Compact discs, or CDs, were one of the
defining technologies of the 1990′s and 2000′s. They successfully
killed cassette tapes, and are likely the last physical audio
technology that we will ever have, as digital formats now dominate
the music industry.
CD’s were actually invented during 1974, nearly a decade before they
even became available to the public market.
The inventors were the Dutch company Philips and the Japanese
company Sony. In the mid 70′s, both companies independently began
working on technologies that could imprint digital sound onto a
small plastic disc. The two companies joined forces to develop the
technology as fast as possible. The first album ever recorded on CD
was ABBA’s The Visitors in 1981 LINK.