Sheffield Lab (1984)
“Live Studio Recordings, Direct from the Masters”
Sheffield Lab is well-known for their high quality releases that can be used for testing audio components
Lossless FLAC file
Various Artists Jazz
44.1 KHz / 16 bit /
VBR
Audio Quality = Perfect (Lossless)
CD 10 tracks, 38:08 min.
3 rar files = 240 MB size
“Below is one magazine review at the time of the CD release.”
On the first cut, "Amanda," which chronicles the great trek westward by wagon train, the sense of spaciousness provided by the Emmeline puts you smack in the middle of the Great Plains. At several points during the song, there is a loud thwack on the bass drum, which is in dynamic contrast to the rest of the track. While always musical, the bass doesn't really kick in until you turn the volume up to 10 or 11 o'clock, (if volume goes from 7 o’clock to 4 o’clock) where most systems shine. At that point, the electric bass on "The Higher You Rise" becomes punchy, solid, and deep. On "Blackbird," the delicate tone of the strings and piano is beautiful, as are the string bass and drums on "Cripple Creek Breakdown." In terms of sheer musical enjoyment, the brassy bite of Harry James' big band horn section on "Corner Pocket" was just plain swinging'. The drive of the brass and Thelma Houston's great vocals had me dancing—or at least thinking about dancing—on "I've Got The Music In Me."
**CAUTION** Set your volume level accordingly, Sheffield Lab discs usually contain music of extraordinarily wide dynamic range, encompassing long passages at the threshold of audibility that build to levels of extreme intensity.
1- * Amanda [Vocal Version] 4:11 min - Lincoln Mayorga, Amanda McBroom
2- * Higher You Rise [Instrumental] 4:05 - Sheffield Track Record,( Gruska/Gordon)
3- * Blackbird [Instrumental] 2:48 - Distinguished Colleagues, Lincoln Mayorga
4- *** Gone Buttlefishin' [Instrumental] 4:08 - James Newton Howard & Friends
5- * Cripple Creek Break-Down [Instrumental] 4:40 - Dave Grusin
6- * Corner Pocket [Instrumental] 4:07 - Harry James & His Big Band
7- * I've Got the Music in Me [Vocal Version] 2:36 - Thelma Houston,
8- *** Pearl Grey [Instrumental] 4:01 - Adam Makowicz
9- * What Is Hip [Vocal Version] 4:40 - Tower of Power
10- *** Gossamer [Vocal Version] 4:12 - Lincoln Mayorga, Amanda McBroom
* - made from the ANALOG master tape
*** - made from the DIGITAL master tape
Use this CD to (shakedown) or test the performance of your Hi-F- system.
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Sheffield Lab (1984)
“Live Studio Recordings, Direct from the Masters”
info:
Year First Started:1964
Genres: Classical, Jazz, Pop
Sheffield Lab is the premier audiophile label which set the standard for high quality reproduction of music more than twenty-five years ago.
Sheffield Lab is the only recording company that presents its popular music artists in live, unedited performances. This purist recording method gives our albums unique vitality & honesty from the performer & delivers sonic results unobtainable from conventional multi-track recordings with its dependence on complex electronics & editing.
The Sheffield Lab Compact Disc is manufactured from our live two-track reference tapes recorded simultaneously with the original direct disc performances. This CD offers a dramatic increase in transparency & phase linearity due to the exclusive use of our own custom electronics & microphones.
Because this CD is manufactured from original, live, two-track reference tapes, many generations of signal degradation from multi-track recorders & dub-downs are completely eliminated. This Sheffield Lab CD has all the unique musical excitement & energy that can only be found in live, unedited performance recordings.
Sheffield Lab Creme De La Crème (1984) (Lossless)
Linear Mode
