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COVER i The GRAMOPHONE December 1969 there's no lJlace lil~e m-FI ..- RECORD PLAYERS . TAPE RECORDERS -+RADIO • TV -+RECORDS AND PRE-RECORDED TAPES -+RADIOGRAMS --+ACCESSORIES AND SERVICE ROME ENTBRTAINMENT for J2fi years imhofshave catered exclusively for this essential need Since 1845 when Imhofs started making and selling their world famous Orchestrions, mechanical songbirds etc., their name has been synonymous with high quality music reproducers of every kind. At Imhofs today, you will find the finest selection of hi-fi, radios, television, mdiograms, tape recorders and record players with ideal facilities for comparing all the leading makes side-by-side. You can also choose records of every kind and pre-recorded tapes from the largest stocks in Europe. Take advantage of. the unique experience Imhofs have gained over the years and call in or write to them today STOP PRESS . . . . A completely new range of Imhof loudspeakers specially developed by our engineers and designers to bring you an entirely new concept in speaker design. There will be various sizes;with differing power handling capacities, and these will all be available in a wide variety of veneers and decorative f ini$es with interchangeable 'decor' grilles, to give you the speaker to match your home. Initially available is model IM200 measuring 24*,' x 15-!-" x 10" deep, power handling capacity 20 watts RMS, impedance 8 ohms, frequency response 40-20,000 Hz, and costing £38. 17s. Od. Call in and see them today. ~ . EDDYSTONE Imhofs are the main Eddystone Retail Distributors. Call in for a demonstration or t ick coupon for full information on these superb multi-wave communication receivers. Quick and safe delivery to any part ofthe world. when you're in town Pop into- . I:KHOFS Europe's leading Hi-Fi Store Established 1845 ZMHOFSDept.1/12112-116NewOxrord Street, London WC1 telephoneOl-636 7878 Please tick appropriate squares I enclose Cheque/Postarorderlstamps for 2/6d . Please send me a copy of THIS YEAR OF HI-FlO LivingoverseaslwouldlikeafreecopyofTHIS YEAR OF HI,FI 0 Please send me /ree of charge, details of monthly record accounts 0 Guaranteed export service 0 Eddystone communication receivers 0 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . RHA
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Incorporating . VOX . THE RADIO CRITIC . BROADCAST REVIEW DECEM'BER 1969 VOL. XLVII' No. 559 Founded by SIR COMPTON MACKENZIE CHRISTOPHER STONE • Edited by ANTHONY POLLARD • Music Editor ALEC ROBERTSON • Assistant Editor MALCOLM WALKER • Technical Editor JOHN BORWICK, BSc • Technical Consultant JOHN GILBERT FRSA, Assoc.IEE, MIERE • Advertisement Manager R. W. POLLARD • Asst. Advertisement Manager W. B. IRVING • Circulation Manager V. P. DUNBAR • Editorial, Advertisement and Subscription Offices 177-179 Kenton Road Kenton, Harrow, Middlesex HA30HA Telephone 01-907 2010 • Trade Office 30 Dean Street London wrv 5AN Telephone 01-4376122 • © "The Gramophone"-1969 Critics' Choice-1969 Index to Reviews Carols for 1969 . . Sir John Barbirolli talks to Alan Blyth Here and There with Roger Wimbush The Changing Formats of Tape Records by John Borwick Tape Cassettes by Edward Greenfield Reviews-Orchestral . . -Chamber -Instrumental -Choral and Song -Opera -Spoken Word -Documentary Records Reissued Special Issues . . Educational Nights at the Round Table . . Keeping Track . . Jazz Reviews Audio: Trends for the 1970's -a commentary by John Borwick and John Gilbert : Ideas for Audio Gifts : German Radio Exhibition . . : Equipment Reviews . . : Talk : News Deletions Correspondence Editorial Notes . . Reviewers' Notes 925 902 931 932 937 941 942 947 974 976 98; 995 995 995 996 1018 1018 1019 1026 1032 1044 1050 1055 1056 1062 1062 1068 1067 902 942 ~--------------NEXT MONTH---------------. A Quarterly Retrospect by Desmond Shawe-Taylor Birgit Nilsson talks to Alan Blyth

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COVER i

The GRAMOPHONE

December 1969

there's no lJlace lil~e m-FI ..-

RECORD PLAYERS . TAPE RECORDERS

-+RADIO • TV

-+RECORDS AND PRE-RECORDED TAPES

-+RADIOGRAMS

--+ACCESSORIES AND SERVICE

ROME ENTBRTAINMENT for J2fi years imhofshave catered exclusively for this essential need Since 1845 when Imhofs started making and selling their world famous Orchestrions, mechanical songbirds etc., their name has been synonymous with high quality music reproducers of every kind. At Imhofs today, you will find the finest selection of hi-fi, radios, television, mdiograms, tape recorders and record players with ideal facilities for comparing all the leading makes side-by-side. You can also choose records of every kind and pre-recorded tapes from the largest stocks in Europe. Take advantage of. the unique experience Imhofs have gained over the years and call in or write to them today

STOP PRESS . . . . A completely new range of Imhof loudspeakers specially developed by our engineers and designers to bring you an entirely new concept in speaker design. There will be various sizes;with differing power handling capacities, and these will all be available in a wide variety of veneers and decorative f ini$es with interchangeable 'decor' grilles, to give you the speaker to match your home. Initially available is model IM200 measuring 24*,' x 15-!-" x 10" deep, power handling capacity 20 watts RMS, impedance 8 ohms, frequency response 40-20,000 Hz, and costing £38. 17s. Od. Call in and see them today. ~ . EDDYSTONE Imhofs are the main Eddystone Retail Distributors. Call in for a demonstration or t ick coupon for full information on these superb multi-wave communication receivers. Quick and safe delivery to any part ofthe world.

when you're in town

Pop into- .

I:KHOFS

Europe's leading

Hi-Fi Store Established 1845

ZMHOFSDept.1/12112-116NewOxrord Street, London WC1 telephoneOl-636 7878 Please tick appropriate squares I enclose Cheque/Postarorderlstamps for 2/6d . Please send me a copy of THIS YEAR OF HI-FlO LivingoverseaslwouldlikeafreecopyofTHIS YEAR OF HI,FI 0 Please send me /ree of charge, details of monthly record accounts 0 Guaranteed export service 0 Eddystone communication receivers 0 Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . RHA

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