Category Archives: Early CDs

Happy 30th Birthday CDs! (The full but brief history of CDs)

Posted on October 1, 2012 by The Curator

30 years ago today, on October 1st 1982, the first commercial CD was released alongside the first CD player. The album with the distinction of being the first marked CD digital release was “52nd Street” by Billy Joel (35DP-1), the … Continue reading →

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1 Year Til the 30th Birthday Of The CD

Posted on October 1, 2011 by The Curator

The year, 1982. The first album to be released on CD was Billy Joel’s 52nd Street on October 1, 1982 in Japan, alongside Sony’s CD player CDP-101. 50 CDs were released on this day, with Joel’s nominally number 1, from … Continue reading →

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EMI’s First CD Plant In The UK, Swindon 1986

Posted on May 15, 2011 by The Curator

On this day 25 years ago… 15th May 1986, EMI opened its first UK CD pressing plant in Swindon, in Penny Lane Greenbridge Industrial Estate. Interesting of itself? Well, perhaps if you live in Swindon, or the UK. But there’s … Continue reading →

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