> You are completely wrong about CD prices. Nope: http://books.google.com/books?id=Yd2Hm8BlzZUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=knopper+Appetite+for+Self-Destruction&so

> You are completely wrong about CD prices. Nope: http://books.google.com/books?id=Yd2Hm8BlzZUC&printsec=frontcover&dq=knopper+Appetite+for+Self-Destruction&source=bl&ots=KYdmrzzWBM&sig=U479Fpun88Ixff44u2U2fCdtSn0&hl=en&sa=X&ei=50M8ULfoHKaAiwKJ7YHoAw&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=Yd2Hm8BlzZUC&printsec=f... CDs frequently cost $17 in the early 1980s; LPs cost $9. It's a few pages before chapter 2, which unfortunately isn't available for free. You are right about the cost of CD players, which were incredibly expensive compared to older formats.