29/12/14: Railway Modeller Free Special Excursion DVD

Third disc found in about 15 minutes. Must be something to do with the time of year. This one was in the road at Tally Ho Corner, Finchley. I was nearly run over taking the photograph, but it was worth it. The text reads:
A special presentation from RAILWAY MODELLER
FREE SPECIAL EXCURSION DVD
A lively and entertaining DVD programme brought to you by the Railway Modeller team with guest TV presenter and railway historian Paul Atterbury

29/12/14: Princo Budget – “09”

This Princo Budget disc was in pieces on Avenue Road, Finchley, N12, about 50 metres away from the Tesco CD-R I had located just minutes earlier. The lower picture shows how the disc was when I found it. The upper image shows the same disc once fitted back together. Written clearly at the top is “09”. Ninth disc in a series? Or mix CD compiled in 2009? No way of knowing, but I am guessing the latter. Unlikely to play.

29/12/14: Tesco CD-R – WKUD?

This Tesco-branded CD-R was nestling beside the drain on the High Road between North Finchley and Whetstone. The disc appears unlabelled except for a scrawl at the top possibly reading “WKUD”. Unlikely to play.

01/12/14: Alexandra Grove, Finchley, N12

Found where Alexandra Grove meets Nether Street. Unlikely to play.

11/10/14: Philips CD-R, Leisure Way

Just opposite the Vue Cinema and Hollywood Bowl in North Finchley, this Philips CD-R lay on the pavement near the bus stop on Leisure Way. Unlikely to play.

03/10/14: Iron Age – Concussion of the Brain, Courthouse Road, Finchley, N12

Two abandoned CDs in two days: things are looking up. Iron Age's Concussion of the Brain was found by the kerb on Courthouse Road in Finchley, N12. As well as showing a picture of a brain, the CD lists four tracks:
1. Schizophrenia
2. Brainless
3. Intelligence
4. Mind Control
I am guessing that the genre is heavy metal. The small print shows that this was released on Crossroads Records in 1995.

21/07/14: Music down the drain, Hutton Grove, Finchley, N12

What's left of the text suggests something to do with "Philadelphia". But did this TDK disc's contents relate to the city in Pennsylvania, the 1993 film starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington, or the cream cheese? Unlikely to play.

26/04/14: "cool music" CD-R, Finchley alleyway

Found in a narrow gap between garages on Montrose Crescent, N12. The surface of this Imation disc is "bubbling". Rather attractive. Unlikely to play.

25/01/14: Granville Road, Finchley, CD remains

Another "radically distressed" find. It would take a lot of work to get this one playing again.

19/01/14: Finchley CD remains

Is it possible that an aggressive cyclist took cruel delight in riding over this disc again and again? Important parts of the CD had vanished completely, either removed from the scene or ground down into invisible dust. Unlikely to play.

11/01/14: "MP3 Music", Finchley

One of the few abandoned CDs that might still have been playable. "MP3 Music" is a fairly broad title and gives few clues about the kinds of delights burned onto this Imation disc. Can't decipher the other writing, alas.

28/12/13: "High School Musical", between Finchley and Whetstone

Found by the roadside on the walk from Finchley to Whetstone, where Swan Lane meets the High Road. I love the way this disc gleams in the December sunlight. Almost a “Pac-Man” shape. Unlikely to play.