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     • The official release date for the album was November 30, 1981, but it wasn’t released on CD until March of 1983.
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   When was the first CD released?

   • The first commercial compact disc was produced on 17 August 1982, a 1979 recording of Chopin waltzes performed by Claudio Arrau. The first 50 titles were released in Japan on 1 October 1982, the first of which was a re-release of the Billy Joel album 52nd Street.

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   What is the history of the CD?

   • Below, we delve into the history of the CD and its evolution. The story of the CD started way back in 1957 with experiments involving the rudimentary video disc by the Italian Antonio Rubbiani, that stimulated an entire generation of scientists to think along the lines of digital technology.

   The history and evolution of the compact disc (CD)

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   How many CDs are sold a year?

   • By 2007, over 200 billion CDs had been bought and sold around the world. Sales of CDs fell by almost 25% last year and - since 2008 - CD sales have fallen by 10 million every year. In 2001, iTunes was launched by computer company Apple. For the first time, people could buy songs online individually instead of having to buy whole CDs.

   History of the CD: 40 years of the compact disc

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   How long did it take to write a CD?

   • The sound quality was low, and it could take as long as 8 hours to write a single disc from a PC drive, but with an average cost of about $17 to $20 per CD in stores, it didn’t take long before these discs, readable by any CD player, became a mainstay.

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   When did the first CD drive come out?

   • The first commercial CD drive was released a month earlier by Sony on 1st of October 1982, making it a notable event in the history of CD development. The CDP-101 Compact Disc Player by Sony hit the market first in Japan, followed by Europe. It did not reach the shores of America until the early part of 1983.

   The history and evolution of the compact disc (CD)

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   When was the first commercial CD released?

   • The first commercial CD to be pressed was Visitors by ABBA, the Swedish pop group. Soon after this, the first album, Billy Joel’s 52nd Street, followed. In spite of the concerns of the major music labels, the popularity of CDs soared and over a thousand different singles and albums were released in the first year alone.

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3. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 47441962History of the CD: 40 years of the compact disc - BBC

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   Mar 12, 2019 · Forty years ago the world got its first glimpse of what would become one of the most important music devices in history - the compact disc (CD). The CD was invented in 1979.

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   First released in Japan in October 1982, the CD was the second optical disc technology to be invented, after the much larger LaserDisc (LD). By 2007, 200 billion CDs (including audio CDs, CD-ROMs and CD-Rs) had been sold worldwide.

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6. www.discwizards.com › history-of-the-cdThe history and evolution of the compact disc (CD)

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   The story of the CD started way back in 1957 with experiments involving the rudimentary video disc by the Italian Antonio Rubbiani, that stimulated an entire generation of scientists to think along the lines of digital technology.

7. www.bbc.co.uk › newsround › 47441962History of the CD: 40 years of the compact disc

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   Mar 9, 2019 · Forty years ago the world got its first glimpse of what would become one of the most important music devices in history - the compact disc (CD). The CD was invented in 1979.

8. www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com › 40-years-ago40 years ago today--October 1, 1982--the first CD went on ...

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   Oct 1, 2022 · On Oct. 1, 1982, in Japan, when Billy Joel ‘s 52nd Street became the first-ever CD to go on sale, two electronics giants had been pushing for years to switch from the beloved vinyl LP to...

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   Sep 28, 2022 · There are a few albums vying for the title of “first CD ever released,” and how you phrase the question makes a difference. When did CDs come out? October 1st, 2022 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of the first albums on compact disc (CD).

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    Feb 7, 2018 · Most often attributed to inventor James Russell, the CD evolved from multiple optical mediums, and was eventually finalized in 1980 when Sony and Philips created the famed “Red Book” standard...