That's what Jameson is for. Each lossless rip of a ~40-minute CD takes about five minutes, so I generally listen to the first track while it's ripping to remind myself what's on there. Some I have clear memories of, but I've got too many jazz CDs, most all purchased between 1992 and 2000, so some didn't get enough play to create an indelible mark on my memory. Many of them contain the "standard language" about DDD, ADD and AAD, along with cleaning instructions. They end with the statement that "If you follow these suggestions, your Compact Discs will provide a lifetime of pure listening enjoyment."
But nowadays you read articles about the finite lifespan of CDs, and no one knows exactly what that may be, but those discs made in the late 80s might be coming up on the end of their useful life. So now I'm wondering whether that "lifetime of pure listening enjoyment" is my lifetime (as I originally interpreted the statement) or the lifetime of the CD (in other words, it's great until it isn't and we don't know when that may be).
But nowadays you read articles about the finite lifespan of CDs, and no one knows exactly what that may be, but those discs made in the late 80s might be coming up on the end of their useful life. So now I'm wondering whether that "lifetime of pure listening enjoyment" is my lifetime (as I originally interpreted the statement) or the lifetime of the CD (in other words, it's great until it isn't and we don't know when that may be).