Some older cd players will not play any of these :
- commercial cds over 74 minutes long
- cd's recorded on cdrw media from any source
- cd's recorded on high-speed media (over 4x write speed)
- dirty cds of any sort ; even a fingerprint will do it

I once took a cd back to my favorite dealer when it would not play in my Yamaha changer. He played it in several players in his shop, all ok
Then he whipped out his teeshirt tail (all cotton) and scrubbed it like a dirty dish, and I took it home, (the cd, not the shirt) and it was fine. (I don't usually clean them that way, it could be too rough--)
MD