Shure M44G (dates not documented)

Little is documented about the Shure M44G individually. It belongs to Shure's M44 series of phono cartridges - the same family that produced the M44-7 (later a broadcast and DJ standard), the M44E and the M44C. The archive's period directories don't itemize the G variant. The M44 series appears there, but no specific M44G entry has turned up in the available material.

What the record does confirm is where the M44 line sat in the early 1980s. High Fidelity (1981, p.174), in its cartridge directory, listed Shure's M44E at $39.95, the M44-7 at $34.95 and the M44C at $32.50, alongside the M75CS, SC35C and M3D. That is the budget end of the Shure catalog. The same directory's Shure entries note user-replaceable styli and a recommended 47 kΩ load. No M44G-specific price, date or specification is verified in the sources on hand.

Phono cartridge, Shure M44 series.
Series listed in High Fidelity cartridge directory (1981, p.174): M44E $39.95, M44-7 $34.95, M44C $32.50.
M44G-specific specs, pricing, and production years: not documented in available sources.