Editing Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (section)

== History ==
[[Audio engineer|Recording engineer]] Brad Miller (1939–1998) released the first recordings on the Mobile Fidelity label in March 1958, a recording of a [[Southern Pacific Transportation Company|Southern Pacific]] steam locomotive.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mofi.com/Articles.asp?ID=255 |title=Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab Inc.{{!}} Audiophile Vinyl, CD, SACD |website=www.mofi.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120630132827/http://www.mofi.com/Articles.asp?ID=255 |archive-date=2012-06-30}}</ref> Later LPs included other steam trains, environmental sounds and orchestral music, and a few pop and orchestral recordings. In 1977 Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs was founded and began releasing Original Master Recording LPs, using a [[Half Speed Mastering|half-speed mastering]] process.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|publisher=Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs|url=https://mofi.com/pages/history}}</ref>

From 1985-1992, MoFi sourced recordings from the Soviet Union’s Melodiya Records archives.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Return of Mobile Fidelity|publisher=SoundStage|url=https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9780203484272-530/mobile-fidelity-sound-labs-label|accessdate=July 7, 2024}}</ref> In November 1999, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab shut down after the bankruptcy of M. S. Distributing.<ref name="Industry News">{{cite web|title=Industry News November 1999|url=http://www.enjoythemusic.com/news/1199/|date=November 25, 1999|website=www.enjoythemusic.com|access-date=November 12, 2010}}</ref> In 2001 MFSL's assets were acquired by Jim Davis of Music Direct.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Return of Mobile Fidelity|publisher=SoundStage|url=https://www.soundstagenetwork.com/vinyl/vinyl200409.htm|accessdate=August 28, 2022}}</ref>