What was the first ever album released on CD?

[Aerkuld]

Originally Posted by Jared Fenton

I had always heard in was Dire Straits' Brothers in arms

For a long time, and possibly still, this was the best selling CD ever made but not the first.

I've been looking through my collection and I think my first CD album may have been Ultravox - 'Vienna'. I certainly don't seem to be able to find or recall anything older in my collection at the moment but we are talking over 20 years ago (wow!). I know my first vinyl album was also Ultravox's 'Rage in Eden' and I don't think I had many LP's before I got my CD player. I also don't have Vienna on vinyl so it might make sense.

Thinking about the first CD released I too had read that it was the Alpine Symphony by Richard Strauss. This suprised me until you think about the first CD players and the ridiculous prices they were sold for. It would make sense that the target audience was the audiophile and NOT your average pop music buyer. In which case the classical music does make sense.

[imcarthur]

Originally Posted by Aerkuld

It would make sense that the target audience was the audiophile and NOT your average pop music buyer. In which case the classical music does make sense.

Exactly. The lack of clicks & pops was a key selling feature. "Perfect Sound Forever" was Sony's catch phrase at the time. The 1st player I sold was the Meridian MCD. It was a reworked Phillips. It blew up in Winnipeg. This would have been 1984 or so . . .

Ian

[azasadny]

I believe the first CD recorded in all digital "DDD" was "Tricycle" by "Flim and the BB's"...

[island911]

Originally Posted by azasadny

I believe the first CD recorded in all digital "DDD" was "Tricycle" by "Flim and the BB's"...

I think you are right (from memory ...and) I bought that CD just for that reason. (back in the day)

[onlycafe]

1990. the notting hillbillies .
bought it at colony records in nyc.
didn't yet even have a cd player.