# To those who burn CD's - do you label? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 1, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236 "2001-09-01T01:38:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/1 "2001-09-01T01:38:00Z")
I recently bought a used car (finally!) that has a CD player in it. Rather than risk destroying my original CD’s in the scorching Georgia sun, I have started making my own CD’s (to replace the cassettes I used to use). I use Easy CD Creator 5 to burn the discs and make the sticky labels. Rather than just slap on the titles haphazardly, I decided to design my very own record label - Rat Bastard Records. I found a humorous rat clip art (a humanoid rat wearing a sweatshirt, checkered shorts, and tennis shoes. He’s making a pathetic attempt to dance and shows his disdain by rolling his eyes up). Hell, I even go as far as giving each disc a serial number and a title (albeit numeric). Is anyone else this anal and/or bored? ---
**Author:** ![AwSnappity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a3d4f5/32.png) [@AwSnappity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AwSnappity)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/2 "2001-09-01T01:50:53Z")
I just write the titles/artist(s) on the inside paper that comes with the jewel case. A couple times I have just typed the info in Microsoft Word. Once, when burning a CD for someone else, I scanned in a sticker that I had received from the particular artist that was on the CD. But that’s as fancy as I’ve gotten. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/3 "2001-09-01T01:55:46Z")
So far I just use a Sharpie to write the name on the disk. I don’t store them in jewel cases, so this is as far as it’s gotten. I did make a world music compilation for someone and called it “Around the World in 80 Minutes.” If not for some stupid file problems I would have put a really cool globe graphic on the disk and on a jewel insert. I ended up not giving her the disk (long [enough] stupid [enough] story). I never finished the graphic, and I still have the disk. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/4 "2001-09-01T04:11:59Z")
Data CDs, backups, etc: two seconds with the Sharpie compilation MP3 CDs for playback on the laptop: custom labels I designed in Photoshop, mainly a simple backdrop and a list of which albums are on there. commercial CDs containing installers for Mac and PC of a database I developed: custom labels I designed in Photoshop and spend some time on, and only perfect printouts used, glossy hi-res inkjet label paper. ---
**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2001, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/5 "2001-09-01T04:29:51Z")
Oh, yeah. I make up weird titles for my mix CDs, and get graphics from Print Shop or have someone draw them. Some samples: Hyper Melon Mania- cover is melons plaing guitar and drums, Giraffe Wars- cover is an army type guy with a giraffe chasing him, Too Many Grovers- too many Grovers (you know, the Sesame Street character) of all sizes, drawn by my brother in Paint. I want my next one to be called Freak Twizzler Accidents, but nobody I know can draw a Twizzler on Paint. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/6 "2001-09-02T06:40:19Z")
beegirl13: > [@](#): > > I want my next one to be called Freak Twizzler Accidents, but nobody I know can draw a Twizzler on Paint. [http://www.appdc.com/Baby/twizzler.jpg](http://www.appdc.com/Baby/twizzler.jpg) [![](https://www.hersheys.com/newsroom/img/twizzler_char.gif) ](https://www.hersheys.com/newsroom/img/twizzler_char.gif) [http://mckandy.com/products/Twizzler.GIF](http://mckandy.com/products/Twizzler.GIF) [http://www.festivalmacabre.com/images/logo\_twizzler.gif](http://www.festivalmacabre.com/images/logo_twizzler.gif) Copy and paste the one you like best! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/7 "2001-09-02T06:53:16Z")
I write on the disc with a Sharpie, too. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Mermaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/8 "2001-09-02T13:40:40Z")
I have been in the process of trying to get all my old Lp’s on Cd. I am able to find a lot of them on the usual P2P sites (BTW EMusic that is associated with Rolling Stone Mag has a very good selection of must-haves. It is a pay site so all the artists get paid so everyone is happy–but I digress…) I have found a couple of cover art sites that are very nice for labels, cover art, etc you may be interested in. [http://www.cdcovercentral.com](http://www.cdcovercentral.com) [http://www.coveruniverse.com](http://www.coveruniverse.com) ---
**Author:** ![NutWrench](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nutwrench/32/20193_2.png) [@NutWrench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NutWrench)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/9 "2001-09-02T13:43:21Z")
I just use a Sharpie. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/10 "2001-09-02T15:38:12Z")
Mostly I use a Sharpe. However, I have been known to leave CDs unlabeled. I don’t use paper labels at this point, because a CD someone gave to me with such a label is peeling at the edges and I don’t want it to come off in the drive. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/11 "2001-09-02T16:22:33Z")
yeah some drives wont play a cd with a label on it, they are to close fitting for some reason and the label rubs on the upper part of the drive. ---
**Author:** ![bluecanary](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bluecanary/32/3614_2.png) [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/12 "2001-09-02T16:57:30Z")
I usually just write on them with a CD-writer pen. ---
**Author:** ![Gravity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gravity/32/14322_2.png) [@Gravity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gravity)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/13 "2001-09-02T17:03:22Z")
Oh, yes. I pretty much obsessively label my CDs. It’s one of the great joys of making them. I’ve also made my own [logo](http://www.sover.net/~masque/grav.jpg) to put on all my disks. My mix and MP3 CDs all have individual names, and I use the CD Stomper Pro labeling system, which works so wonderfully that I’ll never regret the $15 I paid for it. I’ve never had a problem with the labels lifting and peeling. It fits the CD so closely that there is never a problem and comes with this little base that makes the application goof-proof. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/14 "2001-09-02T18:23:17Z")
I go with the sharpie. ---
**Author:** ![beegirl13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/848f3c/32.png) [@beegirl13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beegirl13)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2001, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/15 "2001-09-02T18:31:41Z")
Thanks, **AHunter**. I’ll try one of those next time I have someone burn a CD for me. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/16 "2001-09-03T14:57:50Z")
I use a Sharpie too. Kinda ironic really since Sharpie Corp has clearly said to NOT do that because the acid in the pen can eat through some cd’s. They do make a special cd writing pen just for this purpose. ---
**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/17 "2001-09-03T15:01:14Z")
Also, I don’t use labels of any size because they can unbalance the cd & I don’t want that. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-burn-cds-do-you-label/79236/18 "2001-09-03T16:16:50Z")
I use mediaface software to print labels. I make matching inserts for the jewel cases, too, so I at least know what songs are on which cds. But, I also keep a spread sheet of what cds I own, so I can’t say that I’m \* not\* anal about cds.