30 years ago today the CD began to play

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The Compact Disc format changed the way we listened to music in the 1980s. Sony’s first player, the CDP-101, went on sale on October 1, 1982, in Japan, and six months later here in the U.S. At $1,000 it was pretty expensive, but supplies were limited, so every one sold for full price.

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