LAST UPDATED: 12 October 2000

CD Corrosion (Bronzing, or "CD Rot")

The classical CD issues listed here are known to have displayed this degradation in discs from some of their pressing runs. In a multiple-disc set, only the first disc number is listed.

If you need an introduction to this CD "bronzing" corrosion problem, see this site.

Credits: These lists were compiled by Mark Lehman, contributor to American Record Guide, and published in ARG in several installments over the past few years. This page is a simple markup of his lists by Bradley Lehman (no relation, just an avid ARG reader).

Additions/Corrections: If you have additional classical discs which display this problem but are not listed here, please inform Mark at markelel@aol.com . With any page problems, notify Brad at bpl@umich.edu .

CD's pressed by PDO in England:

(Look for "MADE IN U.K. BY PDO" stamped near the hole)

For PDO problem discs you may be able to get a free replacement (disc only); please see the PDO contact information here at Hyperion's site.

ALBANY

3, 4, 15, 19, 22, 29, 51, 55, 57, 60, 90, 100, 131; Other Albany CDs pressed using the old technique that may corrode: 29, 32, 37.

APPIAN

7001, 7007, 7008, 7009, 7011, 7012, 7013;

APR

7013, 7014, 7020, 7021, 7022, 7023, 7030, 7031, 7036;

ARCHIV

410646, 410647, 410898, 413731, 415130, 415991, 419614, 419631, 419646, 427317;

ASV

102, 104, 207, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 123, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133, 140, 305, 403, 457, 512, 526, 534, 537, 548, 553, 556, 565, 567, 585, 586, 593, 599, 601, 602, 603, 604, 607, 616, 618, 620, 626, 636, 643, 645, 649, 650, 652, 653, 654, 657, 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 668, 669, 670, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 681, 683, 686, 687, 689, 690, 691, 694, 699, 704, 707, 708, 709, 715, 716, 722, 724, 728, 729, 733, 734, 735, 736, 738, 741, 744, 747, 750, 757, 758, 759, 760, 765, 768, 771, 773, 776, 778, 780, 782, 783, 785, 787, 790, 791, 793, 802, 803, 804, 808, 810, 825, 853, 855, 858, 859, 861, 863, 866, 871, 879, 880, 884, 888, 2058, 2060, 2069, 2085, 5005, 5007, 5013, 5014, 5024, 5025, 5028, 5032, 5040, 5052, 5061, 5065, 5072, 5077, 5080, 5088, 5090, 6030;

CALA

1006, 1008;

COLLINS

1323, 10252, 10952, 11152, 11812, 12392, 12672, 12802, 12862, 12872, 13002, 13032, 13012, 13052, 13142, 13162, 13222, 13252, 13362, 13382, 13422, 13492, 13522, 13592, 20012, 30032, 30132, 70062;

CRD

3338, 3339, 3383, 3422, 3452, 3468;

DANACORD

353, 372, 391, 392, 393, 394, 395, 399, 413, 422, 425;

DG

419608, 419749, 423624, 423665, 427337;

GLOBE STYLE

12, 13, 33, 40, 41, 44, 49, 51, 53, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60; 54, 56, 57;

HYPERION and HELIOS

King 1, HYP 10, 33006, 33007, 33008, 33009, 33010, 33011, 33012, 33013, 33014, 33015, 33016, 44001, 44011, 44021, 44031, 44041, 66008, 66009, 66017, 66019, 66030, 66032, 66045, 66047, 66053, 66056, 66067, 66073, 66077, 66078, 66081, 66082, 66089, 66090, 66091, 66104, 66105, 66116, 66117, 66127, 66129, 66142, 66144, 66147, 66150, 66157, 66161, 66168, 66176, 66184, 66198, 66224, 66225, 66235, 66237, 66240, 66246, 66255, 66259, 66261, 66266, 66267, 66268, 66273, 66274, 66276, 66277, 66280, 66283, 66286, 66287, 66289, 66290, 66291, 66293, 66294, 66297, 66299, 66300, 66301, 66305, 66306, 66311, 66313, 66314, 66315, 66318, 66324, 66325, 66326, 66330, 66331, 66333, 66335, 66336, 66337, 66338, 66346, 66348, 66349, 66350, 66356, 66357, 66358, 66359, 66361, 66364, 66365, 66367, 66368, 66370, 66373, 66374, 66376, 66377, 66378, 66379, 66383, 66385, 66386, 66387, 66388, 66389, 66391, 66392, 66393, 66395, 66396, 66397, 66398, 66399, 66400, 66401, 66402, 66403, 66406, 66407, 66408, 66409, 66410, 66412, 66414, 66415, 66416, 66418, 66420, 66423, 66424, 66425, 66427, 66431, 66432, 66434, 66435, 66436, 66437, 66438, 66439, 66440, 66441, 66442, 66443, 66444, 66446, 66447, 66450, 66452, 66453, 66454, 66455, 66456, 66460, 66461, 66463, 66464, 66465, 66466, 66467, 66468, 66469, 66473, 66474, 66475, 66476, 66477, 66479, 66480, 66481, 66483, 66484, 66485, 66486, 66487, 66488, 66490, 66491, 66493, 66494, 66496, 66497, 66498, 66499, 66500, 66501, 66502, 66503, 66504, 66506, 66507, 66508, 66509, 66510, 66511, 66512, 66513, 66514, 66515, 66516, 66517, 66518, 66519, 66520, 66522, 66523, 66524, 66525, 66526, 66527, 66528, 66529, 66530, 66531, 66532, 66561, 66564, 66565, 66566, 66567, 66568, 66569, 66570, 66571, 66573, 66574, 66575, 66576, 66578, 66579, 66580, 66583, 66584, 66585, 66586, 66587, 66588, 66590, 66591, 66595, 66598, 66599, 66600, 66603, 66604, 66605, 66606, 66608, 66609, 66610, 66613, 66614, 66615, 66623, 66627, 66631, 66633, 66644, 66648, 66653, 66691, 66701, 88005, 88006, 88007, 88008, 88009, 88011, 88013, 88014, 88015, 88016, 88017, 88018, 88019, 88024, 88025, 88026, 88029, 88034, 88036, 88037, 88039.

IMP

11, 93, 9006, 9015, 9019;

L'OISEAU-LYRE

411833, 414329, 421437;

MEMOIR

416, 419, 420, 421, 422;

PEARL

9001, 9002, 9003, 9004, 9005, 9006, 9007, 9008, 9009, 9010, 9011, 9012, 9013, 9015, 9017, 9018, 9022, 9024, 9027, 9032, 9035, 9036, 9039, 9040, 9041, 9042, 9043, 9050, 9051, 9052, 9053, 9054, 9055, 9056, 9057, 9058, 9059, 9060, 9061, 9062, 9066, 9080, 9239, 9267, 9301, 9306, 9309, 9310, 9311, 9312, 9314, 9315, 9317, 9319, 9320, 9322, 9323, 9324, 9326, 9331, 9334, 9335, 9337, 9338, 9340, 9342, 9344, 9350, 9351, 9353, 9355, 9361, 9362, 9363, 9365, 9366, 9371, 9375, 9382, 9386, 9395, 9396, 9397, 9398, 9399, 9403, 9404, 9405, 9408, 9409, 9410, 9411, 9412, 9413, 9415, 9416, 9418, 9419, 9420, 9423, 9424, 9425, 9426, 9427, 9428, 9429, 9430, 9431, 9432, 9434, 9435, 9436, 9437, 9438, 9439, 9440, 9441, 9442, 9443, 9444, 9445, 9446, 9448, 9449, 9452, 9456, 9457, 9458, 9463, 9464, 9472, 9474, 9478, 9479, 9480, 9482, 9483, 9485, 9486, 9487, 9496, 9497, 9497, 9500, 9582, 9608, 9624, 9628, 9708, 9709, 9711, 9715, 9717, 9733, 9764, 9794, 9795, 9835, 9843, 9847, 9848, 9903, 9910, 9911, 9914, 9919, 9920, 9921, 9923, 9924, 9925, 9926, 9929, 9931, 9932, 9933, 9934, 9936, 9937, 9944, 9945, 9946, 9947, 9948, 9951, 9957, 9958, 9959, 9960, 9962, 9964, 9965, 9966, 9967, 9969, 9970, 9971, 9972, 9975, 9976, 9977, 9979, 9980, 9981, 9988, 9989, 9990, 9991, 9993, 9994, 9995, 9997, 9998, 9999;

PEARL BVA

1, 2;

RPO

001;

TESTAMENT

1094;

UNICORN

2000, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2031, 2032, 2034, 2036, 2038, 2039, 2041, 2044, 2049, 2050, 2060, 2061, 2063, 2065, 2068, 2071, 2075, 2077, 9004, 9005, 9008, 9013, 9024, 9028, 9029, 9034, 9040, 9046, 9052, 9055, 9061, 9063, 9065, 9066, 9069, 9070, 9073, 9075, 9076, 9080, 9081, 9082, 9083, 9085, 9086, 9089, 9090, 9091, 9092, 9095, 9096, 9097, 9098, 9099, 9100, 9101, 9102, 9103, 9104, 9105, 9108, 9110, 9111, 9112, 9114, 9115, 9117, 9119, 9121, 9122, 9124, 9125, 9126, 9129, 9132, 9133, 9137, 9139, 9142, 9143, 9146, 9149, 9152, 9154, 9162

CD's pressed by OPTI. ME. S. in Italy:

(Look for "MANUFACTURED IN ITALY BY OPTI.ME.S" stamped near the hole)

For OPTI.ME.S discs you may be able to get replacements from the labels. See the 1999 March/April issue of American Record Guide for those addresses.

ADDA

581290;

ARKADIA

123, 138.1, 139, 153.1, 361, 599;

AS DISC

322, 324, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 333, 334, 404, 405, 406, 412, 414, 428, 506, 510, 512, 515, 554, 1017, 1018;

AS DISC

409, 509, 527, 5002, 5004;

BONGIOVANNI

1039, 1043, 2089, 2091, 2093, 2097, 2098, 2101, 2102, 5505;

CLASSICAL COLLECTOR

2001, 5014;

FONE

1636, 1737, 89 F 02-26;

FONIT CETRA

4, 39, 1059, 2001, 2005;

MEMORIES

4102, 4103, 4104, 4105, 4140, 4142, 4143, 4144, 4145, 4222;

NUOVA ERA

2215, 2220, 2236, 2239, 2241, 2243, 2253, 2256, 2257, 2258, 2271, 2286, 2292, 2296, 2299, 2316, 2324, 2327, 2329, 2333, 2336, 2338, 2340, 2347, 2359, 2361, 2364, 2387, 2405, 3316, 6340, 6350, 6701, 6715, 6720, 6732, 6752, 6753, 6760, 6764, 6776, 6778, 6779, 6791, 6792, 6823, 6827, 6850, 6851, 6852, 6890, 6892, 6900, 9014, 90002, 90012, 90013, 90020, 90025;

OPERA VIVA

20, also many discs (over a dozen) of opera highlights issued without individual numbers;

CD Corrosion (Bronzing, or "CD Rot")

CD's pressed by PDO in England:

ALBANY

APPIAN

APR

ARCHIV

ASV

CALA

COLLINS

CRD

DANACORD

DG

GLOBE STYLE

HYPERION and HELIOS

IMP

L'OISEAU-LYRE

MEMOIR

PEARL

PEARL BVA

RPO

TESTAMENT

UNICORN

CD's pressed by OPTI. ME. S. in Italy:

ADDA

ARKADIA

AS DISC

AS DISC

BONGIOVANNI

CLASSICAL COLLECTOR

FONE

FONIT CETRA

MEMORIES

NUOVA ERA

OPERA VIVA

RICERCAR

TACTUS

STRADIVARIUS

CD's pressed by PDO IN GERMANY:

NUOVA ERA

CD's pressed by CDV IN FRANCE:

RICERCAR

CD's pressed by C. D. V. DIGIP. in France:

ADDA