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MoFi Release Meets Expectations FINALLY

I have purchased 8-10 MoFi releases in the past year, but mostly I have been either underwhelmed or disappointed with the sound of them. The Pixies Doolittle lacks clarity and sounds really boomy. The Grateful Dead's Live/Dead does not come close in sound quality to the digital reissue. And of the four Elvis Costello reissues I bought, only Armed Forces sounds good enough to justify the cost.

I just got The Grateful Dead's Wake Of The Flood the other day, however, and it sounds amazing. They did a great job with the mastering on this one. Anyone else heard it?
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dgarretson
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MoFi Wake of the Flood and The Band Stage Fright are both better than the original LPs. Beck Sea Change is similarly satisfying-- on a par with the original SACD. I have my eye on Pixies Bossanova for the next one. Has anyone compared the MoFi Pixies LPs to the garden-variety LP reissues?
stevecham
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Yes, I have both my original mint issue of Doolittle and the MoFi. The MoFi has deeper bass and punchier dynamics, it's not as compressed. Background is quieter too.
philb7777
401 posts
 
The Elvis Costello "Almost Blue" pressing is fantastic!
countingbackwards
138 posts
 
The MoFi Doolittle is fantastic.
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snackeyp OP
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Philb7777, I agree that the newly released Elvis Costello Almost Blue is great. This makes two releases in a row for me that exceed expectations. My favorite Costello album, Imperial Bedroom, is due to be released soon. That will be the real test. It's one of his best sounding records, but not all of the re-issue treatments on CD are equal in quality.
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