Sheffield Lab

05-12-14: Elizabeth: "They are one of the main reasons for the joke about audiophile recordings. Wonderful sound with awful performances of total dreck."

Completely agree.

Remember the question about good recording: "Does it sound like you are there?" Well, the question should be "Do you want to be there?" This is music I don't want to be there even if you pay me.

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Can I get Sheffeld records for less than $1 per piece?
I usually pay dime or nickle for descent copy of Harry James, Benny Goodman, but for Sheffeld copies I'm ready to give the whole darn BUCK!

I have Larry McNeely "CONFEDERATION" on Sheffield and it one of best Bluegrass albums I own. The sonics on Sheffield are all outstanding.

I can't believe all the dissing of Sheffield. You need to understand that back in the day, Sheffield was a VERY small label and didn't have the budgets of Mobile Fidelity or Nautilus, so they couldn't attract the big boys.

Some of my best recordings are on Sheffield. One of the BEST records ever done on vinyl is Clair Marlo "Let It Go". How about The Blazing Redheads or the aforementioned "Growing Up In Hollywood Town" and "West Of Oz"? Tower Of Power, Thelma Houston, James Newton Howard? Come on guys.

Sheffield put out some very, very good titles and should be held in high regards for what they did at the time.

http://www.sheffieldlab.com/sheffield.pl

Mofi, It's called "SOUR GRAPES".