Mobile Fidelity - UD1S 2-008 -  UltraDisc -  SuperVinyl - 180 Gram Virgin Vinyl   

 Ultradisc One Step Pressing UD1S 

7500 Numbered Limited Edition - 45RPM -

The Absolute Sound Super Disc List     TAS Harry Pearson Super LP List

Revealed extreme resolution and realism, tiny details and layers, huge dimensionality and lifelike presence. The background was ultra-quiet, allowing the silky-smooth grooves to convey far more musical information than I could have imagined. Wow, was it stunning. Like hearing the LP for the first time. Ah, the magic of vinyl lives on.- The Absolute Sound

 I can only rely on what I hear from the One-Step LPs, which sound wonderful. Instrumental and mixing lines are well delineated, and the bottom end is substantial, as it is with each One-Step release I've heard. Resolution of fine detail, important for the layered arrangements, is especially high, increasing the sense of hearing all the master tape has to offer. The records are dead quiet. You'll notice this when you drop the needle at the beginning of a side or after a track ends, but also when the music is playing, when the whoosh endemic to vinyl normally is present. Not here -- SuperVinyl will satisfy even the pickiest noise-haters. makes What's Going On even super-er. This vinyl earns its lofty moniker and delivers on the promise of quieter records, bringing you closer to the music Sound 5/5 The Audio Beat

I compared my original RCA mastered and pressed original (Tamla TS310)  and then with this "1 Step" version (pressed on the new MoFi "Supervinyl" manufactured by NEOTECH and it's difficult to believe these are sourced from the same tape. The "one step" destroys the others by a wide margin. This reissue is a major sonic step forward both for Mobile Fidelity and for vinyl reissues generally. It would be interesting to compare it to the master tape Michael  Frem .analogplanet,com

To conclude, Mobile Fidelity's fifth UD1S release—Marvin Gaye's What's Going On—is along with Santana's Abraxas  their two best musical and sonic releases ever . 'Master cutter' Krieg Wunderlich with Rob LoVerde form an incredible team just like Gray and Hoffman did in the past. These guys get it right, the vibe cuts through—at least most of the time—and now with the advances MoFi has brought with their superior mastering-cutting gear, 45 rpm releases, and UltraDisc One-Step pressings, they seem unbeatable. Sound 10/10 Tone Audio

My original pressing of the album is edgy and harsh, with pinched dynamics, a thin bottom end, and flat perspective. Behold, then, this mind-popping reissue. Gaye’s voice is suddenly highly present and integrated into the whole—as are his own accompanying vocals. The bottom end is deeper, richer, and it really moves. There’s dynamic range and a sense of freedom to the sound, with a notable sense of air and space. Most importantly, the music’s already powerful emotional impact is that much greater. I couldn’t—and can’t—stop playing it. Wayne Garcia - TAS