1982 Various – The Sheffield Track Record
According the booklet: The Sheffield Track Record is designed as a test record to present the absolute maximum amount of signal to a high fidelity system to demonstrate of different components. Producer/engineer Bill Schnee specifically sought to capture the instruments that are the heart of rock music, the drum set and the electric bass.
Tracks
1 Amuseum (James Newton Howard, W Smith Howard) 4:17
2 The Higher You Rise (Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon) 4:10
3 Wise To The Lines (Robbie Buchanan, C Dore) 4:09
4 Le Ballade (Robbie Buchanan) 3:44
5 Ron Tutt 6:33
6 Jim Keltner 7:16
Media
Musicians
1 Amuseum
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
2 The Higher You Rise
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
3 Wise To The Lines
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
4 Le Ballade
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Carlos Vega |
| Guitar | Mike Landau |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
5 Ron Tutt
| Drums | Ron Tutt |
6 Jim Keltner
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bill Schnee
Producer – Bill Schnee, Doug Sax (Tracks 5, 6)
Executive Producer – Doug Sax
Executive Producer – Lincoln Mayorga (Tracks 5, 6)
Engineer – Bill Schnee
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Sheffield Lab Inc.
Copyright (c) – Sheffield Lab Inc.
Manufactured By – JVC, Japan
Track 1-4: Recorded May 22, 1982. Originaly released as The Sheffield Track Record on Sheffield Lab LAB-20
Track 5-6: Recorded December 15 and 17, 1980. Originaly released as The Sheffield Drum Record on Sheffield Lab LAB-14