It was around 1979 when Sony and Phillips began working on what would be the first CDs or CDs. Obviously we are talking about a world very different from today where there was no Internet or video games like Super Mario.
It was on October 1, 1982 when the CD was put on sale in Japan. The first album recorded and released commercially on CD was Billy Joel's 52nd Street that was originally released three years ago. The following year, the new format began to conquer the world.
CD Mastering continued until last year when sales of digital downloads surpassed sales in physical format. Still, CDs are still produced today and be safe on the market for many years.
