What was the very first music CD ever made?

Jeeves

According to http://library.ccsu.edu/lib/news/s1997/sp97_5.html Bruce Springsteen's Born in the USA was the first music CD released in America (1984). Feb 26 03, 7:54 PM

The first commercial CD album was released in Japan, in October 1982. It was Billy Joel with '52nd Street' In 1985 the first CD single was manufactured, Dire Straits 'Brothers In Arms' was released for promotional purposes in Germany to commemorate the band's 1985 European tour. Feb 26 03, 9:46 PM

Gnomon

I heard that the CD format was made the size it is so that it would be big enough to fit Beethoven's 9th Symphony on one CD. Feb 26 03, 10:51 PM

Phanjon

First CD ever made was ABBA's "The Visitors" in 1982, pressed in Germany. Aug 17 07, 1:18 PM

MonkeyOnALeash

The first CD anything was in The Netherlands. Philips Corporation (with Sony, all CD players have Sony parts inside) is the producer of CD technology. "In 1982, Philips launched the Compact Disc in partnership with Sony. The company receives a royalty on every DVD manufactured." (DVD and CD are the same technology.) as well as... In 1963, Philips introduced the Compact Cassette. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philips Aug 18 07, 1:16 AM

queproblema

I think Phanjon saw this article or one similar to it. It says the first music CD was "The Visitors" by ABBA, and that it was pressed in 1982 at a Philips plant in Langenhagen, Germany. Ownership of the plant was complicated: it belonged to the recording company Polygram, which was owned by Philips. http://www.reliableplant.com/article.asp?articleid=7895 Aug 18 07, 9:31 AM

MonkeyOnALeash

That was my first response QP. Germany. I do remember selling CD players in the 1980's and I do recall Philips as being German but upon research I found that Philips is a Netherlands company. So I went against my knowledge and stated what I found on the web. I was right! But I was, in turn, wrong. Aug 18 07, 12:54 PM

JJamison

The BeeGees' "Living Eyes" was chosen to be the first album ever to be manufactured on CD for demonstration purposes, as seen on the BBC program "Tomorrow's World" in 1981 and was featured on the inaugural issue of the Compact Disc trade magazine. Nov 13 07, 8:13 AM