The Compact Disc Turns 29

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Today the compact disc turns 29. The first CD was manufactured at a Philips factory in Germany on August 17, 1982. In case it comes up, the first one to roll off the assembly line was The Visitors by ABBA.
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What was your first CD? (And do you remember the last CD you purchased?) I wonder if anyone's first CD was The Visitors by ABBA.

August 17, 2011 - 4:41am
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Jason English

Editor-in-Chief, Digital for mental_floss. Nerdy dad to three little girls. Wearing blue glasses all of a sudden.