The First Record, 8-track, Cassette or Cd you bought...

dr.ona · Post by **dr.ona** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:22 pm

Wow..going through my record collection the other day and it brought back memories of the first record I bought at age 12...

Led Zeppelin III

Then I remember the first Cd I bought in the early 90's...

Kraftwerk "The Mix"...Still have it!

MoreSpaceEcho · Post by **MoreSpaceEcho** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:37 pm

the first record i bought with my own money was def leppard's 'on through the night'. still have it.

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:38 pm

that i bought or was bought for me?

that i bought (on cassette): ELO - Time

bought for me (yes, by my mom...and on vinyl): Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon

my copy of DSOTM came with a poster and a bunch of stickers inside, all of which i still have somewhere.

nerdtronica · Post by **nerdtronica** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:50 pm

1985, I was ten years old and I bought Iron Maiden "Live After Death" on cassette.
My first music purchase.

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:04 pm

I think it was the Beach Boys Endless Summer, on tape.

Tears of Rage · Post by **Tears of Rage** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:46 pm

Led Zeppelin II on LP in 1973.

noon · Post by **noon** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 6:43 pm

First LP was Son of Schmilsson.

I had singles, though, including some Nilsson Schmilsson tunes. In my naivete, I figured I'd heard what was worthwhile there, and went for the sequel. Once I realized that good stuff lie beyond the material getting airplay, I grabbed the first one. Kids!

ashcat_lt · Post by **ashcat_lt** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:35 pm

The first time I recall having gone to buy music with my own money was something by the Exploited on cassette, I think.

The first time I bought CDs I picked up Nevermind, Gish, and the Joshua Tree.

My first vinyl was after that, and was probably OMD's Junk Culture.

cgarges · Post by **cgarges** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:39 pm

The first album I bought with my own money was Synchronicity. I know the first CD I owned was Wish You Were Here, but it was given to me as a gift. I think the first CD I bought was Tubular Bells because it had just been issued in the US at the time.

Chris Garges
Charlotte, NC

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:48 pm

cgarges wrote:The first album I bought with my own money was Synchronicity.

Talk about a formative experience, eh?

RefD · Post by **RefD** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:00 pm

we're doing all formats and mentioning dates?

the ELO cassette i mentioned earlier was in 1981 and the Pink Floyd LP was in 1979.

my first compact disc purchase was in 1986 and it was Rush - Exit...Stage Left.

i never bought anything on 8-track or MD, tho i have listened to the quad versions of both DSOTM and Meddle on a good 8-track quad system and am still floored by how amazing it sounded.

or maybe it was just the hash my next door neighbour's dad was burning as incense.

dr.ona · Post by **dr.ona** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:13 pm

Yeah I wasn't too sure which format people would be using for their first purchase

bedbug · Post by **bedbug** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:39 am

Def Leppard - Pyromania (cassette)

Reuben · Post by **Reuben** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 5:43 am

The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night on LP

wrenhunter · Post by **wrenhunter** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:24 am

First vinyl: a 45 of "Jet" by Wings. It broke on the handlebars of my ten-speed, on the way home from Caldor's.

First cassette: Foreigner "4".

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