New CD - fre:ac doesn't recognise CD / .cda tracks

[LandyVlad]

I own CD's of the entire SABATON catalog. (So should you! That aside...)

I have managed to convert files on 13 CDs to flac and MP3, no problem at all.
The newest CD arrived in the mail today, files are in .cda format and yet fre:ac is not recognising the CD or it's .cda files.

Media player certainly does, I can play the CD itself on my computer no problem.

I'm at my wit's end I must say - could this be some sort of copy protection? And given that I want to save it to my computer so I can put it in the streaming library I use at home, is there a work-around so I can copy it? Obviously its only for my personal use.

Assistance would be deeply appreciated. Thank you :)

Additional potentially helpful info -
The CD/files are not recognised by MediaHuman Audio converter either.
The CD/files ARE recognised by SwitchAudio File Converter.