MAKE YOUR OWN with the R EK-O-KUT eha Ile PORTABLE HIGH FIDELITY RECORDS e r DISK RECORDER AND PLAYBACK PHONOGRAPH The outstanding advantages of a disc recording is that it is permanent and it can be played back on any phonograph. Because of this, most tape recordings ultimately end up on discs. If you would like to add your favorite tape recordings to your regular record library, it is a simple procedure to cut your own high quality record discs with a Rek -O -Kut Challenger. And you can also make direct recordings on disc-live' or 'off- the -air' -at 33 13, 45 or 78 rpm. And when the discs are finished, you can play them back immediately on the Challenger or on your own high fidelity music system. The Challenger is the only portable recorder that employs a professional overhead cutting lathe with interchangeable lead- screws, and a turntable driven by a hysteresis synchronous motor. The playback amplifier has a frequency response from 20 to 20,000 cycles ± 1 db with independent bass and treble controls. A wide -range 10 -inch speaker is mounted in the detachable cover. The playback arm is equipped with a dual sapphire magnetic pickup. REK -O- K U T REK -O-KUT Challenger for 33 V3 and 78 rpm -with Standard Groove Leadscrew . . . . $459.95 45 rpm Accessory Idler .. 8.00 For complete description, write Dept. CE24 COMPANY MAKERS OF THE FAMOUS Rondine TURNTABLES 38 -01 Queens Boulevard, Long Island City 1, N. Y. Dancing Party Sonora Matancera and his Orchestra A -V TAPE LIBRARIES -AV -508 Eight numbers are featured on this rape, all of them Latin American rhythms including two mambos, two son mambos, two Bolero mambos and a Guaracha mambo. The tape which we had for review was a 7th ips double track. The reproduction was excellent, clean cut and with full frequency range, quite up to A -V's usual high standard. This tape should be s natural for the groups who are learning the latest dance steps or for that party you are planning. Let's Dance -Mambo Charlie Palmieri Sextette and the Joe Roland Trio AV -V TAPE LIBRARIES -A-V 506B This reel contains nine numbers played in mambo style. The first track has five tunes played by the Charlie Palmieri Sextette and the second track has four numbers by the Joe Roland Trio. There is some excellent piano work evident in the first ser of tunes, which for the most part are familiar numbers done in mambo rhythm. Among them are Lullaby of Broadway, Night and Day, Sometimes I'm Happy and the Continental. The Joe Roland Trio plays Poor Butterfly, Lovers Mambo, I'm Getting Sentimental Over You and the Jingles Bells Mambo. The combo does a slick job on the mambo tempo with the mariba predominating in the numbers. Like the tape reviewed above, this should be a natural for those interested in the Latin American music or dances. Also like the previous tape, the recording is clear and clean, technically excellent. The Investigator Recorded <strong>Tape</strong> -of- the -Month -Club, Inc. No. 102 This is not a musical tape. It is an imaginative and powerful political satire concerning a congressional investigator who finds himself in Heaven or "Up Here." This comic -tragic fiction documentary is the original production starring John Drainie and written by Canadian script writer Reuben Ship. It is a real collector's item. The full -track reel runs one full hour at 33/a or can be had dual -track at 71/2 ips. and is one that can be played over and over again with new facets appearing each time you hear it. Prior to writing this review, we have played it at least five times and still look forward to hearing it again. The cast is superb from start to finish and the story when thought about can leave you deeply moved. Yet there are many times in the satire when you will hold your side with laughter. To say it is unusual is to make an understatement. We understand that the Recorded <strong>Tape</strong> -of- the -Month Club is making a sample of this tape available to anyone, on a four -inch reel, for only $.50. We'd suggest you look into it. Tunetapes, box 2110, Hollywood 28, California, plan to publish in volumes ten hit tunes on 5 inch reels to sell at $4.95. These will consist of top numbers on the Hit Parade plus standards by such composers as Johnny Mercer, Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin, etc. They plan to keep the series current with a new issue of ten top tunes each month. 12
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