It has been 41 years since the very first Compact Disc (CD) was produced in the world, paving the way for the future of commercialized music. In Germany, a factory run by Royal Philips Electronics ...
Through the looking glass: The compact disc's 43-year journey, from technical experiment to a worldwide standard, tells the story of how global collaboration and bold engineering can reshape entire ...
In Japan, Billy Joel’s 1978 album 52nd Street became the first album released on CD in conjunction with the debut of the CDP-101. However, it was not the first CD ever pressed. That goes to ABBA’s ...
Thirty years ago today, Sony’s CDP-101 compact disc player went on sale in Japan. According to Benj Edwards at TechHive, the CDP-101 retailed for the equivalent of around $674, which today would be ...