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Sheffield Lab

if anyone's seriously into vinyl and doesn't have a gaggle of Sheffield recordings (direct to disc) go and get some. They're startling! Anyone else value their old Sheffield LPs as I do?

Most amazing Sheffield buy- I was in an FYE store a few years ago that had a small used LP section. All LPs were either $1 or $2. I wound up buying a bunch of records- spent about$20, including LAB-5, Discovered Again by Dave Grusin- it was $2. Coincidentally, My first Sheffield LP, back in the day, was LAB-5. So now I have 2 copies?
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elizabeth
6,726 posts
 
Problem is, for me, the music they play sucks as music. Maybe great sound, but nothing I want to listen to.
They are one of the main reasons for the joke about audiophile recordings..Wonderful sound with awful performances of total dreck.
Even when a mainstream group does a special 'audiophile label album it usually sucks. Just the curse of audiophilia.

I will take a great performance with audio flaws anyday over a perfect audio recording with a crappy performance by no-one anyone cares about.
lindisfarne
507 posts
 
Mr. Whart-AC's "Love it to Death" better than Sheffield Labs? Really? You sure?
Guess we finally added a guy with great musical taste here on the Agon. Well done. Great sounding record, with Alice's best tunes ever. He never came close, IMHO. How about how tight his band was? Extraordinary. I do not have the "Straight" label press but will seek same out at your suggestion.
tonykay
856 posts
 
In general, the above comments are all true. However, one of my favorite recordings is Lincoln Mayorga and Amanda McBroom's "Growing up in Hollywood Town." Their "West of Oz" is also a classic, IMO. I thought Lincoln Mayorga's "Missing Linc" LP was also a first-rate recording, but not really my style. I can't think of better recordings for showing off your system.
czarivey
4,494 posts
 
I totally agree with Liz.
I mostly don't give about recording, I need music. Harry James or Dave Grusin who really cares except audiophiles on how good it sounds?
I'm off that list for sure.
Spinning now Julie Cruise "Floating Into the Night"... Did Sheffeld labe ever produced that?
Not even MoFi has the music I listen to...
dopogue
1,767 posts
 
For what it's worth, I have a lot of them but haven't played any except the Dave Grusin in at least 15-20 years. This thread may bring a few of them out of mothballs. Or maybe not :-)
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