Quote Originally Posted by Stone
So, you think I should contact Sire about my The Queen is Dead CD I purchased 20 years ago that has some rot?
Yes. Responsible companies take responsibility for their mistakes. I had two discs (in one set) from Pearl that "rotted", and they were replaced by the manufacturer. Pearl is not the only good company; see:

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/bronzed.asp

What we are talking about is a manufacturing defect that is not immediately apparent. So it is pretty much always going to be an "old" item that goes bad. Obviously, it is best if there are no manufacturing defects at all, but I certainly would not hesitate to buy some more Pearl CDs (or Hyperion). Not every company is run by money grubbing scumbags with no concern for quality and no sense of responsibility for their mistakes. Apparently, though, BMG is run by money grubbing scumbags with no concern for quality and no sense of responsibility for their mistakes. Otherwise, they would react differently to a report of a problem with their CDs.