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]

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).

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.

Mar 6, 2024 · Though originally released in 1978, Billy Joel's "52nd Street" was the first compact disc produced for commercial purposes. The introduction of the CD and its players brought about a transformative impact on the music industry and consumer behavior.

Oct 1, 2012 · Already a platinum hit, Billy Joel's '52nd Street' became the first compact disc to be commercially released on Oct. 1, 1982.

The first album to be released on CD was Billy Joel's 52nd Street, that reached the market alongside Sony's CD player CDP-101 on October 1, 1982 in Japan. Early the following year on March 2, 1983 CD players and discs (16 titles from CBS Records) were released in the United States and other markets.

The first CD to be manufactured at the plant was "The Visitors" by ABBA. By the time CDs were introduced on the market in November 1982, a catalog of around 150 titles – mainly classical music – had been produced.

Sep 28, 2012 · The first compact discs could hold up to 74 minutes of music (the rumor was that the length of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony established that standard) or at least several songs more than a...

Aug 17, 2024 · “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. Phillips and Sony co-developed the CD standard, which was designed to be the successor to the phonograph record.

Jun 21, 2013 · 1987: The first Video CD (VCD) format created for storing and playing video and audio. 1988 : The concept of CD-R, a recordable CD, was born. 1990 : Philips and Sony created a recordable CD called the CD-R.