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From: dvw@petrus.UUCP (Dan V. Wilson)
Newsgroups: net.music
Subject: Re: CD length
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Date: Thu, 3-Oct-85 07:54:52 EDT
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Posted: Thu Oct  3 07:54:52 1985
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> >There is no reason (as far as I know) why a full double album can't be put
> >on a single CD. My understanding is that the full capacity of a CD (one sided)
> >is 4 or 5 hours. That's considering, of course, that it is used to absolute
> >full capacity. So the POLAND album on CD is probably complete, even though it
> >is only a on a single disc.
> >
> >
> >				      Barth Richards
> >				      Tellabs, Inc.
> >				      Lisle, IL
> 
> Wrongo! A CD can only be about seventy-five minutes (I believe), and the
> exact time was set by Sony because they wanted to be able to put all of
> Beethoven's ninth (or was it the fifth?) on one CD. 
> 
> Here's to good ol' Ludwig Van!
> 
> 					Paul Guthrie

Paul is correct.  The longest CD I know of is one of Beethoven's Ninth 
Symphony, recorded by Wilhelm Furtwaengler at the Bayreuth Festival in 
1951.  It is available from both EMI-England and EMI-Japan, and is 
74 minutes 40 seconds in length.

(*Flame On*) I find it VERY irritating that manufacturers, especially
in the classical area, tend to issue CDs that are no longer than LPs.
I have at least one set of three CDs where the material could easily
have been issued on two, with less damage to my wallet.  GRRRR!!!!
(*Flame Off*)

						Dan Wilson
						dvw@bellcore.ARPA (or UUCP)


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