I’m embarrassed to say I can’t find a description of the laminated CD production. I certainly didn’t imagine it, but I read about it quite some time ago when CDs were at their peak. Makes me wonder if flaws in the design did not subsequently kill it off again. CDs are now manufactured in smaller numbers and maybe improvements in pressing has made that process the default again.
Video of the original process. Pits are etched into the glass master, used to press the main body of the CD.
