The record changer (Jan-Dec 1949)

18 HOW THE RECORD CHANGER WORKS: Abbreviations used in the Classified "Wanted" and "For Disposition" Sections are as follows: Col. I, Record Label: At Atolian Aj Aj»x AM .... American Music Ap Apex Ar Artiphon At Asch Au Autograph A* .... 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 Bury 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 Dt Decca Of Discophiles Francoises Oi Oi»a Dl Dolmetsch Oo 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 When it is necessary to indicate nationality of the record, the following letters appear aft«X the record label abbreviation: Hgl Hargail HMV. . His Master's Voice HoW Hit of the Week HRS Hot Record Society Id Ideal Je Jewell Jl .... Jazz Information JM Jazr Man Kn Keynote Li Lincoln Lu Lumen Me Melotone Ml Melb* 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-Zonophonc SA Solo Art Sal Salabert Sbl Sonabel Sg Signature SI Silvertone St Sterno Su Sunshine Sw Swing Sy Syrena Te Technichord Tlk Telefunken TM . Treasury of Music Tr Triangle UH . United Hot Clubs Ul Ultraphone Ve Vel»etone Vi Victor ViE Export Victor Vo Vocalion Vr Variety Vs Varsity Vy Victory 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, anc] 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. "ADC": The record is at auction. The highest bid takes the record. Bid only what the The record is for trade only. If you of the ad "TRA": are not familiar with the wants vertiser send for his want list. If yam 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. record is worth to you. ADVERTISERS WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE NOT SHOWN ELSEWHERE ARG: AMALGAMATED RECORD GROUP P.O. EOX 34| COOPER STATION NYC BOST: CHARLES E. BOSTWICK 2435 3lST AVE., SAN FRANCISCO |6, CALIF BOUGS JOE BOUGHTON 1 6 HIGHLAND RD WAR EH AM , MASS . BROC! CHARLES BROCKMAN 466 KIMBALL AVE., YONKERS, NY BRON: ED BRONNER I 0 W. 86 ST., NYC CARD J LOUIS V. CARDILLO-49 VOHLANDER ST . , SHAV'CMET , R.I « CART: EDWARD CARTY 1 24 PORTER ST., EASTON, PA. COHEt NORMAN COHEN 4622 N. WARNOCK ST., PHILADELPHIA 40, PA. COST: M.T. COSTELLO 1 20 EDENDALE SPRINGFIELD 4, MASS. CRAW: HARRY CRAWFORD |5 CHESTERWOOD AVE. , MT VERNON, NY CROW: W.T. CROWDER, JR., PO BOX I 868, LONGVIEW, TEXAS DAVI: R.T. DAVIES, WILLOW TREE COTTAGE, LONGFORD, MIDDLESEX, ENG. DONA: ROBERT D0NALD6 1 56 CHESTNUT ST., PHILADELPHIA 39, PA. FORR: eill forrest 35 w. 7| st.,nyc GEBH: LILLIAN GEBHARDT 935| S. PLEASANT, CHICAGO, ILL. GLOB: GLOBE AGENCIES 55 W. 42 ST., NYC HARR: THOMAS HARRIS, DIGBY LANE SCARSDALE, NY HEAR: will roy hearne i047 w 97 ST., LOS ANGELES 44, CALIF. KAIS: JOSEPH KAISER 74|4 |2TH AVE BROOKLYN 28, NY KNEE: TED KNEEBONE BOX | 46 7 FIFTH AVE E, SISGETON, SO. DKTA LEVI: FLOYD LEVIN 405 N. NORTON AVE, LOS ANGELES 4, CALIF LIQU: JOHN LIQUCRI 4563 N. COLORADO ST., PHILADELPHIA 40, PA. LUBI: R. LUBIN 555 TIMPSON PL.,NYC MCCO: MACK MC CORMACK PO BOX 843 HOUSTON, TEXAS MOON: SGT FRANCIS MOONEY 588266 DIVISION POST OFFICE, 1ST MARINE D I V I S I ON, FMF , CAMP JOSEPH H. PEND LETON, OCEANS I DE, CALIF. MORQ I ARTHUR MORGAN 390l FIRST AVE SACRAMENTO, CALIF., ORLA: JAMES ORLANDO, D I CKERSON RUN, PA. PARR: S|D PARRY 574 w. 1 76 NYC 33 PENN: A. PENN 5925 MICHIGAN AVE CHICAGO 37, ILL. POWE: ROBERT POWELL 1 48^ EAST HIGH ST., EL I ZABETHTOWN, PA. QUIR: JACK J. QUIRK RM I 848, I N. LA SALLE ST, CHICAGO 2, ILL. SALA : ISAAC SALAME 98 SHORE DR., Wl NTHROP 52, MASS. SCHR: WM SCHROEDER 348 WOODLAWN AVE JERSEY CITY 5, NJ SKIP! SKIP CRAIG 8 1 3^ WASHINGTON AVE., DETROIT LAKES, MICH STON: WM. H. STONE 1108 FOOTHILL ST SOUTH PASADENA, CALIF. THOM: ROBERT F. THOMPSON 2945 N. SHEPARD AVE., MILWAUKEE I I, WISC. VJR: VINYLITE JAZZ REISSUES 2| | E. I 5 ST., NYC WANG: IRV WANGROW 2533 BUENA VISTA DETROIT 6, MICH WENZ: W.C. WENZELL PO BOB 96 OIL CITY, PA. WOOM: HOY T. WOOMER 603 CRESCENT AVE., READING, PA. ZEIG: LES ZEIGER 1 056 SHERMAN AVE NYC 56. NY __ RECORDS WANTED I will buy collections outright. Anything from 10 to 10,000 Records. Jazz, Pop, Swing, etc. Send me a list of what you have with the condition of the Records indicated. You will receive a prompt reply. Write to GEORGE RAAB JR. 1 JACOBUS PL. N. Y. C.