Have I finally lost my mind?

Yes, you've lost your mind. But so have most of us as well. Static seems to effect these cd's a lot, I wonder if the writing/labels colors change how much static is messing/changing things up.

Add this to your imbalances and vinyl is not such a pain!

If you're concerned about how static Affects the CD, get a Bedini Clarifier to eliminate the Effect.

Yes Tim, you have lost your mind : )

BUT, this time i think that you are probably not crazy.

I have seen enough things that effect CD's that supposedly never should ( static, markering, trimming the edges, polishing / cleaning cremes, etc... ) to pretty much not rule anything out. I would not doubt in the least that heavy inking of label side of the disc could affect sonics. I also think that it could create imbalances on the disc, which would affect "spooling time" and possibly slow down error correction. I think that this is one of the things that the Audio Desk Systeme "disc cutter" takes care of i.e. balancing the disc so that it spins in a more balanced manner. You would not believe how "out of round" some discs are until you watch them spinning at 9000 rpm on the "cutter". When you are done trimming them, they look like a perfectly balanced circle. Sean
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If it effects digital discs, I think it would effect anaolg discs (perhaps more so).

Consider how the color of the CD label might effect the sound...