Looking back, a key reason for CD’s growth came in 1985 when Dire Straits released their album Brothers In Arms. It was the ...

1984: The introduction of the compact disc, or CD, was the beginning of a ‘digital revolution’ which now dominates electronic media. by Hold Ye Front Page Published: 14:00, 1 Jan 2016 ...

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.

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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.

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.