The clear disc, along with the 20-page full-color booklet and jewel case, are meant to be fully recyclable. Visually, the CD ...

USA TODAY readers shared their memories of the music compact disc as the CD format hits the 40th anniversary of its launch in the U.S. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 📚 Celeb news ⭐ ...

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However, please note that this technique will make your Compact Disc into artwork, nothing more. This is because the process burns an ‘audio track’ as the visual app’s output, meaning there ...

The compact disc gave us our first taste of digital music – and we liked it. Upon its arrival in the U.S. in March 1983, the sleek 4.7-inch plastic and aluminum disc – about the size of a ...

Compact Disc’s star has well and truly faded. At its peak, at the turn of the century, just short of a billion silver discs were sold in the USA in a year. Fast forward to 2022 and that number had ...

The Compact Disc is 40 years old, and for those of us who remember its introduction it still has that sparkle of a high-tech item even as it slides into oblivion at the hands of streaming music ...

"The reason for the huge success of the compact disc is its robustness, durability and quality," said communications manager Jeannet Harpe. "Millions and millions of compact discs have been made and ...

The first compact disc was released in Japan in October 1982, but didn't arrive in the U.S. until March 1983. Upon its arrival in the U.S., ...

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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 ...

The Compact Disc became popular in the late 1980s and evolved into a hallmark of 90s and early-aughts culture. Better than cassette… Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.