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Do the bootlegs on CD-R's last forever?

tomtintomtin Posts: 48
edited August 2008 in The Porch
I have 5 or 6 2008 shows as mp3s. And only MSG1 on cd (the show I went to). But for collecting purposes, I was thinking about just buying all of the shows on cd (it's about $200) but since they are CD-R's this time around, I was wondering how long do they last?

Do they last as long as regular cd's?
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    NewDamageNewDamage Posts: 1,913
    tomtin wrote:
    I have 5 or 6 2008 shows as mp3s. And only MSG1 on cd (the show I went to). But for collecting purposes, I was thinking about just buying all of the shows on cd (it's about $200) but since they are CD-R's this time around, I was wondering how long do they last?

    Do they last as long as regular cd's?

    Hopefully these will. Since I'm guessing they were professionally pressed maybe they used top of the line stuff. I've had some cd-r's I or someone else have made...start to get a constant clicking sound throughout some of the tracks after a while.
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    anakin_pdxanakin_pdx Posts: 389
    They used top of the line CD-Rs. Also I was told that they are guaranteed for life. Meaning if they fail, they would replace them. That's assuming all parties involved are still around 25+ years from now.

    I bought them all, and I don't regret it one bit. For the extra $2 over the FLAC downloads, they are completely worth it.
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    Evacuation RulesEvacuation Rules Posts: 2,162
    tomtin wrote:
    I have 5 or 6 2008 shows as mp3s. And only MSG1 on cd (the show I went to). But for collecting purposes, I was thinking about just buying all of the shows on cd (it's about $200) but since they are CD-R's this time around, I was wondering how long do they last?

    Do they last as long as regular cd's?

    They're burned on Taiyo Yuden CDR's which are *top of the line*, and some say they may last even longer than some pressed CD's. So there should be nothing to worry about.
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    tomtintomtin Posts: 48
    JWBusher wrote:
    They're burned on Taiyo Yuden CDR's which are *top of the line*, and some say they may last even longer than some pressed CD's. So there should be nothing to worry about.

    Thanks for the info!
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    tomtintomtin Posts: 48
    How many of you bought the entire tour??

    I can't decide if I should get just the few that I really want or just grab all of them..
    I'm the first mammal to wear pants, yeah
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