Compact disc

Sources

1. WebsiteMilestones: Compact Disc Audio Player, 1979
2. BookPerfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music

Relations

invented by:

• Philips

  Sources: Milestones: Compact Disc Audio Player, 1979

• Sony

  Sources: Milestones: Compact Disc Audio Player, 1979

Appears in6 items

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  Recorded Sound6 items
  • Philips shows a compact disc8 Mar 1979
  • Compact discs1982
  • The first CD is pressed near Hanover17 Aug 1982
  • 
    CDs go on sale in Japan1 Oct 1982
  • “Brothers in Arms”, the CD’s first million-seller1985
  • Vinyl outsells CDs in the United States2022