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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.

   The history and evolution of the compact disc (CD)

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   When did the first CD go on sale?

   • 40 years ago today–October 1, 1982–the first CD went on sale. Here’s an oral history of how it happened. The introduction of the compact disc brought the music industry out of a terrible post-disco recession but also created a new wave of prosperity that lasted for the rest of the century. But in its earliest days, no one want to know about the CD.

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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.

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   What was the first CD pressed at a factory?

   • Retrieved 30 September 2012. The first test CD was Richard Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie, and the first CD actually pressed at a factory was ABBA's The Visitors, but that disc wasn't released commercially until later. ^ "Weltpräsentation des "Compact Disc Digital Audio System" (Audio-CD)".

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   When were CDs made available to the public?

   • CDs were made available to the public in 1982 and they quickly became the most efficient way of storing music. Before CDs, music was stored and played on vinyl and cassette tapes. Vinyl discs were a lot bigger than CDs and could be broken easily. Cassette tapes used magnetic tape, and the music played through from left to right.

   History of the CD: 40 years of the compact disc - BBC Newsround

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   When was a CD invented?

   • The CD was invented in 1979. At a time before before online music existed, it became the most sophisticated way to store and play music. On the 25th anniversary of its first public release in 1982, it was estimated that 200 billion CDs had been sold worldwide. Here's everything you need to know about the CD. What is a CD?

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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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   Sep 28, 2022 · Billy Joel’s 52nd Street, featuring classics like “Big Shot” and “My Life,” tends to get listed as the first CD to be released commercially, but that’s not entirely accurate, as it was one of 50 albums released in Japan on October 1, 1982.

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   The first commercial compact disc was produced on 17 August 1982, a 1979 recording of Chopin waltzes performed by Claudio Arrau. [34] The first 50 titles were released in Japan on 1 October 1982, [35] the first of which was a re-release of the Billy Joel album 52nd Street. [36] The first CD played on BBC Radio was in October 1982. [citation needed]

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   Aug 17, 2024 · The First Music CD. August 17, 1982. “The Visitors” by ABBA becomes the world’s first commercial music compact disc (CD) manufactured, pressed in Langenhagen, Germany by Polygram Records, a subsidiary of Royal Phillips Electronics.

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   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.

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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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   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.