Optical disc and method of manufacturing same

A method of manufacturing an optical disc, comprising:

• providing a substrate formed from either a resin-impregnated paper produced by impregnating a paper with a resin or a resin-coated paper produced by coating a surface of a paper with a resin;
• forming a release layer on at least one surface of said resin-impregnated paper or said resin-coated paper;
• providing a recording layer sheet by forming tracks on a recording layer base material and forming a light-reflecting layer on the tracks of the recording layer sheet;
• applying an adhesive layer to the recording layer sheet to form an adhesive layer in direct contact with the recording layer sheet;
• and
• bonding the substrate and the recording layer sheet together with the adhesive layer and the release layer in direct contact, thereby providing a recording layer formed from the recording layer sheet on the substrate.

An optical disc, comprising:

• a substrate which is formed from either a resin-impregnated paper produced by impregnating a paper with a resin, or a resin-coated paper produced by coating a surface of a paper with a resin,
• a recording layer provided on a surface of said substrate, wherein the recording layer includes a recording layer base material and a light-reflecting layer,
• a release layer which is provided between said substrate and said recording layer, said release layer being in direct contact with said substrate, and
• an adhesive layer which is provided between said release layer and said recording layer, said adhesive layer being in direct contact with said release layer and said recording layer.