The First Sony “YEDS” Japanese Promotional CD Sampler

It should come as no surprise that both record labels and manufacturers of CD players produced many sampler CDs in the early days to promote the new digital format.  After all, CDs were hailed as revolutionary when compared to scratchy LPs and worn casettes due to the CD's portability, durability, and "clean" sound (no excessive hiss inherent to tapes and no pops and clicks inherent to records).