25 Years CD Rot

[Andy Gilham]

> ObMilleniumOddity> According to 'Harper's Bazaar' magazine, over ten
> thousand virgins have taken out insurance policies against an unplanned
> immaculate conception in 2000.   (Info from 'New Scientist', March)

Surely this has "urban legend" written all over it?  ("You thought the
Biblical End Times were a motherfucker?  Listen, friend - the Aztec calendar
just ran out!" - Mick Farren)

Back to the disc rot thing - it's usually caused by the lacquer breaking
down, I'm given to understand, and it usually works in from the outside, so
the last tracks get affected first.  To begin with, the effect is a bit like
the pops and clicks you used to get on vinyl, but eventually it'll become
unplayable.  Not every disc in an affected pressing will necessarily fall
victim, but there's no way to cure an affected disc either.

Apparently several Amon Duul BBC In Concert discs are affected, so I'd have
a look at my Hawkwind BBC CD too if you're worried about this sort of thing.

- Andy

ObCD: _The Deviants Have Left the Planet_

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