SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. )*

                           Albany International Corp.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    012348108
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this  statement  /X/. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting  beneficial  ownership  of more  than  five  percent  of the  class of
securities described in Item 1 and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule
13d-7.)

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).







                               CUSIP No. 012348108
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1)       Names of Reporting Persons.  S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of
         above Person

                          Sound Shore Management, Inc.
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2)       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
                                      (a) /_/
                                      (b) /_/
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3)       SEC Use Only

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4)       Citizenship or Place of Organization

                              Delaware Corporation
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         Number of Shares                          (5)    Sole Voting
         Beneficially Owned                               Power   1,262,000
         by Each Reporting        --------------------------------------------
         Person With                               (6)    Shared Voting
                                                          Power   Not Applicable
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                                                   (7)    Sole Dispositive
                                                          Power   1,313,500
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                                                   (8)    Shared Dispositive
                                                          Power   Not applicable
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9)       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned
         by Each Reporting Person                      1,313,500
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10)       Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row
                  (9)      Excludes Certain Shares (See  Instructions)
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11)      Percent of Class Represented by
         Amount in Row (9)                             5.2%
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12)      Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)      IA
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Item 1   (a) Name of Issuer
                           Albany International Corp.

Item 1   (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
                                  1373 Broadway
                                Albany, NY 12204

Item 2   (a) Name of Person Filing

                          Sound Shore Management, Inc.

Item 2   (b) Address of Principal Business Office, if none, Residence

                               8 Sound Shore Drive
                               Greenwich, CT 06836

Item 2   (c) Citizenship

                              Delaware Corporation

Item 2   (d) Title of Class of Securities

                Class A Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 per share

Item 2   (e) CUSIP Number                      012348108

Item 3 If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b), check
whether the person filing is a

(a)      ( )   Broker or Dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
(b)      ( )   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c)      ( )   Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act
(d)      ( )   Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
               Company Act
(e)      (X)   Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
               Adviser Act of 1940
(f)      ( )   Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
               provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
               or Endowment Fund sec. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g)      ( )   Parent Holding Company, in accordance with 240.13d-1 (b)(ii)(G) 
               (Note:  See Item 7)
(h)      ( )   Group, in accordance with 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)






Item 4 Ownership

     (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:                             1,313,500 shares

     (b) Percent of Class:                                            5.2%

     (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

                (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:        1,262,000

                (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  Not Applicable

                (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                1,313,500

                (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
                Not applicable

Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

         If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting  person has ceased to be the beneficial  owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities, check the following /_/.


Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person

                                 Not applicable

     Item 7 Identification  and  Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

                                 Not applicable

Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

                                 Not applicable










Item 9   Notice of Dissolution of Group

                                 Not applicable

Item 10 Certification

         By  signing  below I  certify  that,  to the best of my  knowledge  and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business  and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and were
not acquired in connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having
such purposes or effect.



         Signature

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.



January 15, 1998
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Date

/s/ Shanna S. Sullivan
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Signature



Shanna S. Sullivan, Vice President
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Name/Title