The Compact Disc became popular in the late 1980s and evolved into a hallmark of 90s and early-aughts culture. Better than cassette tapes and smaller than vinyls, CDs changed how and where we ...

The history of audio has been defined by stunning shifts–in the `40s from 78s to LPs, in the `50s from mono to stereo–and, of course, by some notable setbacks. When the CD, or compact disk ...

The compact disc promised major labels higher, and more predictable, profit margins, which is one reason why the digital reproduction system had the full backing of the industry.

Believe it or not, the first CD player was released on October 1, 1982. Benj Edwards looks back on 30 years of the compact disc.

Mercer CD or not CD? That is the question as industry types predict the demise of the compact disc by the end of 2012 (with video) Published: Dec. 05, 2011, 5:44 a.m.

Exactly 25 years ago the world's first compact disc was produced at a Philips factory in Germany, sparking a global music revolution. More than 200 billion CDs have been sold worldwide since then and ...

Sales of physical formats like CD are declining. High-end audio brand Pro-Ject is clearly hoping that the Compact Disc will enjoy an upturn in fortunes, as it releases the CD Box RS 2 T transport.

1ST COMPACT DISK JUKEBOX By Contributed Content UPDATED: August 9, 2021 at 7:52 AM CDT ...

On Aug. 17, 1982, the first compact disk (or disc) rolled off a German production line, paving the way for a generation of devices that can now cram a thousand hours of hours of music or more into ...

Unfortunately the disks were manufactured in a wide variety of ways and nobody kept track of the parameters that might cause them to "rot." *Keeping them cold and dry seems to help.