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General notes about this release (please note: our version may differ a little. see the comments above):
Title variations:
- Back cover: Kontakte for Electric Sounds, Piano and Percussion / Refrain for 3 Instrumentalists
- Spine: Refrain; Kontakte
- Labels: Side A - Kontakte for electric sounds, piano and percussion | Side B - Refrain for three performers
Liner notes provide exact recording dates: 7-8 July, 1968 (Kontakte), and July 11, 1969 (Refrain).
The deadwax includes a mastering date of 3/11/0, interpreted as March 11, 1970.
Front cover illustration:
- Les Multiples: Demarco "Reflexion mobile" - Soto "Boîte Vibration" - Vasarely "Relief Polychrome".
- Photo: Connaissance des Arts (Peter Willi).
Back cover info:
- Recorded with Dolby S/N Stretcher.
- Stereo may also be played Mono.
- "Program notes by Stockhausen enclosed".
- Printed in U.S.A.
Includes an 8 1/2" x 11", two-sided textured insert in English and German with program notes and info, including:
- "Kontakte" recording was made on the 7th and 8th of July, 1968, in the Cologne Radio (WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk).
- "Refrain" recording was made on July 11, 1968, in the Südwest Tonstudio Jansen, Liederkranzhalle, Stuttgart-Betnang, Lortzingstasse.
- Printed in U.S.A.
Center-labels info:
- Made in U.S.A.
- Recorded with Dolby S/N Stretcher.
- Universal use - Stereo can also be played Mono.
. Kontakte For Electronic Sounds, Piano And Percussion B2. Refrain For Three Instrumentalists 11:36
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Pressing Plant ID ARCMatrix / Runout CE 31022 / (VS 3184)Matrix / Runout CE 31022 / (VS 3185)Matrix / Runout VS 3184 . . . IRC Au . . . ARC 3/11/0Matrix / Runout VS 3185 . . . IRC Au . . . ARC 3/11/0Matrix / Runout ARC 3/11/0 VS 3184 IRC AuMatrix / Runout VS 3185 IRC Au ARC 3/11/0
Published By Universal EditionRecorded At Westdeutscher RundfunkRecorded At Südwest-Tonstudio StuttgartPressed By Allentown Record Co. Inc.Lacquer Cut At Imperial Record Corp. Ltd.Data provided by Discogs
Barcode and Other Identifiers:
Pressing Plant ID ARC Matrix / Runout CE 31022 / (VS 3184) Matrix / Runout CE 31022 / (VS 3185) Matrix / Runout VS 3184 . . . IRC Au . . . ARC 3/11/0 Matrix / Runout VS 3185 . . . IRC Au . . . ARC 3/11/0 Matrix / Runout ARC 3/11/0 VS 3184 IRC Au Matrix / Runout VS 3185 IRC Au ARC 3/11/0
Published By Universal Edition Recorded At Westdeutscher Rundfunk Recorded At Südwest-Tonstudio Stuttgart Pressed By Allentown Record Co. Inc. Lacquer Cut At Imperial Record Corp. Ltd.
