CD player in 1970. Following litigation, Sony and Philips licensed Russell's patents (then held by a Canadian company, Optical Recording Corp.) in the 1980s. The Compact Disc is an evolution of LaserDisc technology, where a focused laser beam is used that enables the high information density required for high-quality digital audio signals. Prototypes were developed by Philips and Sony independently in the late 1970s. In 1979, Sony and Philips set up a joint task force of engineers to design a new digital audio disc. After a year of experimentation and discussion, the "Red Book" CD-DA standard was published in 1980. After their
New York in the '70s to iconic places such as Chelsea Hotel, CBGB, The Kitchen#History etc. All tracks written and composed by Luke Haines except for track 9 by John Moore. New York in the '70s New York in the '70s is a concept album by British alternative rock artist Luke Haines. The music style is influenced by new wave and protopunk bands from the New York scene mostly by Suicide (band). Into his song "Cerne Abbas Man", he refers Rock and Roll Animals in the sentence "The birds were in my last LP". The concept is less of a narrative story and more of