tracks

Space Voyage
Echoes Of Other Times
Swift Sounds
Phosphorescence
Unfolding
Sounds Beyond
Gong Gong
Elemental
All And More
Passage
Energyzing
Mellow Tops
Continuum
Near And Far
Swinging Bars
Vulcan's Play
Ocean Mysteries
Softly Played
Here And Now
Unknown
Bellissima Bellissima Bellissima
Nova

notes

On Important Records sticker affixed to the shrinkwrap:
Included are all 11 of Bertoia's records newly restored from the master tapes and housed in replica jackets, a 100 page* book includes an essay written by art historian Beverly Twitchell, Smithsonian interview with Bertoia, Sonambient era material from the Bertoia archive plus modern and archival photos of Bertoia's Bertoias [sic].

*The book consists of 114 pages.

From the liner notes:
The first record (LPS 10570) had to be transferred from an LP and all possible effort was made to make it sound as accurate as possible.

Thank you
Val Bertoia and Celia Bertoia for opening the Bertoia archives
Beverly Twitchell and Peter Greene for guidance

Liner notes (Introduction): John Brien, September 30, 2015
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): David Sefton, Director/Adelaide Festival - Australia
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): Thomas M. Welsh, Director of Performing Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, August 2014
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): David Harrington, Kronos Quartet
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): Lesta Bertoia, 2015
Liner notes (Thoughts On Bertoia): Celia Bertoia, 2014
Smithsonian interview: Archives of American Art/Sonambient excerpt

Manufacturing dates:
F/W 1023 to F/W 1032: 1978
LPS 10570: 1970

Recording dates from Bertoia's log of selected recordings for the ten records pressed in 1978 (facsimile):
Record 1, Side 1, Swift Sounds: Aug. 12, 1973
Record 1, Side 2, Phosphorescene: Dec. 1971
Record 2, Side 1, Unfolding: Sept. 18, 1974
Record 2, Side 2, Sounds Beyond: Sept. 1974
Record 3, Side 1, Gong Gong: Nov. 9, 1974
Record 3, Side 2, Elemental: Oct. 20, 1974
Record 4, Side 1, All and More: Nov. 10, 1974
Record 4, Side 2, Passage: July 16, 1974
Record 5, Side 1, Energyzing: Oct. 20, 1974
Record 5, Side 2, Mellow Tops: Jan. 16, 1975
Record 6, Side 1, Continuum: Aug. 12, 1973
Record 6, Side 2, Near and Far: Aug. 17, 1973
Record 7, Side 1, Swinging Bars: Jan. 19, 1975
Record 7, Side 2, Vulcan's Play: Feb. 22, 1975
Record 8, Side 1, Ocean Mysteries: Dec. 11, 1971
Record 8, Side 2, Softly Played: July 17, 1974
Record 9, Side 1, Here and Now: Sept. 1, 1973
Record 9, Side 2, Unknown: Nov. 11, 1971
Record 10, Side 1, Space Voyage: Aug. 10, 1970
Record 10, Side 2, Echoes of Other Times: April 30, 1970

1-1 is named "Space Voyage" on the jacket and on disc and "Space Adventure" in the book.
8-2 is named "Vulcans Play" on the jacket and "Vulcan's Play" on disc and in the book.

Important Records catalog no. IMPREC419 only appears in the discs' matrices.

Barcode printed on label sticker.

Packaged in a heavy duty tip-on telescoping box, printed with metallic inks.

credits

Design [Original Jacket Design] – Harry Bertoia
Layout [CD Box Set], Design [CD Box Set], Realization [CD Box Set Production] – John Brien,
Liner Notes [Essay: Sounds Of Bertoia] – Beverly H. Twitchell, Ph.D,
Liner Notes [Introduction] – John Brien,
Liner Notes [Preface] – Harry,
Liner Notes [Smithsonian Interview] – Paul Cummings (6)
Liner Notes [Thoughts On Bertoia] – Celia Bertoia, David Harrington, David Sefton, Lesta Bertoia, Peter Greene (3), Thomas M. Welsh, Val Bertoia
Photography By [Bertoia Barn 1970-1978] – Beverly H. Twitchell, Ph.D,
Photography By [Bertoia Barn Today 2012-2015] – John Brien,
Photography By [Cover Photo, CD11] – Guy Tomme
Photography By [Sonambient Cover Photos, CD1 to CD10] – Beverly Twitchell
Recorded By – Harry Bertoia
Remastered By [Mastered For CD By] – James Plotkin
Sleeve Notes [CD11] – D'Otrange Mastai
Sounds [Sound], Other [Sculptures] – Harry Bertoia
Technician [Sonambient LP's Prepared By] – Peter Greene (3)
Transferred By [LPS 10570 Transfer] – John Brien, Ken Smith (24)
Transferred By [Master Tape Transfers] – Alix Bricault, John Brien,

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