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    • May 17, 1978
    Philips announces the development of the compact disc. The format reaches the marketplace some five years later
    Sep 16, 1978
    Neil Young kicks off a tour at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. It marks the first time an artist has performed with wireless microphones, which become standard equipment in many rock and country shows in the ensuing decade
    Aug 17, 1982
    The PolyGram pressing plant in Hanover, West Germany, creates the first CD
    Jan 28, 1983
    WDHA, a radio station in Dover, New Jersey, becomes the first commercial broadcaster to use a CD on the air
    Mar 2, 1983
    Sony, Philips and PolyGram unveil their CD systems. Originally intended for audiophiles, the CD becomes the primary format for music by the end of the decade
    Apr 16, 1983
    EMI, which includes Capitol Records, begins producing compact discs. Within seven years, the CD supplants vinyl as the industry's primary format, affecting such future Capitol acts as Garth Brooks, Tanya Tucker, Keith Urban and Lady Antebellum
    Jan 1, 1990
    RCA Records halts production of vinyl 45 rpm records, while Mercury drops vinyl altogether. The last Mercury album released in the format: The Kentucky HeadHunters' "Pickin' On Nashville"
    Jan 23, 1990
    Johnny Cash and Larry Boone albums hit stores, the first Mercury albums not released on vinyl
    Jan 24, 1990
    Capitol Records announces it will stop shipping albums on vinyl, beginning with Dan Seals' "Love On Arrival"
    Dec 25, 1990
    Computer scientists Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau establish the first hyperlinked page, launching the Internet. The worldwide web subsequently provides subject matter for Alan Jackson's "www.memory" and Brad Paisley's "Online"



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