How can you tell when a CD was released?

How can you tell when a CD was released?

I *think* the easiest way to do this is look at the vinyl release, and see if says “also available on cassette” or “also available on cassette and compact disc”…the former indicating the CD was released later, while the latter indicating a simultaneous release.

Where is the information on a CD?

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Data is stored on the disc as a series of microscopic indentations called “pits”, with the non-indented spaces between them called “lands”. A laser is shone onto the reflective surface of the disc to read the pattern of pits and lands.

Where is the first track on a CD?

A CD has a single spiral track of data, circling from the inside of the disc to the outside. The fact that the spiral track starts at the center means that the CD can be smaller than 4.8 inches (12 cm) if desired, and in fact there are now plastic baseball cards and business cards that you can put in a CD player.

How long does a CDR last?

The quality of a CD-R disc has a large and direct influence on longevity—low quality discs should not be expected to last very long. According to research conducted by J. Perdereau, CD-Rs are expected to have an average life expectancy of 10 years.

Is my CD an original?

One of the most common and easiest ways is to look at the bottom of the disc. Recordable discs have a green, purple, or color of tint to them, unlike the traditional CD and DVD. When CDs and DVDs are made in the factor the data contained on them is stamped onto the disc and not burned.

What does first press CD mean?

First Press CD – Or How to Find the Best Sounding CD Pressing. 05-01-2020 | By Wojciech Pacuła | Issue 109. “First Press” (“1st Press”) is a term used to describe LP releases. It is used to describe the earliest editions of a given title.

How information is written on a CD or DVD?

The CD drive shines a laser at the surface of the CD and can detect the reflective areas and the bumps by the amount of laser light they reflect. The drive converts the reflections into 1s and 0s to read digital data from the disc. A CD-R disc needs to allow the drive to write data onto the disc.

What was first CD released?

The first album to be released on CD was Billy Joel’s 52nd Street, that reached the market alongside Sony’s CD player CDP-101 on October 1, 1982 in Japan. Early the following year on March 2, 1983 CD players and discs (16 titles from CBS Records) were released in the United States and other markets.

What is the difference between a CD and a CD-R?

A CD is a replicated disc, made from scratch with your content. A CD-R is a blank disc that we record your content onto. This disc has a greenish / silver hue to it on the bottom.

What was the first music album to be released on CD?

Fun fact: The first actual commercially produced compact disc was a 1979 recording of Chopin Waltzes by Claudio Arrau. And while it’s August 1982 release predates ABBA’s Visitors, it doesn’t get the crown for first popular music album release.

When did the compact disc format come out?

The compact disc ( CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony to store and play digital audio recordings. It was released in 1982 branded as Digital Audio Compact Disc .

When did the first CD player come out?

Aww, poor Claudio. While the birth of the compact disc (CD) was the brainchild (literally) of co-developers (or technology parents in this case), Philips and Sony back in 1982, the first commercially available audio CD player came at the hands of Sony’s CDP-101 player.

When did they start making digital audio discs?

However, due to the unsatisfactory performance of the analog format, two Philips research engineers recommended a digital format in March 1974. In 1977, Philips then established a laboratory with the mission of creating a digital audio disc.