{"id":31375,"date":"2025-07-02T01:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/31375\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:57:10","slug":"lordes-see-through-virgin-cd-doesnt-play-in-all-cd-players-fans-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/31375\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorde\u2019s see-through Virgin CD doesn\u2019t play in all CD players, fans say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">She then tried to insert Virgin\u2019s clear disc, but it was rejected and pushed back out.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The CD version of Lorde's new album, 'Virgin', is made of transparent and recyclable plastic.\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The CD version of Lorde&#8217;s new album, &#8216;Virgin&#8217;, is made of transparent and recyclable plastic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">CDs require reflective layers \u2013 usually made of metal \u2013 so that a CD player\u2019s laser beam can scan data encoded on the disc and return it to its laser reader.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe worst part is that this is the only version of the CD,\u201d Elyxir said.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<a class=\"ad__link\" data-test-ui=\"ad__link\" href=\"https:\/\/advertising.nzme.co.nz\/\" data-ad-env=\"both\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cCDs are for older tech. CDs aren\u2019t a new thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cYou need to create CDs that are fit-for-purpose for the medium in which they are played on, which is older technology.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Having gained particular attention on social media, other TikTok users reported the same issues while trying to insert their discs into various different CD players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cSeems like they didn\u2019t account for this,\u201d one person said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@elyxirtalkssmack\/video\/7520830976218369288\" data-video-id=\"7520830976218369288\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"><p>  <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@elyxirtalkssmack\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@elyxirtalkssmack?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@elyxirtalkssmack<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>yeah so the Lorde CD doesn&#8217;t work on CD players, particularly car ones and walkmans because the design ain&#8217;t fit for purpose and Lorde doesn&#8217;t offer any other CD options. So back to JB Hi Fi I&#8217;ll have to go for a refund. @LordFoxPuppy any way we can get a not clear disc, or do we have permission to burn it onto a disc we can actually read. <a title=\"lorde\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lorde?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#lorde<\/a> <a title=\"cd\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cd?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#cd<\/a> <a title=\"cdplayer\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cdplayer?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#cdplayer<\/a> <a title=\"music\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/music?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#music<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Man Of The Year - Lorde\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Man-Of-The-Year-7509674975659116561?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Man Of The Year &#8211; Lorde<\/a>  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cPretty disappointing, I know it was for an aesthetic but at least press it on normal CDs too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Over on Reddit, a fan wondered whether they\u2019d \u201cbeen sold DVDs\u201d after their CD player wouldn\u2019t read the disc. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI put it into the player and it span for a moment, then said \u2018no disc\u2019. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cTried again and it came up with 11 tracks and the runtime, but wouldn\u2019t play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">They were eventually able to get the disc to work in a different player but questioned what was interfering with the playback. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Another person allegedly tried to play Virgin on a Sony MXD-D3, Acurus ACD 11, McIntosh MVP 831 and Marantz CD6007 but had no success.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<a class=\"ad__link\" data-test-ui=\"ad__link\" href=\"https:\/\/advertising.nzme.co.nz\/\" data-ad-env=\"both\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advertise with NZME.<\/a><img  alt=\"Lorde, pictured at the Aotearoa Music Awards on May 29, released 'Virgin' last week. Photo \/ Sylvie Whinray \" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Lorde, pictured at the Aotearoa Music Awards on May 29, released &#8216;Virgin&#8217; last week. Photo \/ Sylvie Whinray <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">They claimed the CD fell short of the Red Book audio standard that ensures music can be read on the majority of CD players. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201c[It] should &#8230; be removed from the market. It\u2019s nothing more than a collectible now for a lot of people.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Several Reddit users said the situation made the artist\u2019s departure from her last album\u2019s ethos even more obvious. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Described by her as \u201ca celebration of the natural world\u201d, Lorde opted not to sell jewel case CD versions of 2021\u2019s Solar Power as she wanted to avoid making something that would \u201cend up in a landfill in two years\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt\u2019s so ironic &#8230; cuz during Solar Power, she didn\u2019t release CDs because she thought they were wasteful and harmed the environment,\u201d one wrote. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cYet, these are completely useless hunks of plastic.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<a class=\"ad__link\" data-test-ui=\"ad__link\" href=\"https:\/\/advertising.nzme.co.nz\/\" data-ad-env=\"both\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Advertise with NZME.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Another wrote: \u201cMeanwhile she wouldn\u2019t release Solar Power on CD for \u2018sustainability\u2019 concerns &#8230; I actually wanted to buy that one.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\">Lorde\u2019s representatives have been approached for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MqOFBmZdIjHJnQ\" style=\"display:none\"><b>Tom Rose is an Auckland-based journalist who covers breaking news, specialising in lifestyle, entertainment and travel. He joined the <\/b><b>Herald<\/b><b> in 2023.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"She then tried to insert Virgin\u2019s clear disc, but it was rejected and pushed back out. 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