The record changer (Jan-Dec 1949)

HOW THE RECORD CHANGER WORKS: 21 Abbreviations used in the Classified "Wanted" and "For Disposition" Sections are as follows: Col. I, Record Label: 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. At Atolian Aj Ajax AM .... American Music Ap Apex Ar Artiphon As Asch Ail Autograph A« .... Aeolian Vocalion Ba • Banner BB Blue Bird Be ...... Beacon Bl Berliner BN Blue Note B* ... 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 Dc Decca OF Oiscophiles Francoises Oi Dua 01 Oolmetsch Do Domino DP Decca Polydor Ds Disc Dx Deluxe Ed Edison EB EdisonBell El Electrola Em Emerson Ex Excelsior Fo Fonotipia FO .... Fonotipia-Odeon FRM Friends of Recorded Music Gt Gennelt GG Grey Gull Gl General Gr Gramophone Gt Gamut Ha Harmony He Homochord Hg Harmograph Hgl Hargaii H M V His Master's Voice HoW Hit of the Week HRS. . Hot Record Society Id Ideal J« Jewell Jl .... Jau Information JM Jut Man Kn Keynote Li Lincoln Lu Lumen Me Melstone 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 Musjca Pu Puritan Ra Radiodisque Re Regal Ro Borneo Ry Royale RZ Regal-Zonophone SA Solo Art Sal Salabert Sbl Sonabel Sg Signature SI Silnertone 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 Vel.etone 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 afte\ 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, ancj 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 concentra'ion Is required, and there is little satisfaction in listening. "AUC": The record is at auction. The highest bid takes the record. Bid only what the record is worth to you. ADVERTISERS WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE NOT SHOWN ELSEWHERE "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. ARG: AMALGAMATED RECORD GROUP P.O. BOX 34| COOPER STA.,NYC ARGO ! J.J.ARGO 60 TOLMAN ST W. NEWTON 65, MASS • BURR : C. BURR 37 RIDLEY gardens TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA COHE: NORMAN COHEN 4622 N . WARNOCK ST., PHILADELPHIA 40 PA COOK: ELSON COOK PO BOX 769 PHOENIX, ARIZONA COST: M. T. COSTELLO |20 EDENDALE ST., SPRINGFIELD 4,MASS DENN: HOWARD M. DENN 622 E. EAGER ST., BALTO 2, MD. DONA: ROBERT DONALD 6 1 56 CHEST NUT ST.,PH|_A 39, PENNA. FIRE: H. FIREMAN 2700 ROCHESTER DETROIT 6, MICH. GREE: R.T. GREER 2 1 0 N . BRANDYWINE AVE., SCHNECTADY 7, NY HARD: JACK HARDT 6398 CHURCH RD., PHI LA 3 1 , PA. HUDD: WARREN HUDDLESTONE 225| N. NEW JERSEY # |, I ND I ANAPOL I S,5 INDIANA JOHN: FREDERICK P. JOHNSTON 2 1 9 S. CUMBERLAND AVE., PARK RIDGE, ILL. i<ARC: NORMAN T. KARCHMER 1 340 E. GRAND ST, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI KEND : BYRON KENDIS 4927 BOUDINOT ST., PHILADELPHIA 20, PA. KRUM : DR. C.E. KRUMB I EGEL 3403 NICCOLLET AVE., M I NNEAPOL I S,M I NN LEVI: FLOYD LEVIN 405 N. NORTON AVE., LOS ANGELES 4, CALIF. LONG : E. LONG 53 1 CORWIN ST., DAYTON 3, OHIO LOUR: LOUIS LOURA 3105 SAN PABLO AVE., BERKELEY 2, CALIF. MACK: MACK MC COR MACK PO BOX 843 HOUSTON I, TEXAS MAD I: JOE MADISON 2825 34TH AVE SAN FRANCISCO |6, CALIF. NOYE: JOHN B N0YES462 RIDGE ST NEWARK 4, NJ ORLA: JAMES ORLANDO, DICKERSON RUN, RA. ORR: JAMES M ORR, 600 LAFAYETTE AVE. , BUFFALO 9, NY PARR : SID PARRY 574 W 176 ST. NYC ROSE: BORIS ROSE 2|| E. |5 ST.NYC SALA: ISAAC SALAME 98 SHORE DR. WINTHROP 52, MASS. SCHR: BILL SCHROEDER 348 WOODLAWN AVE, JERSEY CI TY 5, NJ SCHW: WILLIAM SCHROEDER 348 WOODLAWN, JERSEY CITY, NJ SLAD: B.N. SLADE RT I, BOX 1 95 LAKEPORT, CALIF. STEW: HECTOR STEWART 1 32 FINCHLEY RD., L NDON NW 3, ENGLAND VJR: VINYLITE JAZZ REISSUES 2|| E. |5 ST., NYC WANG: IRV WANGROW 2533 BUENA VISTA DETROIT 6, Ml CH. WLAD: GERT WLADIS , DROTTN I NGG 53 HELS I NGBORD SWEDEN ZEIG: LES ZEIGER 1 056 SHERMAN AVE NYC 56, NY Will buy used records quantity or collections. JACOB S. SCHNEIDCt 1 21 West M Str*«t NEW YORK CITY 21. N. Y. any 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.