The record changer (Jan-Dec 1950)

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16 HOW THE RECORD CHANGER WORKS: Abbreviations used in the Classified "Wanted" and "For Disposition" Sections are as follows: Col. I, Record Label: Al Aeolian Aj Ajax AM .... American Muiic Ap Asm Ar Artiphon At Aich 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 Bwy Broadway Ca Cameo Ch Champion CI ...... Collectors Item CI Clarion Cl| Clangor Cn Chantal Co Columbia Com Commodore Cp Capitol Cq Conqueror Cr Crown CRS Collectors Rec. Shop Cs Crestent Cx Claxtonola De Decci OF Oiscophiles Francoises Di Dm Dl Dolmetsch Do Oomino OP Decca Polydor Os Oisc Dx Deluxe Ed Edison EB Edison-Bell El Electrola Em Emerson Ex Excelsior Fo Fonotipia FO . . FonotipiaOdeon FRM Friends of Recorded Music Ge Gennett GG Grey Gull Gl General Gr Gramophone Gt Gamut Ha Harmony He Homochord Hg Harmograph Column 4 of the "For Disposition" section (hows 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 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" end "For Disposition" sections shows the first four letters of the advertiser's name. His address is shown below. Hgl Hargail HMV. His Master's Voice HoW Hit of the Week HRS Hot Record Society JJ jitS! ADVERTISERS WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE NOT SHOWN ELSEWHERE Jl .... Jair information ARCH C.B.ARCHIBALD 7| 5 ERPIRE BLDG JM Jazr Man Kn Keynote PITTSBURGH 22, PA. Li Linceln Lu. m1u,^!:ARG: amalgamated record group box 34i.mont. john mqnTEMORE 3 MCRE: al mc VILLE, NJ REA SR., BOX 182 WEST W. MADISON Me Melotone Ml Melba COOPER STATION, NYC Mo Monarch Mp Masterpiece BOD I : ROBERT Y. BODINE 1 5 COUNTRY Ms Mayer MV.Musique au Vatican CLUB PLACE, CAMP HILL, PENNA . MW . . Montgomery Ward NMQ New Music Quarterly C ARR : HENRY F. CA RR 1036 BURGESS Ns Nordskog Od Odeon ST PAUL, MINN. OL Oiseau Lyre Op OlympiaCARV: OLIN G . CARVER 2||6 WEST AVE., Or Oriole Pa Parlophone H, TEMPLE, TEXAS Pat Pathe Pd PolydorCOHE: NORMAN COHEN 4622 N * WARNOCK Pe Perfect Pm Paramount ST., PHILADELPHIA 40, PA. Pr Pro Musica Pu PuritanCRO* t W.T. CROWDER, JR., BOX I 868 Ra Radiodisque' Re Regal LONGVIEW, TEXAS Ro Romeo *l R,,,i:ZonoRpOh.,n!D0NA! R0BERT ^ ONALD 6 I 56 CHESTNUT ST.pERR. flNTH0Ny pERRY 4252]N VAN BUREN SA'7.7 Solo Art PHILADELPHIA 39, PA. Sal Salabert „ Sbl SonabelDOUG: GENE DOUGLAS 3502 20 AVE., SO pirp. n l rk Sg Signature ifltr. L> CK SI Silvertone MINNEAPOLIS, MINN St Sterno Su SunshineFURR: CARL FURR 7|2 W. FRANKLIN ST ST., PAULSBORO, NJ MOOR: RIC ARD MOORE 92 PHILIPSBURGH AVE. , FAIRVIEW, DUBLIN, EIRE NEWL: l/h. newland jr., i 38 fairview AVE., GOLETA, CALIF ORLAJ JAMES ORLANDO, D I CKERSON RUN PENNA. PANG: LORRAINE PANGBURN 48 MARSHALL AVE., SCHENECTADY 3, NY PARR: SID PARRY 574 w. 1 76 ST., NYC 33, NY Sw Swing Sy Syrena RICHMOND 20, VA. Te Technichord„_„, , m_ _ Tfk TelefunkenGERH : PAUL W. GERHARDT 43 1 6 RIDGE TM Treasury of Music _ Tr Triangle VIEW AVE., CINCINNATI 5, OHIO UH United Hot Clubs„„__ „ „ „ ■Jl Ultra phone 3 REE: MELVILLE F. GREEN 34|9 R Ve Vel»etone Vi Victor LINCOLN, NEBRASKA ViE Export Victor... , ., Vo ... VocalioeiGM IN : NONIE C. GMINDER 1 409 Vr Variety Vs Varsity ALABAMA AVE., SE WASH 20, DC Vy Victory . , GWIR: ARTHUR D. GWIRTZMAN 24 1 8 AVE. When it is necessary to indicate nationality of | the record, the following letters appear afte^ ' the record label abbreviation: HENR : DALE HENRY 450l ALMEDA ST., CHICAGO 24, I LL PIEPER 400 BEfiLL ST., ROCK V I LLE, MD. QUIN: wm. w. QUINN 1 014-45 ST., BKLYN 10, NY A Argentinan Au Australian B Brazilian C Canadian E English f French In the "For DisposHion' Gtrman HUSTON 4, TEXAS Italian it ::::: JMU!c'a"H0OVj MRS M«8» hoover 6609 columbus Id ........... Swedish AVE»> MINNEAPOLIS I 9, MINN section the conditiorfH I TC : ERIC HITCHCOCK 56 GLOUCESTER AVE., SLOUGH, BUCKS, ENGLAND of the record is indicated by these abbreviations: N (New): Surface noise equal to an unplayed J JRG 5 JURGENS BOX I 28 BABYLON record: no visible or audible wear perceptible: original finish intact L.I ., NY E (Excellent): Surface noise low. smooth uni form Not irregular or crackling Easily dis-KAHL: DOROTHY D. KAHLER BOX I 23 regarded in listening. No perceptible distor _ . _ tion. SO. TACOMA 9, WASH V (Very Good): Surface noise somewhat,.,, „ -^^r more prominent: light foreign noises. butKILR: N.A. KILROY 3505 ME I SMER ST slight distortion, if any; noises not seriously . „„ . ,„_. „ distracting. LOS ANGELES 33, C AL I F G (Good): A moderate amount of surface, <r, , noise; background may be somewhat irregu-LARS: PAUL LARSON Il6 H. STREET lax and crackling: some foreign noises, and a little distortion: on the whole, reasonably BELVlAR, NJ satisfactory listening without undue distrac tlon of attention. Foreign noises definitely i-EVY : LOUIS LEVY 8 1 I CROTONA PK, N less prominent than the music. F-(Fair): Foreign noises, taken togethei. are NY.C DO, NY about as prominent as the music, and there, , , _ ,, is considerable distraction of attention, and L I QU : JOHN LIQUOR I 4563 N. COLORADO listening requires some effort and concentra . Mr tlon; nevertheless, under these copditions. PHILADELPHIA -rU, PA. listening should be fairly satisfactory. «««r>i->. or-., ... ,„ ,noo -70 P (Poor): Foreign noises, collectively. areMARC: BEN MARCUS I 982 72 ST., louder than the recorded music; continuous concentration is required, and there is little BKLYN, NY satisfaction in listening. RICH: RICHARDS SPECIALTY SALES, I 23 RUBY ST., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS RETZ: EDWARD RETZLAFF 47l W. DIVISION ST., FOND DU LAC, WIS. REYN: EDWARD H. REYNOLDS 223 0A,< ST., WAKEFIELD, MASS. SMIE: ED SMITH, 7 PETER COOPER RD., APT 8D, NYC |0, NY SMIT: M/SGT JD SMITH 3807 GEORGIA AVE., NW, WASH II, DC SOUT : JACK N . SOUTHER 333 4TH AVE APT # 2, SAN FRANCISCO 1 8, CALIF WOOD: JAMES H. WOOD I 407 GLENN AVE PASADENA, TEXAS ZEIG: LEG ZEIGER NYC 56, NY 1056 SHERMAN AVE Book & Record Shoppe We buy and sell records Jazz and Classical. We have that record you have been seekinq at fair prices. Also innumerable out of print classical records. Open evenings. 236 No. Beverly Dr. BEVERLY HILLS, CALIF. Phone CR6-2687