Record companies had to send the master tape to Korea or Japan; the trip, including waiting one's turn, meant that a CD came on the market only three or four weeks after cassettes. At peak season they might take three months!
唱片公司必須將母帶送到日、韓製造，這一去一回，加上排隊，CD 比卡帶晚三至四星期上市甚為平常，遇上旺季還可能排上三個月呢！