Incorporating VOX . THE RADIO CRITIC . BROADCAST REVIEW

JULY 1968

VOL. XLVI

No. 542

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The Gramophone and the Voice : Desmond Shawe-Taylor Correspondence . . Julian Bream talks to Alan Blyth Here and There with Roger Wimbush Index to Reviews . . Reviews-Orchestral

-Chamber -Instrumental -Choral and Song -Opera . . -Classical Reissues -Special Issues . . Nights at the Round Table . . Keeping Track Jazz Reviews Technical: Specifications Survey - Loudspeakers

Reports Technical Talk . . Deletions . . Books and Records Received Book Review Reviewers' Notes . . Editorial Notes Society Notes

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