I have recordings from the earliest days of CD recordings... but then,
only the very expensive players could display... I think the lack of
drives which could display details discouraged what I felt was a helpful
addition.
I notice this on my classical music public radio broadcasts, where I
found the display information handy... by 1996 or 1997 it became extremely
rare.
I am delighted to see more recordings now display all sorts of details
about the recording, performance, performers, and even histories of the
piece.
Ray Bayles