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Is MOFI L. Ronstadt Prisoner in Disguise better?

I recently purchased the MOFI release of The Prisoner in Disguise LP. I was really disappointed. The original totally smokes this re-release. The original goes deeper, vocals are much better and the presentation is more natural. MOFI, what is going on? I am noticing this more and more with MOFI. Is anyone else experiencing similar outcomes? I guess I'll go to the Flea Market from now on. It is not even close. My original copy is not even a mint copy and it is still better and plays better throughout the whole record. A major waste of 35 bucks.
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audiofeil
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My experience with MOFI vinyl is very few of them, perhaps 20%, surpass the original pressings.

An exception is Crime of the Century which is one of MOFI's shining stars IMO.

At the other extreme are Sticky Fingers and Aja which have been totally butchered by the engineers.

YMMV
audiofeil
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>>03-16-10: Rhljazz
Last night I listened to an original of Simple Dreams and then played the Mo Fi Prisoner in Disguise and I found the Mo Fi to be sonically superior.<<

Q-And what is there to learn from this comparison of two different pressings/recordings?

A-Nothing.
audiofeil
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>>03-17-10: Rhljazz
The point I was attempting to make was that the Mo Fi Prioner LP was sonically superior to the average original release Ronstadt LP as played through my system.<<

And my point is that is useless information. You simply cannot compare 2 different recordings/pressings and draw any worthwhile conclusions.

It is purely speculative/meaningless and really is a disservice to the readers here.
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