SHEFFIELD LAB S9 Audiophile LINCOLN MAYORGA Distinguished Colleagues 1ST D2D

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LINCOLN MAYORGA And Distinguished Colleagues
New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl Record

Record label: Sheffield Lab S-9

The original Direct-To-Disc recording and also considered to be the very FIRST Audiophile record, this one launched the Sheffield Lab company as well as the recording career of Lincoln Mayorga.

This is an original Sheffield Lab Direct-to-Disk, Limited Edition Audiophile Pressing. 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.

Front cover has a bit of ring wear. Corners are dull and top left cornew has been bent slightly inward leaving a crease. Black and white back cover has a few small stains... nothing major. Vinyl is new and shiny looking on visual inspection. Label is beautiful with NO spindle marks. There are a few hairlines and minor scuffs. Record plays beautifully. Some surface noise in spots but nothing major.

Super hard to find this title in this nice of condition!

Side 1
1. Grand Boulevard
2. Good Vibrations
3. Anyone Who Had A Heart
4. I'll Be Back
5. Learning To Be Kind

Side 2
6. Up, Up And Away
7. Mercy, Mercy
8. She's Leaving Home
9. Don't Think Twice
10. All The Things You Are

Review: The BIG one! The very first Direct To Disc album by Lincoln Mayorga (Sheffield S-9). Recorded in 1968 as an experiment and released in only quantities of 1000 which is why it is so RARE today.

Originally sent out to Stereo stores, the record was an immediate hit as a demo record because nobody had ever made a recording that was this dynamic before. It is, quite literally, the VERY FIRST modern audiophile recording.  It opened the door to what would become a cottage "audiophile" industry: Direct Disc, Half Speed, DBX and digital recordings. It is truly a piece of music history.

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