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[Joe Mac]

some more info on the MoFi DSD process is here in this "interview", which is pretty clearly just a prepared set of questions. but some interesting info nonetheless:

MoFi President Jim Davis Addresses the Digital LP-Mastering Controversy - The Absolute Sound

MoFi President Jim Davis Addresses the Digital LP-Mastering Controversy - Jim Davis, president of Mofi, gives JV and RH insight into the company's mastering process in this exclusive interview.

www.theabsolutesound.com

The analogue EQ is interesting and probably a really good step. You can’t edit DSD files natively so they have to be converted to a special type of high rate PCM for editing and the reconverted back to DSD. Doing this in the analogue domain is definitely preferable. Also answers the question you, I think it was you, had about why they go from DSD to an analogue console.

 

[mdmost]

A lot more info on the MOFI site now. More titles have been updated. Looks like they added additional verbiage of "DSD ___ to analog console to lathe" on most of the titles from DSD sources.

Vinyl

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[MikeH]

The analogue EQ is interesting and probably a really good step. You can’t edit DSD files natively so they have to be converted to a special type of high rate PCM for editing and the reconverted back to DSD. Doing this in the analogue domain is definitely preferable. Also answers the question you, I think it was you, had about why they go from DSD to an analogue console.

yep--was wondering why some of those Dylans had that step to go from analogue to DSD to analogue EQ to lathe. makes more sense now.

 

[MikeH]

A lot more info on the MOFI site now. More titles have been updated. Looks like they added additional verbiage of "DSD ___ to analog console to lathe" on most of the titles from DSD sources.

Vinyl

Shop the latest Vinyl releases by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

mofi.com

I went on their site earlier to check something and the site was down with a "we're updating our website to make for a better shopping experience". Seems they were updating more and more. In the interview, they say they are working on adding info for every release--hoping that means from every release in the MD era...that would just be interesting to see. They don't have every MD-era release on their site.

 

[Joe Mac]

I went on their site earlier to check something and the site was down with a "we're updating our website to make for a better shopping experience". Seems they were updating more and more. In the interview, they say they are working on adding info for every release--hoping that means from every release in the MD era...that would just be interesting to see. They don't have every MD-era release on their site.

I’d say it’s more likely from 2011 onward when they started with the DSD. Otherwise it’s a lot of work lol!

 

[Colonel4Bin]

Not the correct place to put this necessarily but my local just posted a nice collection of original pressing Reggae records, most seem to be In VG+ condition on their website.

All Used Vinyl

Tacoma, Washington's best record store and book store. Thousands of new and used vinyl and new books all under one roof. We also sell CDs, DVDs, cassettes, greeting cards, t-shirts, stickers, and other apparel.

hivoltagerecords.com

I just picked up a NM/VG++ original US pressing of Junior Marvin’s Police & Thieves for $50.

Some of the artists:
Max Romeo
Burning Spear
Skatalites
Toots & The Mytals
Bunny Wailer
Max Romeo & The Upsetters
Bob Marley

To name a few. I may buy a few more if some are still around when I get paid Friday.

Thanks for posting this, grabbed a few I rarely see:

The Heptones - Party Time
Lumumba - Lumumba
U-Roy - Dread In A Babylon

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Thanks for posting this, grabbed a few I rarely see:

The Heptones - Party Time
Lumumba - Lumumba
U-Roy - Dread In A Babylon

Nice pulls! Yeah, I figured someone on here would appreciate it. The two I grabbed, Police & Thieves and War Ina Babylon are two of the greatest Reggae albums of all time and it’s not easy to find clean copies of either. There was a 4 Men With Beards reissue of both but I try to steer clear of those releases.

I think they are also selling a cool promo copy of Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration, I could be wrong But comparing the listing with the Discogs entry, I didn’t see any other versions that included the “The Marley Scrapbook” and a reprint of a People Magazine interview.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1976 Vinyl release of "Rastaman Vibration" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

$100 is too steep for me but compared to what it’s selling for (if it is the promo version) seems like a really good deal.

 

[Colonel4Bin]

Nice pulls! Yeah, I figured someone on here would appreciate it. The two I grabbed, Police & Thieves and War Ina Babylon are two of the greatest Reggae albums of all time and it’s not easy to find clean copies of either. There was a 4 Men With Beards reissue of both but I try to steer clear of those releases.

I think they are also selling a cool promo copy of Bob Marley’s Rastaman Vibration, I could be wrong But comparing the listing with the Discogs entry, I didn’t see any other versions that included the “The Marley Scrapbook” and a reprint of a People Magazine interview.

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Rastaman Vibration

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1976 Vinyl release of "Rastaman Vibration" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

$100 is too steep for me but compared to what it’s selling for (if it is the promo version) seems like a really good deal.

I almost always buy reggae albums I don’t recognize when I see them at flea markets, garage sales, or even in $1 bins at stores that don’t care to look them up because their clientele isn’t really interested. I got really into Bob Marley in like 6th grade after a vacation to the Caribbean and fell in love with reggae.

It’s one of those genres that I love to discover blindly, as I rarely don’t enjoy a reggae album. Will keep an eye out for those two you scooped!

Re: the Rastaman, I’m guessing it doesn’t include the burlap sack outer cover. Still a good price comparatively.

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

I almost always buy reggae albums I don’t recognize when I see them at flea markets, garage sales, or even in $1 bins at stores that don’t care to look them up because their clientele isn’t really interested. I got really into Bob Marley in like 6th grade after a vacation to the Caribbean and fell in love with reggae.

It’s one of those genres that I love to discover blindly, as I rarely don’t enjoy a reggae album. Will keep an eye out for those two you scooped!

Re: the Rastaman, I’m guessing it doesn’t include the burlap sack outer cover. Still a good price comparatively.

Ah, yeah you’re probably right. Looks like it might be missing the 8x10 glossy of Marley too. I love Ephemeral stuff like that.

 

[mdmost]

Been wanting this one for a while and it’s back in stock

The Pretenders - Learning to Crawl

Mastered from the original master tapes, Learning to Crawl finally possesses the combination of whisper-in-your-ear intimacy and nerve-checking toughness that it's always demanded on Mobile Fidelity's super-quiet analog LP. Leader Chrissie Hynde's voice is made viscerally apparent, wavering...

mofi.com

 

[Turbo]

Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey is one of my essential reggae records if you see that one.
@TenderLovingKiller® @Colonel4Bin

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Burning Spear's Marcus Garvey is one of my essential reggae records if you see that one.
@TenderLovingKiller® @Colonel4Bin

Nice! I will keep my eyes peeled.

 

[mdmost]

Dumb me was in such a hurry to buy the Pretenders that I didn't check the other restocks. Got this one too. So two $10 shipping fees.

The Cars - The Cars

And now, The Cars sounds better than it has in any previous incarnation. Mastered from the original analog tapes, Mobile Fidelity's numbered-edition LP allows the music's oscillating rhythms, futuristic keyboard passages, panned stereo images, and rippling textures to be experienced like never...

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[Crabbers]

More from the Michigan collection…Acoustic Sounds

$450 for the Dylan mono box ?

 

[Russ I]

BoomBoom Alert

I’m sure this one has been mentioned here before, but wow, what an amazing pressing. Leonard Cohen’s voice couldn’t be any more present, or crystal clear. Every acoustic album should sound like this.

Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2009 Vinyl release of "Songs Of Love And Hate" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

 

[Hemotep]

Coming October 28, 2022 pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately!

1STEP Process 180g 45rpm Double LP Pressed on VR-900 Super Vinyl!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mix-Down Analog Master Tapes!
Strictly Limited to 7,500 Numbered Pressings!

This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

Patricia Barber's 6th studio album is a fascinating collection of classic cover songs shaped by her inimitable downtempo intimacy into startlingly affective journeys through the human condition. Working with her band of the time (bassist Michael Arnopol and drummer Adam Cruz, augmented by star turns from guitarist Charlie Hunter, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Adam Nussbaum), Barber creates an atmosphere of austere trepidation that allows her long-time engineer Jim Anderson to hang her haunted vocals directly over top. Like all great jazz albums, Nightclub puts the highlighted artist front and center while carving out plenty of space for the supporting players to give emphatic support.

Impex's 1STEP process provides the perfect showcase for Anderson's peerless audio immersions. Nightclub was originally digitally recorded on a Sony 3348 multi-track and mixed through a Neve analog console to both digital and analog mix-down masters. Bernie Grundman used the analog mix-down tapes to assemble a new analog cutting master exclusively for our 1STEP. Coupled with the incredibly detailed VR-900 vinyl formula, there is instrument detailing to spare, a Mariana Trench noise floor, and incredibly-focused low end. There is simply no better way to enjoy Barber's cool renditions of timeless classics than this one (including the exclusive, never-before-released bonus track "Wild Is the Wind"). Limited to 7,500 pressings, so preorder now before this Club closes for good.

The 1STEP Process:
The Impex 1STEP process relies on short, tightly-controlled runs that require a new lacquer after each 500 pressings. This unforgiving format has the lacquer skipping the regular father-mother process, going right to a single convert and then pressing. Though this dramatically increases mastering and production costs, it also assures each run is more consistent from disc to disc, with less noise, clearer details and deeper bass.

Reducing production complexity to just a single "convert" disc between the lacquer and the press greatly improves groove integrity, diminishes non-fill anomalies and increases signal integrity from the master tape to your system.

Features
Strictly Limited to 7,500 Numbered Pressings
1STEP Process
180g Vinyl
45rpm
Double LP
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mix-Down Analog Master Tapes
Pressed on VR-900 Super Vinyl for Incredible Detailing, an Epic Soundstage & Near-Silent Surfaces
Exclusive Ultra-Luxe Impex 1STEP Packaging
Deluxe 12-Page Booklet within a Three-Sleeve Monster Pack Jacket
Color-Matched Slip Case
Never-Before-Released Studio Session Track "Wild Is the Wind"
Musicians
Patricia Barbervocals, piano
Michael Arnopolbass
Adam Cruzdrums
Charlie Hunter8-string guitar
Marc Johnsonbass
Adam Nussbaumdrums
Selections
Side A:
Bye, Bye Blackbird
Invitation
Yesterdays
Side B:
Just For a Thrill
You Don't Know Me
Alfie
Side C:
Autumn Leaves
Summer Samba
All Or Nothing At All
Side D:
So In Love
A Man and a Woman
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Wild Is the Wind

Patricia Barber Nightclub 1STEP Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...

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[Jbraswell]

View attachment 148404
Coming October 28, 2022 pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately!

1STEP Process 180g 45rpm Double LP Pressed on VR-900 Super Vinyl!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mix-Down Analog Master Tapes!
Strictly Limited to 7,500 Numbered Pressings!

This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

Patricia Barber's 6th studio album is a fascinating collection of classic cover songs shaped by her inimitable downtempo intimacy into startlingly affective journeys through the human condition. Working with her band of the time (bassist Michael Arnopol and drummer Adam Cruz, augmented by star turns from guitarist Charlie Hunter, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Adam Nussbaum), Barber creates an atmosphere of austere trepidation that allows her long-time engineer Jim Anderson to hang her haunted vocals directly over top. Like all great jazz albums, Nightclub puts the highlighted artist front and center while carving out plenty of space for the supporting players to give emphatic support.

Impex's 1STEP process provides the perfect showcase for Anderson's peerless audio immersions. Nightclub was originally digitally recorded on a Sony 3348 multi-track and mixed through a Neve analog console to both digital and analog mix-down masters. Bernie Grundman used the analog mix-down tapes to assemble a new analog cutting master exclusively for our 1STEP. Coupled with the incredibly detailed VR-900 vinyl formula, there is instrument detailing to spare, a Mariana Trench noise floor, and incredibly-focused low end. There is simply no better way to enjoy Barber's cool renditions of timeless classics than this one (including the exclusive, never-before-released bonus track "Wild Is the Wind"). Limited to 7,500 pressings, so preorder now before this Club closes for good.

The 1STEP Process:
The Impex 1STEP process relies on short, tightly-controlled runs that require a new lacquer after each 500 pressings. This unforgiving format has the lacquer skipping the regular father-mother process, going right to a single convert and then pressing. Though this dramatically increases mastering and production costs, it also assures each run is more consistent from disc to disc, with less noise, clearer details and deeper bass.

Reducing production complexity to just a single "convert" disc between the lacquer and the press greatly improves groove integrity, diminishes non-fill anomalies and increases signal integrity from the master tape to your system.

Features
Strictly Limited to 7,500 Numbered Pressings
1STEP Process
180g Vinyl
45rpm
Double LP
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mix-Down Analog Master Tapes
Pressed on VR-900 Super Vinyl for Incredible Detailing, an Epic Soundstage & Near-Silent Surfaces
Exclusive Ultra-Luxe Impex 1STEP Packaging
Deluxe 12-Page Booklet within a Three-Sleeve Monster Pack Jacket
Color-Matched Slip Case
Never-Before-Released Studio Session Track "Wild Is the Wind"
Musicians
Patricia Barbervocals, piano
Michael Arnopolbass
Adam Cruzdrums
Charlie Hunter8-string guitar
Marc Johnsonbass
Adam Nussbaumdrums
Selections
Side A:
Bye, Bye Blackbird
Invitation
Yesterdays
Side B:
Just For a Thrill
You Don't Know Me
Alfie
Side C:
Autumn Leaves
Summer Samba
All Or Nothing At All
Side D:
So In Love
A Man and a Woman
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Wild Is the Wind

Patricia Barber Nightclub 1STEP Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...

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I just don't see this selling.
The bubble has burst on one steps IMO.

Even Relaxin still hasn't sold out and that's Miles MF''n Davis LoL (of course not the most popular title either)

 

[Russ I]

I just don't see this selling.
The bubble has burst on one steps IMO.

Even Relaxin still hasn't sold out and that's Miles MF''n Davis LoL (of course not the most popular title either)

Psychology, man. People will buy this because it isn't coming from MoFi. Timing couldn't be better.

 

[Jbraswell]

Psychology, man. People will buy this because it isn't coming from MoFi. Timing couldn't be better.

I mean I can sympathize with those uncontrollable urges

 

[jamieanderson1968]

View attachment 148404
Coming October 28, 2022 pre-order your copy today! Orders with both pre-order and in stock items will have all in stock items shipped immediately!

1STEP Process 180g 45rpm Double LP Pressed on VR-900 Super Vinyl!
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mix-Down Analog Master Tapes!
Strictly Limited to 7,500 Numbered Pressings!

This item not eligible for any further discount offers!

Patricia Barber's 6th studio album is a fascinating collection of classic cover songs shaped by her inimitable downtempo intimacy into startlingly affective journeys through the human condition. Working with her band of the time (bassist Michael Arnopol and drummer Adam Cruz, augmented by star turns from guitarist Charlie Hunter, bassist Marc Johnson, and drummer Adam Nussbaum), Barber creates an atmosphere of austere trepidation that allows her long-time engineer Jim Anderson to hang her haunted vocals directly over top. Like all great jazz albums, Nightclub puts the highlighted artist front and center while carving out plenty of space for the supporting players to give emphatic support.

Impex's 1STEP process provides the perfect showcase for Anderson's peerless audio immersions. Nightclub was originally digitally recorded on a Sony 3348 multi-track and mixed through a Neve analog console to both digital and analog mix-down masters. Bernie Grundman used the analog mix-down tapes to assemble a new analog cutting master exclusively for our 1STEP. Coupled with the incredibly detailed VR-900 vinyl formula, there is instrument detailing to spare, a Mariana Trench noise floor, and incredibly-focused low end. There is simply no better way to enjoy Barber's cool renditions of timeless classics than this one (including the exclusive, never-before-released bonus track "Wild Is the Wind"). Limited to 7,500 pressings, so preorder now before this Club closes for good.

The 1STEP Process:
The Impex 1STEP process relies on short, tightly-controlled runs that require a new lacquer after each 500 pressings. This unforgiving format has the lacquer skipping the regular father-mother process, going right to a single convert and then pressing. Though this dramatically increases mastering and production costs, it also assures each run is more consistent from disc to disc, with less noise, clearer details and deeper bass.

Reducing production complexity to just a single "convert" disc between the lacquer and the press greatly improves groove integrity, diminishes non-fill anomalies and increases signal integrity from the master tape to your system.

Features
Strictly Limited to 7,500 Numbered Pressings
1STEP Process
180g Vinyl
45rpm
Double LP
Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the Original Mix-Down Analog Master Tapes
Pressed on VR-900 Super Vinyl for Incredible Detailing, an Epic Soundstage & Near-Silent Surfaces
Exclusive Ultra-Luxe Impex 1STEP Packaging
Deluxe 12-Page Booklet within a Three-Sleeve Monster Pack Jacket
Color-Matched Slip Case
Never-Before-Released Studio Session Track "Wild Is the Wind"
Musicians
Patricia Barbervocals, piano
Michael Arnopolbass
Adam Cruzdrums
Charlie Hunter8-string guitar
Marc Johnsonbass
Adam Nussbaumdrums
Selections
Side A:
Bye, Bye Blackbird
Invitation
Yesterdays
Side B:
Just For a Thrill
You Don't Know Me
Alfie
Side C:
Autumn Leaves
Summer Samba
All Or Nothing At All
Side D:
So In Love
A Man and a Woman
I Fall In Love Too Easily
Wild Is the Wind

Patricia Barber Nightclub 1STEP Numbered Limited Edition 180g 45rpm 2LP

Elusive Disc, Inc., Features Only The Best In Audiophile Hardware, Accessories and Music. We Offer a Wide Variety Of Audiophile Turntables, Cartridges, Phono Stages, Record Cleaners, SACD Players, Speakers, Headphones, Pre-Amps, LP Cleaning Fluids, Cables, Vibration Control, Record Brushes &...

elusivedisc.com

Listened to a few tracks and sounds nice. But selling this at over $100, "limited" to only 7,500 copies? Someone has cajones.