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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 Melba
Mo Monarch
Mp Masterpiece
Ms Master
MV. . Musique au Vatican MW . . Montgomery Ward NMQ New Music Quarterly
iis 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
SbJ. 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 yo are not familiar with the wants of the ad vertiser send for his want list. If you hav certain records in which he may be in terested. mention these in your letter.
The extreme right column in both the "Wantec' and "For Disposition" sections shows the fir four letters of the advertiser's name. His a< dress is shown below.
ADVERTISERS WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE NOT SHOWN ELSEWHERE
ANDE: William E. Anderson,
337 East 29th St.,
Baltimore 18, Md. ARBE: Gilbert Arbetman, 4747 N. Monticello Ave., Chicago 25, 111. ATCH: L. L. Atcheson,
3100 Paseo, Apt. 204,
Kansas City, Mo. AVER: Harry E. Avery,
4538 Ellen St.,
Oakland 1, Calif. BARR: Dolly Barr,
26 Elm St., Meriden, Conn. BLOC: Roland Bloch, c/o Neilson,
221 Martine Ave., Apt. 8-B,
White Plains, N. Y. BOAR: Vivian Boarman,
5721 Grove St.,
Oakland 9, Calif. BOLL: Dante Bollettino,
696 Rhinelander Ave.,
New York 60, N. Y. BOWL: T. E. Bowling,
109 David St., Park Place,
Greenville, S. C. BROO : J. N. Brooks,
5435 Hibben Ave.,
Indianapolis 19, Ind. BURD: Henry S. Burd,
19221 Keystone Ave.,
Detroit 12, Mich. BUTT: Vincent Buttner,
19 East 31 St.,
Brooklyn 26, N. Y. BYKO : Joe Bykowski,
c/o 174 S. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Penna. CALL: Evelyn Callahan,
485 Bainbridge St.,
Brooklyn 33, N. Y.
(Give price wanted, first letter). CARU : Frank Caruso,
108 High St.,
Charlestown, Mass. COHE : Norman Cohen,
4622 N. Warnock St.,
Philadelphia 40, Penna. CO,E: Elson Cook,
P. O. Box 769, Phoenix, Ariz. COOK: Jack Cook,
3310 Lakeshore Ave.,
Oakland 10, Calif. DAVI : George C. Davis,
1058 Ruberta Ave., Glendale 1, Calif ; DELA: P. H. Delano,
349 Lindenwold. Ambler, Penna.
DeMI: Don DeMichael,
3519 West Kentucky St.„
Louisville 11, Ky. DODD: Mrs. Elinor Dodds,
Harris Hotel, Washington 1, D. C DYMI : Walter Dymit,
2237 N. 73rd St.,
Elmwood Park 35, 111. EBER: T. R. Ebert,
410 Sonora Dr.,
San Mateo, Calif. ENTZ : Bob & Fred Entzenberge
108 Roseborough St.,
San Antonio 4, Tex. EPS: Morris Epstein,
3145 Broadway,
Indianapolis 5, Ind.
(Monthly auction lists). ERWI : W. G. Erwin,
2315 Jersey Ridge,
Davenport, Iowa FARM: Marlin K. Farmer,
1801 S. Pennsylvania,
Lansing, Mich. FITZ : James Fitzpatrick,
21 Barnes St.,
Waterbury 62, Conn. FLEM : James A. Fleming,
Hampden-Sydney College,
Hampden-Sydney, Va. FOX : Frank M. Fox,
c/o the Fox Company,
Cincinnati 23, O. GERO: Geo. E. Gerold,
75-02 Anzac St. (rear),
Houston 10, Tex. GILB: Charles Gilbert,
4927 Argyle Ave.,
Dearborn, Mich. GODI : Clement Goditus,
313 East Market St.,
Wilkes-Barre, Penna. HIGH : Robert W. High,
952 McClain Rd.,
Columbus 8, O. HUDD : Warren C. Huddlestone
2251 N. New Jersey No.^1,
Indianapolis 5, Ind. HULL: Joe Hull, 708 Summit
Marshalltown, Iowa. ISRA: R. A. Israel,
336 Central Park W.,
New York 25, N. Y. JACO: Jos. J. Jacobs,
30 E. 208th St., Bronx 67, N KA,P: Pete Kaufman,
151 Central Park W.,
New York, N. Y.
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