Thelma Houston: I've Got the Music in Me Sheffield Treasury NM/EX Superb Sonics

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Here is a terrific-sounding copy of the Sheffield classic, I've Got the Music in Me, by vocalist Thelma Houston and the group Pressure Cooker (actually, Lincoln Mayorga and a number of really accomplished West Coast musicians who collaborated on a number of projects).  This record is part of the Sheffield Treasury series, catalog No. ST-200, pressed from the live two-track stereo master tape created at the same time as the famous Sheffield Direct-to-Disc master.  If you listen REALLY carefully while playing this record back on a system with incredible resolving power, you MIGHT hear the difference between this LP and the direct-to-disc version of the same LP.  Don't misunderstand:  the difference is there, it's real, and it's audible.  But you might decide this Sheffield Treasury release is just fine for day-to-day play.  It's that good.This copy has gorgeous, glossy vinyl surfaces, rated Near Mint (NM); the jacket is Excellent Minus (EX-), with some ring wear and a slight bit of corner wear.  This LP began with nice, shiny vinyl.  This was enhanced by cleaning on a VPI 16.5 record cleaning machine, rinsing with distilled water, vacuuming a second time and then deep-cleaning on an ultrasonic record cleaning system to reduce the amount of groove noise to extremely low levels.  Cleaning a record on a vacuum record cleaning machine such as the VPI 16.5 will remove airborne debris, dirt, fingerprint residue and other environmental contaminants the LP surfaces have accumulated over the years since it was manufactured.  You can hear an immediate improvement.The ultrasonic cleaning goes even further, removing oils, microscopic bits of dirt and even pressing lubricants from the disc mastering process that may be trapped deep within the grooves.  This is the sort of debris and junk that other record cleaning systems often fail to remove.  Following the ultrasonic cleaning, the LP surfaces will be quieter, perhaps quieter than most other records in your collection.  Ultrasonic cleaning of a vinyl record, especially a near mint copy such as this, removes a lot of grunge and debris from deep in the record grooves, often resulting in cleaner sound, less distortion, greater dynamic range, blacker backgrounds between notes, quieter vinyl surfaces and a lower noise floor.  With proper care (maybe an occasional light dusting with an Audioquest record brush) and really excellent playback gear, you will often hear musical details you never noticed before.This record will ship in a new record mailer, protected by an antistatic record sleeve, a protective outer sleeve, and, where appropriate, cardboard stiffeners and bubble wrap.  Ships to U.S. addresses only.  No overseas bidders, please!  Thank you for viewing this listing, and good luck bidding!