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Beaver & KrauseThe Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music

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The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music

by Beaver & Krause · 1968

13 pressings4 countriesModern ClassicalExperimentalEducationSound Collage

The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music

4 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.

US

1968
Label and catalog number
Nonesuch HC-73018
Format
LP, Box Set
Runout / matrix

HC 73018 A rl ARC 10-9-68A-side runout, etched

HC 73018 B ARC 10-9-68 rlB-side runout, etched

HC 73018 C rl ARC 10-9-68C-side runout, etched

HC_73018-D-3 rl ARC 10-9-68D-side runout, etched

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US

1968
Label and catalog number
Nonesuch HC-73018
Format
LP, Box Set
Runout / matrix

HC 73018 A RA-side runout, etched

HC 73018 B RB-side runout, etched

H 73018 C RC-side runout, etched

HC-73018-D-3D-side runout, etched

Full details of this pressing

UK

1968
Label and catalog number
Nonesuch HC-73018
Format
LP, Album, Box Set, Album
Runout / matrix

HC 73018 ASide A

HC 73018 BSide B

HC 73018 CSide C

HC - 73018 D - 3Side D

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 13 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968UKNonesuch HC-73018First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1968UKNonesuch HC-73018First yearLP, Album, Box Set, AlbumLP, Album, Box Set, Album
1968USNonesuch HC-73018First yearLP, Box SetLP, Box Set
1968USNonesuch HC-73018First yearLP, Box SetLP, Box Set
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971USNonesuch HC-73018LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, StereoLP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set, Stereo
1975USNonesuch HC-73018LP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Repress, Stereo, Box Set
1975USNonesuch HC-73018LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2017UKPure Pleasure Records Limited PPAN HC73018LP, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, White Label · PromoLP, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, White Label · Promo
Year unknown5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?CanadaNonesuch HC-73018LP, Reissue, Stereo, Box SetLP, Reissue, Stereo, Box Set
?JapanNonesuch G-1001~2H / Nonesuch HC-73018LP, Stereo, Box Set, ReissueLP, Stereo, Box Set, Reissue
?USNonesuch HC-73018LP, Album, Box SetLP, Album, Box Set
?USNonesuch HC-73018LP, Box SetLP, Box Set
?USNonesuch HC-73018LP, Repress, Box SetLP, Repress, Box Set

Tracklist

  1. A1I. Peace Three3:08
  2. II. Signal Generators
  3. A. Sine Waveform
  4. A2a1. Slow-Motion Audible Example0:05
  5. A2b2. Composition0:50
  6. A2c3. Harmonic Synthesis0:33
  7. A2d4. Non-Harmonic Synthesis0:37
  8. B. Sawtooth Waveform
  9. A3a1. Slow-Motion (Negative- And Positive-Going)0:12
  10. A3b2. Composition0:34
  11. C. Rectangular Waveform
  12. A4a1. Slow-Motion Audible Example (1/8-1/2)0:28
  13. A4b2. Composition (Using 1/8, 1/7, 1/3, 1/2)0:35
  14. D. Triangular Waveform
  15. A5a1. Slow-Motion Audible Example0:05
  16. A5b2. Composition0:20
  17. -
  18. A6E. White Sound Composition0:13
  19. III. Control Generators
  20. A7aA. Transient Generator, Amplitude, Frequency And Timbre Modulating In Slow-Motion0:08
  21. A7bB. Sequential Voltage Sources. Composition1:55
  22. IV. Frequency Modulation
  23. A. Keyboard Control
  24. B1a1. 12-Tone0:32
  25. B1b2. Quarter-Tone (One Real Octave = 2 Keyboard Octaves)0:40
  26. B1c3. Ditone (Four Real Octaves Played In Keyboard Range Of One Octave)0:31
  27. B1d4. Portamento0:23
  28. -
  29. B2B. Ribbon Control0:30
  30. C. Periodic
  31. B3a1. Vibrato Ⓢ (Speed Increases As Pitch Rises)0:28
  32. B3b2. Sine-Higher Frequency0:27
  33. B3c3. Sawtooth-Swept0:38
  34. B3d4. Rectangular 1/2-Swept L20:32
  35. B3e5. Triangular-Swept0:31
  36. D. Periodics Combined
  37. B4a1. 3 Square Waves At Different Frequencies0:28
  38. B4b2. 3 Triangular Waves At Different Frequencies0:37
  39. B4c4 Different Waveforms 2L 2N 2V 2S At Different Frequencies0:46
  40. -
  41. B5E. White Sound0:12
  42. F. Transient
  43. B6a1. Up An Octave, Back To Pitch0:17
  44. B6b2. Up A 3rd, Back To Pitch0:07
  45. B6c3. Down An Octave, Back To Pitch0:09
  46. B6d4. Down A 3rd, Back To Pitch0:13
  47. V. Amplitude Modulation
  48. C1A. Keyboard0:13
  49. C2B. Ribbon Controller0:10
  50. C. Periodic
  51. C3a1. Tremolo0:25
  52. C3b2. Sine-Higher Frequencies (S Sweeping S)0:47
  53. C3c3. Sawtooth (Negative- And Positive-Going Swept)1:20
  54. C3d4. Rectangular-L2 Swept0:28
  55. C3e5. Triangular-Swept0:50
  56. D. Periodics Combined
  57. C4a1. 4 Square0:44
  58. C4b2. 3 Triangular0:23
  59. C4c3. 4 Different Ⓢ, Ⓝ, 2L, Ⓥ0:23
  60. -
  61. C5E. White Sound0:38
  62. F. Transient
  63. C6a1. Slow0:08
  64. C6b2. With Rising Pitch0:15
  65. C6c3. ∧∧∧∧∧0:14
  66. VI. Ring Modulation
  67. A. Sine Waves
  68. C7a1. Series Of Sub-Audible Constants2:00
  69. C7b2. Tune In Parallel0:40
  70. C7c3. Tuned In Opposite Direction0:30
  71. -
  72. C8B. Sawtooth0:33
  73. C9C. Rectangular L20:39
  74. VII. Filtering
  75. D1A. White Sound - With Fixed Filters Selected 3rd Octave0:25
  76. B. White-Sound-Tuned Filters
  77. D2a1. Broad0:43
  78. D2b2. Sharp0:25
  79. -
  80. D3C. Low-Frequency Sawtooth-Tuning Through Harmonics1:05
  81. D4D. Composition-Tuning Through 2nd, 3rd, 7th And 16th Harmonics0:50
  82. D5E. Swept With Ribbon Controller0:40
  83. F. Periodic
  84. D6a1. Sine-Timbre Vibrato Effect0:25
  85. D6b2. Sine-Variable Rate And Depth0:36
  86. D6c3. Sawtooth (Descending And Ascending)0:50
  87. D6d4. Rectangular
  88. G. Transient (Sawtooth With Transient Controlled Filter)
  89. D7a1. -----------------0:12
  90. D7b2. -----------------0:10
  91. D7c3. ------------------0:09
  92. D7d4. ------------------0:08
  93. VIII. Tape Delay
  94. D8A. Single Repeat0:13
  95. D9B. Multiple Repeat2:55
  96. -
  97. D10IX. Peace Three (Recap)3:08

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music are there?

13 vinyl pressings of The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 2017.

When was The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK. One of them is Nonesuch HC-73018.

How do I tell if my copy of The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HC-73018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HC 73018 A rl ARC 10-9-68 and HC 73018 B ARC 10-9-68 rl. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Nonesuch Guide To Electronic Music on vinyl worth?

It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.

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