Sony CDP-101
The first CD player on sale, with the disc placed in a drawer.
Sony and Philips had developed the CD standard together. The CDP-101 was Sony’s first player and came out in Japan in October 1982, at the same time as the format.
The disc is read by a laser without anything touching it, which gives noise-free sound. The player was the beginning of the end for the vinyl record as the main format.
Materials: Metal and plastic, laser, disc tray
Manufacture: Made by Sony in Japan and sold from October 1982.
The drawer at the front where the disc is placed.
The small display with playing time.
The row of buttons on the front.