http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/the-compact-disc-at-25/ by Ian Cole Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/the-compact-disc-at-25/#comment-133 Ian Cole Sat, 18 Aug 2007 09:28:06 +0000 http://abbaworld.wordpress.com/2007/06/22/the-compact-disc-at-25/#comment-133 Another story doing the media rounds today courtesy of a press release from <a href="http://origin.newscenter.philips.com/about/news/press/20070816_25th_anniversary_cd.page?" rel="nofollow">Philips</a> reports that the first CD manufactured in their plant near Hanover, West Germany on August 17 1982 was <em>The Visitors</em>, but still many months before the first CDs were commercially released (November 1982 in Japan, March 1983 in Europe). Typically, the media re-reporting simplifies the story and tells us that <em>The Visitors</em> was the first CD released. Another story doing the media rounds today courtesy of a press release from Philips reports that the first CD manufactured in their plant near Hanover, West Germany on August 17 1982 was The Visitors, but still many months before the first CDs were commercially released (November 1982 in Japan, March 1983 in Europe). Typically, the media re-reporting simplifies the story and tells us that The Visitors was the first CD released.

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