Monday, August 12, 2013

The maximum number of tracks that a CD can hold is 99 - the reason why there are so many "99 song" collections.

The Red Book specifies the physical parameters and properties of the CD.  The first edition of the Red Book was released in 1980 by Philips and Sony;  it was adopted by the Digital Audio Disc Committee and ratified as IEC 60908 (published in 1987).  The maximum playing time for a CD is 79.8...
The maximum number of tracks that a CD can hold is 99 - the reason why there are so many "99 song" collections.

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