Cool prerecorded MD

[Azureal]

I have seen this disc over the years but I have never had a chance to pick it up. I scored it today for 18USD including shipping.

Check it: Gescom MiniDisc release from 2001

I recall reading sometime ago that this was also available on CD but it was not successful, although the absolute trackless nature of the MD made it the perfect medium for the concept.

Anyone with any experience with this disc?

[Jimma]

I have the 1st edition of MiniDisc from 1998. As you can see from the pictures the artwork is even more understated than the 2nd edition, with a plain white label and even a plain white panel printed on the reverse of the disc where the track and copyright info would usually be, although there is text on the case. The spine of the disc is left blank.

The album itself has 88 short tracks with the idea being to play them on shuffle so you get a different listening experience each time. This works well as long as your MD player does not to leave any gaps between the tracks while it decideds whick to play next. Portables are generally all good but the shuffle on some decks leaves a second or two gap which kind of ruins it, which is also why it doesn't work on cd.

The album itself is more an experimental novelty than anything else, with the tracks consisting of various rhythms and strange electronic sounds. Not something you'll be listening to every day I suspect but for a MiniDisc collector, well worth having.

There is a third picture, of the text inside the booklet below but you can't see the thumbnail. It's there if you click on it.

[Azureal]

Very cool Jimma, thanks for sharing the information! i am looking forward to receiving the disc and checking it out. Do you think the one I bought is the same content only a re-release?

[Jimma]

As far as I can tell, the 2nd edition and the subsequent 2006 cd have exactly the same content as the original 1998 release.