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  2. Compact disc - Wikipedia

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    After their commercial release in 1982, compact discs and their players were extremely popular. Despite costing up to $1,000, over 400,000 CD players were sold in the United States between 1983 and 1984. [14] By 1988, CD sales in the United States surpassed those of vinyl LPs, and, by 1992, CD sales surpassed those of prerecorded music-cassette ...

  3. Album era - Wikipedia

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    Usually defined as lasting from the mid-1960s until the mid-2000s, [1] [2] it was driven primarily by three successive music recording formats: the 33⅓ rpm long-playing record (LP), the cassette tape, and the compact disc (CD). Rock musicians from the US and UK were often at the forefront of the era. The term "album era" is also used to refer ...

  4. History of DJing - Wikipedia

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    Suzanne Ciani, was the first female synth player and was given the title “America’s first female synth hero”. Ciani is a five time Grammy Nominee and her most popular solo album is “The Velocity of Love”. [16] In 1982, the Compact Disc reached the public market in Asia, and early the following year in other markets.

  5. The Death of CDs - AOL

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    The Death of CDs. Anand Chokkavelu, The Motley Fool. Updated July 14, 2016 at 9:36 PM. ... 24 most popular bachelorette party destinations around the world. Lighter Side. The Today Show.

  6. CD single - Wikipedia

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    The Mini CD single CD3 format was originally created for use for singles in the late 1980s, but met with limited success, particularly in the US. [4] [5] The smaller CDs were more successful in Japan [6] and had a resurgence in Europe early this century, marketed as "Pock it" CDs, being small enough to fit in a shirt pocket. By 1989, the CD3 ...

  7. CD player - Wikipedia

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    The first major artist to have his entire catalog converted to CD was David Bowie, whose 15 studio albums were made available by RCA Records in February 1985, along with four greatest hits albums. [31] In 1988, 400 million CDs were manufactured by 50 pressing plants around the world. [32] Sony CD Walkman D-E330

  8. Arthur C. Clarke - Wikipedia

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    His science fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the genre. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. [7] Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel.

  9. Disco - Wikipedia

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    Disco declined as a major trend in popular music in the United States following the infamous Disco Demolition Night on July 12, 1979, and it continued to sharply decline in popularity in the U.S. during the early 1980s; however, it remained popular in Italy and some European countries throughout the 1980s, and during this time also started ...