In an effort to curb music piracy, the recording industry is releasing compact discs with manufacturing flaws. These flaws prompt an error when a CD-recorder tries to duplicate a disc. While this might seem like a reasonable solution to the problem of music piracy, the flaws limit the number of devices that will actually read these discs. Here is a list of all the bad CDs that we are aware of in the UK at the moment. Note that Macs seem to be more resistant to some types of this so-called "copy-protection" than PCs, so if you find that you can extract the tracks on your Mac, don't be too surprised! Also, several people have recommended ExactAudioCopy which permits playback of certain corrupt CDs on Windows. CDs reported corrupt in the UK ALL PRESENT AND FUTURE BMG RELEASES "Escapology" by Robbie Williams "Testify" by Phil Collins "Steal This Album!" by System Of A Down "One by one" by Foo Fighters "The Ballad Hits" by Roxette "International" by New Order "It had to be you" by Rod Stewart "Freak of nature" by Anastacia "Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables" by The Dead Kennedys "The Shadow's Madame" by Cadaveria "Songs For the Deaf" by Queens Of The Stoneage "Dreams can come true -- Greatest Hits 1" by Gabrielle "Songs In A Minor" by Alicia Keys "The Music" by The Music "Learning From Falling" by Lamya "Helium Vola" by Helium Vola "The Beginning Stages" by The Polyphonic Spree "druqks" by Aphex Twin "Star Wars Episode 2" soundtrack "Northern Light" by Covenant "Spiderman" soundtrack "Untouchables" by Korn "Let go" by Avril Lavigne "The Ultimate Bill Withers Collection" "White Ladder" by David Gray "More Fast and Furious" "Laundry Service" by Shakira Many recent SONY releases (including Epic or Columbia labels): "A New Day Has Come" by Celine Dion, "Green Eyed Soul" by Sarah Connor, "J To Tha L-O: The Remixes!" by Jennifer Lopez, "This is the Remix" by Destiny's Child, "MTV Unplugged 2.0" by Lauryn Hill, "Heart To Yours" by Michelle Williams, "Celtica" by various artists, "Masquerade" by Wyclef Jean, "Incredible" by Mary Mary, and "Oh Yeah! Ultimate Hits" by AeroSmith. "Strange and Beautiful" by Aqualung "Young Gifted and Black" "Rally of Love" by Finnish band 22 Pistepirkko "Apocalypse" by Arachnes "Vapen & Ammunition" by Kent (a Swedish group) "Exile on Main Street" by The Rolling Stones "Better Days" by Joe "Greatest Hits" by Five and many more. The Complete List and details can be found Here. |
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