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It's pretty common for disc-based media. AccurateRip should be its equivalent for audio CDs ripping, about 5 million unique discs in its database.

http://www.accuraterip.com/

Redump does also have audio CDs in their database.

Their tools also have specialized support for audio CD ripping, under GPLv3.

It’s used as the “gold standard” of disc dumps. Your own dumps can be verified and people can create tools against “redump dumps” knowing what everyone is talking about.

Presumably they also have the ISO stored but can’t distribute them for obvious copyright reasons.

Commonly used on private trackers, considered the gold standard for accurately preserving rips.

It's useful to check if you dumped your discs correctly.

According to the Wiki that's exactly what it is.

http://wiki.redump.org/index.php?title=Redump.org

I agree that it seems of limited utility. Helpful if you are trying to verify that a disc isn't damaged I guess?

It's frustrating when a site makes you hunt for the about paragraph. That should be the first thing you see on landing, not the news list.