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The CD turns 43: The format that changed music forever

On August 17, 1982, engineers at a Polygram factory in Langenhagen, Germany, pressed the first commercial compact disc, containing the Swedish pop group ABBA's album The ...
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The first commercial Compact Disc was created 43 years ago, today — nearly one billion CDs were shipped per year in early 2000's

Today marks 43 years since the first commercial compact disc (CD) pressing. Polygram in Germany is credited with pressing the ...