The compact disc isn’t dead, young listeners are rediscovering the format and driving demand at local record stores.

I've bought records, cassettes and digital music in the past. But now, I'm growing my compact disc collection.

Compact discs, or CDs, were revolutionary when they first emerged as a new medium for listening to music in the 1980s. Part of their success is alluded to in the name itself: the slim, compact size of ...

It has been 41 years since the very first Compact Disc (CD) was produced in the world, paving the way for the future of commercialized music. In Germany, a factory run by Royal Philips Electronics ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dan Levine loves watching his guests light up when they see his DVD-lined bookcases and drawers in his Brooklyn apartment. It’s as ...

I've been using CDs instead of music streaming for the last week — is it possible to go completely internet-free?

Most of us store our favorite music on a digital playlist, but March marks an anniversary for those of us who remember when music came on something physical. Forty years ago, in March 1983, Billy Joel ...

The compact disc gave us our first taste of digital music – and we liked it. Upon its arrival in the U.S. in March 1983, the sleek 4.7-inch plastic and aluminum disc – about the size of a drink ...

It’s been a while since I was asked about burning music CDs, but this week a reader asked how best to make music CDs from his music library. It’s been a few years since I wrote about this topic. The ...