TEST PRESSING LINCOLN MAYORGA & AMANDA McBROOM Growing Up In Hollywood SHEFFIELD
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LINCOLN MAYORGA & AMANDA McBROOM Growing Up In Hollywood Town
EX/NM Audiophile Vinyl Test Record
Record label: Sheffield Lab 13
This is an original Sheffield Lab Direct-to-Disk, Limited Edition Audiophile Test Pressing made in Germany. Sheffield are the pioneers of Direct-To-Disc recording and had much to do with the advent of the "audiophile" label put on recordings that exemplify top standards in recording, mastering and pressing. Long out of print, these original Sheffields are considered to be some of the finest recordings ever produced.
These highly collectible test pressings are from the first stamper and sometimes less than 20 exist. Test pressings reflect the closest you can get to the lacquers and hence have a special collectible value.
Record is in EX/NM condition. Sleeve has a bit of shelf wear. Comes with original lyric insert. Vinyl looks shiny and new and plays beautifully.
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").
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