Research
Compact discs (CDs) changed the music industry when they were first introduced in the 1980s. CDs were first developed by Philips and Sony, two of the biggest sound companies at the time. They came after cassette tapes and immediately were considering a giant leap in technology until the ‘digital era’ came around and they began dropping out of fashion. That’s about all I really know about CDs so I thought I’d do some proper research to ensure I know exactly what it is we re customising!
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In 1979, the first prototype of a CD was revealed to the public and immediately met with excitement and praise. Just a year later, Philips and Sony decided to team up and work towards releasing these compact discs. They decided on the thin, shiny design we knew and loved growing up, with the first disc providing up to 80 minutes of musical play time.
In 1982, the CD was released to the public and its popularity quickly skyrocketed, overtaking vinyls and cassettes very fast. Vinyls we’re very large and cassettes had to be played all the way through, there was no skipping to particular tracks like you could with CDs, as well as compact disc’s having a better overall sound quality.
Of course, CD sales have declined as of late due to the rise of digital media and how it’s much easier to view and listen to music online. This is why my band Glass Star is mainly releasing our EP online however, we wanted to try our hands at burning the tracks onto a CD as it’s always nice to have an actual physical copy of your work and I quite like the sound CDs provide. Not only that, but it’s a good opportunity to try out something different. Amber brought in a prototype of the CD recently and I’ve found there’s just something so cool about having a real physical copy of your work that you can listen to, hold and display. I’m very excited to see how this turns out!