Incorporating . VOX . THE RADIO CRITIC . BROADCAST REVIEW

DECEM'BER 1969

VOL. XLVII'

No. 559

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CHRISTOPHER STONE

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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

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