Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL or MoFi) is a company that produces reissues of albums. All releases are advertised as being made from the first-generation master recordings and mastered at half-speed, which MFSL claims allows for an improved sound quality. In the past, MFSL has produced cassette tape, LP, CD and VHS releases of a few titles. In addition, each title is licensed to be mastered, manufactured, and sold within a specific time frame w...
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Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MFSL or MoFi) is a company that produces reissues of albums. All releases are advertised as being made from the first-generation master recordings and mastered at half-speed, which MFSL claims allows for an improved sound quality. In the past, MFSL has produced cassette tape, LP, CD and VHS releases of a few titles. In addition, each title is licensed to be mastered, manufactured, and sold within a specific time frame with limited quantities produced.
Although Mobile Fidelity existed prior to 1978, MFSL's popularity began at that time with the Original Master Recording LP. The first titles in the series were classical releases by the Mystic Moods Orchestra. The label hit mainstream appeal with their release of Supertramp's Crime of the Century. Other popular titles followed, such as Steely Dan's Katy Lied, George Benson's Breezin', Fleetwood Mac's second eponymous album, and Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon.
MFSL's releases became publicized in 1981...
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