Brothers in Arms

Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums to be directed at the CD market, being a full digital recording (DDD). It was also released on vinyl and cassette. This was also the first album to sell one million copies in the CD format. Indeed, when the disc was released, it was said that more people owned a copy of the CD than owned CD players.[citation needed] A Rykodisc staffer would subsequently write, "[In 1985 we] were fighting to get our CDs... more

Brothers in Arms was one of the first albums to be directed at the CD market, being a full digital recording (DDD). It was also released on vinyl and cassette. This was also the first album to sell one million copies in the CD format. Indeed, when the disc was released, it was said that more people owned a copy of the CD than owned CD players.[citation needed] A Rykodisc staffer would subsequently write, "[In 1985 we] were fighting to get our CDs manufactured because the entire worldwide manufacturing capacity was overwhelmed by demand for a single rock title (Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms)."
less