Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the CD In Pictures!

Hello friends as many of you already know this last October the 1st the CD turns its first 25 years, the first CD launched to the market was in Japan and there were 50 first titles.

You may find some nice info in this thread:

http://stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthread.php?t=85625

The goal here is to post in pictures those first 50 titles, here's the list:

35DP-1 Billy Joel-52nd Street
35DP-2 Billy Joel-The Stranger
35DP-3 Boz Scaggs-Middle Man
35DP-4 Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
35DP-5 Toto-Turn Back
35DP-6 Journey-Escape
35DP-7 Barbra Streisand - Guilty
35DP-8 Weather Report - Night Passage
35DP-9 Al DiMeola/John McLaughlin/Paco De Lucia - Friday Night In San Francisco
35DP-10 Bob James/Earl Klugh - One On One
35DP-11 Boz Scaggs - Hits!
35DP-12 Toto - IV
35DP-13 Simon & Garfunkel - Collection
35DP-14 Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
35DP-15 Earth, Wind & Fire - Raise!
35DP-16 Miles Davis-The Man With The Horn
35DP-17 The Herbie Hancock Trio With Ron Carter And Tony Williams
35DP-18 Billy Joel-Glass Houses
35DP-19 Billy Joel-Songs In The Attic
35DP-20 Boz Scaggs-Silk Degrees
35DP-21 Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run
35DP-22
35DP-23
35DP-24 ELO-Discovery
35DP-25 Asia-Asia
35DP-26 Karla Bonoff-Wild Heart of the Young
35DP-27 Quarterflash-Quarterflash
35DP-28
35DP-29
35DP-30 Al Di Meola Electric Rendezvous
35DP-31 Herbie Hancock - Lite Me Up
35DP-32 Bob James Hands Down
35DP-33
35DP-34 Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
35DP-35 Bertie Higgins - Casablanca
35DP-36 Third World - You've Got the Power
35DP-37 Annie - Soundtrack
35DP-38 Willie Nelson - You Were Always on My Mind
35DP-41 Al Di Meola Tour de Force-Live
35DP-42 Toto-Hydra
35DP-43
35DP-44 Earth, Wind & Fire-Powerlight
35DP-45 Journey - Frontiers
35DP-46 Weather Report - Procession
35DP-47 Andy Williams - Love Standard
35DP-48 Latin Hit Sounds (Compilation CD)
35DP-49 Greenfields-?????
35DP-50 Screen Music Special (Compilation CD)

As you can see there are some titles missing, if you have that title please post it here.

As this thread is for celebrating that memorable year we can share all the info related, keep in mind that it will be merged into the History Of Compact Disc thread when the goal be reached.


Thanks to all for your help

 

I'll start with my only four titles I have I have several 35DP titles but only four from the very first 50 ones:

35DP 4 Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here
35DP 6 Journey-Escape
35DP 16 Miles Davis-The Man With The Horn
35DP 45 Journey-Frontiers

I am using Photoshop to make the files in one size, if you have any requirement on this matter please feel to PM me and I can help hapilly.

Here they go:

 

Escape

The Escape CD

 

Miles

the Man With The Horn

 

Frontiers CD

The Frontiers CD

 

Aren't these the first 50 CD titles?

I have 4 of these CDs as well and I will add photos tonight. I have 2 or 3 other titles on the way as well.

 

Hi friend, I am aware of that list too, but I wish to compile first the 35DP titles as I am not sure if any of those other titles were simoultanious to these ones.

Anyone?

 

OK If someone wants to post pictures based on this list go ahead we can do it also:

Classical by CBS/Sony

38DC 1 Beethoven Symphony NO. 5, Schubert Symphony NO. 8, Maazel Vienna Philarmonic
38DC 2 BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 3 (EROICA) MEHTA : NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 3 MOZART HAFFNER KUBELIK : BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3,800 yen
38DC 4 MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 38 (PRAGUE)
KUBELIK : BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3,800 yen
38DC 5 MOZART SYMPHONY NO. 41 (JUPITER) KUBELIK : BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3,800 yen
38DC 6 BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 4 (ROMANTIC) KUBELIK : BAVARIAN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3,800 yen
38DC 7 TCHAIKOVSKY SYMPHONY NO. 5 Maazel : CLEVELAND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 3,800 yen
38DC 8 SHOSTAKOVICH SYMPHONY NO.5 (REVOLUTION) BERNSTEIN : NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 9 TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 OVERTURE MAAZEL : VIENNA PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 10 R. STRAUSS ALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA MEHTA : NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 11 STRAVINSKY BALLET MUSIC (PETRUSHKA) MEHTA : NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 12 HOLST THE PLANETS MAAZEL : FRENCH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA 3,800 yen
38DC 13 DVORAK CONCERTO FOR CELLO TSUYOSHI TSUTSUMI (Vc) KOSLER : CZECH PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 14 GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO HIROKO NAKAMURA (P), YUICHIROU OHMACHI : TOKYO PHILHARMONIC 3,800 yen
38DC 15 NEW FAMOUS PIECES BY CHOPIN
HIROKO NAKAMURA（P) 3,800 yen

Pop Music by CBS/Sony

35DP 1 BILLY JOEL / 52ND STREET 3,500 yen
35DP 2 BILLY JOEL / THE STRANGER 3,500 yen
35DP 3 BOZ SCAGGS / MIDDLE MAN 3,500 yen
35DP 4 PINK FLOYD / WISH YOU WERE HERE 3,500 yen
35DP 5 TOTO / TURN BACK 3,500 yen
35DP 6 JOURNEY / ESCAPE 3,500 yen
35DP 7 BARBRA STREISAND / GUILTY 3,500 yen
35DP 8 WEATHER REPORT / NIGHT PASSAGE 3,500 yen
35DP 9 AL DIMEOLA/PACO DE LUCIA / JOHN MCLAUGHLIN - SUPER GUITAR TRIO LIVE (ONE NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO) 3,500 yen
35DP 10 BOB JAMES & EARL KLUGH / ONE ON ONE 3,500 yen
35DP 11 BOZ SCAGGS / HITS! 3,500 yen
35DP 12 TOTO / TOTO IV 3,500 yen
35DP 13 SIMON & GARFUNKEL / BEST OF COLLECTION 3,500 yen
35DP 14 SIMON & GARFUNKEL / BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER 3,500 yen
35DP 15 EARTH WIND & FIRE / RAISE! 3,500 yen
35DP 16 MILES DAVIS / THE MAN WITH THE HORN 3,500 yen
35DP 17 HERBIE HANCOCK TRIO with RON CARTER & TONY WILLIAMS 3,500 yen

Japanese POP Releases by CBS/Sony

35DH 1 EIICHI OTAKI / A LONG VACATION 3,500 yen
35DH 2 MOTOHARU SANO, MASAMICHI SUGI、EIICHI OTAKI / NIAGARA TRIANGLE Vol.2 by MOTOHARU SANO, MASAMICHI SUGI、EIICHI OTAKI 3,500 yen
35DH 3 SEIKO MATSUDA / Pineapple by SEIKO MATSUDA 3,500 yen
35DH 4 MAYUMI ITSUWA / KOIBITOYO 3,500 yen
35DH 5 MOMOE YAMAGUCHI / Again MOMOE ANATO NO KOMORI NO UTA 3,500 yen
35DH 6 THE CANDIES / THE BEST Again 3,500 yen
35DH 7 SADAO WATANABE / ORANGE EXPRESS 3,500 yen
35DH 8 KIMIKO KASAI / KIMIKO 3,500 yen
35DH 9 VARIOUS / NEW MUSIC BEST HIT 3,500 yen
38DG 1 THE SL : SL SOUND IN DIGITAL

Pop Music by EPIC/Sony

35.8P-1 JULIO IGLESIAS / DE NINA A MUJER
35.8P-2 MICHAEL JACKSON / OFF THE WALL
35.8P-3 THE NOLANS / DON'T LOVE ME TOO HARD
35.8P-4 REO SPEEDWAGON / HI INFIDELITY
35.8P-5 JEFF BECK / THERE AND BACK

Japanese Domestic Releases by EPIC/Sony

35.8H-1 CHANNELS / SOUL SHADOWS
35.8H-2 MOTOHARU SANO / SOMEDAY
35.8H-3 IPPU-DO / LUNATIC MENU

 

Just in time for this thread....arriving from Hong Kong today, "Toto IV" 35DP 12



and here's Earth Wind & Fire's "Raise!" 35DP 15

 

For the domestic Japanese releases, here's Seiko Matsuda's "Pineapple" 35DH 3



and Momoe Yamaguchi's "Again Momoe Anato No Komori No Uta" 35DH 5

 

Very nice pictures soundboy! Keep them coming.....

 

I will update this thread once my 35DP 11 "Boz Scaggs - Hits!" arrives in the mail.

 

Otoniel,

Your Journey discs look like they're from the late 80s. Some 35DP titles never received updates and remained in print until 1990. Guilty by Streisand/Gibb was another example.

I'll put up pictures for some Billy Joel titles and a few more later tonight when I get home.

 

Hi Anselm, yes you may be right, now you mention it my Escape CD has the DPA-37 5 on matrix instead of the original 35DP 6, that would be the explanation.
My Frontiers CD have the 35DP-45 81A1 heavy engraved on matrix area, that may be earlier than the Escape, my guess.

You have good eye isn't it?

 

Well, it's hard to miss the UPC in the inner ring.

The earliest ones look like the 35DH 3 soundboy has, with "Manufactured by CBS Sony Records, Inc." inscribed around the inner ring. The matrix code had only two digits after the catalog number (35DP-45 11, for instance).

The discs with "CSR Compact Disc" inscribed 3 times are probably next. These had four digits after the catalog number as the matrix code (35DP-45 11A1) but did not have +++++ on the disc.

The third variation is the same as the second except that we now had +++++ following the matrix code (35DP-45 71A1 +++++, for instance). Some of these discs had "CSR" inscribed in the inner ring. Others (probably coming later) did not.

Finally, we had some titles that came with the UPC and the DP matrix numbers like the Escape disc you have. These are likely from the late 1980s.

 

35DP-7

 

Great thread, I enjoy it very much.
Hope there will be 25 years to come

 

I will post in the next couple of days. I have quite a few of these. For years, no one wanted them, but now they are hard to find, even in Japan.

 

Sure! You won't believe me but is the first time I see those barcodes on inner rings! specially on early ones, thanks! Everyday we learn something no doubt.

 

There are some...interesting...cover images in these first six.

38DG1 is actually a field recording of steam locomotives (hence: SL). Nothing too weird there, after all, that's how Brad Miller started Mobile Fidelity.

35･8P-1 translates as "From A Girl To A Woman" and has Iglesias with an 11-year-old kid on his lap (maybe his daughter), which is only mildly creepy.

35･8H-1...well, let me put it this way, by the early 1980s, Japan was pretty much the only country left on earth where a group could get away with singing doo-wop in blackface...

 

I'm ashamed to say as a Korean American that just a few years ago a group in Korea called Bubble Sisters appeared in blackface on the CD cover and at live concerts. Ministry of Culture in Korea, who actively supervises and even censors popular culture, did not even object to this shameful practice, let alone censuring it. When there were some backlashes from the foreign press, the group and the record company (Universal) had the audacity to defend themselves saying it was done in honor of black culture. I could say that some people just don't know better, but racism remains a serious issue that gets swept aside all too often.

Sorry about getting off-track. I'll be back soon with some CD images.

 

35DP-1

Billy Joel - 52nd Street

 

35DP-2

Billy Joel - The Stranger

 

35DP-8

Weather Report - Night Passage

 

35DP-18

Billy Joel - Glass Houses