On October 23, 2001, almost exactly 15 years ago, Steve Jobs introduced the very first iPod–an mp3 player, capable of “putting 1,000 songs in your pocket” and playing cd-quality music. A novel concept back then. A product we take for granted today.
Above, you can watch Jobs make the first iPod pitch. And below find a list of the 20 cds that came loaded onto iPod prototypes given to journalists attending the launch event. What better way for them to demo the gadget?
The list comes from Nobuyuki Hayashi, a Japanese reporter, who was there that day. If you know something about Jobs’ musical tastes, you’ll see that he had a strong hand in the curation:
- Classic Yo-Yo by Yo-Yo Ma
- Mozart:Symphonies Nos.35-41 by Karl Böhm
- Goldberg Variations by Glenn Gould
- Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
- Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
- The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Live 1966 – The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert by Bob Dylan
- A Hard Day’s Night by The Beatles
- Abbey Road by The Beatles
- Live In Cook County Jail by B.B. King
- The Cole Porter Songbook, Vol 1 by Ella Fitzgerald
- Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
- Time Out by The Dave Brubeck Quartet
- Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
- Surfacing by Sarah McLachlan
- Never mind by Nirvana
- Bob Marley & The Wailers by Legend
- Breathe by Faith Hill
- Crash by Dave Matthews Band
- Play & Play: B Sides by Moby
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (Music from the Motion Picture)
h/t Eli
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