Musicians :
Steve Reich (drums, marimba, piano, whistling, vocals), Russ Hartenberger (drums, marimba, glockenspiel, piano), Bob Becker (drums, marimba, glockenspiel, piano), James Preiss (drums, glockenspiel, metallophone, piano), Tim Ferchen (drums, marimba), Steve Chambers (drums, marimba, piano, organ), Glen Velez (marimba, glockenspiel, piano), Ben Harms (marimba, glockenspiel), Cornelius Cardew (marimba, glockenspiel), Joan La Barbara (vocals), Jay Clayton (vocals), Janice Jarrett (vocals), Leslie Scott (flute, piccolo).

- Deutsche Grammophon – The Original Source (3 LP) 180 gram Vinyl
- 100 % Analogue (AAA)
- Remastered from the original master tapes
- Remastered and cut by Emil Berliner Studios
- Limited and individually numbered edition
- Deluxe lift-off box with original artwork
- 32 page booklet
- Original liner notes by Steve Reich
- Session photographs
- Facsimiles of the original recording logs
- New essay by David Butchart
- Additional certificate detailing the analogue mastering process

To celebrate composer Steve Reich’s 90th birthday on 3 October 2026, DG is releasing a deluxe, hand-numbered and limited-edition ‘Original Source’ edition of his groundbreaking 1974 recording of *Drumming*, along with two further earlier works. The set is released in the original LP format with authentic packaging and includes Reich’s original liner notes featuring numerous photographs from the recording sessions, as well as a detailed article containing Reich’s original correspondence with his DG producer.

To ensure the best possible sound quality, the recordings have been remastered and edited from the original 4 track tapes for the first time.

This limited and numbered release is available on 180 gram vinyl in a luxurious 3 LP box set featuring the original cover art, and includes additional photographs as well as facsimiles of the original recording logs and tape sleeves.

The vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1960s and 1970s in a whole new level of sound quality. To achieve this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and cut the original multitrack tapes using technologies developed specifically for the production of this series, in 100 % analogue quality (AAA). The differences in sound quality compared to the original releases are considerable : greater clarity, more subtle nuances and improvements in the frequency response, coupled with less background noise, distortion and compression, deliver an audiophile listening experience like never before.