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I have quite a few original SM cdrs (some over 10 yrs old) and have never had a problem, they all play as well as the first day I received them. Guess I was just lucky.....
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scottkeef
I have quite a few original SM cdrs (some over 10 yrs old) and have never had a problem, they all play as well as the first day I received them. Guess I was just lucky.....
Yes- me too. They used 'MAM' (Mitsui Audio Mastering) cdrs, which are the absolute best on the market. The 'silver' ones apparently have an expected life-span of 100 years & the 24 Karat gold ones a whopping 300 years. The gold ones are 'archive grade' & were actually developed for storing US Government documents- so they're pretty much bullet-proof. I have seen FAKE Sister Morphine releases though- on Ebay etc. The main difference is that they're not on MAM discs, but regular cdrs.
I know all these facts & figures can sometimes be a load of 'sales-spin', but one of the reasons I like to keep on collecting silver-pressed boots (where possible) is exactly because of regular cdrs disintegrating- which they do on occasion, after quite a short time in my experience.
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scottkeef
I have quite a few original SM cdrs (some over 10 yrs old) and have never had a problem, they all play as well as the first day I received them. Guess I was just lucky.....
Yes- me too. They used 'MAM' (Mitsui Audio Mastering) cdrs, which are the absolute best on the market. The 'silver' ones apparently have an expected life-span of 100 years & the 24 Karat gold ones a whopping 300 years. The gold ones are 'archive grade' & were actually developed for storing US Government documents- so they're pretty much bullet-proof. I have seen FAKE Sister Morphine releases though- on Ebay etc. The main difference is that they're not on MAM discs, but regular cdrs.
I know all these facts & figures can sometimes be a load of 'sales-spin', but one of the reasons I like to keep on collecting silver-pressed boots (where possible) is exactly because of regular cdrs disintegrating- which they do on occasion, after quite a short time in my experience.
I have had problems with a few discs now. All are MAM cdrs and all were obtained direct from SM records at the time of release so I know they are genuine (numbered etc). It appears there was an issue in the late nineties early 2000's with a batch of MAM cdrs which could explain why not all SM cdrs that people have are failing. Basically if you run your finger over the label side it will show up like you have grease on your hands and reveals a residue on the cd label side. A wash with soapy water cleans it up but often there are small pin prick holes evident after the clean. So far only one disc of mine doesn't play well. All others still play just look as though something has attacked the label surface. Seems to be more prevalent on the gold cdrs.
Cheers
Andrew