CDs
- ON DEMAND! During the last 20 years, while CDs have remained
the public's music format of choice, manufacturing technology
has advanced to the point where professional pressings can be
made to order. This is great news for the many old classics,
rarities, and titles that you may only have on vinyl - albums
thought to be lost to the archives forever, now available again
through CD On Demand.
CD On Demand is an officially manufactured product; the re-released
albums are exact copies of the music from the original recordings
and have the same cover artwork. Packaging is kept to a basic
generic format, using booklet cover artwork (see
example here). While it is a simplified version of the original
pressing, it has passed all the record companies' quality checks
for audio content and artwork reproduction
HOW DOES IT WORK? The music is digitised and manufactured to
the CD without audio compression, i.e. "Red Book"
standard. The CD's physical specifications, tracks, and sampling
are as per the original masters. This ensures the listener is
hearing the music in its full recording quality.
The
processes used for the manufacture of CD On Demand takes CDR
technology to a new dimension. The CDs are an audio-optimised
CDR media with a true silver coloured surface. The CDRs we are
using are fully compatible with any CD-Audio or CD-ROM player.
(You can read more about compatibility here).
WHERE
ARE THEY? CD On Demand titles are categorised and arranged alongside
our 200,000+ CD range. A title currently unavailable on CD may
now reappear in CD search listings, with a CD On Demand logo.
More titles available means more choice all round!
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