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UPDATE 2026
Having heard so many good sounding copies of this album, it is unlikely we would find much to like on the MoFi. But we did a long time ago, after cleaning and playing three MoFi copies, two of which were awful.
Sonic Grade: B-
Another MoFi reviewed, and surprisingly this one isn’t awful.
It has an excellent side two backed with a pretty good side one.
Side two has excellent bass — for a MoFi — and lots of energy — for a MoFi.
It’s slightly smooth, but overall it’s very musical. The best domestic copies are going to eat its lunch, but try to find one that sounds good. Most of them are awful.
This MoFi copy, though lacking in many ways, is much better sounding than the other MoFi copies we played it against, which were muddy and compressed.
Side one of this copy has some of that sound. Side one lacks the transients we found on other copies and it’s a tad recessed and compressed. However, it does have relatively good bass definition and the strings are nicely textured.