It was August 17, 1982, and row upon row of palm-sized plates with a rainbow sheen began rolling off an assembly line near Hanover, Germany.

Today they are instantly recognisable as Compact Discs, a product that turns 25 years old on last Friday.

The recording industry thrived in the 1990s as music fans replaced their ageing cassettes and vinyl LPs with compact discs, eventually making CDs the most popular album format.

But these days, the future of CD is increasingly in doubt in an age of iPods and digital downloads.

It must have been ages since the last time I bought a CD. How about you?

I always buy the CD and then copy it onto my PC. I like having the original disc, not really sure why but I do

latest CD i have bought is Ultimate NRG 2



i buy about 5 to 6 CD a year! but in the 90's u use2 buy over 1000 CD's!

Haven't bought a CD in years, iTunes and MP3 have taken over!

I would like to have them all in CD format to, just for the Novelty factor.

rarely.. usually dvd's are good for me..

I have not bought any CDs since last year after finally getting an iPod. Now I can't live without it!

half-year ago i bought a cd!

i don't remember the last time i brought a cd
but it's over a year now

I Usually buy dvd's or blue ray disc's

Last year....i think.......

Last CD I brought was years ago, I couldn't even tell you what it was it was so long ago.

so long i can`t evem remember