Tony,
The easiest way to get an MP3 is using the program Audiograbber. It is capable to read an audioCD (CDA-format) and convert it to the file-type of your choice. (WAV or MP3)
Please visit http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/ and get the sharewareversion.

It works very fast :average read/convert-speed on my system >20x