MARC21-007: Kind of cutting of sound recording
hill-and-dale cutting
Vertical cutting, with no lateral information intended for reproduction.
h
All cylinders and some early discs have this cutting.
lateral or combined cutting
Cutting containing lateral information intended for reproduction. Such discs may also have vertical components intended for reproduction.
l
Most contemporary discs (i.e., all quadraphonic discs and nearly all stereophonic discs) contain both vertical and laterial information and are coded l. Monographic discs are normally lateral only.
not applicable
Item is not a disc or a cylinder.
n
Includes compact audio discs as they are pitted rather than cut.
unknown
Kind of cutting is not known.
u
Published