diff --git a/Semi_ATE/STDF/utils.py b/Semi_ATE/STDF/utils.py
index fcee5da..e5e722b 100644
--- a/Semi_ATE/STDF/utils.py
+++ b/Semi_ATE/STDF/utils.py
@@ -721,26 +721,34 @@ def __init__(self, FileName, unpack=False, of_interest=None):
                 raise STDFError("'%s' does not exist" %(FileName))
 #           seimit : adding support for compressed files
             compression = extension_from_magic_number_in_file(FileName)
-            if compression[0] == '.xz':
+            # `extension_from_magic_number_in_file` returns an empty list
+            # when no magic signature is recognised (e.g. some bare-binary
+            # STDF files produced by older ATE tooling). Indexing
+            # `compression[0]` unconditionally raises IndexError in that
+            # case and prevents the file from ever being opened — see #75.
+            compression_ext = compression[0] if compression else None
+            if compression_ext == '.xz':
                 import lzma
                 self.fd = lzma.open(FileName, 'rb')
                 self.parse_FAR()
-            elif compression[0] == '.bz2':
+            elif compression_ext == '.bz2':
                 import bz2
                 self.fd = bz2.open(FileName, 'rb')
                 self.parse_FAR()
-            elif compression[0] == '.gz':
+            elif compression_ext == '.gz':
                 import gzip
                 self.fd = gzip.open(FileName, 'rb')
                 self.parse_FAR()
-            elif compression[0] == '.zip':
+            elif compression_ext == '.zip':
                 import zipfile
                 zfile = zipfile.ZipFile(FileName, 'r')
                 for name in zfile.namelist():
                     self.fd = zfile.open(name)
                     self.parse_FAR()
             else:
-                # Assume standard binary stdf file
+                # Assume standard binary stdf file (no recognised
+                # compression magic, or magic that does not match any
+                # supported compression scheme).
                 self.endian = get_STDF_setup_from_file(FileName)[0]
                 self.version = 'V%s' % struct.unpack(
                     'B', get_bytes_from_file(FileName, 5, 1))
diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
index 82d1095..3334c66 100644
--- a/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -203,4 +203,23 @@ def test_dict_to_rec():
     assert rec.get_value('HEAD_NUM') == head_num
     assert rec.get_value('SITE_GRP') == site_grp
     assert rec.get_value('START_T') == start_t
-    assert rec.get_value('WAFER_ID') == waf_id
\ No newline at end of file
+    assert rec.get_value('WAFER_ID') == waf_id
+
+def test_records_from_file_handles_unrecognised_magic_number():
+    """Regression for #75: a bare-binary STDF file whose magic number does
+    not match any recognised signature must not crash records_from_file
+    with IndexError. The previous code did ``compression[0]`` without
+    checking that the list was non-empty."""
+    from unittest.mock import patch
+
+    far_bytes = STDF.FAR().__repr__()
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(mode="wb", suffix=".stdf", delete=False) as f:
+        f.write(far_bytes)
+        file_path = f.name
+
+    with patch("Semi_ATE.STDF.utils.extension_from_magic_number_in_file",
+               return_value=[]):
+        records = list(STDF.records_from_file(file_path))
+
+    assert len(records) >= 1
+    assert records[0].id == "FAR"