Lull - Journey Through Underworlds

A word of warning about the Sentrax version of "Journey Through Underworlds". I have a copy of this version of the CD and it is showing clear signs of disc rot. The disc is basically unplayable if you want to hear all the music because portions of the data have degraded. This is caused by chemical reaction in the material used to make the cd. It has nothing to do with improper handling or scratches on the disc.

I checked the bottom of the disc and sure enough, it was made by PDO in the UK. During the time these discs were manufactured, PDO was also making discs for a lot of other record labels too, big and small. I read somewhere awhile back that a large portion of World Serpent discs (Current 93, Coil, Nurse With Wound) from the early 90s had this problem. Although I cannot be sure all the Sentrax "Journey Through Underworlds" discs have this problem, I wouldn't want to risk it less you have money to burn on a defective cd.

Today, I received a copy of the Rawkus Records version of "Journey Through Underworlds" and it does not appear to have a disc rot issue. On the bottom of the disc, it says "Allied DT", not PDO.

Do a google search for "PDO" + "disc rot" and you should be able to find some websites that explain the problem in more detail.