I don't consider the inability to play a mangled or corrupt song a bug. Sure, the decoder may not be able to elegantly skip through garbage MP3s, but when you have a properly encoded piece, it seems to play fine.

The second example you gave of the mp3.com cd sampler is a more interesting one. Were you ever able to break down what elements of the song were the cause of the problem? You may want to scan the file with the newest versions of the tag and repair tools that are out there.

I'm also assuming that you wrote to the bugs email address at empeg and offered them the files in addition to posting to the BBS, right?

Bruno