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One of the first all-digital albums recorded with the compact disc in mind, it vaulted the British band into the rock stratosphere.

They were playing a kind of old-school Dylanesque rock that radio stations assumed fans no longer cared for. Then the fans told them otherwise.

Remember when the cable channel played music? Billboard’s first video editor saw all the early MTV videos and selects the significant clips

When MTV launched, it was a struggle to get cable operators to carry the network and to convince viewers to watch it. This campaign solved both issues