I have Cd's from the mid-80's that are disintregrating. Here are some fun articles:
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=553612004
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/bronzed.asp
Also a lot of cheap CD-R's have extremely thin protective layers over the data layer and so must be handled with extreme care.
http://news.scotsman.com/entertainment.cfm?id=553612004
http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/bronzed.asp
Also a lot of cheap CD-R's have extremely thin protective layers over the data layer and so must be handled with extreme care.