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Edison didn’t need a “Bell” to come to the phone! The first use of the word “Hello!” in the English language - this document has never before been published. Later that month (Aug. 29), Edison stated: “Bell had a very easy job compared to what I have had... at the Centennial May 10 he exhibited his speaker & there ain’t much improvement or change been made over a year, whereas I had to create new things, and [overcome] many obscure defects in applying my principle, besides I am so deaf that I am debarred from hearing all the finer articulation & have to depend on the judgement of others.” Edison was working 22-hour days at the time to ready a new model for “Friend David” (T.B.A. David of Pittsburg, PA). Courtesy AT&T Historical Archives.

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It is very difficult to locate any picture of Edison on the telephone, but this Aug. 31, 1914 photo does show that he could be persuaded, at leastfor commercial purposes (shown here with his Telescribe, an early phone-recording device). Courtesy Edison National Historic Site - National Park Service. The First "Hello!” Thomas Edison, the Phonograph and the Telephone Allen Koenigsberg

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Please send all correspondence, subscription orders, and Answer: According l" Bust’s advertising to: ADen Koenigsberg Complete Entertain mm/ )is- 502 East 17th Street si i co- cography , Williams’ Hi Brooklyn, 11226 NY ords were made solo and with (718) 941-6835 George Walker on Oct II, The contents of APM are Copyright © 1987 by Allen Koenigsberg. 1901 for the Victor Co. This All Rights Reserved. ISSN: 0361-2147. information is supported by APM Classified and Display Ad Rates Fagan & Moran’s Victor Dis- Same wording, cost-per-ad (name and address free) cography, Vol. 1. However, x = number of issues recent research in the pages of the Jan. -Feb. 1897 Phono- Each ad l-4x 5-9x lOx scope has revealed that Bert Up to 10 words $1.50/ ad 1.35/ad 1.20/ad Williams, (while appearing at 11 — 20 words 2.50 2.25 2.00 Koster & Bial’s Music Hall in York), recorded “Mam- 21 — 30 words 3.50 3.15 2.80 New my’s Little Pickaninny Boy” 31 — 40 words 4.50 4.05 3.60 commercially for an unnamed 41 — 50 words 5.50 4.95 4.40 (brown wax) cylinder record

Display Rate 3.00/in. 2.75/ in. 2.50/in. company. It has never been found. song written by Wil- Business Card 10.00 9.00 8.00 A liams & Walker shortly before Half-Page (30#) 35.00 30.00 25.00 - “When Miss Maria Johnson Full Page (60#) 65.00 55.00 45.00 Marries Me” was recorded by the American Talking Machine Please multiply the price-per-ad by the number Co., but with Dan W. Quinn • of times you wish the ad to appear. • as the artist. Years laler, in in the current volume at the All APM subscribers are enrolled 1904 and 1906, Williams also of $14.00. reserve the right to reject any 10-issue rate We made cylinders for Columbia advertising. Box numbers may be used when full addresses and British Lambert. His last are filed with APM. A sample issue will be sent free to a friend record was a Columbia disc is- if a first-class stamp or IRC coupon is enclosed. Back issues, - sued in 1922 “Not I uitely”. when available, will be supplied by the volume only. Thank you! Sales by Class of Record 1901-1941

Year Red Seal Black Label Bluebird Miscellaneous Total

• 1901 244,063 12,845 256,908 1902 1,611,451 84,845 1,696,296 1903 306,312 1,561,422 98,302 1,966,036 1904 404,308 2,060,952 129,751 2,595,011 1905 555,540 2,831,855 178,284 3,565,679 1906 1,098,680 5,600,506 352,589 7,051,775

1907 1,197,604 6, 104,770 384,335 7,686,709

1908 817,671 4, 168,069 262,407 5,248,147 1909 722,837 3,684,653 231,973 4,639,463 1910 932,942 4,755,662 No 299,400 5,988,004 1911 966,895 4,928,738 310,296 6,205,929

1912 - 1,425,646 7,267,209 457,519 9,150,374 1913 1,727,296 8,804,869 554,324 11,086,489 1914 2,113,450 10,773,286 678,249 13,564,985 1915 4,054,947 13,431,394 1,162,688 18,649,029 1916 4,045, 127 20,619,981 Sales 1,298,164 25,963,272

A small excerpt from the new 48-page book - The Paper Dog: An Illustrated Guide to Victor Record Labels, 1900-1958 by Michael Sherman. This color/b&w reference is the most complete yet! M 2 Af The Origins of the First Hello!

Like Edgar Allan Poe’s ‘Purloined Letter’, Just to be on the safe side, we contacted the if any it is sometimes the obvious that is over- editors of the OED in England to see looked. How many times has APM ans- earlier dates had turned up since the set was wered the telephone with the brief saluta- printed - and to explain a puzzling 1854 ref- tion — Hello — without realizing the historic erence in the Shorter OED. We were informed significance of this simple and melodious that the 1854 given was a “rogue date” word. Recently, Robert Feinstein found ref- (incorrect), and that 1883 was the earliest erences to this word which intrigued us — verified date they had. namely that Thomas Edison originated and On a hunch, we went back through the popularized the word “Hello” on the tele- Jehl volume for the period. There on page phone. From this beginning, the research 133, was the following passage: “Credit for department at APM has been working over- starting the habit of saying ‘Hello’ over the time and has uncovered some astonishing telephone was given to Mr. Edison by links between this now classic greeting and Frederick] P[erry] Fish, president of the the birth of two pivotal and related inven- American Telephone Company. When the tions of the 19th century — the telephone bell rang and people went to answer the and the phonograph. telephone, they used to say ‘Are you there?’ There were two possible ways to track or ‘Are you ready to talk?’ or some other down the truthfulness of this ponderous question. One day amazing story: one would be when he was called, Edison receiver and to work back and find out caught up the — how the story itself got started f yelled into the transmitter (e.g. W. &. M. Morris’ Die- ‘Hello!’ Since then, it has gone clear around the world.” tionary of Word and Phrase \ jw \ t ^ Origins, 1962); the other would Well, this seemed pretty jVjjMW* definitive, although the story be to determine how the word “Hello” became so widespread -2 i had a certain apocryphal ring

. — Rather on the phone in the first place. ‘Tpw '*^58 “One day” etc. recounting The first reference we could -m- than trust his own A&k locate was in Francis Jehl’s of the early days at Menlo famous Menlo Park Remi- Park (above), Jehl apparently reached out to an authorita- niscences 1937, Vol. I, p. 278, P ehl the scene ^gal|H tive and independent source where J described at Menlo Park, NJ in 1878: — the president of American “The shouting and hullaba- Telephone and a man who ’-v loo inside the laboratory can had replaced Edison on the only be imagined. Being hard CHAUNCHAUNCEY:Y SMITH GE Board of Directors in

of hearing, Edison went about Suggested thet ‘Hello-wheel’Hello-wheel’ 1901. Luckily, Jehl footnoted his work unperturbed, while the rest of us his anecdote — the 1924 edition of Francis A. were nearly deafened as ‘Hello-Hello-Hello’ Jones’ biography of Edison: Sixty Years re-echoed from corner to corner.” of an Inventor s Life. With the help of Mary This would clearly indicate that the term Bowling at the Edison National Historic was in common use at Edison’s Menlo Park Site, we were able to locate the story in an Labs by 1878, although admittedly the source even earlier edition — from 1907! There, dates from 59 years later. Fish’s statement (which seems to have been It was time to check the authoritative obtained in an interview) was somewhat Oxford Dictionary of the English Language different. Fish said “Well, Mr. Edison did (unabridged), which gives the first use of away with that un-American [‘Are you there?’] every word in English. The earliest appear- way of doing things. He caught up a receiver ance of the word “hello” was given as 1883, one day and yelled into the transmitter one in a book by John Hay entitled Bread- word — a most satisfactory, capable, soul- winners (which had appeared monthly in satisfying word — ‘Hello!’ It has gone clear Century Magazine). There the word was around the world.” used in conversation: “Hello, Andy! you On the possibility that Fish, a prominent asleep?” Well, the game was now afoot — patent attorney who was president of Amer- who was right — the Oxford or Francis Jehl? ican Telephone from 1901 to 1907, gave this (continued on page 6) APM APM The Edison Loud Speaking (Chemical) Telephone

The Edison loud-speaking telephone, developed between 1878 and 1883 and built by S. Bergmann, could play concert music to a room full of people - a June 9, 1879 exhibition in Philadelphia relayed “Yankee Doodle” and “Sweet Little Buttercup” to a session of the Franklin Institute. This telephone (with a hand-operated, rotating cylinder of chalk) was specifically developed by Edison for Western Union to avoid Bell’s receiver patent and was soon sent over to England. In London, the future dramatist George Bernard Shaw was briefly employed as an operator and said of Edison’s workers that “They adored [him] as the greatest man of all time in every possible department of science, art and philosophy, and execrated Mr. Graham Bell, the inventor of the rival telephone, as his Satanic adversary.” When Western Union settled with the Bell interests in late 1879, Edison’s transmitter was joined with Bell’s receiver. Thirty-six years later, when Edison spoke (foralmostan hour) on one of the first trans-Atlantic telephone lines (from San Francisco to West Orange, NJ), hischief Engineer, M. R. Hutchinson, [in a publicity letter of 10/19, 1915], claimed that this was the “first time he [Edison] has ever attempted to talk over any telephone circuit,...” - however, as Hutchinson was promoting the Oct. 21, 1915 event as a “rather unique” occasion, he took liberties with the historical truth. According to an account in the San Francisco Examiner the next day, Hutchinson’s first words to his boss were “Hello, Mr. Edison!”

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APM 5 APM information to Jones in a letter, your editor son’s separate note to Smith w as dated May spent the day at the Archives of the modern 1, 1885.

< AT&T Corporation. The personal and busi- Smith was not easily put oil . )n May 5th, ness letter books of F.P. Fish had survived, he replied: “Dear Sir, Your note of the 1st on nearly 50 rolls of microfilm, but no letter inst. is received. Mr. Vail has nothing to do

to Edison or Jones was located. The 1907 with orders which 1 give for work and I do Jones biography of Edison was thus the ear- not suppose that he understood that any liest known source to credit Fish (or anyone) order of his would interfere with any order I as the authority for Edison originating “Hello”. had given. He probably had no knowledge

it that of the order I gave you in person. 1 you' can But was there, at the AT&T Archives, 1 new information emerged, suggesting very make a wheel which will say ‘hello’ for the strongly indeed that Fish was right — Edi- sum you suggested ($20 to $30), please do so son had originated the word as a greeting on at once and forward it to me with the bill. If the telephone, and may even have created you think it will cost more than that please

the spelling for it! let me know how much and within what At first, the evidence was not promising. time you can make it and I will decide upon All that appeared was a typed report from continuing the order. I understood you to January 17, 1947 by the AT&T Patent Depart- say that you were entirely certain that you

ment: “Edison ... [was] probably the first could make such a wheel and I gave the person to use ‘Hello!’ as a telephone greeting.” order unconditionally — not understanding But with the expert assistance of the that it involved that which we ordinarily AT&T archivist Alan Gardner, we turned understand as ‘experimenting’. Mr. Swan back the pages of history. We discovered tells me this morning that he learns that Prof- that around the turn of the century, tele- fesor (sic) Bradget claims that he now has a phone operators were frequently called wheel which will repeat ‘Proffessor (sic) “hello-girls” in the U.S. and England. This Bradget’ and I am anxious to know what can term was almost as old, and we traced its be done in this direction. I am sorry for the first use to Mark Twain in the 1889 edition of delay which has occurred. Yours truly, his A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Chauncey Smith”. Court. Twain was usually in the forefront of Once again, Edison wrote on the top of communications technology — he was the the letter: “Gilliland, See Vail about this — first novelist to typewrite a manuscript and Smith misunderstands me. I said the cost to the first to dictate a novel to the early Class Bell Co would be $20 or $30. but it would M electric phonograph. However, he did take a big lot of my time to get a perfect not say where the term originated, although record to make a wheel by. Smith must have the girls were considered “lower class”. highly developed ideas of the ease & quick- But then, in a long unused file, we found ness with which this can be done. I wouldn’t some remarkable correspondence between do it except for the Co for $500. E. — return Chauncey Smith of Boston, chief counsel of this letter”. the Bell interests, and Edison himself. The There the correspondence between Edi- first letter from Smith to Edison was dated son, Smith, Vail and Gilliland trails off, and April 24, 1885, and has never been published nothing further was heard of the “hello- before: “My Dear Sir”, Smith wrote, “You wheel.” But where had Smith gotten the idea remember, I presume, that I gave you about for such a word? three months ago an order for a brass wheel The archivist’s next suggestion was inspired which would say ‘Hello’. Can you send it to — he recommended that I look through the me immediately? I have been to (sic) busy huge published volumes which comprised with other matters to give much attention to the detailed minutes of the National Con- the theory of the telephone but must do so vention of Telephone Companies. The first soon. And I wish to get your instrument for one was held at Niagara Falls, NY, from experiment. Yours truly, Chauncey Smith.” Sept. 7 - 10, 1880. And there, nearly at the Edison replied, in typical style — at the very beginning, the newly elected president, top in his own handwriting — as follows: George L. Phillips of Dayton, Ohio, spoke “Gill [E.T. Gilliland] — I wrote him that Vail (somewhat awkwardly) to the delegates: “I had ordered all expmtg stopped — you haven’t any speech to make to you. We are know I had that lead covered phonograph all in the telephone business. I can make a made to prepare wheel but I’m darn’d if I’m short speech to you which would express a going ahead at my expense. Edison”. Edi- great deal. The shortest speech that I could

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No - it’s not a slide rule — but in July of 1877, while working on the repeating telegraph and telephone, Edison made the strip phonograph to illustrate the basic principle of recording sound. It was into this device, soon immortalized as the Lambrigot phonograph, that Edison delivered (and heard) his famous “Halloo”. Source: Scientific American, Aug. 24, 1878; courtesy Ray Wile.

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Was this prophecy an intuition? Not only has it been actual design of the apparatus as used by Mr. Edison, will fulfilled to the letter, but still more marvelous results better serve to illustrate and make clear the principle upon achieved by Mr. Thomas A. Edison, the renowned electri- which he is operating. cian, of New Jersey, who has kindly permitted me to make A is a speaking tube provided with a mouthpiece, C— public not only the fact, but the modus operandi. Mr. Edi- X is a metallic diaphragm which responds powerfully to son in the course of a series of extended experiments in the the vibrations of the voice. In the center of the diaphragm

production of his speaking telephone, lately perfected, con- is secured a small chisel-shaped point. D is a drum re- ceived the highly bold and original idea of recording the volved by clockwork, and serves to carry forward a contin-

human voice upon a strip of paper, from which at any sub- uous fillet of paper, having throughout its length and ex- sequent time it might be automatically re-delivered with all actly in the center a raised V-shaped boss, such as would the vocal characteristics of the original speaker accurately be made by passing a fillet of paper through a Morse regis- reproduced. A speech delivered into the mouthpiece of this ter with the lever constantly depressed. The chisel point apparatus may fifty years hence—long after the original attached to the diaphragm rests upon the sharp edge of the speaker is dead—be reproduced audibly to an audience with raised boss. If now the paper be drawn rapidly along, all sufficient fidelity to make the voice easily recognizable by the movements of the diaphragm will be recorded by the in-

those who were familiar with the original. As yet the ap- dentation of the chisel point into the delicate boss— it, having paratus is crude, but is characterized by that wonderful no support underneath, is very easily indented; to do this, simplicity which seems to be a trait of all great invention little or no power is required to operate the chisel. The or discovery. The subjoined illustration, although not the tones of small amplitude will be recorded by slight inden- tations, and those of full amplitude by deep ones. This

fillet of paper thus receives a record of the vocal vibra- tions or air waves from the movement of the diaphragm

and if it can be made to contribute the same motion to a second diaphragm, we shall not only see that we have a re- cord of the words, but shall have them re-spoken; and if that second diaphragm be that of the transmitter of a speak- ing telephone, we shall have the still more marvelous per- formance of having them re-spoken and transmitted by wire at the same time to a distant point.

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We are glad to say that the new (and revised) edition of Edison Cylinder Records, 1889-1912 is off the presses. One of the features of this book (on p.xxxvii) isachronological chart ofallthe Edison

brown wax cylinders. After ECR was printed, I kept thinking about the first 1898 original catalogs

and thought I could finally see the structure of the listing system for the previous year. Since no printed material from 1896 or 1897 has ever appeared with Edison cylinders, this new revision must be considered speculative for the first column on the left. APM APM .

BOOK REVIEW

Joel Whitburn s Pop Memories, 1890 - 1954, (657 pages), [A Discographic Deception] Tim Brooks

This is perhaps the most unusual book Let’s look at some of these so-called “chart ever issued on the subject of early record- sources.” “ ings. On one hand, it is a fascinating attempt “From 1896-1899,” Whitburn says, The

. lists of top to rank by popularity the records and artists Phonoscope . printed monthly of the first 65 years of recording, week by popular recordings. This is simply not true. week, year by year — all the way back to the The Phonoscope printed a list called “New days of brown wax cylinders. On the other, Records for Talking Machines” which was

it must be said, the entire book is a colossal nothing but a summary of new releases by fraud. selected companies. (A long, parallel listing

It is a sad commentary on the quality of of “The Latest Popular Songs” also made no the reviews found in most collectors’ publi- attempt whatever to rank titles or otherwise cations that reviewers have not even noticed distinguish which were the most popular).

the latter fact - yet! Goldmine magazine Bert Williams’ first record is listed on the try wrote “Whitburn used numerous sources . . New Record Chart for Jan. -Feb. 1897; so there’s no reason to doubt [the book’s] finding it! accuracy” (sic!). Record Collector s Monthly “Several years earlier, The Phonogram

called it “the most complete and accurate provided invaluable information on records.” research covering this period of time in musi- Invaluable maybe, but all it printed was cal history.” Even the estimable New Amberola whatever a few of the better financed regional Graphic, known for its own accuracy, pub- record makers cared to tell readers in their lished without comment an endorsement by ads, anecdotes from the business (“Phono- one of its writers calling it “the most impor- Chat”), and a few passing comments in the tant book for record collectors since [I] editorial columns. There is nothing even started collecting over 44 years ago.” remotely resembling commentary on the What is Pop Memories ? It is primarily a best sellers of the day, and no listings of 657-page index, by artist and title, of the specific recordings. popular record charts from 1890 to 1954. “The catalogs of Columbia, Edison, Ber- Appendices list the artists with the most #1 liner and regional labels helped fill the singles, the top charted artists by decade gaps.” No sales information there — cer- (starting with the 1890’s), every record that tainly nothing you could believe! reached #1 on the charts, and so on. But wait, “To compile the charts [of the 1890s] I you say, you didn’t know there were any combined this material with data on sheet popular charts in 1890? You are right. Whit- music sales and other popular song listings burn simply made them up! from ASCAP and the books of musicologist

This is a pretty gross deception, and it David Ewen”. ASCAP’s song listings have deserves some discussion. Whitburn is fam- nothing to do with records, and little to do ous for his chart indexes, which until now with sheet music sales; those that I have seen have begun, sensibly enough, with 1940, the are simply lists of “old favorites” beloved in year in which Billboard magazine intro- old folks’ homes. ASCAP has no data of its duced the first national best-selling records own from the period; the society was founded chart. His introduction cites all sorts of pre- in 1914. As for David Ewen, the best that 1940 sources for the “charts” indexed in this could be said is that he is one of the more book. The wording is somewhat evasive notorious “anecdotal historians” for whom a (sources were “not in precise chart or rank good story told ’round the bar makes far form,” were “far from definitive,” etc.); better copy than any actual research about however, the clear impression is left of what really happened. I used to believe his extensive research which turned up a great books too (along with those of Sigmund deal of reasonably accurate data, allowing Spaeth), until I started digging into original Whitburn to reconstruct national rankings of source materials, and finding that many of the best selling cylinders and discs, week by their colorful yarns simply didn’t hold up. week, for the first fifty years. Goldmine, For example. Ewen - and Spaeth - will tell Record Collectors Monthly, and others have you at length about the charming history of obviously bought this malarky - hook, line Charles K. Harris’ “After the Ball” (1892), and sinker. APM readers will know better. how it was virtually the anthem of the 1890’s,

APM 11 APM upon everyone’s lips, selling millions upon with the highest position each achieved and millions of copies. Why is it, then, that the its number of weeks on the “chart”. How- Columbia cylinder catalogs do not even ever, everything we know about Red Seal mention the song until 1894, and then only sales suggests that it is highly unlikely that briefly, while hundreds of other titles were her arias actually outsold the pop songs of featured issue after issue, in multiple ver- the day. As much as we treasure the early sions no less? The managers of Columbia recordings of Louis Armstrong on Okeh, were no fools; the phonograph business was there is simply no way that this poorly- on very shaky ground then, and they pushed distributed label was able to place eleven of hard to sell as many copies as they could of his now quite rare Okeh Electrics “on the whatever people would buy. Obviously, charts” between 1926 and 1929. And do you “After the Ball” didn’t sell (neither did really believe that three of A1 Jolson’s rare “Daisy Bell” - also known as “On a Bicycle 1912-1913 Victors reached number one on Built For Two” - another fabled hit of the the charts - for extended periods yet? period. Whitburn, slavishly following his In some cases, the anecdotal basis of through, “authority” Ewen, imagines George J. Gas- Whitburn’s presumptions shows kin’s New Jersey cylinder of the song as #1 Art Landry’s 1923 Gennett recording of for ten weeks in 1893, followed by three “Dreamy Melody” is shown as reaching #1 in more weeks of John Yorke AtLee’s version that year. Landry himself long regaled lis- (which wasn’t even released until the follow- teners with tales about how his first record- - ing year). Ewen, it should be noted, never ing sold “one and a half million copies” cited sources or included footnotes in his which is probably more than the entire “histories,” so his assertions are undocu- annual production of the tiny Gennett label! mentable. Try to find a copy today. Sources for later eras are just as flimsy. What about records that we know were Jim Walsh’s excellent articles are cited as a actually big sellers? Reliable sales figures are “source for charts”, but in fact Jim wrote hard to come by - but some do exist. Fagan artist biographies, not articles about the rela- and Moran’s invaluable Encyclopedic Dis- tive popularity of various records. “From cographyof Victor Recordings, Vol. 1, shows 1914-1921.” we are told, “the major record the press runs of many early Victors from companies provided monthly lists of their 1900-1903. Records sold in very small quan- best sellers to Talking Machine World”. tides in those days, often only a few hundred False. TMW published lists of new releases; copies per title. The largest total I found in there was never any attempt to rank them by skimming the EDVR was for a song called popularity. (“While not always totally relia- “Truscalina Brown” by Silas Leachman ble,” Whitburn observes, “they were care- (#A1132 - 10,124 copies in six takes). This fully factored in.” Neat trick.) record, thus verified as one of Victor’s big- “ Billboard and Variety provided abund- gest individual sellers of the pre-1903 period, ant information on the hit records and songs is not listed at all in Pop Memories. Instead, of the 1920s.” Variety did in fact print a Whitburn’s entry for Leachman shows two monthly “Six Best Sellers” for each major other Victor issues, #A793 and #1458, which label, starting in 1921. I have researched according to the EDVR had press runs of these thoroughly, and the record lists are in 690 and 1,153 respectively. Altogether, of fact simply “plug lists” sent in by the labels the six records with the largest press runs in their releases. The titles EDVR only two are on Pop Memories to promote new , changed every month; even records known “charts”, neither as a very big hit. Incredibly, to be phenomenal long-term sellers were “The Holy City”, which must have sold seldom listed for more than one month (i.e. enough copies to pave the streets of Camden, the month in which they were released), is listed by Whitburn as appearing only alongside absolute obscurities. The same is briefly on the charts (Macdonough’s very true of Variety’s “Monthly Music Survey” in familiar version supposedly reached “#2 for the 1930s; songs are sometimes listed in a one week”). single multi-publisher ranking, but never There is some other historical data against records. which to check this book. Several years ago, As a result of this misuse of sources, Pop I researched the Columbia files and discov- Memories gives us some bizarre entries. It is ered actual shipping figures for the label’s lots of fun to see in print a list of Geraldine releases from 1915-1920. Going back over Farrar records that made the “top 10” (ten of my notes I have compiled a list of 14 of the them, between 1907 and 1916), complete label’s documented top selling records of

APM 12 APM that period. Only five of these turn up on small number of companies -- basically, Vic- Whitburn’s “charts”, three of them briefly tor, Columbia and Edison — until their pat- and at lower chart positions; in other words, ents ran out around 1919. Their versions Whitburn got only two of the 14 “right” (as were the only ones that could sell in substan- hits). An example: Julian Rose’s “Levinsky tial quantities; smaller labels never had a At the Wedding - Parts 3 & 4” (Columbia chance. Thus the best selling version of A2366) shipped 140,000 copies in its first almost any pop song of the 1910’s and 1920s year (1917), a fabulous total for those days, is the Victor version, second is Columbia’s, and nearly four times as many as Columbia’s etc. Moreover, with no mass media to keep second best seller of the year. According to changing listeners’ tastes and promote “this

it “#5 for two weeks,” week’s hit” (as radio does today), song hits Pop Memories , ranked surpassed by dozens of more obscure Colum- lasted for a very long time. Read the Colum- bia issues. Ted Lewis’ “Bo-La-Bo” (A2895) bia cylinder catalogs of the 1890s and you sold over 500,000 copies in 1920, yet here will see the same titles featured issue after ranks “#14 for one week.” How long could issue, year after year. If there had been a

Columbia fool its shipping department? “chart” in the 1890s, the U.S. Marine Band’s Other best selling titles are omitted alto- “Semper Fidelis” would probably have been gether. They follow a certain pattern, which the number-one seller for five straight years. gives us a clue as to what went wrong with But Whitburn, conforming his book to the these made-up “charts”. Columbia’s top practice of the rock era (with which he is sellers during 1915 and 1916, according to most familiar), shows cylinders moving up the label’s own files, were nearly all Hawaiian and down the charts with today’s rapidity. numbers. Hawaiian records are not consid- “Semper Fidelis” (his first #1, in 1890) is on ered very collectible or even interesting by top for six weeks, replaced by “Washington collectors today, certainly much less so than Post” for six, then the “Thunderer” for four, A1 Jolson or Geraldine Farrar. However, etc. None, of course, ever return to sell some there was a tremedous vogue for Hawaiian more, because today’s practice is that once songs in the mid-1910s, as anyone who has you’re yesterday’s hit, you’re dead. As his- pored through boxes of 78s from that era can tory, this is absolute rubbish. Any reading of attest, and as Columbia’s files confirm. You the trade papers of those days, of remaining

would never know it from Pop Memories. company files, or simply a count of copies Instead we get history as today’s collectors collectors locate today will tell you that’s not

would like it to have been. That is simply how records sold in the early days. sloppy, self-indulgent research. How else What, then, is the value of Pop Memories ? can we explain all the Louis Armstrong Surprisingly, if you strip away the chart Okeh chart-busters, and some by Bix Bei- positions, the “number one with a bullet” derbecke as well (try to find them today!). nonsense, and all the gobbledygook up front For the classical collector, Louis Graveure is about “researching the hits,” it is a worth- shown as having three top-ten hits for Colum- while volume. As a selective listing of the bia between 1916-1919, when the company’s generally more popular recordings and artists own sales figures show most of his releases of the 78 rpm era, it is really quite good. Any shipped no more than 3000-4000 copies at book that gives us six pages of Billy Murray best. (Louise and Ferrera shipped 25,000 records, year by year, with labels and record copies of “Drowsy Waters” in 1916, and numbers and a short bio making clear his 322,000 copies of that same disc by 1920, but great impact on the recording world, can’t

it is not even listed in Pop Memories). Of be all bad. In fact, all of the most important course, the prestigious Graveure was pic- artists are here, including many who are sel- tured on the cover of the Columbia supple- dom recognized elsewhere. There are long ments, and Louise and Ferrara were not; lists of records by Henry Burr, Harry Mac- perhaps that’s how Whitburn’s sources were donough, the Peerless and American Quartets, “carefully factored in”. and many other old favorites, as well as Even more insidious is Pop Memories’ more recent artists such as Bing Crosby, tendency to assume that record sales pat- Glenn Miller and Perry Como (remember, terns of the early 1900s were the same as the volume goes up to 1954). A top artists of those of today. Records in those days were all time appendix, based on number and size manufactured and distributed by a very of chart hits, is speculative (and ought to be

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labeled as such), but is $»ot entirely unreason- This and That

able. It is certainly egalitarian in its mix of Some interesting items have crossed our styles and eras. most successful artist on The desk recently. Charlie Stewart of 900 Grand the charts from 1890-1954, says Whitburn, Avenue, Reno, NV 89503, writes to describe a was Bing Crosby, followed in order by Paul research project. Charlie wants to know more Whiteman, Guy Lombardo, Tommy Dorsey, about lever-wind (ratchet) Berliner Gramo- phones, and he believes that ones numbered Billy Murray, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, below #1200 had no arm rest or turntable Harry Henry Burr, the Peerless Quartet and brake. If you can shed light on this problem, Macdonough. Not to be overlooked are the drop Charlie a note (no turntable brake?). short paragraphs that head many entries, Ron Dethlefson writes: “In his complimen- Edison Disc giving biographical background on the artists, tary review of my recent book Artists & Records, 1910-1929, (APM, Vol. VIII, and notes on some of the records themselves no. 3, p. 18), I believe George Blacker has mis- (recording dates, movies and shows from construed the master serial numbers. The Blue which the songs were drawn, anecdotes, Amberol cylinders used master serial nos. etc.). which overlapped the disc serial nos. - hence the 13599 number he writes about was a The great danger is that Whitburn’s appar- cylinder number only -the disc counterpart ently precise data, with its impressive look- was never used.” will and enshrined ing sources, be reprinted Oliver Berliner reminds us that 1987 is the as historical fact by others. This has already 100th anniversary of Emile Berliner’s first achieve- begun to happen. At the ARSC convention ments in sound recording. Could Emile have guess that Victor (his successor company) in Washington in May 1987, an otherwise would sell over 1,000,000,000 78 rpm records? learned paper by John Edward Hasse of the Oliver has gone over to Hannover, Germany to Smithsonian Institution on Hoagy Carmi- attend celebrations there honoring his grand- chael’s recordings cited Whitburn as the father. This reminds us that there is still no source of chart positions in the 1930s, and Berliner discography covering his U.S. recorded output from 1894-1900. drew significant conclusions from them. One of the most popular sections of the Hasse, when questioned, seemed unaware Fagan & Moran Victor Encyclopedic Disco- of the book’s unreliability and said “it’s all graphy covers the history of Victor record lab- I had.” Whitburn has certainly been mislead- els. Michael Sherman was inspired by this work to put together a complete guide, ing in not making it clear that his “charts” are and decided covering all of Victor’s pressings. We have just entirely speculative -- and, as we have seen, received a shipment of Mike’s book entitled none too accurate. However, more to blame, The Paper Dog: An Illustrated Guide to 78 in in my opinion, are the reviewers Gold- RPM Victor Record Labels. 1900 - 1958, and it Collector s etc. who is a beauty! It measures 5Jz" by 8/2" and is mine , Record Monthly , turn out sloppy, uninformed reviews that printed on 48 glossy pages with varnished cover stock. There are over 130 detailed illus- completely miss the fact that the book con- trations, many in full color, of the tremendous infor- tains essentially false and deceptive variety of Victor record labels, arranged in mation. chronological order. There are close-ups of special details, patent information, catalog num- Pop Memories if taken for what it is (de- , ber ranges, special pressings, picture records, spite its defects), is an entertaining and use- children’s records, etc. covering all acoustic ful volume. It is not, however*, the last (or and electric 78s with a comprehensive history. even the first) word on what was popular In addition there are charts to indicate relative during the first 65 years of recorded music. rarity of the different types. Don’t delay get- One might hope that more reviewers would ting this one - it is $9.95 directly from the pub- look beyond the cover blurb and realize lisher - Allen Koenigsberg (Mike has copies too) Another beautiful new book has arrived - that. Buyer, beware! When Music Was Magic by John Kurdyla. This hardcover versions (at Softcover and magnificent 8" by 11" book, with over 200 - are avail- $40.00 and $50.00 thru Oct. 1987) pages, is both a history and a color portfolio of able from Record Research Inc., P. O. Box many of the world’s most handsome phono- 200, Menomonee Falls, WI 53051, Tel (414) graphs. Sections include Edison, Columbia, 251-5408. We are informed that both edi- Victor, Zonophone, Lioret and Pathe. There are also cylinder boxes, needle tins, picture tions will increase by $10 after October. You records, postcards, ads, documents, posters, can send them a S ASE for a list of their other etc. It is an extremely limited edition, and is publications. only $29.95 directly from APM while they last.

APM 14 APM FROM THE GOLDEN AGE .... Caruso on Compact Disc

by Joe Klee

In the liner notes for Herwin LP 106, a on the LP. The arias, other than the afore- reissue of the 1923 Gennett recordings of mentioned Bizet, which are added to the CD

King Oliver’s Creole Band, Bernard Klatzko are “Spirto gentil” from La Favorita , “a tu quoted Dick Spottswood that “The Oliver che in seno agli angeli” from La Forza Del Creole Band should be reissued every ten Destyno, “Ora e per sempre addio” from years as electronic equipment improves.” Otello and “Come un bel di di maggio” from Klatzko goes on to suggest that it is now time Andrea Chenier. to “scrap” all previous reissues of this material. In between are the major tenor arias from This is even more true of the recordings of Tosca, Rigoletto and Aida (yes, the 1911 Enrico Caruso. There have always been recording of “Celeste Aida” which includes plentiful reissues of Caruso material on shel- the recitative). Caruso’s French escapades lac, vinyl and now finally on compact disc. are well-documented: the predictable “La

Some of the sonic recreations, especially the fleur que tu m’avais jetee” from Carmen , Soundstream reissues on RCA from volume “Salut, demure chate et pure” from Faust 8 onwards, have been excellent. Others have and “Rachel, quand du Seigneur” from La been gilded with echo chambers, stereo Juive. Unfortunately, not included are the enhancement, overdubbed orchestral accom- ensemble recordings Caruso made with other paniment, poor balance and other sonic stars of the golden age. No Rigoletto Quartet

fooling-around-ish-ness. I wouldn’t say that ... No “Sextet” from Lucia ... no duets with

the time has come to ‘scrap’ previous reissues Farrar from Butterfly ... no duets with but I would say that anyone who has “Caruso Gadski from Aida. Volume two? I hope so.

... Legendary Performer” RCA LP CRM-1 Also there is the total absence of Italian song 1749 will have no problem consigning the LP from this all operatic reissue package. Not

to the closet, attic or basement ... being care- even “o sole mio”. Volume three? I hope so. ful to rescue the illustrated brochure which Chronologically the recordings go from accompanied this first Soundstream/Stock- the first session with orchestra in Feb. 1906 ham attempt at Caruso restoration. All six- to the La Juive aria of 1920. Not much was teen tracks of this LP appear on “The done with the tapes from the complete LP Legendary Enrico Caruso” RCA 5911-2-RC. issue other than cleaning up the clicks and The subtitle “21 Favorite Arias” tells part of pops and some judicious rebalancing which the story of CD superiority. Five arias that has corrected what I felt was a lack of vocal didn’t make it onto the LP are on the CD presence on the early items when they with a generous playing time of 71 minutes appeared in volumes 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the 55 seconds. complete LPs. There are other benefits to the Compact While my preference among Caruso’s Disc format. Increased fidelity, no surface several recordings of Una Furtiva Lagrima noise, virtual indestructibility (with normal is for the earlier 1904 two-part piano accom- care no doubt) and they’re a lot more easily panied Victor I can understand the prefer- stored than bulky LPs or 78s. The only ence of RCA for the later orchestral record- drawbacks that I can find are that it takes ing. Yet I feel that the leisurely pace of the more time and effort to program what you 1904 recording more than makes up for the want to hear in the order in which you want lack of orchestral accompaniment. The 1911

to hear it than with single play discs and that, orchestrally accompanied recording was up until recently, not much material from rushed along to get it all on a 12-inch disc and the golden age was available on CD. by the time he got to the final cadenza even Favorite arias these certainly are from the Caruso was uncomfortable with the tempo. inevitability of the opening Vesti la giubba The liner notes by the late Francis Robin- to the final “Di quella pira” these arias son were also adapted from the LP issue but represent the recordings by which the world there was no way in the CD format to knows the voice of Enrico Caruso. I wish I include the many photographs from the had a dollar for every copy of “Je crois booklet which accompanied the LP. I am, entendre encore” I’ve turned up in every however, quite taken with Bill Nelson’s illus-

shellac pile I’ve ever examined looking for tration on the front cover of the booklet ... a more elusive items. Yet this last named aria drawing of Caruso as Canio done much in from Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers was not included the style in which Caruso the caricaturist

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(part II) frequently portrayed Caruso the singer. WHERE ARE THEY NOW? So yesterday’s state of the art is replaced APM has now upgraded to R:base System V by today’s state of the art and just slightly and hopes to find more lost subscribers. We more than ten years later technology dic- had an excellent response from our last list and tates that these selections should be reissued we will be glad to send a special prize to any of again. While the 1976 LP was fine in its time our subscribers who can locate the current the 1987 CD brings us even closer to what addresses of the following people. the pristine original voice must have sounded FIRST LAST NAME CITY STATE ZIP like. The purist will say that the compact DON ALBEE SARASOTA FL 33579 disc does not really belong in a record col- ANN ATWELL COLORADO SPGS CO 80902 CHESTER 8ACHELLER STEEP FALLS ME 04085 lector’s library. This depends on one’s defi- CURTIS BAKER WHEAT RIDGE CO 80033 LEE BALL NEWPORT NEWS VA 23602 nition of a record. If your definition of a 8RUCE BARTELS EAU CLAIRE WI 54701 record is something pressed into shellac MICHAEL BARTH LINWOOO NJ 08221 LAWRENCE BECKER SAN MARINO CA 91108 which revolves at 78 revolutions per minute ERIC BEHEIM SAN DIEGO CA 92109 GEORGE BENOIT OLIVE BRANCH MS 38654 (give or take 10 rpm) then certainly the CD BRUCE BLANGIARDI MEDFORD MA 02155 does not qualify. Neither does the LP, the 45, OTTO BODE E. GREENWICH RI 02818 FRANK BOOKE DANSV I LLE NY 14437 tapes, casettes or even many of the post-war NICK BROEKMAN BRISBANE QNLD 4034 M. BURNS CHESH I RE ENGLAND single play records which were pressed on ROBERT CARSON PLAINVILLE CT 06062 vinyl plastic. On the other hand the original JEFF CECIL AUSTIN TX 78753 MEL CHAMBERLIN MIDLAND MI 48640 recordings reissued here did revolve within DENNIS CHARLETTE CUMBERLAND RI 02864 WENDLAND CRUEY TOLEDO OH 43604 the parameters of 78 rpm (give or take as FRANK DAVIS HOUSTON TX 77006 above) and they were pressed into shellac. KLAUS DIETER MUNCHEN 80 W„ GERMANY 8000

ROBERT DORAN PCULS80 WA .. 98370 They had beautiful red labels, a lot of sur- JOSEPH DRAGO CAMBRIDGE MA 02141 R. DUDIK CLEVELAND OH 44111 face noise and (especially in the case of the HAROLD FELZER MILWAUKEE WI 53212 popular Caruso arias) pops, scratches and ANTHONY FOUNTAIN MEDFORD MA 02155 WILLIAM FUSSNER ROCKY RIVER OH 44116 other signs of wear and tear caused by heavy CHARLES GILLESPIE DERRY NH 03038 .ROBERT GILLESPIE Sr WALLKILL NY 12589 tone arms bearing steel needles. Actually the LEONARD GRAY FOREST HILLS NY 11375 CD has much in common with the early ALLEN GRENNELL BARTLETT IL 60103 MARK GRIDLEY CLEVELAND HTS OH 44118 single play records. They are single-sided — THORNTON HAGERT ARLINGTON VA 22207 OONALD HAUSER ALHAMBRA CA 91802 label the other side contains information. H. HECHT WINDHOEK S. W. AFRICA They are oddly sized (4.75 inches with donut BARRY HERMAN ST. PAUL f+i 55102 JAMIE HOEFS WADENA MN 56482 holed centers). They do revolve swiftly (300 T. HOOD RICHMOND 8.C. V7C 1W1 ERNEST HOOVER EVANSV I LLE IN 47711 to 500 RPM). They also play, as did some S. HOYLE FT. WORTH TX 76116 early shellacs, from the inside out. JCHN JEFFREY MT. KISCO NY 10549 BEN KITTREDGE MYSTIC CT 06355 But what am I doing trying to justify pro- JACKIE LC88 NORMAN OK 73069 LLOYD McDANIEL N0RTH80R0 MA 01532 gress? The CD with its longer playing time, ROBERT METHENY III WOODS IDE NY 11377 absence of distortion, increased dynamic JAMES MILLER LOS ANGELES CA 90025 LIZ MURPHY PARSIPPANY NJ 07054 and frequency range, no loss of quality in DENNIS NADVORN I KANSAS CITY MO 64111 BRIAN NALEPKA CLIFTON NJ 07011 mastering and pressing and total background RAYMOND PADULA WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367

OAN PARKER HOUSTON . TX 77019 silence is the optimum means for listening to WILLIAM PICCICNE jr JAMAICA PLAIN MA 02130 recorded music today. If the same record- C. PRITTS HARTFORD CT 06105 JOHN PURVIS JACKSON MS 39202 ings which we, for so long, accepted as the RICK RALSTCN HONOLULU HI 96817 RICHARD ROBINSON WESTON MA 02193 best available reproduction of Caruso’s voice RENE RONDEAU SAN FRANCISCO CA 94123 or Toscanini’s orchestra or King Oliver’s KINNEY RORRER RINGGOLD VA 24586 KEVIN RUTHVEN CINCINNATI OH 45212 Creole Band come to us now with improved LARRY SAMPSON ESSEX JUNCTION VT 05452 DOUG SANDEMAN CAMBRIA CA 93428 reproduction I would say that they belong in FREED SCARGLE GLOUCESTER CITY NJ 08030 the library of any music listener, if not every RICHARD SCHIANO GENESEO NY 14454 WALTER SCHNORME I ER WALNUT GROVE m 56180 record collector. No I’m not ready to scrap TAGE SCH0U80E COPENHAGEN DENMARK N NORMAN SOLGAS SACRAMENTO CA 95814 my shellac Carusos, some of which cost me WILLIAM SORICE MANHASSET NY 11030 WILLIAM SPENCER Sr ROXBORO NC 27573 dearly. I’ll keep them in my collection. I’ll DAVID SYKES OAKTON VA 22124 look at them fondly. Now and then I may RODNEY TAYLOR STATE COLLEGE PA 16801 LESTER TODD EVANS GA 30809 even take them out to play on my horn FRANK TRACHSLER MISSISSAUGA ONT L5N 1N7 JOHN VAN SICKLE LOHMAN gramophone but for regular every day lis- MO 65053 ARNALDO VELEZ MIAMI FL 33131 tening I’ll put on RCA 5911-2 RC, settle back LEON VOGEL HYATTSVILLE MD 20783 CRAIG WALKER TEMPLE TX 76501 for 71 minutes and 55 seconds and listen to R. WESTER FLORENCE SC 29501

DAVID WHITMORE UNDERHILL VT . 05489 Caruso — the greatest voice that I ever SYDNEY WIENER EL CAJON CA 92020 heard — reproduced better than I ever LARRY WILLIAMS 8ARTLESVILLE OK 74003 CLARENCE WRIGHT OSWEGO NY 13126 heard it before. CARL ZITTING WENATCHEE WA 98801

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spring motorfor phonograph able: Vic III with brass & black SASEfor prices, $1 ea. photo. use. Machine is complete, horn or Edison Standard with Wm. R. Eisele,6514-G Green but with some new parts, cygnet horn, only $8.50 ea. Tree Rd., Middletown, OH $2575. Glass-sided Zono- Liz Grubb, 1412 W. Walnut 45044. (VIII-6) phone with all brass horn, Ave., Lompoc, CA (805) 736- Oak Schoolhouse Victrola excellent condition, $2650. (VI 1 1-9) 8118. in excellent cond. Late ’teens Zonophone Concert with PHONO MUSIC SHOW! model with Victrola #2 repro- fancy arm and bedplate, $1100. ducer. $1800. with records. Mahogany Edison Opera, Cranford, NJ Spring 1988 Phone evenings (215) 745- very low serial $2750. Ber- Show Date: Sunday, Apr. #, 8480. 24 Largest and sale of D. K. Szabo, 7032 Ox- linerTrademark Gramophone, , show ford Ave., Philadelphia, PA $2000. or best offer. Charlie vintage phonographs, music 19111 (VIII-7) Stewart, 900 Grandview Ave., boxes and automated instru- Reno, NV 89503. Or (702) ments in the Eastern U.S. Edison Diamond Disc oak 747-1439. (VIII-6) One day only, at the very console, $275. Horn & repro- accessible Best Western Coach- ducerfor Victor Junior, $150. Learn more aoout antique man Inn, adjacent Exit 136, Motor & wood deck for Vic. phonographsand radios: join Garden State Pkway (No ear- V, $100. Wanted: horn elbow the Vintage Radio and Pho- ly buyer’s fee). Our Fall event for Vic. II, and Columbia nograph Society. Enjoy our saw dealers attending from long-throat reproducer. Bill monthly publication, the Re- as far as California and Texas. Hoffman, 2570 Falcon St., E. producer, free ads to mem- Buyersfrom fourcontinents Meadow, NY 11554. Or (516) bers, swap meets, annual attended. Admission, only 826-2135. (VIII-6) auctions, monthly meetings, $3. Your name and address and much more. For free Phonograph Collection: 47 will bring a copy of our free issue and further info, write: phonographs, Edisons, Opera, newsletter, Noteworthy News, Secretary, V.R.P.S., P.O. Box Triumph, Homes, Standards, with interesting features about 165345, Irving, TX75016. (TF) Firesides, Gems, Amberolas, the hobby and descriptive 800 cylinder records, boxed. — Next Music Show — of the show. For further infor- 25 extra horns. Victors, Co- April 1988 mation, contact Lynn Bilton, 24, lumbias, others, some have Lynn Bilton (312) 677-7455 Box 25007, Chicago, I L 60625, wood horns, 15 boxes of Cranford, or (312) 677-7455. NJ parts. Everything goes, $35,000. HUGE MAIL AUCTION OBO. Call Charles days Neal’s Antiques Over 200 items, 25-year col- 503-479-4282. VIII-10) lection. Edison (M’s, Spring 400 Cylinder & Motor, Concerts, Triumphs, Phonographs, radios, books, 20,000 tubes, parts, Disc Phonos Gems, Amberola IA, C2 & etc. No list. Write Brent Ding- C3 electrics), Zonophones man, Box 15370, Long Beach, 526 Rt. 9 (5 models), early pre-Ediphone dictating equipment, almost CA 90815. (VIII-6) Waretown, NJ 08758 all the large Victor uprights RCA Combo Victrola, Mod. Phone: 609-971-9368 and electrics up to 1935 (incl. RE73, Philco 20, Zenith 7S685 the Borgia I & II, Alhambra, Combo. Edison 1 50 DD phono. RAE 68, D22 and many oth- J. J. Papovich, 216 Phonograph Parts/Supplies Broad- ers), many Capehart 400’s, way, Westville, NJ 08093. Or Capehart 28F and 28G, 50 456-4079. 63-page Parts List (609) (VIII-7) jukeboxes, 20 Columbia cylin- $3.00 US, $5.00 Foreign der machines, 10 disc out- Edison, Columbia, Victor, etc. (Refundable on order over $50.) side horn machines, boxes Phonos For Sale. Also parts Bought and Sold. Write for of parts, super literature. This Edison Parts Catalog - $3.75ppd. list. SASE. Ralph C. Wood- is your once-in-a-lifetime side, 51 W*Main St., George- chance. 2 stamps for catalog. Complete machine shop town, MA 01834. Or (617) Joe Weber, 604 Centre St., to make any parts! 373-5947 eve’s. (VIII-6) Ashland, PA 17921. (VIII-7) APM PHONOGRAPHS PHONOGRAPHS WANTED WANTED HELP: I NEED PARTS!

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. 255-3363. Newsletter. You will get to 487-9001. (VI 1 1-8) CA91321 Or (805) collectors all over the know Looking to purchase Victor Looking for original Berliner U.S. Free classified ads avail- III or V. Any condition con- strap-type reproducer. Origi- able to members. Join now nal tinfoil Char- sidered. I live in the NY area. phonograph. or for info. send SASE more Joel Einleger, 4555 Henry lie Stewart, 900 Grandview MAPS, 2609 Devonshire, Hudson Pkwy., Bronx, NY Ave., Reno, NV 89503. (IX-3) Lansing, Ml 48910. (TF) 10471. Or (21 2) 245-660 days; Want carriage arm and top Wanted: Cases for Colum- 549-3823 nights. casting for Edison Spring bia Coin-op machines. Sam Newownerof Brunswick Ul- Motor Phono. Good price or Sheena, Days: 334- (516) tona, Style 200, interested in trade. Also have unusual 626-1209. 5959, eve’s (516) original literature, pictures, Class M chassis, interesting write to Sheena, 534 Or Sam related information, etc. on in corresponding with oth- Main St., Westbury, NY 11590. this model. Dorothy Brom- ers who may have unusual Want Victor Orthophonic age, 45 Forest Rd., Cape tops for Class M. Sam Sheena, phonographs: Credenza, Gra- Elizabeth, ME04107. Or (207) 534 Main St., Westbury, NY nada, Colony, Consolette, 767-4446 eve’s. 1 1 590. Or (51 6) 334-5959 days; etc. cond. Ralph Banta, or (51 6) 626-1 209 eves, (vm-6) Any Looking for HMV portable Rt. 1 Green Forest, AR 72638. , #102 in VG to Ex. cond. Phonograph Collectors are David Spanovich, 1175 Ellis RECORDS FOR SALE invited to join the California St., San Francisco, CA94109. Beautiful new colorful record Antique Phonograph Society boxes (replicas) for Edison (CAPS), and $10. may send HELP: I NEED PARTS! Royal Purple, $1.50ea. Blue for a one-year U.S. mem- Wanted: Wooden horns for Amberol (orange style), $1 .00 bership (Jan.-Dee.). This fee Victor, Edison or“off-brands”. ea.; Columbia Indestructible includes the Newsletter and Also would like to purchase (red style), $1.00 ea.; Lam- meetings in W. Covina, CA. cylinder cabinets, any con- bert (for pink cyls.), $2.00, Send SASE for more infor- dition. Mike Patella, 14790 incl. lids and labels for Edi- mation. C.A.P.S., P. O. Box SW 14 Str., Davie, FL 33325. sons. Postage extra. Burdette 67, Duarte, CA 91010. Or (305) 473-8641. (VIII-7) Walters, Box K, 610 8th Street, Wanted: Victor Electrolas, Wellsburg, IA 50680. (IX-3) portion only (below Victor Credenza, 8-60, 8-4, Motor baseplate) for Edison Class Always interesting auction 4-7, Must be in very good to electric phonograph. Also lists: Send SASE for latest mint cond. Willing to ship. M have extra Class M baseplate. from Larry Holdridge, 54 E. State price, also RCA 45 Allen Koenigsberg, 502 E. Lake Dr„ Amityville, NY 11701. rpm phono, early models. 17th Street, Brooklyn, NY Sid Abramson, 6451 Oxford World’s finest collection. 11226. Ave., Apt. D-15, Philadelphia Vocal and instrumental 78

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My Fall 1987 auction will 78rpm Auctions! Replacement cardboard spin- feature the rarest cylinder 1900’s thru 1940’s: Black/ dles & caps for cyli nder record ever offered for auction. A white jazz, dance bands, com- cabinets, $22 per 100 ppd. Tim Goon, 15660 Cumber- never-re I eased Blue Amberol edy, speech, personality, Test Pressing of Theodore sweet/swing, bands, pop, land, Riverview, Ml 48192.

Roosevelt’s “Progressive Cov- blues, rare labels, and much (VI 1 1-9) enant With the People” (1912). more. I have very high grad- Historic Klezmer music on This may be the only oppor- ing standards, your satisfac- quality cassettes. $8.00 ea. tunity to complete the Roose- tion is 100% guaranteed! Coast or write for free list to Peli- velt set of Blue Amberols. to coast references can be can Bunny, 2601 Glenwood Send 2 stamps to: Aaron provided. Please send 2 - Rd., Brooklyn, NY 11210. Cramer, P.O. Box 537, Brook- 220 stamps and state your lyn, NY 1 1229. Or 332- wants. Sherman Tolen, 3264 (718) RECORDS WANTED 3330. (VI 1 1-6) Silsby Rd., Cleveland Hts.,

Send SASE for latest 6-page OH 44118. (VI 1 1-8) Want to buy original or cas- list of fascinating, entertain- RCA Victor and Vogue pic- sette dubbing of two early ing and historical tape-cas- ture records for sale ortrade. cylinders made in Los Angeles settes. Top quality record- Call or SASE for free list. (ca. 1897): American Beauty ings from the past and the Tim Goon, 15660 Cumber- March and Sextet from Lucia present, sure to please. Write: land, Riverview, Ml 48192. by the Lowinski Orchestra Merritt Sound Recording, Or (313) 282-8768. (VIII-6) of LA. Will also purchase Grimsby Road, Buffalo, any recordings made in south- 223 RECORD AUCTION LISTS! NY 1 4223. Or (716) 877-61 51 ern California before 1925. 78s, 45s, LPs, Cylinders, Edi- Please state cond. & price. 78 Collectors - Attention! son Diamond Discs, Piano Lance Bowling, Box 374, Lo- Largest collection of 78’s rolls, Sheet Music, & Memo- mita, CA 90717. Or (213) ever offered. 1000’s — all rabilia. Special sections for 831-1322. (VI 1 1-8) types & labels. Req uest cata- Victor Scroll, Country-West- log. Memory Lane Records, ern, Foreign, 78albums, pol- Need info/sources for Irish 2305 Hungary Rd., Richmond, kas, etc. Also parts & pho- Traditional Music Discogra- VA 23228. (TF) nographs. Lists are free, but phy. Will be published under help on postage is appre- auspices of Folk Music Soci- RECORD FINDER ciated. Musical Memories, ety of Ireland. More than P.O. Box 1047 Box 8382, Orlando, FL 32856. 2000 titles have been exam- Glen Allen, VA 23060 Or (305) 859-7980. (VIII-7) ined to date. Please help. Announces their giant 78rpm Nicholas Carolan, Folk Music New Auction: Blue Amber- record auction. Over 10,000 Society of Ireland, 15 Hen- ols, Royal Purples, Pink Lam- pieces offered. Also regular rietta St., Dublin 1, Ireland. berts, Operatics. Send SASE monthly sales reaching over for free list. Bill Eigenfeld, Desperate for Caruso G&T; 40,000 collectors. If you are 388 Ave. X, Brooklyn, NY and a real photo of Bjoer- not on our mailing list, drop 11223. Or (718) 645-9415. ling. Clara Koser, 2681 W. us a line. Let us know your (VIII-6) 2nd St., Brooklyn, NY 11223. interests, and receive a free (VI 1 1-9) sample copy of The Record New cylinder, DD and 78 Finder. Annual sub. still only rpm Record List, send SASE. Want recordings by Rudy $10. We also carry complete J. Johnson, 4617 Penn. NE, Wiedoeft. Collector will pay line of accessories, sleeves, Roanoke, VA 24019 (VIII-6) fair prices. Charles Selzle, plastics, storage boxes, mail- 1750 Cleveland Ave., Abing- I run regular cylinder auc- ers, record cleaning equip- ton, PA 19001. (IX-5) tions, as well as gramophones ment, etc. Send for our free Want Mae West Brunswick & phonographs. I also am catalog. extending into 78 rpm records. recordings, 6495, 6675, 6676. Tapes of past ARSC Pro- My next auction is of record Must be in good cond or grams, available from Con- catalogs and copies of the better. Also Al Jolson on Lit- ference Tape, 8 Woodburn Record Collector magazi ne, tle Wonder & Brunswick, Shir- Dr., Ottawa, Ont. Canada over 150 lots. Write to: Rod ty Temple, Bob Hope, or other K1B 3A7. Prices are: $5. for Cornelius, 16 Jubilee Ave., personalities. Sid Abramson, 60 min., $6. for 90 min. plus Devonport, Auckland, New 6451 Oxford Ave., Apt. D-15, 75$ post ea. Zealand. (VIII-7) Philadelphia, PA 191 11. (vm-6) 20 )

PRINTED ITEMS RECORDS WANTED RECORDS WANTED FOR SALE Want to buy military and Pathe center-start records, Talking Machine Madness concert band records (Sousa, Uncle Josh records & Roy an Essay on America’s tra- Pryor, Prince, etc.), brass, Rogers records. D. Shores, veling talking machineexhib- woodwind, percussion solos, 3822 Lasso Lane, Rt. 11, Bil- itors, 1878-1900. A booklet duets, trios, etc. All labels, lings, MT 59105. (VIII-6) filled with illustrations of all speeds. Send your lists. Any copies of Smoke Gets horns, cylinders, record men, State condition and price. in Your Eyes. Michael Ed- and more. Send $4.50, first- Frederick P. Williams, 8313 wards, 21 22 Colony Rd., Jam- class ppd. to Hamilton Hobby Shawnee St., Philadelphia, ison, PA 18929. (Vill-6) Press, Box 455, Fairfield, OH PA 19118. (VII 1-7) 45014. (VIII -7) MGM yellow-label Metrolite Al Jolson on Little Wonder (non-b reakable) “You Are When Music Was Magic, by records. “Back to Carolina”, My Love” by Joni James, John Kurdyla. Beautiful new etc. Richard P. de Fabio, #12066. Musical Museum Res- book in color, on phonographs. 1946 St. Francis Ave., Niles, 8" 11”, taurant, 1114 Duval St., Key Over 200 pages, x QH 44446. (VI 1 1-9) West, FL 33040. (VIII-6) glossy history, shows all types of machines, records, tins, Top prices paid for Mexican Diamond Discs: #51 542 Gold- catalogs, etc., $29.95. Also recordings by Teddy Stauffer en Gate Orch. “Charleston”; The Paper Dog, by Michael and Japanese recordings by #551868 “Christmas Recol- Sherman, 48 pages, with color, WeintraubSyncopators. Rob- lections” by Yuletide Ensem- covers all Victor record ert Masopust, Thiersteiner- & RCA ble. Bill Eigenfeld, 388 Ave. allee labels from 1900-1958, only 53, CH-4053 Basel, X, Brooklyn, NY 11223. Switzerland. $9.95. Both limited printing. Gramophone Co. recording Available exclusively from Buying 78 rpm dance band, 1 909 by Si r Ernest Shackleton Allen Koenigsberg, 502 E. jazz, 1920-1935. Single rec- entitled “Dash for the South 17th St., Brooklyn, NY 11226. ords or collections. Send your Pole”, No. D337. Spoken or Send for our Catalog of sales/auction list. Shellac documentary records sought. Phonograph, Jukebox, and Shack, Box 32924, San An- Ian Macdonald, 35 Ranfurly Player Piano Publications to: tonio, (IX-1) TX 78216. St., Tamatea, Napier, New AMR, P. O. Box 3007, Arling- Wanted: Zealand. Concert, Grand Opera ton, WA 98223. Or (206) 659- Blue Amberols (28,000 ser- PRINTED ITEMS 6434. (VIII-6) ies), Royal Purples. Craig FOR SALE Stephen Foster Acoustic Dis- Penfield, 100 Brentwood Rd., cography, 1890-1925, by Geo. Newington, CT 061 11. (vm-6) Announcing... “Punkin Center Stories” by Creegan. For more info, write Would like to buy following Mr. Cal Stewart. A handsome Geo. Creegan, 510 Washing- Billy Murray records in mint reprint of the classic 1903 ton St., Steubenville, OH cond. Edison DD: 52518, 43952. 283-3708. book. Numerous illustrations, Or (614) 52609, 52642; Edison later- photos, detailed foreword by Directory of Experts, 4th ed. als: 14014, 14021, 14031, Randy McNutt. Collectors 304 pp. only $19.95, from 1 4066, 1 4067 Bru nswick: ; 4408, Edition, 192 pages, limited Broadcast Interview Source, 4513,4597; Blue Bird: all six to 500 copies. Sewn bind- 2500 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Murray records; Edison Blue ing, acid free paper, lami- Washington, D.C. 20007-4570. Amberol: electrical Murrays nated cover. Numbered. Send only. Also want literature, How to Make and Sell Your $25. plus $1. post/hand. to photos, promo material on Own Record, D. S. Rapa- Hamilton Hobby Press Billy Murray. Dick Carty, 408 port, 1 67 pages, $1 2.95, from P. O. Box 455 Strand, Manhattan Beach, MIX Bookshelf, 2608 Ninth Fairfield, OH 45014. {V iii-7) St., Berkeley, CA 94710. Or CA 90266. Or (213) 374-61 1 6, 843-7901. or372-5950. (VIII-6) Musical Sound (The Phys- (415) Want Edison 2-minute cylin- ics of Music by M.J. Moravcsik, 64-page excerpt from Edi- derentitled ‘Our Sunny South- $24.95. Black Song, by J. son Blue Amberol Record- ern Home’ by the Edison Lovell jr, only $12.95. If both ings, covering all the 5000 Male Qt., No. 2225, in brown ordered at same time, only series Blue Amberols. Glossy, wax or moulded black wax. $30.00. Available from: Para- color available from original Allen Koenigsberg. 502 E. gon House Publishers, 2 Ham- printing, only $5.95. Ron Deth- 17th St., Brooklyn, NY 11 226. marskjold Plaza, New York, lefson, 3605 Christmas Tree Or (718) 941-6835. NY 10017. Lane, Bakersfield, CA 93306. APM 21 APM .

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To add to the enjoyment of Books on antiques and col- Joe Pengelly has a few of our hobby, why not try a lecting from John Ives, 5 the Lioret No. 4 size Lioret subscription to The City of Normanhurst Dr., St. Mar- celluloid cylinders (1898) for London Phonograph and garets, Twickenham, Middle- sale or exchange for: Con- Gramophone Society? Our sex, England TW1 1NA. cert size pink Lamberts, 1 Hillandale for 1; other size pink Lam- magazine, The A Newsletter on books about airmail is per berts (plural) also considered. News, by $17. collecting: Collectrix, usually year, $13.00 via seamail. Victor 1930’s LPs (plural). 64 pages per issue, only $5.00 Subscriptions be sent Triton motor as used in Edi- should for 3-issue subscription. Col- to D. R. Roberts, 80 Boltons son Triumph or Concert. Also lectrix, 366 Woodfield Rd., want Mark 56 LP The First Lane, Pyrford, Woking, Surrey W. Hempstead, NY 11552. GU228TN, England. Payment Talkies’. Joe Pengelly, 36 Or (516) 538-3388. should be made to C.L.P.G.S. Thorn Park, Mannamead, Ply- PRINTED ITEMS mouth, England PL3 4TE. Talking Machine Review Inter- WANTED national: A bi-monthly mag- Old phonograph and record azine for all interested in MISCELLANEOUS &traded. cylinder ordisc phonographs; catalogs bought, sold FOR SALE Please write to Tim Brooks, Annual subscription is $14.00 Phonograph Toys 84-22M 264th St., Floral Park, or $22.00 by air. Write for & Novelties, NY 11001. free sample copy if genuinely Special Offer: interested. We have an expan- Now buying Vol. I & II of Ragtime Rastus, Shamandy, ding list of reprints of old Edison Blue Amberol Record- Banjo Billy, the Fighting catalogs, posters, and books. ings, 1912-1929 by Ron Deth- Cocks &the Boxers, includ- Talking Machine Review, 19 lefson. Also back issues of ing the Drive mechanism. Glendale Rd., Bournemouth, APM, esp. Vol. IV & V. Please All for $145.00 & $2.50 post. England BH6 4JA. (TF) offer. Allen Koenigsberg, 502 Ask about the first naughty E. 17th, Brooklyn, NY11226. ever produced forhand-cran k New books available toy Or (718) 941-6835. phonographs - operates on from Allen Koenlgsberg: MISCELLANEOUS same mechanism. The Mag- Vol II of the Victor Disco- netic Dancers, complete, $45. graphy, 1903-1908, over 700 1000.. FOR SALE 5000.. Charlie Weatherbee, 21 20 The pages, $65.00. Second edi- STEEL NEEDLES! Crescent, Clermont, FL3271 1 tion of Edison Cylinder Rec- (Loud &/or Softone) Or 904-394-3971. (VIII-9) ords, 1 889-1 91 2 by Al len Koe- 100 per package nigsberg, covers nearly 10,000 Phono needles forold & new 500.... 10.00 + 1.00 post. wax cylinders, only $45.00. models. Send phono name .. 18.00 + 1.50 post. Iconography of Recorded & model to Needles, 216 .. 55.00 4- 3.00 UPS Sound, (record history & inter- Broadway, Westville, NJ 08093 views), profusely illustrated, Other Quantities Available Or (609) 456-4079. (VIM-6) by Michael Corenthal, $20. Free needle sales display box Catalog & prices from the Allen ppd. Write: Koenigs- with orders of 5000. Cranford Show, April & Sept. 1 7th St., berg, 502 E. Brook- 1987. Both for only $5. ppd. Antique Phonograph Shop lyn, NY 11226. The Lynn Bilton, Box 25007, Chi- 32 S. Tyson Books about Radios, Records, cago, IL 60625. Floral Park, NY 11001 Phonographs. Current titles: lacking the carriage (516) 775-8605 Are you how to do it, price guides, arm for the reproducer on (VI 1 1-5) history, reprints, much else. an Edison Concert phono- Rubberstamps of phonode- 78rpm supplies. Long SASE graph? Finally, a magnifi- signs. Send $1 forcatalog to for 6-page list. The Sound cent copy, completely fin- Rubbersmith, PO Box Box, Dept. APM, Box 226, The ished (less sleeve), with clips Nottingham, NH 03290. Ettrick, Wl 54627. (1X-3) 202, for Automatic reproducer, British Animated Films, 1895- Subscribe to Early Music; and with adjusting screw. 1985: A Filmography, by covers Medieval, Renaissance, Introductory price $275. Or- limited lasts Denis Gifford, ill. 352 pages, Baroque & Classical. 4-issue der while supply $29.95 from: McFarland & sub. is $40. Oxford Univer- from Neal Gerichten, 526 sity Press, 200 Madison Ave., Route 9, Waretown, NJ 08758. Co. Publishers, Box 61 1 , Jef- ferson, NC 28640. (VIII-6) New York, NY 10016. Or 609-971-9368.- (VIII-6) APM 22 APM RECORDS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH! These Blue Amberol cylinders are very badly needed to complete a research project. Your help finding these cylinders will be most appreciated.

26044 Haidauer Schulplatter - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26045 Mittenwalder - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26046 Reit in Winkel, Landler 26090 Bayerisches Landler Potpourri \ Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle An der Mur Landler — - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26207 Edelweiss Landler — - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle An der Isar Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle S Almstrausli Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26210 Anna Mirl Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26211 D’Byam Schneid Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26212 Schon Roschen Polka - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26213 D’ Jagerlieb Polka - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26214 Liebchen am Dache Rheinlander - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 26215 Liebchen Rheinlander - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 10267 (2-minute wax) Bl-nd and P-g - Josie Sadler Also a Few Diamond Discs Needed Very Badly 57001 An der Isar Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 57002 An der Mur Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 57003 Anna Mirl Landler - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 57004 Schonroschen Polka - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 57005 Liebchen Am Bache - Oberbayerische Bauernkapelle 59505 Die Pedler - Sam Silberbusch and Sadie Wachtel 59507 Die Greene Yente - Morris Goldstein and Liza Tuchman 59512 Der Griner Janitor - Sam Silberbusch and Sadie Wachtel

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Sheet Music, all categories The Emporium of Old Fash- Mainsprings! I now can man- (SASE for details). Want lists ioned Things is always look- ufacture any size or ends welcomed (have helped many). ing to buy interesting music mainsprings or governor Wholesale lots bought; travel boxes, phonographs, sing- springs. Plus other phono to purchase. The McCall ing birds, optical toys, wind- parts. Quick response. Ron Archive, 444 East 10th St., up toys, clocks, etc. Write or Sitko, 26Tekakwitha Ct., Clif-

Suite 147, New York, NY call Frank Morello, 68 W. ton Park, NY 12065. (VI 1 1-10) 10009. (VIII-9) Main St., Bogota, NJ 07603. We fully restore Orthophonic Or 342-9279 (Tues. to TUBES: 2500 boxed new tubes, (201) reproducers and pivot for Sat.) (VIII-6) 90% off current list price; tone arm . 52 years experience. not listed tubes, $3. to $5. Ralph Banta, Rt.1 Green For- PHONOGRAPH SHOPS , (min. order $25.). Send large est, AR 72638. (VIII-6) for prices on pre-1 943 PETER N. DILG SASE Experienced machinist with tubes. Also have needles for Antique Phonographs home shop will repair any old phonos - send Records: Cylinder & Disc & new reproducer; machines pro- name & model #. J. Papo- Radios • Needles fessionally cleaned and re- vich, 216 Broadway, West- Parts & Accessories paired. Will buy any repro- ville, NJ 08093. (VIII-9) Bought - Sold - Repaired ducer parts. Randle Pomeroy, We also have a large selec- Computerized bulletin board 54 - 12th St., Providence, Rl tion of general line antiques! for collectibles. Contact: 02906. Or 401-272-5560 after Located in the World-Wide Collectors Net- 6 pm. (VIII-8) Baldwin Center work, PO Box 534, Blooming- Antique 906 Merrick If your reproducer is repair- ton, IN 47402. (812)-334-WWCN. Road Baldwin, NY 11510 able, I’ll repair it. The very play repairs all Electronic Adapter to (516) 223-0533 highest quality on tapes through any talking makes. Send large SASE for Open Weds, thru Sun., machine (fits any Victor latest repair price list. Will 12:00 to 4:00 pm. & Exhibition-compatible), Part buy major brands of repro- (VI 1 1-5) # GS-2, only $55. Victorian ducers, any condition, if parts Talking Machine Co., 261 OLD SOUND! A Museum of are usable. Gene Ballard, Robinson Ave., Newburgh, Antique Phonographs and 5281 Country Club Drive, NY 12550. Or (914) 561-0132. Recording Technology on Paradise, CA 95969. (VIII-6) (IX-5) Cape Cod. Beautiful displays, plus shop for machines, sheet MAINSPRINGS — MISCELLANEOUS music, records, services, etc. BEARINGS — WANTED Also available for profession- GEARS! al lecturing service and enter- 100’s of new and used parts. Antique wall telephone for tainment. Old Sound, Rt. 134 We manufacture and stock sale, Kellogg, reasonable. near 6A, East Dennis, MA everything you need ... every- Want to buy old cameras 02641. Or (617) 385-8795. thing from machines tocylin- and daguerreotypes, stereo der records required by vin- views, etc. Also interested in VICTORIAN TALKING tage talking machine collec- buying and selling military MACHINE CO. tors: needles, record sleeves, images. Mark Koenigsberg, 561-0132 (914) books, decals, accessories. 700 Boulevard East, #7D, Phonographs, Books, Parts We also offer complete re- Weehawken, NJ 07087. Or Quality repairs & restorations building & restoration ser- (201) 863-0868. Located in: Country Herit- vice and can make your vin- Gramophone needle tins age Antique Ctr. tage talking machine p erform wanted, particularly Ameri- Rt. 302 & Rt. 52 like new. Fully guaranteed. can & Canadian. Many Brit- P.O.Box 983 Prompt detailed response to ish & foreign for sale at $2, Pine Bush, NY 12566 your specific needs. $3. incl. HMV, Songsters, Ctr. Hrs.: Fri. Sat. Sun. 11-5 The Antique Phonograph Shop Columbia. Details and 8-page Also by appointment. 32 S. Tyson Avenue catalog for$1 from: R. Lam- MC/Visa Telephone orders: Floral Park, NY 11001 bert, 24 Church Way, Wes- 914 561-0132 ( ) (516) 775-8605 ton Favell, Northampton NN3 Geoff & Judy Thompson 3BT, England. Tel: 0604- — APM Subscribers See APM’s latest Book List! 405184 (VIII-6) Catalog free on request.

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