[Free-sklyarov-uk] Inside CD Ring info

[Jim Peters]

Martin Keegan wrote:
> > I didn't capture the e-mail for sending info to the BBC engineer, so will
> > someone please let me know that address is, or forward this to him? Thank
> > you in advance.
> 
> Forwarded.

And here's your answer, from the BBC guy:

> The serial number on the 'inner ring' of a CD are basically batch numbers
> from the pressing plant. Every time the company presses another run of an
> album, they give it a unique code which allows them to trace 'bad' batches.
> 
> So if there are two versions of an album - one with copy protection and one
> without - they will have different serial numbers, as the glass master and
> the 'print run' will be different.

Jim

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