On This Date - Keanu Gomez

On October 1^st, 1982, the first ever compact disc player was released by Sony. It was known was the CDP-101. It was launched in Japan for approx. $730. This event marked a really important moment in the music technology industry’s history.  This deviced replaced the old cassette players. Although, CD players did not become popular in the American community until the 90s, their presence in our stores today proves their lingering relevance in our society.  I remember before I got my first mp3 player, my 1^st Gen. iPod Shuffle, I  used to listen to music using a portable CD player given by my grandma. So at that time, I guessed I had a greater appreciation of the CD player, but now we see the music industry’s best sales are from the digital downloads. So perhaps, to most of us today the release of the first CD player was insignificant, but it still represented the continuing evolution and advancement of technology.