your ripper should have a setting to identify breaks between tracks ... change the setting to a gap of 5 mins ... and you'll get one long track with no breaks
alternatively if you only have "auto"
rip as usual ... then use MP3 Mate to join the tracks
I actually came across one searching another forum - Audiograbber - which is free and works perfectly (with the right instructions). Thanks for your help ACtheTROLL.