Luc Ferrari
Hétérozygote / J'ai Été Coupé (LP)
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condition (record/cover): NM / NM - Hétérozygote / J'ai Été Coupé on Philips documents Luc Ferrari's first break with GRM orthodoxy. "Heterozygote" announces hybridization in the title itself: materials of different provenance coupling without fusing, each maintaining its own genetic identity.
"J'ai été coupé" means both "I was cut" and "I was cut off" (as on a telephone). Ferrari loved such ambiguities. Interrupted communication, fragments that don't reassemble, editing that displays its own seams: his entire aesthetic program fits in that title. Philips published these works in its prestige series, betting on a curious audience that perhaps didn't yet exist. The gamble paid off decades later, when Ferrari's heresies became history.
Format
Silver foil front, white back sleeve.
Green labels.
Compositions realized in the studios of Groupe de Recherches Musicales de l'O.R.T.F. (French National Radio's Musical Research Group).
A/B1 = the complete "Heterozygote" composed December 1963 - March 1964. Correct durations: 19:20+7:04 = 26:24
B2: composed 1962 - 1969 (completed June 1969). Correct duration: 13:50
Alternative language titles on cover...
A: German "Heterozygot"
B1: English "Heterozygote (The End)" / German "Heterozygot (Schluss)"
B2: English "I've Been Cut Off" / German "Ich Bin Unterbrochen Worden"
Hétérozygote subtitles (from English biographical text)...
Overture, 1st Scene: The Flute And The Big Wheel, Interlude 1, 2nd Scene: Meteors, 3rd Scene: The Beach, Interlude 2, 4th Scene: The Grotto (or Putting Into Order), 5th Scene: Arithmetic, 6th Scene: From Dawn To Noon At The Market, Interlude 3, 7th Scene: The Prison, Interlude 4, 8th Scene: Heavenly Geometry
Biographical and program notes on rear cover in French, English & German.
Recto [Front Cover]: Procédé Héliophore
Release notes
Silver foil front, white back sleeve. Green labels. Compositions realized in the studios of Groupe de Recherches Musicales de l'O.R.T.F. (French National Radio's Musical Research Group). A/B1 = the complete "Heterozygote" composed December 1963 - March 1964. Correct durations: 19:20+7:04 = 26:24 B2: composed 1962 - 1969 (completed June 1969). Correct duration: 13:50 Alternative language titles on cover... A: German "Heterozygot" B1: English "Heterozygote (The End)" / German "Heterozygot…
| A | Hétérozygote | 19:40 | |
| B1 | Hétérozygote (Fin) | 7:04 | |
| B2 | J'ai Été Coupé | 13:35 |
