Did not know this but I know this album really well and was floored by how good the mofi sounded. Now I know why

I have the first B52’s MoFi too, and it sounds great. I had the original from back when it came out, but gone.

Good info! The B-52’s Mofi’s sounds killer 👏🏼

I have all those B52's mofi. I love them I assumed they were digital. What a pleasant surprise.

The yellow album is bright in general. But it sounds killer killer

I recently got the MoFis but haven’t had a chance to compare to my OGs. I’ll let you know once I do.

Thanks, Steve.

Also analog copy is Bill Evans‘ Undercurrent

Mofi does some weird stuff sometimes. Charging folks premium prices for 4XDSD transfers and claiming they are AAA and now we find out they have been doing AAA titles but charging half the price? Hey! I know what they are doing now. They were just evening things out all along by overcharging and then undercharging! Brilliant 😃😂 Weird stuff man. Hey Im a Mofi backer despite their naughtiness 10 months ago. And I will be still eventhough I am not sure I buy their "new revelation" that these Silver Bannered titles are AAA. Again, for me anyway, it is all about the sound. Do these Silver Bannered Mofi's sound best or not? I can say that the ones I have compared lean towards no. The Skynyrd title is dull as dishwater. The old MCA brown label wipes the floor with the Mofi. The B-52 S/T is pretty good. But yes you should definitely try an og against it. The og IMO is better. The other two titles are the Sisters Of Mercy. They, bar none, are the best those rather poorly recorded albums have ever sounded. AAA, copytape analogue, 4XDSD...I don't care. The bottomline should always be: How do they sound? Improved mastering or not? How does that sound compare to the other versions one has or og's and older reissues? Within Mofi there are great sounding 4XDSD transfers (some definitive) and there are some great AAA titles. I went back and tallied the which are the best sounding Mofi's and guess what? More 4XDSD titles won than AAA. So what do we make of that? You gotta listen and compare. It comes down to case by case and comparison by comparison basis. Thanks for the update Steve! Im sure those who place great weight into AAA purity will be glad about the news. I wonder if they will now think the confirmed AAA titles sound better? 🫤

Great info my friend.

Mofi don't use the definite article "the". It's from "an" analogue master, not necessarily the original - however we might choose to define 'original'. The first ever bounce down of the mix onto 2 channels? A dub copy created as the master for cutting in foreign territories? An EQ'd production master? As I understand it - Mofigate notwithstanding - the Silver Label always indicated that the provenance of the master could not be confirmed as being the original, first-generation tape. Sometimes it could be, hence "analogue master" other times they know it's an analogue copy and so specify that. As an example, I have the Mofi Silver Label of Ryan Adams' "Love Is Hell" and a couple of the tracks are different mixes to the original release, suggesting it wasn't the original 2 channel master used (whether analogue or digital source). I think its the same for the "Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab" bannered records - T.Rex "Electric Warrior" isn't on the Silver Label but is cited as an "analogue copy" for the source. Perhaps Silver Label also means 33RPM, more basic vinyl formulation in the pressing, single disc, less impressive jacket, etc? PS. Apologies to people in the United States, but I've followed Steve's example and spelled 'analogue' correctly 😁

Funny, years ago I read the B-52's debut master tape was lost.

Looks like the Bill Evans "Undercurrent" silver label which they just restocked is also AAA.

Got them both. The Cosmic Thing especially, sounds digital in the sense that as only more bass and treble than the original press that I have. No more air, better tone or information. And believe, i have master tapes 1/4" 15ips and understand what the sound of a near source sounds like. To me, I suspect it's more snake oil crap from mofi...

The website just says “analog master,” not “original.” Couldn’t that mean a tape copy like a safety tape?

My understanding was that the B-52s were from backup tapes because the originals were destroyed.

Half of "Cosmic Thing" was digitally recorded originally. So it is not completely analog. Thank you for clarification on source material these B 52 items.

I believe it was Michael Fremer at one time mentioned that the silver “Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab” banner didn’t necessarily mean that it’s digital. It meant that the actual original master couldn’t be obtained and that it may be a safety copy or a tape a generation or two off. Whatever the case, it was always an understanding that the analog source’s provenance couldn’t be 100% verified.

This revelation is problematic in that MOFI used Silver when they weren’t able to verify the source was OMR. I mean they down grade the title and cost using silver. So will these be OMR branded? This is where credibility and transparency need to meet through an explanation. I won’t hold my breath. This just has an awkward smell to it. Was their due diligence this poor?

What about Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland

I enjoy your videos, but this is a mofi commercial.