August 17, 1982
42 years ago, the world of music and music technology was “forever” changed with the release of the first commercially produced album on CD, “The Visitors” from the Swedish pop supergroup ABBA. The compact disc was co-developed by Phillips and Sony. Despite the incredible popularity and ease of digital music today, millions of music CD’s are still sold every year. It’s worth noting that, for the past two years, vinyl records have outsold CD’s!
