Category: Compact Discs
Late-era digital medium adopted in the Soviet sphere—transitioning to clearer audio fidelity and wider commercial distribution in the post-Soviet period.
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Sad Story of Soviet Compact Disc Players
Back in April of 1983, readers of the Soviet magazine Radio might’ve been intrigued by a small photograph on the back page: a futuristic rainbow-colored disc standing upright beside a…
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Soviet CD Production on Melodiya in 1990s
One of the big pluses of making records at the All-Union Enterprise “Melodiya” was that they had their own master disc recording unit. A lot of plants didn’t have the…
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The First Compact Disc in the USSR — Part 2
In this series History of the first compact-disc in the USSR — Part 1 History of the first compact-disc in the USSR — Part 2 Prev part: Part 1 Back…
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The First Russian Compact Disc — Part 1: The Beginning
In this series History of the first compact-disc in the USSR — Part 1 History of the first compact-disc in the USSR — Part 2 Next part: Part 2 The…