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COVER 1 The GRAMOPHONE September, 1961 back again after ten years Since we stopped making 1M Thorn Needles (in the famous Top Hat packs) we have been continually asked to produce 1M styli. We have waited until we were certain of achieving and maintaining the very high standards required. The craftsmen-technicians we have found feel as we do about prodCfcing a range of really high quality styli. Their eXperience, together with the instruments necessary to meet the fine tolerances we demand, produces styli to satisfy the most discern ing enthusiast. Although we set out to produce first-class styli regardless of cOSt, we found that our top-Quality product can be offered at no more than average prices. Each 1M stylus is checked at a magnification of x80 and each batch sampled at x500. By this scrupulous inspection impeccable quality is maintained and we are able to guarantee 1M diamond styli for 6 months. Call at our record departments or Service Shop (a fully equipped expert will fit your stylus), phone MUSeum 7878. or fill in the coupon below. TYPE No. TO FIT CARTRIDGE TYPE: PRICE Sapphires Diamonds IMIOO IM200 1M 300 IM400 IM600 IM700 IM800 BSR TC4 S.lld. Collaro GP27/Chancery Decca 33 A/ B/C Acos HGP37 / Webcor/BSR Monarch l BSR Regent Acos HGP39 /3S/41/GPI9 BSR TC8M/TC8H Acos GPS9 S.lId. S.lld. S.lld. S.lld. S.lld. Collaro Studio OIP/ Ceromic S.lld. IM900 Garrard Ge2/Ceramic 1M 1000 Colloro PX Transcription IMI200 HMV Double "c" IMI400 Decca XMS 1M 2000 EMI Multiplay IM2100 EMI RS3 1M 2400 Acos Types 65/1-65/3 1M 1500 Decca H S.lld. 13.4d. 6. Sd. 13.4d. 10.Sd. 10.Sd. S.lld. 13.4d. 1M 2800 Collaro 5605. Schuman Merula S.lld. IM3100 Garrard GC8 S.lld. IM3200 Goldring 500 8.5d . IM3400/1 Ronetle DC284 L/P only 6. Sd. IM3400/S Roneue DC284 Stereo 6.Sd. IM3400/7 Ronetle DC284 Stereo & L/P 6. Sd. IM3500/ 5 BSR Stereo S.lld. 1M 3500/1 BSR Stereo & L/P 5.lld. IM3600 Collaro TX88 15. 3d. IM3700 Goldring 580 & 600 /3. 4d. IM3800/S Garrard GCSIO/Stereo S.lld. IM3800/7 Garrard GCSIO/Stereo & LIP S. l ld. IM4000 Acos GP7I / 3 S.lId. IM4100 Philips 3016 6. Sd. IMS100/7 Philips Stereo 3063 6.5d. IMS600 Garrard GCE 12 Stereo & L/P S.lId. IMD2500 Sonotone Ceramic 2TS IS. 3d. IMD3900/ 7 Compatible Acos 73/ 1 with 78 I I . Od. IMD4800 / 7 SOfJoc<me 8T Stereo 15. 3d. l2.9.U l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2 .9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2 .9 .6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.td. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. 1l.9.6d. l2 .9.6d. l2.9.6d. £2.9 .6d . l2.9.6d. l2.9.6d. 1l.9.6d . l2 .9.6d. l2.9.6d. l l .9.6d. l l .9.6d. l l .9.6d. l l . /9 .6d. l l .19.td. 12.19.6d. Please send me ONE diamond lsapphire I apphire 78 Type No............ . I enclose £ d Mr./Mrs./Miss Address Alfred Imhof Ltd Dept 19, 112-116 New Oxford St.reet, London wei 1M sapphire styli for 78 r .p.m. are available for the players l isted where applicable at the same price as sapphire styli. Type Numbers are as given. 1M products are available only from Imhofs.
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September, 1961 The GRAMOPHONE Advert 1 'There are critics who regard the originals of the Toscanini recordings as a sort of holy writ which cannot be altered in any way. an I am sure this release will send such people into absolute frenzy, but I urge others not to join them.' Robert C, Marsh-High Fidelity British record enthusiasts can by now hardly fail to be aware of RCA Victor's efforts to apply 'electronic re-processing' to Toscanini recordings. The avowed aims of Jack Arthur Somer -the man primarily responsible for this undertaking-were to make possible greater enjoyment of the music on these records by using the technioal resources at his disposal to introduce something of the spaciousness, reverberation and clarity typical of good stereo recording without ever breaking faith with the composer or Toscanini's interpretation. Mr. Somer himself has written '. . . the essential content is the music the composers wrote and the performance Arturo Toscanini gave i t . In i ts re-processing I have had the good fortune to have the advice and counsel of Richard B. Gardner, the RCA Victor engineer who spent many years as the Maestro's personal engineer . . . and of the conductor's son, Walter Toscanini. I t is hoped that through our work the Maestro will l ive on, not just in the memory but in the active hearing of his music'. Now British music lovers can test for themselves the results of these labours, so painstak.ingly and responsibly undertaken . Mussorgsky PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION o SB-2121 Dvorak . SYMPHONY No.5 IN E MINOR- 'FROM THE NEW WORLD' o SB-2123 Respighi THE PINES OF ROME ; THE FOUf'l"TAINS OF ROME o SB.-2122 all by The NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by ARTURO TOSCANINI RCA RECORDS product of THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LTD DECCA HOUSE ALBERT EMBANKMENT LONDON SEl

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September, 1961

The GRAMOPHONE

Advert 1

'There are critics who regard the originals of the Toscanini recordings as a sort of holy writ which cannot be altered in any way.

an I am sure this release will send such people into absolute frenzy, but I urge others not to join them.'

Robert C, Marsh-High Fidelity

British record enthusiasts can by now hardly fail to be aware of RCA Victor's efforts to apply 'electronic re-processing' to Toscanini recordings. The avowed aims of Jack Arthur Somer -the man primarily responsible for this undertaking-were to make possible greater enjoyment of the music on these records by using the technioal resources at his disposal to introduce something of the spaciousness, reverberation and clarity typical of good stereo recording without ever breaking faith with the composer or Toscanini's interpretation. Mr. Somer himself has written '. . . the essential content is the music the composers wrote and the performance Arturo Toscanini gave i t . In i ts re-processing I have had the good fortune to have the advice and counsel of Richard B. Gardner, the RCA Victor engineer who spent many years as the Maestro's personal engineer . . . and of the conductor's son, Walter Toscanini. I t is hoped that through our work the Maestro will l ive on, not just in the memory but in the active hearing of his music'. Now British music lovers can test for themselves the results of these labours, so painstak.ingly and responsibly undertaken .

Mussorgsky PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION o SB-2121

Dvorak . SYMPHONY No.5 IN E MINOR- 'FROM THE NEW WORLD' o SB-2123

Respighi THE PINES OF ROME ; THE FOUf'l"TAINS OF ROME o SB.-2122

all by The NBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by ARTURO TOSCANINI

RCA RECORDS product of THE DECCA RECORD COMPANY LTD DECCA HOUSE ALBERT EMBANKMENT LONDON SEl

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