the disc player has a playing section close to an insertion slot for playing a disc (D) in a position adopted when the whole of the disc is just inserted into the slot. A transfer mechanism pushes the edge of the disc back into the playing section to a position in which the central hole in the disc protrudes at least partly from the insertion slot. An elastic holding mechanism (43,44) is out of contact with the disc in the playing position and elastically holds part of the disc in the ejected position at opposite regions outside the recording region
