When the first CDs

[justandre]

THE HAGUE (AFP) -rolled off the presses at the Philips factory near Hannover, Germany on August 17, 1982, nobody realized these newfangled compact discs would revolutionise entertainment.http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/070817/

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[prince_andrew]

Good link, Andre!

[kamomil]

The beginnings were indeed humble: the first CDs to be pressed were "The Visitors" by Swedish pop group ABBA, the top-selling artists of Philips record label Polygram,

Humble? Abba were a big deal back then. I love Abba still :)

[kamomil]

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[kamomil]

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