is little satisfaction in listening. Column 4 of the "For Disposition" section shows the method by which each record is to be disposed. "SAL": The record is for sale at the price indicated. "AUC": The record is at auction. The highest bid takes the record. Bid only what the record is worth to you. "TRA": The record is for trade only. If y are not familiar with the wants of the £ vertiser send for his want list. If you ha certain records in which he may be terested. mention these in your letter. The extreme right column in both the "Wante and "For Disposition" sections shows the fi four letters of the advertiser's name. His dress is shown below. ADVERTISERS WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE NOT SHOWN ELSEWHERE ANDE: Robert H. Anderson, 1720 Burr Oak Rd., Homewood, 111. ARBE: Gilbert Arbetman, 4747 N. Monticello Ave., Chicago 25, 111. BA,K: K. R. Barrows, Box 102, Belvedere, Marin County, Calif. BARR: Roger W. Barrows, 16 Glen Rd., Rutherford, N. J. BOLL: Dante Bollettino, 696 Rhinelander Ave., New York 60, N. Y. BOSW: G. A. M. Boswell, 47 Anfield Rd., Liverpool 4, England. BRAD: Arthur Bradley, 146 Beach St., Floral Park, N. Y. BUCK: George H. Buck, Jr., 55 Cherry St., Elizabeth, N. Jersey BURD: Henry S. Burd, 19221 Keystone Ave., Detroit 12, Mich. BUTL: W. H. Butler, 114 Capen St., Medford 55, Mass. BUTT: Vincent Buttner, 19 East 31st St., Brooklyn 26, N. Y. CANE: John B. Canepa, 2105 So. Broadway, St. Louis 4, Mo. COHE : Norman Cohen, 4622 N. Warnock St., Philadelphia 40, Pa. CO,W: William Cooke, 663 Eagle Ave., Bronx 55, N. Y. COOK: Elson Cook, P. O. Box 769, Phoenix, Ariz. COX: Jerome L. Cox, 1601 Steuben St., Utica 3, N. Y. DAVI: Bruce D. Davidson, 207 Morgan Ave., Palmyra, N. Jersey DELA: Philip H. Delano, 349 Lindenwold Ave., Ambler, Pa. DWEN: George A. Dwenger, 2 Edgemont Rd., Montclair, .N. Jersey DYMI: Walter T. Dymit, 2237 N. 73rd Ct., Elmwood Park 35, 111. EPST : Morris Epstein, 3145 Broadway, Indianapolis 5, Ind. (Monthly auction lists). FARM: Marlin K. Farmer, 1801 S. Pennsylvania Ave., Lansing, Mich. FILL: Mrs. Theodore Fillipi, 1107 30th Ave., Seattle 22, Wash. FRED: Rogers Fred, Box 15, Washington & Lee University, Lexington, Va. GILB: Charles Gilbert, 4927 Argyle Ave., Dearborn, Mich. (1000 collector items for sale; send wants and offers). GMIN: N. C. Gminder, Rt. #2, Box 440, Portsmouth, Va. GOLD: Sam Goldberg, 548 92nd St., Brooklyn, N. Y. GOOD: R. Schuyler Goodwin, 111 S. Main St., Wallingford, Conn. GROV: Thurman & Mary Grove, 4709 Frankford Ave., Baltimore, Md. GWCo: Golden West Co., 100 John St., Wellington, Ohio. GWIL: Gwil Heller, RFD #1, Linglestown, Pa. HAMM : Miss Pat Hammond, 182 Brigham St., Hudson, Mass. HARR: Donald Harris, 234 S. River Blvd., St. Paul 5, Minn. HASE : William J. Haseltine, 3231 N. E., U. S. Grant PI., Portland 12, Ore. HOFF : Rudolph W. Hoffart, 770 E. 230th PI., Euclid 19, Ohio. HUDD: Warren C. Huddlestone, 2251 N. New Jersey, #1, Indianapolis 5, Ind. IDER: J. Van Iderstine, Box 146, Wortendyke, N. Jersey. ISRA: Marty Israel, 336 Central Park, W., New York 25, N. Y. KAPL: Pvt. David Kaplan, J 12257318, Troop B, 8th Cavalry, AI 201, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. KIDD: Richard Kidder, Meeting House & Dale Rds., Meadowbrook, Pa. KINN: L. J. Kinne, 2 Spring St., Liberty, N. Y. KIRK: Robert Kirk, Crosbyana Estate, Quinton, N. Jerst: KNIG: Don Knight, 32 Gorham St., San Francisco 12, Ca KONR: A. Konrady, 580 Johnson St., Garv, Ind. LEE: Alfred T. Lee, 1050 Jackson St., San Francisco 11, Calif. LEVY: Louis Levy, 811 Crotona Park, North, New York 60, N. Y. LIQU: John Liquori, 4563 N. Colorado St., Philadelphia 40, Pa. McKU: James McKune, 179 Marcy Ave., Brooklyn 11, N. MANA: Ernest A. Manack, 2nd Ave., New Cumberland, W. Va MANG: Fred Mangelsdorff, 2800 W. Clybourn St., Milwaukee 8, Wise. MELL: Richard Mellor, 23 Charles St., Auburndale, Mass. MERK: Ed Merkley, The Winslow, 45 E. 55th St., New York 22, N. Y. MITC: Charles Mitchell, Hq, USAMGIK, Materials Con Corp., APO 235, c/o PM, San Francisco, Calif. MORS: Roy C. Morser, Jr., 203 West 35th St., Norfolk 8, Va. MOUL: William R. Moulton, 6 Whitney Rd., Medford 55, Mass. THE RECORD CHANG