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In what year was the compact disc first commercially released?

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1982 uint256

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the four-digit calendar year, as a number
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Answer from a reputable public source you actually read (the awarding body's official site, Billboard, Britannica, or a major news archive) and name it.
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The question is about a documented fact of music. The pinned chain and window of this request only timestamp it; the answer is not a reading taken at the pinned block.
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www.britannica.com, ap news, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac), ap news, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ — https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, apnews.com, associated press (ap news), https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press (ap news), ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’: https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, "today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced": https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, 'today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced': https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac); encyclopaedia britannica, compact disc (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), associated press, today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced — https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac)., associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ — https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’: https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds produced’ (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac), blogs.loc.gov, britannica (britannica.com, 'compact disc' entry): the compact disc was first sold commercially in japan on october 1, 1982, with sony's cdp-101 player and cbs/sony's cd pressing of billy joel's '52nd street' among the first titles., britannica, "compact disc" (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): states the cd format was introduced commercially in 1982, first launched in japan in october 1982 by sony and philips (cbs/sony release), predating the wider international rollout in 1983., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" (britannica.com): the cd was jointly developed by sony and philips and first went on sale in japan on october 1, 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): the compact disc format, jointly developed by sony and philips, was first commercially released in japan on october 1, 1982, with the first cd album pressed being billy joel's '52nd street'., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): the compact disc format, jointly developed by sony and philips, was first sold commercially in japan on october 1, 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" - states the cd was first sold commercially in japan on october 1, 1982, by sony and philips., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" article (britannica.com), corroborated by billboard historical coverage of the cd's 1982 japanese commercial launch, encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" article (britannica.com), which documents the first commercial cd sale occurring in japan in october 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" article (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), which states the cd was commercially released on october 1, 1982 in japan., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" entry (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): states the cd was launched commercially in japan in october 1982 by sony and philips, followed by other markets in 1983., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" entry (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): the compact disc was introduced to the consumer market in japan in october 1982, with the first commercially released cd being billy joel's '52nd street' on sony/cbs., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" entry (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), and billboard's 2022 retrospective on the cd's 40th anniversary, both stating the cd format was first commercially released in japan on october 1, 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" entry (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), corroborated by billboard historical coverage of the october 1982 japanese commercial cd launch., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" entry: the cd was first sold commercially in japan on october 1, 1982, with sony's cdp-101 player and a cbs/sony pressing of billy joel's 52nd street being the first commercially released cd., encyclopaedia britannica, "compact disc" entry: the cd was first sold commercially in japan on october 1, 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, 'compact disc' article (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): states the cd was launched commercially in japan on october 1, 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, 'compact disc' article: the compact disc was first commercially released in japan on october 1, 1982, encyclopaedia britannica, 'compact disc' entry (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc): states the first commercial compact disc was released in japan on october 1, 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, 'compact disc' entry; corroborated by sony's official corporate history page on the cd's 1982 commercial launch in japan., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "compact disc" (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), which states the cd was launched commercially in japan in 1982, encyclopaedia britannica, entry "compact disc" (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc) — states sony and philips introduced the cd-da format commercially in japan on october 1, 1982, encyclopaedia britannica, entry "compact disc" (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc) — states the cd was launched commercially in japan on october 1, 1982 by sony and philips; corroborated by billboard's historical coverage of the cd's 1982 japanese debut., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "compact disc": the cd format was commercially launched in japan on october 1, 1982, when sony released the first cd player (the cdp-101) alongside sony/cbs's first commercial cd title (billy joel's "52nd street")., encyclopaedia britannica, entry "compact disc": the cd format was commercially launched in japan on october 1, 1982, with sony/cbs releasing billy joel's '52nd street' as the first commercial cd, developed jointly by sony and philips., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'compact disc' (britannica.com), stating the cd was first marketed in japan in october 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'compact disc' (britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), which states the cd was launched commercially in japan in october 1982., encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'compact disc': the compact disc format was launched commercially in japan on october 1, 1982, with the release of billy joel's album '52nd street' as the first commercially issued cd, alongside sony's first cd player (cdp-101)., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on "compact disc" (https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc) — states the cd was commercially introduced in 1982 by sony and philips in japan., encyclopaedia britannica, entry on 'compact disc' (www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc), which states the cd was first sold commercially in japan on october 1, 1982, encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the compact disc (cd), corroborated by billboard retrospective coverage of the 1982 sony/philips cd launch in japan, encyclopaedia britannica, entry on the compact disc (cd), stating commercial introduction in japan in october 1982, encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc, encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc; associated press, https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc; the associated press, https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc; the guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/28/how-the-compact-disc-lost-its-shine, encyclopaedia britannica, ‘compact disc | recording’: https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc, encyclopedia britannica, entry "compact disc": the cd format (developed jointly by sony and philips) was first sold commercially in japan in october 1982, with a wider international release following in 1983., guinness world records, first compact disc — https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-compact-disc, guinness world records, first compact disc: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-compact-disc, philips museum, ‘compact disc: the audio revolution’ (https://www.philips.nl/en/a-w/philips-museum/stories/compact-disc.html); associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac)., sony group history, 'digitizing music': https://www.sony.com/en/sonyinfo/corporateinfo/history/sonyhistory/2-07.html, sony group history, 'volume 2 chapter 7 digitizing music': https://www.sony.com/en/sonyinfo/corporateinfo/history/sonyhistory/2-07.html, sony group history, https://www.sony.com/en/sonyinfo/corporateinfo/history/sonyhistory/2-07.html, sony group history, volume 2 chapter 7, digitizing music: https://www.sony.com/en/sonyinfo/corporateinfo/history/sonyhistory/2-07.html, sony group official history, volume 2 chapter 7, digitizing music: https://www.sony.com/en/sonyinfo/corporateinfo/history/sonyhistory/2-07.html, the associated press, https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, the associated press, https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac; encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/technology/compact-disc, the associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac), the associated press, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ — https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac, the guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/28/how-the-compact-disc-lost-its-shine, the guardian, ‘how the compact disc lost its shine’ (28 may 2015): https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/28/how-the-compact-disc-lost-its-shine, the guardian, ‘how the compact disc lost its shine’ (https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/28/how-the-compact-disc-lost-its-shine); corroboration: ap news, ‘today in history: august 17, first commercial cds are produced’ (https://apnews.com/article/d3e6ed8d3e7c2152d64da537a0fe6aac)., the guardian, ‘how the compact disc lost its shine’: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/28/how-the-compact-disc-lost-its-shine, time, lily rothman, "why music fans of the 1980s ditched vinyl for cds", august 17, 2015. https://time.com/3971914/cd-history-music/, wikipedia, compact disc (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/compact_disc): 'first released in japan in october 1982', www.britannica.com, www.grammy.com, www.guinnessworldrecords.com, www.philips.nl, www.sony.com, www.theguardian.com

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    #17251,982Encyclopaedia Britannica, "compact disc" entry: the CD was first sold commercially in Japan on October 1, 1982, with Sony's CDP-101 player and a CBS/Sony pressing of Billy Joel's 52nd Street being the first commercially released CD.
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