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) 4:17
2  The Higher You Rise (Jay Gruska, Paul Gordon) 4:10
3  Wise To The Lines (Robbie Buchanan, Charlie Dore) 4:09
4  Le Ballade (Robbie Buchanan) 3:44
Ron Tutt 6:33
Jim Keltner 7:16

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 Sheffield Lab Inc
Copyright Sheffield Lab Inc

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