UltraDisc One‐Step (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

~ Release series

Annotation

Series manufactured with the intent of presenting music from master tape to consumer in order to present the average consumer with the closest musical presentation they can have to hearing the actual master tape. Presented in box sets with special inserts and 45 RPM records.

Details from MOFI site:
Instead of utilizing the industry-standard three-step lacquer process, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab's new Ultradisc One-Step (UD1S) uses only one step, bypassing two processes of generational loss. While three-step processing is designed for optimum yield and efficiency, UD1S is created for the ultimate in sound quality. Just as Mobile Fidelity pioneered the Ultra High-Quality Record (UHQR) with JVC in the 1980s, UD1S again represents another state-of-the-art advance in the record-manufacturing process. MFSL engineers begin with the original master tapes and meticulously cut a set of lacquers. These lacquers are used to create a very fragile, pristine UD1S stamper called a "convert." Delicate "converts" are then formed into the actual record stampers, producing a final product that literally and figuratively brings you closer to the music. By skipping the additional steps of pulling another positive and an additional negative, as done in the three-step process used in standard pressings, UD1S produces a final LP with the lowest noise floor possible today. The removal of the additional two steps of generational loss in the plating process reveals tremendous amounts of extra musical detail and dynamics, which are otherwise lost due to the standard copying process. The exclusive nature of these very limited pressings guarantees that every UD1S pressing serves as an immaculate replica of the lacquer sourced directly from the original master tape. Every conceivable aspect of vinyl production is optimized to produce the most perfect record album available today.

In July 2022, three Mobile Fidelity mastering engineers were interviewed and admitted that ALL One Steps were transferred to DSD digital for mastering purposes, so the One Steps are not a 100% analog transfer from the original master tapes.

Annotation last modified on 2022-10-13 04:21 UTC.

Releases

#ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
1AbraxasSantana2×12" Vinyl4 + 5
  • US2016-10-28
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab88889724611, UD1S 2-001821797200127
2Sunday at the Village VanguardBill Evans Trio featuring Scott LaFaro2×12" Vinyl3 + 3
  • US2017-06-13
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUD1S 2-0020821797200226
3The NightflyDonald Fagen2×12" Vinyl4 + 4
  • US2017-10-20
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUD1S 2-003821797200325
4Bridge Over Troubled WaterSimon and Garfunkel12" Vinyl11
  • US2018-08-10
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab88985444461, UD1S 2-004821797200424
5Texas FloodStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble2×12" Vinyl5 + 5
  • US2019-03-15
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sony Music Commercial Music Group88985431221, UD1S 2-005821797200523
6Blood on the TracksBob Dylan2×12" Vinyl5 + 5
  • US2019-08-08
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab88985457481, UD1S 2-006821797200622
7Couldn’t Stand the WeatherStevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble2×12" Vinyl4 + 4
  • US2021-01-08
Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab88985431251, UD1S 2-007821797200721
8What’s Going OnMarvin Gaye2×12" Vinyl6 + 3
  • US2019-01-11
Motown, Universal Music Special Markets, Mobile Fidelity Sound LabB0026761-01, UD1S 2-008821797200820
9Portrait in JazzBill Evans Trio2×12" Vinyl5 + 4
  • US2019-05-08
Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Riverside Records (Swedish label, mainly reissuing 60's music)UD1S 2-009821797200929
10Mingus Ah Um (remastered on 180g "SuperVinyl" at 45 rpm)Charles Mingus2×12" Vinyl5 + 4
  • US2020-03-03
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab88985439221, UD1S 2-010821797201025
11Monk’s Dream (remastered on 180g “SuperVinyl” at 45 RPM)The Thelonious Monk Quartet2×12" Vinyl4 + 4
  • US2019-09-26
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab19075930421, UD1S 2-011821797201124
12FragileYes2×12" Vinyl4 + 5
  • US2019-12-19
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUD1S 2-012821797201223
The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (MoFi UltraDisc One‐Step reissue)Bruce Springsteen12" Vinyl7
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUD1S 1-056196588114816
The Wild, the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle (MoFi Super Audio CD reissue)Bruce SpringsteenSACD7
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)UDSACD 2266196588114816
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.Bruce Springsteen12" Vinyl9
  • US2023-04-28
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL33UD1S055821797105521
Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.Bruce SpringsteenHybrid SACD (CD layer) + Hybrid SACD (SACD layer, 2 channels)9 + 9
  • US2023-10-26
Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab19658796572, UDSACD 2264196587965723
30TapestryCarole King2×12" Vinyl6 + 6
  • US2022-01-11
Ode Records (1967–78; reactivated in 1989 as Ode Sounds & Visuals), Sony Music Commercial Music Group, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab19439918561, UD1S 2-030821797203029
42Thriller (Ultradisc One-Step Original Master Recording)Michael Jackson12" Vinyl9
  • US2022-11-18
Mobile Fidelity Sound LabUD1S 1-042821797104227

Relationships

publishing label:Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
official homepages:https://mofi.com/collections/ultradisc-one-step [info]
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/label/1277781 [info]