I have been digging through my CD collection so I could re-rip some CDs that I previously ripped with lossy compression. Many of my CDs are from high school or earlier. I was surprised to find the first CD I ever purchased, a Vivaldi Four Seasons by an Italian Orchestra with Pina Carmirelli as the lead. I purchased it in mid 1983. [no doubt I was on the leading edge of coolness getting a classical music CD in middle school!]

These old school CDs stand out a bit in part because they were all made in the same Philips/Polygram factory in Hanover, West Germany. It was interesting because for the first few years, all of the CDs said “Made in West Germany”. Some of these original CDs were also stamped AAD or ADD, as they were all based of original analog recording.

It was also a reminder that back in the day they didn’t do very unique ‘cover art’ on the CD itself.

Even being 33 years old, that CD had no problem being read.

No doubt David S Gardner will remember listening to this CD on that first gen Toshiba CD player.