Yee Haa ! Thanks guys, a combination of 'cdparanoia' and 'cdrecord' did the trick. I did not realise at the time that I had to create an individual file from each track. It's good to be able to understand what is happening rather than just trust a 'black box'. An 80-yr old lady has just received a newly burnt CD. Adam Bogacki, afb at paradise.net.nz