Today is the 35th Anniversary of the US CD introduction. https://www.geeksandbeats.com/2017/10/35th-anniversary-compact-disc/
For years, I had heard of a new technology on the horizon called DAD, or digital audio discs. Later, the name morphed into CD. What began as a "what the hell is that?" question from all my non-audiophile house guests, became the predominant format by the end of the decade.
The first CD player was Sony’s CDP-101, priced at $900 (about $2300 in today’s economy). And yes, I had one of those. Really liked the A-B feature to capture one segment of a track, like 1 bar. ahhem!
The first day, I had a couple dozen discs, including Toshiba-EMI releases of Abbey Road, Dark Side and Let's Dance. They were ALL the CD's I cared to own. Today, I have over 15,000 of these slices of aluminum aspic.
A couple weeks later, Abbey Road was pulled. It would be a couple years until it was officially released again.
Boston's Don't Look Back became rare and collectible because it wasn't repressed for years. Joni Mitchell's Wild Things Run Fast (recommended) was another Japanese CD I bought. It was years before it had a US release. I had a Japanese 35DP-1 52nd Street. More sandpaper than an off-kilter CD-4. Well, more like a brittle high end.
I could go on about the dozens of CD/SACD/DVD/Blu-Ray players, car stereos and PC's I've had that all consume the things. Although I prefer 7 1/2 ips or higher reels, direct-to-discs and many 1/2 speed masters, CD is a wonderful format. OK, lossless and SACD sound better. Still, tracks are more quickly accessible on CD and SACD and there is soooo much software out there.
A 35 year love affair!
For years, I had heard of a new technology on the horizon called DAD, or digital audio discs. Later, the name morphed into CD. What began as a "what the hell is that?" question from all my non-audiophile house guests, became the predominant format by the end of the decade.
The first CD player was Sony’s CDP-101, priced at $900 (about $2300 in today’s economy). And yes, I had one of those. Really liked the A-B feature to capture one segment of a track, like 1 bar. ahhem!
The first day, I had a couple dozen discs, including Toshiba-EMI releases of Abbey Road, Dark Side and Let's Dance. They were ALL the CD's I cared to own. Today, I have over 15,000 of these slices of aluminum aspic.
A couple weeks later, Abbey Road was pulled. It would be a couple years until it was officially released again.
Boston's Don't Look Back became rare and collectible because it wasn't repressed for years. Joni Mitchell's Wild Things Run Fast (recommended) was another Japanese CD I bought. It was years before it had a US release. I had a Japanese 35DP-1 52nd Street. More sandpaper than an off-kilter CD-4. Well, more like a brittle high end.
I could go on about the dozens of CD/SACD/DVD/Blu-Ray players, car stereos and PC's I've had that all consume the things. Although I prefer 7 1/2 ips or higher reels, direct-to-discs and many 1/2 speed masters, CD is a wonderful format. OK, lossless and SACD sound better. Still, tracks are more quickly accessible on CD and SACD and there is soooo much software out there.
A 35 year love affair!
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