LOS ANGELES, CA – (September 28, 2026) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi), the leader in high-fidelity audio reissues, is proud to reissue the Doobie Brothers’ eclectic 1975 album, Stampede, in audiophile sound on vinyl for the first time at 45RPM. Sourced from the original analog master tapes (1/4” / 15 IPS Dolby A analog master to DSD 256 to analog console to lathe), mastered by engineer Krieg Wunderlich, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing in California, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, MoFi’s numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP set (pre-order HERE) affords Stampede the luxurious room of a 45RPM release.
The Doobie Brothers’ first album featuring former Steely Dan guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter as an official member, Stampede takes the band’s musicianship, creativity, and arranging to new heights. Collaborations with more than a dozen renowned artists—including Curtis Mayfield, Ry Cooder, Maria Muldaur, and Little Feat keyboardist Bill Payne—attest to the gold-certified record’s stylistic breadth and weight. Benefiting from wider grooves, the reissue plays with extraordinary soundstages, ultra-quiet backgrounds, big dynamic swings, and three-dimensional imaging.
Pairing with longtime producer Ted Templeman for the fifth consecutive time, the group traversed a wellspring of styles anchored in roots-rock, southern blues, sliding R&B, and country-rock boogie. The album-opening one-two punch of “Sweet Maxine” and “Neal’s Fandango” sets a rollicking pace with barrelhouse piano and twin guitar harmonies, leading into the band’s hit rendition of Holland-Dozier-Holland’s “Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me),” featuring contributions from Motown legends Paul Riser and Sherlie Matthews alongside former Ikette Jessie Smith.
The collective’s adventurous streak shines across fine-tuned instrumental highlights like “Slat Key Soquel Rag” and Baxter’s classical guitar solo “Précis.” Elsewhere, Mayfield provides brass and string arrangements on the funky “Music Man,” Cooder adds jangling bottleneck slide to “Rainy Day Crossroad Blues,” and Muldaur contributes passionate vocals to the prog-leaning epic “I Cheat the Hangman.”
Stampede 45RPM Track List:
Side One:
- Sweet Maxine
- Neal’s Fandango
Side Two:
- Texas Lullaby
- Music Man
- Slat Key Soquel Rag
Side Three:
- Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)
- I Cheat the Hangman
- Précis
Side Four:
- Rainy Day Crossroad Blues
- I Been Workin’ on You
- Double Dealin’ Four Flusher
In addition to the Stampede 45RPM, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab offers a Stampede as a numbered-edition Hybrid SACD mastered by engineer Rob LoVerde, plus a comprehensive selection of classic Doobie Brothers albums presented in audiophile sound. Doobies fans can also pick up the multi-platinum landmarks Toulouse Street (180g 45RPM 2LP) and The Captain and Me (180g 45RPM 2LP), as well as What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (180g 45RPM 2LP and Hybrid SACD), Takin’ It to the Streets (180g 45RPM 2LP and Hybrid SACD), and the Grammy-winning Minute by Minute (180g 45RPM 2LP and Hybrid SACD).
ABOUT MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB:
The world’s leading audiophile reissue label, Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab (MoFi) is renowned for its commitment to maintaining uncompromising quality and preserving the artist’s original intent. Since its inception in 1977, MoFi has released the definitive-sounding versions of many of the greatest albums in history. Recognizing the importance of getting every detail right, MoFi sources its Original Master Recording releases from the original master tapes. That hallmark, along with a horizontal Original Master Recording stripe on the front cover and numbered-edition stamp on the back, has helped make MoFi recognized around the globe. MoFi’s singularity extends to its incessant efforts to push the limits of sound reproduction via innovations like the UltraDisc One-Step LP. To achieve its goals, the label established its own mastering studio allowing its engineers to execute the cutting process in-house and ensure no artifacts are added to the final product: the best-sounding vinyl LPs and SACDs available.