March 2nd, 1983: A Historic Milestone in Music Industry with the Launch of CD Players and 16 Albums on CD

On March 2nd 1983, the first CD players were released in America along with 16 albums on CD. Sony, Philips, and Polygram launched this new digital audio format, a five-inch compact disc or "CD" containing up to one hour of music. CD’s were a huge upgrade in sound quality from dreaded tape-hiss of cassettes and

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