Are these cds, cd-rs or can both be black? I have a box set of completely black cds and, although not an official release of a long out of print catalog, am not sure how to tell the difference. I know Discogs lists them as CD-Rs but I am not sure how accurate that is. What is the life expectancy of these black cd-rs if they are that?
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I have never seen a black or colored cd-r, although it is possible I have been fooled into buying some thinking they are pressed cds. I haven't sought out colored cds in preference to the usual silver ones, but I have acquired a couple:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club-Beat The Devil's Tattoo (black)
David Bowie-Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars Motion Picture Soundtrack (2 red discs)
I may have another black disc somewhere, but can't think which one off the top of my head. As for life expectancy, pressed or cd-r, I couldn't tell you.
We're trying to build a monument to show that we were here
It won't be visible through the air
And there won't be any shade to cool the monument to prove that we were here. - Gene Parsons, 1973
I looked into colored CD-Rs a few years ago, seems the dye made it hard for the lasers to pick up the pits accurately and their error rate was astronomical. Maybe they've solved that problem now.
I have a couple of MPS re-issues that are all black.
I did a CD-R of Faust's first album using a blank I found that was ALMOST all clear. Just a HINT of silver.
I have several colored CDRs, including black, and have never had any problem with them. I once had a 100-pack of CDRs that were all different colors. I found it a bit puzzling and gimmicky, but have not had any issues.
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I have an official cd release that is black.
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I have many....Originally Posted by Shadow
Huh, I've not seen a commercially pressed cd that wasn't silver. Cool. I'm a little surprised by the red ones- you'd think red substrate + red laser = massive fail...
That’s fantastic. They should have used that for the Japanese reish of the debut, which I own. There’s a hairline crack on the front of the case. I’m afraid to handle it!
Confirmed Bachelors: the dramedy hit of 1883...
I have both CD-Rs and commercial releases that are black.It's only one wavelength -- as long as one avoids that one wavelength.
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True...
the top (non-playing) side can carry any colour and design you like. I don't understand why you would bother messing with the playing side.
I believe at least one of the Klaus Schulze Le Vie Electronique releases was pressed on black CD's. Either that or someone did a really good job at doing a counterfeit version, because they reproduced the artwork, the digi-pack and booklet perfectly.
Sony/Legacy/Columbia/whatever have released some with black surfaces. The deluxe 'Born To Run' springs to mind...think I have a Bob Dylan one like this too.
I have the same question. Over the years I've purchased and burned some black CD-Rs (for computer medium) but I also got some official ones that are black as well. Due to the fact that the playing surface is identical on both I cannot tell any difference... So anyone can enlighten? Are black CDs different than black CD-Rs??????
Black CD-Rs would have to use a different dye -- writable -- than black CDs. Wouldn't they?
Normally yes, but you cannot tell any difference by comparing them side-by-side. The surface is black plastic.
I own one Cd that's gold-bronze colour... it's the 2on1 Solution compilation
However, there was black CDrs sold and I bought two box of five around 10 years ago. I heard that some people have problems paying them nowadays . I'd have to check mine out... , but I's have to remember what I burned on them (compilations of TD and Rory Gallagher, I'm sure... but the rest...)
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
Germany's Promising Music released a whole bunch of MPS label reissues, remastered at 24-bit/88.2Kh in lovely gatefold mini-LP sleeves ... And on Black CDs (not CD-Rs) to further emulate the vinyl experience. You can read my review of the series here, but they were absolutley CD and not CD-R. Sound and play as great now as they did when released, as much as seven years ago now in some cases.
Yeah, I have some of these. Glad they are not CDRs.
Are we talking about silver on top and glossy black on the bottom? Like the Sony Playstation discs?
The ones I bought were glossy black on the burnable side, but the label side presented like a mini-l^with a center label in five colors (they were sold in packs of 5 >> green, Red, Blue, Yellow and Purple if memory serves... you could only write on the fake center label, really... which meant very limited space and readability afterwards
my music collection increased tenfolds when I switched from drug-addicts to complete nutcases.
I would love to have Smell The Glove on an all black cd
do you have TMLHBAC box?
Usually, you can look at a cd-r and a cd on the back and tell the difference, even without the greenish cast, but I cannot see what it is I am looking for...
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