Set Me Free, Why Don't You: Mono Mix of "Vanilla Fudge" Gets The MoFi Treatment

Set Me Free, Why Don’t You: Mono Mix of “Vanilla Fudge” Gets The MoFi Treatment

Sweet news incoming… If you’re a connoisseur of all things psychedelic, prepare to feel like a kid in a candy shop. Mobile Fidelity, the boutique audiophile label, has announced a special reissue of Vanilla Fudge’s seminal, self-titled psych-rock debut.

Limited to just 3,000 copies, this numbered 2-LP, 45-rpm pressing features Vanilla Fudge in its original mono mix, remastered from the original master tapes with the impeccable attention to detail that’s given MoFi their reputation in the industry. The press release boasts a pressing that “unveils the baroque underpinnings, gorgeous harmonies, and low-end-plumbing organ riffs” that helped make this album such a classic. With an improved soundstage, the band’s genre-expanding heavy improvisations, psych freak-outs, and radical reinterpretations of pop fare from The Beatles, The Zombies, Sonny & Cher, and The Supremes can be experienced in a richer and more dynamic presentation.

So turn it up and hear for yourself why Vanilla Fudge attracted the attention of Deep Purple, Yes, Chicago, and even Zeppelin. This is one sweet you won’t regret!

Mobile Fidelity’s 2-LP 180-gram 45rpm Mono reissue is due soon, though a firm release date has yet to be announced. You can purchase it from the Music Direct Online Shop. An SACD edition of the same master – limited to 2,000 copies – has been announced, as well. You order it here.

Vanilla Fudge, Vanilla Fudge (Mono) (originally released as Atlantic LP 587086 — reissued Mobile Fidelity, 2020)

2-LP @ 45rpm: Music Direct Online Shop
SACD: Music Direct Online Shop

Track Listing: (side breaks TBD)

Ticket To Ride
People Get Ready
She’s Not There
Bang Bang
Illusions Of My Childhood – Part 1
You Keep Me Hanging On
Illusions Of My Childhood – Part 2
Take Me For A Little While
Illusions Of My Childhood – Part 3
Eleanor Rigby

Sam Stone

Sam Stone has been obsessed with catalog music ever since his folks gave him a Contours best-of collection for his fourth birthday. He quickly began to learn all he could about rock and roll history and beyond, a passion that continues to this day.

Sam followed his love for music to the classroom, earning a B.A. from Towson University in Electronic Media and Film, concentrating on radio and audio production, as well as an M.A. in Audio Arts from Syracuse University. He has put his knowledge and skills to work at prominent reissue labels and is excited to bring his perspectives on catalog music to a broader audience. When he’s not writing for The Second Disc, Sam can be found researching about music, talking about Joni Mitchell’s career, and adding another box set to his Amazon wish list.

1 thought on “Set Me Free, Why Don’t You: Mono Mix of “Vanilla Fudge” Gets The MoFi Treatment”

Metalhead
July 21, 2020 at 4:32 pm

Sam,

Did you score the mofi vinyl Vanilla Fudge?

If so, would you be so kind as to post how it sounds, pressing quality, etc and a comparison if you have an original or early re-issue?

I have an original or early repress and it is strident, bright, and the sound quality is poor on vinyl although my copy is quiet and flat. I bought a copy on compact disc, Hell, maybe 10 or 15 years ago and the cd was crap for sound quality as well. I love the music and songs but the recording just doesn’t convey the magic.

I will buy this in a micro-second DEPENDING on source and re-mix quality. If you have it would you please let inquiring minds know?

Thanks

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