I have lost count as tend to buy 2 or 3 at a time online, certainly one of the more recent was Muddy Waters Folk Singer, this was a German produced CD early 00s release. The recording quality and mastering are some of the best I think I have heard digitally, it literally felt like he was in the room, real presence, not hi-fi more live/real, not sure if my new speaker cable from Townshend played a part but I can’t rate this CD high enough.
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I do love a film score. My system agrees with me on that point!
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Interestingly I’m now getting Err every time I load this ABBA disc in. Is the £2.99 I paid just for a limited number of plays?
Thankfully that Err message is only on this disc. Phew!
Best news you could have in my opinion! 
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There’s no information in your profile, but if you have a Naim CD player, is there a faintly unpleasant noise first as the mechanism tries to spin the disc? Does the Err appear just after that? If so, you might need the masking tape solution:
Mark
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Thanks for that response. Yes, it’s a naim from the mid 90s. It does sometimes make that mechanical screeching/skidding noise but thankfully rarely and not on this particular disc.
I’ve never thought about masking tape for the CDs that do slip. I’ll give that a try. I did buy an additional puck a few years back, which did seem to do the trick. For this disc however I’m baffled but I think @Neilb1906 was hinting the inability to play it is probably a blessing!
The masking tape solution is surprisingly effective (IME). On pucks, the other thing I find is that the rubber rings can get a bit oily over time, so gentle wipe with a cotton bud soaked in isopropyl alcohol sometimes helps restore some grip.
Mark
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I have an envelope full of puck rubbers if you’d like them. These can be changed with tweezers, although not, of course, if you have a puck on which the rubber rings are bonded (CDS, CDI).
I had the very same issue with my CD5 where it would just not play certain discs, this was sent back to Naim and fully tested, the issue was quite simply different thickness of CD’s and the clamp. Advice from Naim was, do not leave clamp on its base when not in use, due to the magnet, the rubber grips on the puck were being squeezed thus losing their overall tension. You of course buy replacement pucks but also manipalate the rubber rings on the underside of the puck, seems like an easier solution to adding to the base of the CD.
Should that not be Bruce Springsteen and Thine Street Band? 
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Updating my Pineapple Thief collection. A couple of years behind - cheaper that way!!
Same with this, although a few months rather than two years.
Surprised I held out that long!
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They all get played regularly. I would like to add just a couple more promo CD singles if they appear at a good price.
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