Richard Pennycuick:

>Would it mean the end of civilisation as we know it if the CD simply told
>you the sort of information that we now find on the back and dispensed with
>the inclusion of essays on the music?

Yes!  In many cases it is difficult or impossible to find the information
provided and I, at least, would mind quite a lot if it were no longer
routinely provided, especially for new, or seldom-recorded, music.  I don't
know what this costs, but I suspect shockingly little.  If costs were a
serious problem, I suspect most collectors could get along with fewer
languages, but I won't say which!

Jim