Orfield Laboratories Is Home To The Quietest Room On Earth — But That's Not All

By John Lauritsen, CBS Minnesota

February 29, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS — Some consider it the quietest room on the planet — and it just happens to be located in Minneapolis — but that's not all the room and its building are known for.

"Prince started his career here. The very first set of recordings he ever did were here," said Steve Orfield, president of Orfield Laboratories.

The inconspicuous little building on East 25th Street was once a famous studio called Sound 80. Bob Dylan even recorded part of his "Blood on the Tracks" album there.

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