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HOW THE RECORD CHANGER WORKS:
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Abbreviations used in the Classified "Wanted" and "For Disposition" Sections are as follows:
Col. I, Record Label:
Ac Aeolian
Aj Ajax
AM .... American Music
Ap Apex
Ar Artiphon
At Asch
All Autograph
At .... 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
Ci 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
OF Discophiles Francoises
Di Di«a
Dl Dolmetsch
Do Domino
DP Decca Polydor
Os 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 Gennetl
GG ...... Grey Gull
Gl General
Gr Gramophone
Gt Gamut
Ha Harmony
He Homochord
Hg Harmograph
When it is necessary to indicate nationality of the record, the following letters appear after the record label abbreviation:
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" section the condition of the record is indicated by these abbreviation!:
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 copditions. 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.
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
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
II . ... Ultraphone
Ve Velvetone
Vi Victor
ViE Export Victor
Vo Vocalion
Vr Variety
Vs Varsity
Vy Victory
Column 4 of the "For Disposition" section shows the method by which each record is to be disposed.
"SAL1': 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 advertiser 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. His address is shown below.
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DUNCAN AVE., JERSEY CITY, NJ HIRS: BILL HIRSCH, FIFTH AVE.
HOTEL RM 823, NYC HOFF: RUDOLPH W. HOFFART, E I 40
TH AUTO BODY, 887 E . I 40 TH ST.
CLEVELAND, OHIO
HOFM: DON HOFMANN I 666 ASH ST.,
DES PLAINES, ILL. JACO: NAT JACOBS |55-0| 90TH
AVE. APT 4S., JAMAICA 2, NY JAME: FRED JAMES ROUTE 6
BOX 236 MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
BIDS UNDER $2 ADD 250 POSTAGE. KAKE: STAN KAKEZ |3|7 CENTER AVE.,
SHEBOY GEN , W|SC. KEND : BYRON KENDIS 4927 BOUDINOT
ST., PHILADELPHIA 20, PA. KRYS: WANDA KRYSIAK 672 HUMBOLDT
ST., BROOKLYN 22, NY LEVI: FLOYD Levin 405 N. NORTON
AVE,, LOS ANGELES 4, CALIF. MAD I: JOSEPH MADISON 2825 34th
AVE., SAN FRANC ? SCO |6, CALIF.
MARC: cy marcus 25|5 clarendon rd.
BROOKLYN, NY MCKU: JAMES MC KUNE I 79 MARCY
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NYC 23, NY
MOR I :
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NYC 33, NY PARK: S.R. PARKER, SOX 727
AMHERST, MASS, PIKE: G.L. PIKE 10 W I NNEMERE ST.,
MALDEN, MASS. PIPE: JOHN M . PIPES BOX 1 2 1 5
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