Blood On The Tracks MoFi UD1S

I just pulled out my old copy of Blood on the Tracks, inspired by this thread, and man did it sound crummy. Just dull and lifeless and muddy. Could be the LP itself I guess. So bad that I tossed it in the cull bin. 

It makes me wonder - what Dylan LPs sound the best? Putting aside artistic value, how do they rank to audiophiles? 

I’ll say that Shot of Love is a great sounding record in my system. gutsy but clear and you really hear the room. I love playing it. Also Nashville Skyline sounded good last time I heard it but that was a long time and many upgrades ago.

Probably a pressing issue of some kind Jollytinker (either a faulty early pressing or a later reissue resulting in poor sound quality) as I have a Canadian first pressing in fabulous condition that sounds very good. So much so that I'm not inclined to want to purchase the Mo-Fi.

My experience with the Mo-Fi one-steps is limited. I've heard the Abraxas and thought it was very good but not enough for me to want to replace the earlier 2008 Mo-Fi which I already own.

Was quite impressed with what Mo-Fi did on the one step of The Nightfly and found it to sound noticeably better than the Masterdisk RL I have, and although I like that record, I again don't like it enough to have popped for the Mo-Fi.

After looking for a while for a decent copy of Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On" I did spring for the One Step of that. While it sounds ok, it just does not inspire me to order any more of the One Steps but the Gaye is admittedly supposed to be one of the weakest, if not the weakest One Steps out there.

I listen to more jazz than anything at this stage; well recorded and pressed jazz from the late 50's to mid 60's, either in original or reissue form can be outrageously good sounding if you like the performances.

I picked up a pristine copy of Curtis Counce's "Counceltation", a 1972 reissue of "You Get More Bounce with Curtis Counce"  on the original Contemporary label, for $20 while on holidays in eastern Ontario a couple of weeks ago and it is every bit as much of an audiophile demonstration record as any of the One Steps.

While some of them are good (and some are inevitably better than others), they are very pricey.

@hdm   I think with the 'One Steps' it is a good idea to be somewhat cognizant of what the original master recording sounds like before placing an order.For example, what you stated about the Gaye release is to be somewhat expected based on what the original sounded like. Same goes for BOTW and to some extent The Nightfly. I am currently of the opinion that MoFi is picking these releases based on what they expect as the overall appeal to the general consumer out there.... NOT necessarily taking into consideration what the original master recording has to offer from a SQ perspective. Consequently, their appeal can be larger ( sales volume wise) than a release that offers incredible sonics at the cost of general appeal. 
What does concern me a little is the fact that MoFi is marketing these releases as superior sounding recordings, when in fact they really are NOT that special compared to some other superior sounding, but less widely appealing, recordings. IMHO.

I have to say that the Marvin Gaye "One Step" sounds fantastic to me. 

daveyf I could not agree more. You have to here some direct to disk recordings such as the JVC Lee Retinour series or Sheffield Labs Tower of Power Direct. Those records tell you where ultimate is and none of the MoFi discs compare sonically. Maybe the new supervinyl is as good as the old JVC stuff but most if not all of MoFi's releases are available in Hi Res digital for $17.00. Lets see, $17 indestructible, $125 one drop and you are done, wears out, more distortion even though may be euphoric. I'm having a hard time choosing.