The CD did have some drawbacks. Vinyl's coffee table-sized artwork and text were lost because of the new format's size. And, initially, CDs were sold in not-so-eco-friendly cardboard long boxes ...

From roughly 1988-1993, a CD came in what was called a longbox — 6 x 12”, cardboard and hollow ... “keepers” – clear plastic holders the size of a long box that were unlocked at the ...