Front Row doesnt play unknown Audio CDs

Hi there,
I am using my Mac Mini as media center in our living room. After upgrading to Leopard I experience problems with Front Row and Audio CDs that are not known to iTunes or the CDDB database.
When I insert a brand new Audio CD or a rare or self-burned CD iTunes or Front Row wont (certainly) find the CD titles. In iTunes I can play that CD without problems , in Front Row however in the Music section the Audio CD appears as "Audio CD", and when I click on it nothing happens, it just sits there and wont play. This only happens with unkown CDs. All other CDs which titles are recognized will play without problems.
Any ideas?
Thanks!
Edward

I was just browsing the support for the same reason; I'm just setting my MacMini media center up, and the first CD my fiancee puts in is of course a CDR she got from a friende. It just didn't work, while it did in iTunes, although without any CDDB information.
I guess' I'll report it to Apple.

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