Pep Boys?

Any car stereo place (I'm assuming they have those in the Netherlands) will be able to remove it for you, and likely do it for free as they know you'll be back eventually to upgrade your system.
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rob1965 said:

Today I wanted to listen to the extended dance mix of 'Little Red Corvette' in my car. I inserted the cd in the slot of the cd player...no sound. It was the 3" cd single which is very small of course. In stead of a warning from my car it decided not to play and even worse: it won't come out! In case you were wondering: the cd has more value to me than my car. But since I don't want to wreck my car which brings me to work every day: does anyone have a clue how to get it out? Is there a way to retrieve it safely without scratches (my cd) and without disassemble it (my car)? Any suggestions?

OMG That is AWFUL!! I have no advice to offer I just wanted to say that I am addicted to the extended dance mix of "Little Red Corvette" for real lol!!! I hope you are able to get your CD back from your car!!

It wasn't a bootleg, was it?

A few years ago Ive had a puppy eat a Prince CD-R I made... LOL Fortunately, she didnt swallow it but she cracked it up pretty good. It was a bootleg so I guess that was Karma LOL!

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rob1965 said:

Today I wanted to listen to the extended dance mix of 'Little Red Corvette' in my car. I inserted the cd in the slot of the cd player...no sound.
It was the 3" cd single which is very small of course. In stead of a warning from my car it decided not to play and even worse: it won't come out!
In case you were wondering: the cd has more value to me than my car. But since I don't want to wreck my car which brings me to work every day: does anyone have a clue how to get it out? Is there a way to retrieve it safely without scratches (my cd) and without disassemble it (my car)?
Any suggestions?

babynoz said:

rob1965 said:

Thnx 4 all the suggestions and heartfelt messages I found the solution and it worked: I disconnected the battery in order to reset the radio and after a few minutes, after reconnecting, it gave the cd back. Thankfully. All I need to do is reprogram the radiostations that were programmed as favorites, but I think I won't even bother to do that since I never listen to the radio in my car. Only cds. The 3" single is back in my vault, only to be played indoors!

That's the great thing about CDroms. There's a special slot for those 3" CDs to fit in. Recently re-ripped all of mine. Glad to hear you got it out.

I never place my 3 inch discs in anything other than a player with a tray. They aren't compatible with car players with slots. YOu will need to take the player out of the dash for sure. Whether you have to open it to get the disc depends on how it fell inside. You may have to sacrifice the player if you want that rare disc that you will never see in production again.

ksgemini63 said:

The rainbow children wrecked my last car stereo. Yeah. Larry is evil and so was this cd

I was drinking tea and it shot out my nose but it's totally worth it.

You placed the 3"CD in a car stereo WITHOUT the adapter!!!!????

If you did, then you dont deserve the CD.!!

FUNKYNESS said:

Why would you put it in your car player?!?

Let me take this oportunity to recommend something to all who still use CDs. CDRs are cheap. Copying a CD to a CDR is easy. Make copies of your valuable CDs and use those copies in the car or elsewhere. If the disc is damaged or stolen, you still have your original and can make another copy anytime.

That said, there may be a tiny whole with a tiny button in it that when pressed with a paperclip will release the disc. And there may not. Even if there is, being a 3" disc it might be dislodged or stuck. If you read the manual for your car CD player it probably says not to play anything but 5" CDs.

Sorry if I'm preaching, hopefully your story will help others to not make the same mistakes you did.

djThunderfunk said:

Why would you put it in your car player?!?

Let me take this oportunity to recommend something to all who still use CDs. CDRs are cheap. Copying a CD to a CDR is easy. Make copies of your valuable CDs and use those copies in the car or elsewhere. If the disc is damaged or stolen, you still have your original and can make another copy anytime.

That said, there may be a tiny whole with a tiny button in it that when pressed with a paperclip will release the disc. And there may not. Even if there is, being a 3" disc it might be dislodged or stuck. If you read the manual for your car CD player it probably says not to play anything but 5" CDs.

Sorry if I'm preaching, hopefully your story will help others to not make the same mistakes you did.

Yes this is what I do - just copy them onto CDr - it makes for less drama long term. Then just store the originals..........(I also keep a copy of the discs on my Portable Back up Hardrives too). I am super paranoid with my collection and baby everything.......

ksgemini63 said:

How do u copy to cd r if computers no longer have cd/ cd r drives?

Some do. Don't buy one that doesn't. If you have one already that doesn't, you can get a portable CDdrive cheap (waaay cheaper than some Prince CDs), plug it in your USB port and go. Not difficult or expensive at all.

Ipecac, maybe?

callimnate said:

ksgemini63 said:

rob1965 said:

ksgemini63 said:

How do u copy to cd r if computers no longer have cd/ cd r drives?

I believe after the Commodore 64 from 1983 most computers are fitted with cdr drives

This was the case, but new computers (primarily laptops) are mostly released without them now.

http://compreviews.about.com/od/cddvd/a/Death-of-PC-Optical-Drives.htm

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rob1965 said:

callimnate said:

You placed the 3"CD in a car stereo WITHOUT the adapter!!!!????

If you did, then you dont deserve the CD.!!

Yes, I placed it without adapter. Simply because the cd HAS no adapter. I have two (2, deux, zwei, due, twee) 3" cds, the redt only regular 5". Both without adapter and never before played in my car until two days ago. I finally got it out, so....

They can easily pop out of the adapter. Folks shouldn't trust the adapter. (This coming from someone that owns every Prince 3" CD, along with Morris Day "Fishnet" and Kid Creole's "Sex Of It" on 3" CD)

I wish that format had been kept alive. I remember buying the European 3" of "Alphabet Street" at Silver Platters here in Seattle in 1988, and wondering why it was the only single of his available on 3" CD. Thankfully, Uptown Magazine later revealed all of the other releases that were available on 3" CD.

Japan 3" Singles

1. For You R-390085

2. Alphabet St. 10SW-35

3. Glam Slam 10P3-6007

4. I Wish U Heaven 10P3-6052

5. Batdance 09P3-6172

6. Partyman 09P3-6179

7. The Arms Of Orion 09P3-6208

8. Thieves In The Temple WPDP-6240

9. New Power Generation WPDP-6259

10. Cream WPDP-6286

11. Diamonds And Pearls WPDP-6290

12. Sexy MF WPDP-6305

13. My Name Is Prince WPDP-6309

14. 7 WPDP-6317

15. Pink Cashmere WPDP-6339

16. Letitgo WPDR-3006

European 3" Singles

1. Alphabet St. 7599-20930-2 W7900CD

2. Glam Slam 7599-21019-2 W7806CD

3. I Wish U Heaven 7599-21074-2 W7745CD

4. Little Red Corvette 7599-21184-2

5. Erotic City 7599-21185-2

6. When Doves Cry 7599-21186-2

7. Let's Go Crazy 7599-21187-2

8. Kiss 7599-21188-2

9. Batdance 7599-21257-2 W2924CDTX

10. Batdance 7599-21272-2 W2924CD

11. Batdance 7599-21276-2 W2924CDX (Oval shaped)

12. Partyman 7599-21330-2 W2814CD

13. Partyman 7599-21341-2 W2814CDX (Octagon shaped)

14. Partyman 7599-21370-2 W2814CDT

15. The Arms Of Orion 7599-21394-2 W2757CD

16. The Arms Of Orion 7599-21403-2 W2757CDX (Free sticker)

Off topic: My Maxwell "Embrya" broke my Pioneer CD player in the the late 90s because I tried to play track 0. Kind of like the Y2K bug. Pioneer paid to have it fixed, but it was annoying carrying that huge thing on the bus.

djThunderfunk said:

WhisperingDandelions said:

Oh relax people!

You can buy external USB DVD-Rom drives anywhere and everywhere.

So unless PC's stop carrying USB, then.....

callimnate said:

Oh relax people!

You can buy external USB DVD-Rom drives anywhere and everywhere.

So unless PC's stop carrying USB, then.....

I got a new laptop a year ago, and yes, I had to be picky because MOST don't come with the DVDR drive but some do. The one I bought wasn't even expensive.
Just last week my dad bought an external drive for $25 for his laptop. It's not hard or expensive. Bet you can't replace that CD for $25. Just sayin...

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