Character position definition and scope:

A one-character alphabetic code indicates the kind of cutting of the grooves used on a disc.  The primary use of this element is to identify discs which contain only hill-and-dale information.  A fill character ( | ) is used when no attempt has been made to code this position.

Record requirements for National-level and Minimal-level records:  Optional.

Guidelines for applying content designators:

Content designator history:

Character position 09 (Kind of cutting) was moved to position 11 when field 007 was restructured in 1981.

To return, select:

007:  Sound recording

007  Physical Description Fixed Field