The record changer (Feb-Dec 1948)

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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: At Aeolian AJ *W» AM .... American Mutic A* Apex Ar Artiphon Al Asch Au Autograph A» Aeolian Voulion Ba Banner BB Blue Bird Bi Beacon Bl Btrliner BN Slut Note BP . . . Brunswick Polydor Br Brunjwiek Bt Beltona BS Black Swan Bu Buddy Bury Broadway Ci , Cameo Ch Champion CI Collector! Item CI Clarion Cl| Clangor Cn Chantal Co Columhia Coea Commodore Cp Capitol Cg Conqueror Cr Crown CMS. Collector* dec. Shop Ci Crescent Cx Claxtonola Da Deeca OF Ditcoahiles Francoius Dl Oi»a 01 Dolmetich Do Domino DP DKca Polydor Of Oisc Dx Deluxe Eel Editon EB Edison-Boll El Electrola Em Emerson Ex Excelsior Fo Fonottpia FO Fonotipia-Odcon FP.M Friends ot Recorded Music Gt Gcnnett GG Grey Gull Gl General Gr Gramophone Gt Gamut Ha Harmony He Homocherd H| Harmograph Hgl Hargail HMV. . His Master's Voice* HoW Hit or the Week MRS.. Hot Record Society Id Ideal Jt Jewell Jl .... Jau Information JM Jazi Man Kn Keynote Li Lincoln Lu Lumen Melka Monarch Masterpiece ,. Matter Musique au Vatican . . Montgomery Ward New Music Quarterly Nordskog Odeon Me Ml . Mo M» Ms MV. MW NMQ Ns . Od . OL Oiseau Lyre Op Olympia Or Oriole Pa Pa/lophone Pat Pathe Pd Polydor Pe Perfect Pm Paramount Pr Pro Musica Pu Puritan Ra Radiodisque Re Regal Ra Romeo Ry Royale RZ Ret»al-Zonophone SA Solo Art Sal Salabert SU Sonahel Sg Signature SI Silfertone St Sa Jo . Sierno Sunsh 'shine Swing Sy Syrena Te Technichord Tfk Telefunken TM . . Treasury of Music Tr Triangle UH . . . United Hot Clubs Ul Ultraphone Vt VelMtone Vi Victor ViE Export Victor Vo Vocation Vr Variety Vs Varsity Vy Victory When if it necessary to indicate nationality of thai record, the following letters appear after the record label abbrevietion: A Argentinan G German Au Australian I Italian B Brazilian J Japanese C Canadian M Mexican E English S Swiss f French Sd Swedish In the "For Disposition" lection 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. B (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 lees 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 tome effort and concentration: nevertheless, under these conditions, listening should be fairly satisfactory. P (Poor): Foreign noises, collectively, are louder chart the recorded music: continuous concentration is required, and there is little satisfaction in listening. Column 4 of the "For Disposition" section »hows the method by which each record it 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 you are not familiar with the wants of the advertises send for his want list. If you have certain records In which he may be interested, mention these In your letter. The extreme right column in both the "Wanted" and "For Disposition" sections shows the first four letters of the advertiser's name. Hit address it shown below. ADVERTISERS WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE NOT SHOWN ELSEWHERE AMAR: BEN AMARANTE 2244 E. 5 ST. BROOKLYN, N.Y. ARG: AMALGAMATED RECORD GROUP, P.O. BOX 34 1 , COOPER STA. NYC. ARGO: JOHN ARGO 60 TOLMAN ST., WEST NEWTON 65, MASS. ARONS STANLEY ARONOWITZ 3252 WALTON AVE. BX 53, N.Y. AVER: RAY AVERY, RECORD ROUNDUP 7227 BEVERLY BLVD. LOS ANGELES 36, CALIF. BENNS M.T.BENNETT 5 1 2 PARK AVE. LAFAYETTE, INDIANA BARR: DOLLY BARR 26 ELM ST. MER I DEN, CONN. 25^ PKG CHG ON ORDERS UNDER $ 2.00 BART: RICHARD BARTL 237-7 AVE. SOUTH ST PAUL , MINN. CHAM i JACK CHAMBERLAIN, HINSDALE NEW YORK COHE: NORMAN COHEN 4622 N. WARNOCK ST., PH I LA 40, ^>A . COOK: WILLIAM COOKE 663 EAGLE AVE., NY 55, NY CRAW: HARRY K. CRAWFORD |5 CHESTERWOOD AVE. MT VERNON, NY DEAR: DON DEARLE 840 YONGE ST. TORONTO %, CANADA DEDE: WILLIAM B. DEDERER RD #| FAYETTEV I LLE, N.Y. DEIT: D. DEITZ 3 1 4 S. 6ST. SAN JOSE, CALIF. DURA: EDWARD H. DURANT 300 N. CATALINA AVE., RONDO BEACH CAL IF. DWEN: GEORGE A. DWENGER 2 EDGEMONT RD. MONTCLAIR, N.J. ERWI: WARD G. ERWIN 23l5 JERSEY RIDGE, DAVENPORT IOWA FREE: CARROLL W. FREEMAN |4|8 PROSPECT AVE., NY 59, NY FLYN: M/SGT EUGENE L. FLYNN 4i22nd afbu (rt) HENSLEY FIELD TEXAS. GLOB: GLOBE AGENCIES 55 W. 42 ST. NY 1 8, NY CH 4-6691 GOTT: R.E.M. GOTTLIEB 1 6 1 5 B S. 5TH ST. WACO TEXAS. HE WE : JAC HEWELCKE 2225 OCEAN AVE. SAN FRANCISCO |2, CALIF. HODG: ELLEN HODGK I iNS 937 MIDDLE ST. BATH MA I NE. HOWL: MRS. JOHN HOWLEY 425 RIVERSIDE DR. NYC . APT 5 I JACO:' NAT M. JACOBS 155-0 1 NINTH AVE. JAMAICA 2, NY JUMP: JUMP JORDAN 1029 LA W TON ST. AKRON 2, OHIO KRAT: ROBERT M. KRATCHMAN 50 VAN DYKE ST. BROOKLYN 3l, NY MCKU: JAMES MC KUNE I 79 MARCY AVE. BROOKLYN I I , NY LACK: MAURICE C. LACKEY, JR. 32 J 8 CLIFF RD., BIRMINGHAM 5 ALABAMA LEVI: LEVIN, 405 NORTH NORTON, LOS ANGELES, CALIF. LEWE: JACK LEWERKE 10433 SCENARIO LANE, LOS ANGELES 24, CALIF. LEWI: LEW I N RECORD ASSOCIATES 4553 45 ST. WOODS IDE, L.I. MACK: C.B. MACKES M.D. W00DST0WN NJ MANG: FRED MANGELS DORF 959 N. |4 ST., MILWAUKEE 3, W I SC . MELT: SAM MELTZER 737 FOX ST. BRONX 55, N.Y. MERK: EDWARD MERKLER 428 E. 8| ST. APT. 4D, NYC 28, NY. MORI: EDWARD MORINGER lOl INTERVALE AVE. BRONX 59, NY MORR: W.M. MORR I SETTE BOX 3, CAMDEN, NORTH CAROLINA MORS: ROY MORSER 203 W. 35 ST. NORFOLK 8, VA. MOON: BUCKLIN MOON, DOUBLEDAY CO. |4 W. 49 ST. NYC MOUL: WM. R. MOULTON 6 WHITNEY RD. MEDFORD 55, MASS. 30