The History of Recording and Distribution By Alcoholica Jul 1, 1895 The first commercial disk Period: Jul 1, 1895 to Jul 5, 2009 time Jul 5, 1945 FM radio gains popularity Jul 5, 1958 The first stereo LP's are made available for the general public Jul 5, 1962 Philips introduces the compact cassette Jul 5, 1982 sony and philips introduce cd player Jul 5, 1991 world wide web invented Jul 5, 2000 broadband becomes readily available Jul 5, 2001 apple releases the ipod Jul 5, 2003 legal downloads become widely available Jul 5, 2005 youtube is created Jul 5, 2006 spotify is created Jul 5, 2009 popularity of internet music distribution