CD-R CD-R CD-R (Compact Disc-Recordable) is a digital optical disc storage format. A CD-R disc is a compact disc that can be written once and read arbitrarily many times. CD-R discs (CD-Rs) are readable by most plain CD readers, i.e., CD readers manufactured prior to the introduction of CD-R. This is an advantage over CD-RW, which can be re-written but cannot be played on many plain CD readers. Originally named CD Write-Once (WO), the CD-R specification was first published in 1988 by Philips and Sony in the 'Orange Book'. The Orange Book consists of several parts, furnishing details of the CD-WO,
Emo Philips 1985 New Music Award for best comedy album. It was later re-released along with his "Live at the Hasty Pudding Theatre" album on a single CD. He also released an album called "Emo" in 2001. A joke of his was voted funniest religious joke ever in a 2005 online poll. In 2006, he appeared at the Newbury Comedy Festival. He was included in the top 50 of "E4"s 100 Greatest Comedians, and also appeared number 54 on Channel 4's top 100 greatest standups. Aside from Philips' long career as a standup comic, he has been featured in acting roles on