I've Got The Music In Me by Thelma Houston DIRECT-TO-DISC NM LP Sheffield Lab-2

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Description: I've Got The Music In Me by Thelma Houston DIRECT-TO-DISC NM LP Sheffield Lab-2. Includes original inner sleeve with photos.  This is a RARE Limited edition LP.

What is Direct-To-Disc?

In the mid-late 1970s, a small number of albums recorded direct-to-disc began to appear on the market and were marketed as audiophile editions, promising superior sound quality compared with recordings made using the more common multi-track tape recording methods. To make a direct-to-disc recording, musicians would typically play one 15-minute "live" set in a recording studio per LP side using professional audio equipment. The recording was made without multitrack recording and without overdubs. The performance was carefully engineered and mixed live in stereophonic sound. During the performance, the analog disc cutting head engages the master lacquer from which sides of an LP record are ultimately derived and is not stopped until the entire side is complete. 

Technically, direct-to-disc recording is believed to result in a more accurate, less noisy recording through the elimination of up to four generations of master tapes, overdubs, and mix downs from multi-tracked masters. The method bypasses problems inherent in analog recording tape such as tape hiss. Although the spontaneity of performance is preserved, no overdubbing or editing is possible. It becomes more challenging for the musicians, engineers and producers, whose performances will be captured "warts and all." In the event of aborted sides, expensive lacquers are wasted and cannot be used again. According to Robert Auld of the Audio Engineering Society: "It was a notoriously difficult way to record; the musicians and all concerned had to record a complete LP side without any serious musical or technical mistakes."

This album was part of a collection that was extremely well cared for.  Many of these records were only played once or twice and then carefully stored for 40+ years after the owner unfortunately lost his hearing.  A real time capsule in audio.

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