I purchased my first CD in 1983, an import "Best of Queen." There was
much in the classic section and I still have most of those. 
There were not many CDs available until 1986. Blondie "Parallel Lines"
was around in 1983. The CD player was $600 and nothing like anything I
have seen since. If I had only kept it. The thing was a relic of an
early age. 

When I saw CD's and went to an audiophile demonstration the person went
on about how indestructible they were. I still have my vinyl but my CD's
scratched and were useless. 

I was in Hong Kong in 1985 and saw a small portable CD player. It was
battery operated and you could carry it around with headphones. I
purchased it and I later found out it was Sony's first portable CD
player. Still there were not many CD's available but I managed to find a
Best of the Rolling Stones to play on it while on vacation.

Now we download and all the record stores are gone. I still like my
vinyl.

Ray
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Larry Medina
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:23 AM
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Subject: RAINdrip: Speaking of CDs, longevity, etc.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118788874188106745.html?mod=googlenews_w
sj

"Twenty-five years ago this month, copies of the compact disc "The
Visitors"
rolled off a German production line. The album, the last studio effort
by
the Swedish pop group ABBA, was the first commercial pressing of a CD."
-
I knew it was 1982, but had no idea ABBA was the first CD commercially
pressed.  When I bought my first CD, it was a batch of about 6 of them.
Among the group was The Beatles- Rubber Soul and the White Album,
Santana-Abraxas, The Who- Who's Next?, and of course, Pink Floyd- The
Dark
Side of the Moon  =)

Larry
-- 
Larry Medina
Danville, CA
RIM Professional since 1972

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