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Topic: CD Single Discs - facing outwards?

  26th Jan 2016, 10:30 AM
Magic Marmalade

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This is the only problem with CDs in general when buying second hand, and from charity shops in particular:

You principally want to look at the playing surface of the disc (and check if it's a genuine disc or a home copy put it a genuine CD cover case), that it will at least play... but because it's easy to pinch CDs (people sadly do), they seal them up, so you can't see these aspects...

CD singles are a little better in this regard if the playing side is facing out the back, so you can see the surface, and look for SID codes etc. without having to open the case.

I feel more comfortable storing the CD singles label out though, as it feels the playing surface is more protected from scratches from the case itself.


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