William S. Burroughs – Nothing Here Now LP 2023 Dais Josh Bonati Cut NM/NM

AVANT-GARDE & INDUSTRIAL COUNTER-CULTURE MONUMENT: William S. Burroughs – Nothing Here Now but the Recordings (2023 40th-Anniversary Remastered Edition — Dais Records / Mastered & Cut by Josh Bonati)

Add an essential cornerstone of avant-garde and industrial sound history to your collection with this pristine 40th-Anniversary remastered edition of William S. Burroughs’ seminal archival LP, Nothing Here Now but the Recordings (Dais Records – DAIS 065 / Barcode 6 16822 01711 1).

Originally compiled in 1980 with the assistance of Throbbing Gristle founders Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, this 1981 release marked the final album issued by the legendary Industrial Records label. The album serves as a raw historical document of Beat icon William S. Burroughs' revolutionary tape-recorder experiments, Electronic Voice Phenomenon (EVP) trials, and pioneering audio cut-ups captured between 1959 and 1978 across hotel rooms in Tangier, Paris, and London.

Sourced directly from the original archival master tapes, this official Dais Records reissue was remastered and lacquer-cut by acclaimed engineer Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering in Brooklyn (verified by his signature REZ etching in the dead wax). Manufactured via the GZ Media / Precision Record Pressing network, this edition presents restored original Industrial Records sleeve artwork alongside an updated inner jacket dedication to Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Peter Christopherson.

The Technical & Pressing Profile

• Artist: William S. Burroughs

• Title: Nothing Here Now but the Recordings

• Label & Catalog Number: Dais Records – DAIS 065 (40th-Anniversary Remastered Reissue)

• Barcode (Scanned): 6 16822 01711 1

• Format: 12" Vinyl LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo / Mono

• Release Date: April 28, 2023

• Country of Origin: United States (Distributed via Secretly Distribution / BWscd)

• Genre / Style: Non-Music, Spoken Word, Experimental, Industrial, Avant-garde

• Archival Compilation Assistance: Genesis Breyer P-Orridge & Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson (Industrial Records)

• Mastering & Lacquer Cutting: Sourced from original master tapes; Remastered and lacquer-cut by Josh Bonati at Bonati Mastering, Brooklyn (Hand-etched REZ)

• Pressing Plant Network: GZ Media / Precision Record Pressing (Laser-guided precision matrix lineage)

• Packaging & Artwork: Restored original Industrial Records jacket art with updated inner sleeve memorial dedication

Condition & Grading

Graded conservatively using standard Goldmine parameters:

• Record Condition: Near Mint (NM / M-)

  The vinyl retains flawless, brilliant factory luster and plays with dead-quiet backgrounds. Josh Bonati's master cut presents Burroughs' gravelly spoken-word cadence, ambient shortwave radio interference, and physical tape splice textures across an expansive soundstage without tracking distortion.

• Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM / M-)

  The outer jacket is crisp, sharp, and structurally solid. Displays razor-sharp corners, strong edges, vibrant restored printing, and fully intact seams with no splits, bends, or shelf wear.

Why This 12" Single Belongs in Your Collection

Original 1981 Industrial Records pressings of Nothing Here Now but the Recordings remain elusive, fragile grails of the early industrial and experimental music movement. This official Dais Records 40th-Anniversary edition bypasses harsh digital compression, allowing Josh Bonati’s analog lathe cut to preserve the historical ambience and tape hiss of Burroughs' original reel-to-reel field recordings. Graded Near Mint throughout and verified with the REZ runout hallmark, this is the definitive high-fidelity document for avant-garde vinyl enthusiasts and Beat generation completists.

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Add this essential 2023 Josh Bonati-mastered Dais pressing of William S. Burroughs' Nothing Here Now but the Recordings to your vinyl rotation today!