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unusual facts about compact discs



CHSR-FM

The library holds a large variety of musical genres, on a variety of formats (vinyl, cassettes, compact discs, etc.) from the past six decades.

Clash on Broadway

It comprises 64 tracks on three compact discs, spanning the time period from their very first single "White Riot" in 1977 through the Combat Rock album of 1982.

David Ehrenstein

This piece of music caused some controversy in late December, 2008, when compact discs featuring the song were distributed by Tennessee political activist Chip Saltsman (a candidate for chairman of the Republican National Committee) to various Republican Party activists as Christmas gifts.

Record chart

Many different criteria are used in different charts, including sales of records, cassettes and compact discs, the amount of radio airplay, and (since the introduction of the technology) the number of downloads.


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CD-ROM

Several formats are used for data stored on compact discs, known as the Rainbow Books.

Frank Bury

The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs 2002 Edition, London, New York: Penguin Books.

KOLL

Lick 1063 moved around on the radio dial several times, starting out at 101.1 FM in a "format" of a variety of about 35 compact discs, some home-recorded from the head engineer's (Steve Gimbert's) vinyl collection, then to 96.5 FM, when the station adopted a harder sound with groups such as Type O Negative, Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Korn and Pantera.

Livin' Lovin' Rockin' Rollin': The 25th Anniversary Collection

In addition to the three compact discs, The 25th Anniversary Collection includes a booklet containing photographs, a biography by Nashville journalist Robert K. Oermann and comments from band members.

Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra has recorded more than 198 compact discs for many Polish and foreign labels (Decca, EMI, Phillips, etc.) and made numerous archival recordings for the needs of Polish Radio.

The Style Council

All of The Style Council's UK releases (including singles, 12" maxis, albums, compact discs and re-issues thereof) featured the work of graphic designer Simon Halfon, who often collaborated with Weller to hone his ideas into a graphic form.

Trend Is Dead! Records

The label was founded in 1995, initially releasing cassette and vinyl titles, before switching to more modern compact discs.

Where I Find My Heaven + Flippin' Out

The album combines an expanded version of Where I Find My Heaven and the UK version of Flippin' Out into a single release on two compact discs.