quoted 2 lines US CD manufacturers will only guarantee a 74 minute disc length, so the> >US CD manufacturers will only guarantee a 74 minute disc length, so the
> >US version may vary.
That's because the Red Book, the document produced by Philips and Sony
that defines the CD format, specifies a maximum length of 74 minutes.
Any CD longer than this technically contravenes the standard, though
in practice you can bend the rules a little and get away with it.....
Cosmic