LINCOLN MAYORGA & AMANDA McBROOM Sheffield LAB 13 AUTOGRAPHED Test Pressing

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LINCOLN MAYORGA & AMANDA McBROOM  Growing Up In Hollywood Town
EX/NM Vinyl LP Packaged In Generic Sheffield Test Pressing sleeve.
Sheffield Lab 13 - This record is autographed by both Lincoln Mayorga and Amanda McBroom!!!
Super hard to find test pressing of this Sheffield Lab audiophile LP. Recorded direct to disc and pressed on high quality viny, Sheffield labs were the pioneers of Direct To Disc recording and audiophile pressings. That this copy is signed by both Mayorga and McBroom make it a VERY collectible piece.
Sleeve is in excellent condition. Very slight wear. Vinyl looks new... I doubt if it has ever been played.
Songs:
Side 1 1. A Child Is Born 2. Keep Your Eye On The Sparrow (Theme From Baretta) 3. Sun Song 4. Captain Bicardi
Side 2 5. Three Cowboy Songs 6. Adeus A Papai
Review: For those of us who were active audiophiles in the late 70's and early 80's, the name Sheffield Lab conjures up something special. Doug Sax and Lincoln Mayorga were pioneers of the Direct-to-Disc LP process, introducing the first modern "D-2-D" LP in 1968. Yes, at prior times in the history of recording, all discs were recorded direct-to-disc (e.g., 78's), since there was no tape. But the process was not used in the LP era until Doug and Lincoln made their first experimental recording in 1959, and brought out their first commercial product in 1968.
The Sheffield Lab recording Growing up in Hollywood Town with Amanda McBroom on vocals and Lincoln Mayorga on piano is billed as a "large scale pop" recording. It was recorded in the Sheffield Lab Studios at the MGM sound stage in Culver City, California, in 1980, with a small orchestra containing instruments usually associated with classical and jazz.
My favorite cuts on Growing up in Hollywood Town are the three pieces that were both written and performed by Amanda McBroom. "Amanda" is beautiful and haunting. "The Portrait" is evocative and sad. And "The Rose," written for the film of the same name, garnered a Golden Globe Award for Amanda McBroom. She also does a great job with "Dusk." The other five cuts are primarily instrumental, and include two pieces penned by Lincoln Mayorga. I love Amanda's cuts, while the rest are more a matter of taste (you may translate that as "Audiophile" with a capital "A"). 
About Sheffield Lab: The brainchild of musician, Lincoln Mayorga and engineer, Doug Sax, the award-winning natural sound of Sheffield Lab has been recognized throughout the world as the reference standard for musical and sonic excellence. Sheffield is the label that single-handedly brought audiophile recordings to high profile status with the astonishingly realistic quality of its direct-to-disc recordings. ~ Dave Glackin (EnjoyTheMusic.com)