Compact discs weren’t always impromptu drink coasters. Once, in the not-so-distant past, they played music, contained pictures, and let people play video games with tacked-on FMV sequences. And today, ...

Back in the 1980s, Peter Giles knew that the fledgling music format, the compact disc, came with some compromises. CDs were smaller than vinyl record albums. That meant the end of the 12-inch album ...

My name is Claire Evans. I'm Jona Bechtolt. And together, we co-author an entity called Yacht, based in Los Angeles, California. Yacht is a band. That's what we're known for, and that's why we're here ...

Adrian Doran knows he's clinging to what many consider an obsolete music format, but for him there's still plenty to love about compact discs. Not long ago he made browsing the CD aisles of HMV Canada ...

The following story ran in the first-ever issue of SPIN in May 1985. Compact discs and compact disc players are the hottest things to hit the audio market since cassette tapes and players. However, ...