Nope: 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.
Nope: 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.