I remember the first CD player I heard. It was at the June ‘82 Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. “Funky Town” on premium headphones. It sounded great, and I didn’t even like the song.
I was fresh out of the Navy, and had saved up enough money to buy a good stereo, and I spent $700 on a turntable alone.
Then, I heard a CD. Used that turntable just a few times after that.
Heh, the first catalogue I got had something like ten titles, and the first one I purchased was Dark Side of The Moon...:)
That may have been where I heard a CD for the first time. It was on Channel 2 news, and the song they played for the demo was “Fame” by Irene Cara.