First CD released

graemer | 05:11 Tue 12th Oct 2004 | Music

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Which artist was the first to be released on CD?

The "all right all ready" song

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andy hughes

I would imagine that a number of albums were released simultaneously, but Dire Straits' 'Brothers In Arms' is acknowledged as one of the very first.

stoo_pid

I thought it was 52nd Street by Billy Joel

bluedolphin

I kinda remember Dire Straits as being one (if not the) first with a cd ... what a novelty they (cds)were then...

stoo_pid

Found it - it was BJ http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/2/hi/entertainment/2809163.stm

graemer

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Thanks for that. I've seen a couple of mentions for "Born In The USA" on various sites as well

graemer

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stoo-pid thanks for the BBC story that's great.

Yeah Bee

I think its Beethovens 7:th or something like that. The CEO for Sony got complaints from his wife that you couldnt fit the hole symphony on one disk so he changed the typicall lenght to the no ruling 78 minutes or something

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