GRAMMY Awards Winners & Nominees for Best Immersive Audio Album

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Best Immersive Audio Album

62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2019)

winner

LUX

Morten Lindberg, immersive audio engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, immersive audio producer (Anita Brevik, Trondheimsolistene & Nidarosdomens Jentekor)

nominees

Chain Tripping

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Luke Argilla, immersive audio engineer; Jurgen Scharpf, immersive audio mastering engineer; Jona Bechtolt, Claire L. Evans & Rob Kieswetter, immersive audio producers (YACHT)

Kverndokk: Symphonic Dances

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Jim Anderson, immersive audio engineer; Robert C. Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Ulrike Schwarz, immersive audio producer (Ken-David Masur & Stavanger Symphony Orchestra)

The Orchestral Organ

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Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio engineer; Keith O. Johnson, immersive audio mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin & Victor Ledin, immersive audio producers (Jan Kraybill)

The Savior

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Bob Clearmountain, immersive audio engineer; Bob Ludwig, immersive audio mastering engineer; Michael Marquart & Dave Way, immersive audio producers (A Bad Think)

61st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2018)

winner

Eye In The Sky - 35th Anniversary Edition

Alan Parsons, surround mix engineer; Dave Donnelly, PJ Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mastering engineers; Alan Parsons, surround producer (The Alan Parsons Project)

nominees

Sommerro: Ujamaa & The Iceberg

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra & Choir)

Symbol

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Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround mix engineers; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Prashant Mistry & Ronald Prent, surround producers (Engine-Earz Experiment)

Folketoner

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Anne Karin Sundal-Ask & Det Norske Jentekor)

Seven Words From The Cross

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Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Matthew Guard & Skylark)

60th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2017)

winner

Early Americans

(Jane Ira Bloom)

Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers

nominees

Kleiberg: Mass For Modern Man

(Eivind Gullberg Jensen & Trondheim Symphony Orchestra And Choir)

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer

So Is My Love

(Nina T. Karlsen & Ensemble 96)

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer

3-D The Catalogue

(Kraftwerk)

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Fritz Hilpert, surround mix engineer; Tom Ammermann, surround mastering engineer; Fritz Hilpert, surround producer

Tyberg: Masses

(Brian A. Schmidt, Christopher Jacobson & South Dakota Chorale)

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Jesse Brayman, surround mix engineer; Jesse Brayman, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer

59th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2016)

winner

Dutilleux: Sur Le Même Accord; Les Citations; Mystère De L'instant & Timbres, Espace, Mouvement

Alexander Lipay & Dmitriy Lipay, surround mix engineers; Dmitriy Lipay, surround mastering engineer; Dmitriy Lipay, surround producer (Ludovic Morlot & Seattle Symphony)

nominees

Maja S.K. Ratkje: And Sing ...

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Maja S.K. Ratkje, Cikada & Oslo Sinfonietta)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Primus & The Chocolate Factory (5.1 Surround Sound Edition)

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Les Claypool, surround mix engineer; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool, surround producer (Primus)

Label: ATO Records

Reflections

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Geir Inge Lotsberg & Trondheimsolistene)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Johnson: Considering Matthew Shepard

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Brad Michel, surround mix engineer; Brad Michel, surround mastering engineer; Robina G. Young, surround producer (Craig Hella Johnson & Conspirare)

Label: Harmonia Mundi

58th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2015)

winner

Amused To Death

James Guthrie, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Joel Plante, surround mastering engineers; James Guthrie, surround producer (Roger Waters)

nominees

Amdahl: Astrognosia & Aesop

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ingar Heine Bergby & Norwegian Radio Orchestra)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Magnificat

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse, Anita Brevik, Nidarosdomens Jentekor & Trondheimsolistene)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7

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Erdo Groot, surround mix engineer; Erdo Groot, surround mastering engineer; Philip Traugott, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Russian National Orchestra)

Label: Pentatone

Spes

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Tove Ramlo-Ystad & Cantus)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

57th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2014)

winner

Beyoncé

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)

nominees

Chamberland: The Berlin Remixes

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David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)

Label: 51Bpm.Com LLC

The Division Bell (20th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set)

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Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mix engineers; Damon Iddins & Andy Jackson, surround mastering engineers (Pink Floyd)

Label: Parlophone

Epics Of Love

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Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mix engineer; Hans-Jörg Maucksch, surround mastering engineer; Günter Pauler, surround producer (Song Zuying, Yu Long & China Philharmonic Orchestra)

Label: Stockfisch-Records

Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'

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Michael Bishop & Robert Friedrich, surround mix engineers; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine Martone, surround producer (Benjamin Zander & Philharmonia Orchestra)

Label: Linn

Beppe: Remote Galaxy

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Vladimir Ashkenazy & Philharmonia Orchestra)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

56th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2013)

winner

Live Kisses

Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Tommy LiPuma, surround producer (Paul McCartney)

nominees

Sailing The Seas Of Cheese (Deluxe Edition)

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Les Claypool & Jason Mills, surround mix engineers; Stephen Marcussen, surround mastering engineer; Les Claypool & Jeff Fura, surround producers (Primus)

Label: Universal Music Enterprises

Signature Sound Opus One

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Leslie Ann Jones, surround mix engineer; Michael Romanowski, surround mastering engineer; Herbert Waltl, surround producer (Various Artists)

Label: Media Hyperium 3 (Mh3)

Sixteen Sunsets

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Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Jim Anderson & Jane Ira Bloom, surround producers (Jane Ira Bloom)

Label: Pure Audio Records

Sprung Rhythm

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Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Dan Merceruio, surround producer (Richard Scerbo & Inscape)

Label: Sono Luminus

55th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2012)

winner

Modern Cool

Jim Anderson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Michael Friedman, surround producer (Patricia Barber)

nominees

Quiet Winter Night

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Hoff Ensemble)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Rupa-Khandha

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Daniel Shores, surround mix engineer; Daniel Shores, surround mastering engineer; Marina A. Ledin, Victor Ledin, surround producers (Los Angeles Percussion Quartet)

Label: Sono Luminus

Storm Corrosion

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Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Steven Wilson, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Storm Corrosion)

Label: Roadrunner Records

Chamberland

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David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)

Label: 51bpm.com llc

54th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2011)

winner

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs (Super Deluxe Edition)

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Bill Levenson & Elliot Scheiner, surround producers (Derek & The Dominos)

nominees

An Evening With Dave Grusin

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Frank Filipetti & Eric Schilling, surround mix engineers; Frank Filipetti, surround mastering engineer; Phil Ramone & Larry Rosen, surround producers (Various Artists)

Label: Telarc

Grace For Drowning

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Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Paschal Byrne, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Steven Wilson)

Label: K-Scope

Kind

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Kjetil Almenning, Ensemble 96 & Nidaros String Quartet)

Label: 2L (Lindberg Lyd)

Spohr: String Sextet In C Major, Op. 140 & Nonet In F Major, Op. 31

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Andreas Spreer, surround mix engineer; Robin Schmidt & Andreas Spreer, surround mastering engineers; Andreas Spreer, surround producer (Camerata Freden)

Label: Tacet

53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2010)

winner

Britten's Orchestra

Keith O. Johnson, surround mix engineer; Keith O. Johnson, surround mastering engineer; David Frost, surround producer (Michael Stern & Kansas City Symphony)

nominees

The Incident

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Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Steven Wilson, surround producer (Porcupine Tree)

Label: Roadrunner Records

Parallax Eden

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David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber)

Label: 51bpm

Songs And Stories (Monster Music Version)

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Don Murray, surround mix engineer; Sangwook Nam & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John R. Burk, Noel Lee & Marcus Miller, surround producers (George Benson)

Label: Concord Records/Monster Music

Trondheimsolistene - In Folk Style

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Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (TrondheimSolistene)

Label: 2L

52nd Annual GRAMMY Awards (2009)

winner

Transmigration

Michael J. Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael J. Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine L. Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Choruses)

nominees

Colabs

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David Miles Huber, surround mix engineer; David Miles Huber, surround mastering engineer; David Miles Huber, surround producer (David Miles Huber, Allen Hart, DJ Muad'Deep, Seren Wen, Musetta, Henta, Marcell Marias & Gail Pettis)

Label: 51bpm

Flute Mystery

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Hans Peter L'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Emily Beynon, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Fred Johnny Berg, Catherine Beynon & Philharmonia Orchestra)

Label: 2L/Lindberg Lyd

Kleiberg: Treble & Bass

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Hans Peter L'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Daniel Reuss, Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Marianne Thorsen & Göran Sjölin)

Label: 2L/Lindberg Lyd

1970 - 1975

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Nick Davis, surround mix engineer; Tony Cousins, surround mastering engineer; Nick Davis, surround producer (Genesis)

Label: Atlantic/Rhino

51st Annual GRAMMY Awards (2008)

winner

Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina

Michael J. Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael J. Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Järvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)

nominees

Divertimenti

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Hans Peter L'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Øyvind Gimse & TrondheimSolistene)

Label: 2L

Rheinberger: Sacred Choral Works

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John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper & Mark Donahue, surround mastering engineers; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Phoenix Bach Choir & Kansas City Chorale)

Label: Chandos

Ringo 5.1 The Surround Sound Collection

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Bruce Sugar, surround mix engineer; Chris Bellman, surround mastering engineer; Bill Crowley, Richard Starkey & Bruce Sugar, surround producers (Ringo Starr)

Label: Koch

Sensurround + B-Sides

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Tohru Takayama, surround mix engineer; Keigo Oyamada, surround producer (Cornelius)

Label: Everloving

50th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2007)

winner

Love

Paul Hicks, surround mix engineer; Tim Young, surround mastering engineer; George Martin & Giles Martin, surround producers (The Beatles)

nominees

At War With The Mystics 5.1

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Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips, surround mix engineers; Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips, surround mastering engineers; Dave Fridmann & The Flaming Lips, surround producers (The Flaming Lips)

Label: Warner Bros.

Fear Of A Blank Planet

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Steven Wilson, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Porcupine Tree, surround producers (Porcupine Tree)

Label: Atlantic Records

Grechaninov: Passion Week

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John Newton, surround mix engineer; Jonathan Cooper, surround mastering engineer; Blanton Alspaugh, surround producer (Charles Bruffy, Kansas City Chorale & Phoenix Bach Choir)

Label: Chandos Records

Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 5; Fantasia On A Theme By Thomas Tallis; Serenade To Music

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Michael J. Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael J. Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Elaine L. Martone, surround producer (Robert Spano & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chamber Chorus)

Label: Telarc

49th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2006)

winner

Morph The Cat

Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Darcy Proper, surround mastering engineer; Donald Fagen, surround producer (Donald Fagen)

nominees

Immortal Nystedt

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Hans Peter L 'Orange & Morten Lindberg, surround mix engineers; Morten Lindberg, surround mastering engineer; Morten Lindberg, surround producer (Ensemble 96 Conducted By Øystein Fevang)

Label: 2L

Long Walk To Freedom

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Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Martin Walters, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

Label: Heads Up International

Straight Outta Lynwood

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Tony Papa, surround mix engineer; Bernie Grundman, surround mastering engineer; Alfred Yankovic, surround producer ("Weird Al" Yankovic)

Label: Volcano/Zomba Label Group

A Valid Path

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P.J. Olsson & Alan Parsons, surround mix engineers; Bob Michaels, surround mastering engineer; Alan Parsons, surround producer (Alan Parsons)

Label: Immergent

48th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2005)

winner

Brothers In Arms - 20th Anniversary Edition

Chuck Ainlay, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Chuck Ainlay & Mark Knopfler, surround producers (Dire Straits)

nominees

The Girl In The Other Room

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Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; Al Schmitt, surround producer (Diana Krall)

Label: Verve

Honky Château

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Greg Penny, surround mix engineer; Greg Penny, surround mastering engineer; Greg Penny, surround producer (Elton John)

Label: Universal Music Enterprises

In Your Honor

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Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Nick Raskulinecz, surround producer (Foo Fighters)

Label: Roswell/Sony/BMG

Mussorgsky/Stokowski: Pictures At An Exhibition - Boris Godunov - Night on Bare Mountain

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Phil Rowlands, surround mix engineer; Phil Rowlands, surround mastering engineer; Nick Parker & Phil Rowlands, surround producers (José Serebrier & Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra)

Label: Naxos

47th Annual GRAMMY Awards (2004)

winner

Genius Loves Company

Al Schmitt, surround mix engineer; Robert Hadley & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers; John R. Burk, Phil Ramone & Herbert Waltl, surround producers (Ray Charles & Various Artists)

nominees

Avalon

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Bob Clearmountain, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Rhet Davies, surround producer (Roxy Music)

Label: Virgin Records

Mahler: Symphony No. 4

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Markus Heiland, surround mix engineer; Markus Heiland, surround mastering engineer; Andreas Neubronner, surround producer (Michael Tilson Thomas Conducting San Francisco Symphony)

Label: SFS Media

Nick Of Time

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Edward A. Cherney, surround mix engineer; James Guthrie & Doug Sax, surround mastering engineers (Bonnie Raitt)

Label: Capitol Records

Raise Your Spirit Higher

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Martin Walters, surround mix engineer; Paul Blakemore, surround mastering engineer; Martin Walters, surround producer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo)

Label: Heads Up International