Your First Album/8-Track/CD/Cassette Purchase?

[HBT731]

I was just sitting here thinking back about the very first album that I can ever remember owning.

I bugged my parents to death back when I was in first grade in 1976 to get me a Kiss album or 8-Track tape. I had never even heard them before but there was a huge buzz about them back then. For my birthday, I received Kiss Alive...the first one. I still have it to this day and still sounds better than the CD version...nothing beats the sound of vinyl.

The first purchase I ever made with my own money was Joan Jett and The Blackhearts "I Love Rock N Roll" on cassette....I still own it as well.

So, what was yours?

[wgnrgeorg]

My first album was in 1974, i do believe, with The Edgar Winter Band w/the classics frankenstein,free-ride,etc.

[kananga]

Aside from a few budget compilations (20 Explosive Hits, etc) and Pink Floyd's 'Relics', my first full price album was 'The Slider' by T-Rex.
I was suitably impressed by the packaging and production, that it began a lifelong 'habit' of weekly collecting.

[HBT731]

I've still got an 8 track in my car but the only fucking cartridges I can find are Neil bloody Sedaka

I still have 8-Track tapes, passed down from my older sister, but nothing to play them on. They are in storage in the attic.

I know there is a few Pink Floyd, Queen, Reo Speedwagon, J Geils Band tapes up there.

[HBT731]

Throw some whitewalls and chrome wire wheels on there and you have a deal. :)

[anklebiter]

Kiss, Destroyer.I've been a fan ever since.They're not so much a band anymore though.....just sort of a name brand :(

[HBT731]

It's got both of those -although the "wire wheels" are actually a Cadillac hub cap on an ordinary steel wheel. Anyway I see you're in W Tennessee - I'm sure there loads of these old barges about?

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Oh yeah...they are everywhere. You see loads of late model 70's and early 80's 4 door sedans on the roads here. Most with wheels 5 times too large for the car and music you can hear blocks away.

[kiwi]

This is the Modern World - the Jam (1978) - the first album I bought myself.

As albums go it wasn't their greatest, In the City (1977) was much better as their 1st album. And All Mod Cons (their 3rd album) is still to this day one of my all time favorite albums.

Kiwi

[Eejdrijun]

With the late, great Bonn Scott. After that a lot of Kiss.

[avidfan]

i bought ac/dc powerage vinyl album in a highway to hell cover when i was about 13 in the early '80s, my mate went into a record shop pinched the vinyl and went back the following day to get the sleeve but forgot which album hed pinched the day before lol! the 1st album i bought from a shop was black sabbath-we sold our soul for rock and roll...those were the days!

[buggeration]

Bob Dylan/Bringing It All Back home. 1965 and I played it on a brand new Dansette purple leatherette record player.

[mikael726]

The Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson and Steppenwolf both bought at the same time for around £3, about half my wages. That would be like a 16 year old buying 2 albums or cd's for 50 quid today

[Leprechaun]

We had a similiar thread here somewhere ... *searching* ... ah forget it! ;)

My first LP was

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[KMAR]

men without hats
saftey dance 45

[the waitress]

My first 3 records , got them together
Motörhead - No sleep ´til Hammersmith
AC/DC - For those about to rock
Ideal - Ideal

[Estreeter]

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Still listen to this on vinyl to this day:)

[jonny99]

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[gfong]

First one I bought was Nazareth Razamanaz. My parents bought some Kiss and others before that.

[MaxJoker]

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[biggus-dickus]

The first one I bought was The Eagles- Hotel California followed closely by a slick repackaging of the first 3 KISS albums including trading cards, band bios and info on how to join the KISS Army.

[Greenman]

The very first tape(cassette) I ever had was STAR WARS played by some orchestra or other but not the original soundtrack-it cost me 50p from a bargain bin in Littlehampton in 1978(when I was 12) and I still have it, published by PICKWICK RECORDS and it sounds bloody awful now-who knew back then:D

[lip]

First tape: 1986, Miami Vice - Soundtrack
Last tape: 1990, Paul Simon - Graceland
First CD: 1988, U2 - Rattle and hum
Last CD: 2004, Moby - 18

[homer2009]

1st LP - The Village People "Macho Man" (lol...I was just a kid)
Last LP - Motley Crue "Shout At The Devil" mint at a flea market a couple of years ago.

1st Cassette: Honeymoon Suite - "Honeymoon Suite"
Last Cassette: The Wallflowers - "Bringing Down the Horse"

1st CD - The Cult - "Love"
Latest CD - Motley Crue - "Saints of Los Angeles"

1st Itunes dwnld - Roger Whittaker - "Christmas With..."
Latest Itunes dwnld - Corb Lund - "Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier!"

Never owned any 8 track players.

[casiosk1]

First album ever...purchased soundtrack "Tommy" from a friend in 1977.

First album purchased from a store: Queen's "Night At The Opera" in 1978.

[shagger]

the who "baba o'reilly" classic!

[Handyman08]

The Guess Who..and that was a FOUR TRACK,,,,,,they were out for aq short time before the 8 track,,,,,,about 1967......Oh shit.....now you know how old I was!!!!

[rockerreds]

LP:The Kinks-You Really Got Me (mono)
CD:XTC-Skylarking

[fast_eddie9854]

So, what was yours?

Boy this question brings a lot of memories...

First 8-track : GrandFunk Live
First LP : Three Dog Night - One
First Cassette : Delaney & Bonnie Live introducing Eric Clapton
First Beta tape: New Wave Hookers with Tracy Lords et all
First VHS tape : Nina Hartley - High Society Centersrpread Video
First CD: GrandFunk - 30 years of Funk
First DVD : Led Zeppelin - How the West was Won (a little late ain't I?)
First Beer : Schlitz, thank you... oh-oh I'm going off topic

Cheers :D

[imtrying]

When I was but a wee lad, my dad bought me all the Beatles albums on 4 track tape. The first album I bought with my own money was "They Only Come Out at Night" by the Edgar Winter Group. The first single I bought was "Bangla Desh" by George Harrison. My first 8 track tape was "Golden Hits" by The Turtles. My first cassette tape was "Alice Cooper's Greatest Hits". My first VHS tape was "The Last Waltz". My first DVD was "Salt and Pepper", a Jeannie Pepper video.

[danielsj]

First album: AC/DC " Highway To Hell"

[AnthemZ]

Aside from the kids albums, the first was a 45 that my sister bought me because I liked the song, it was Kool and the Gang's, Hollywood Swingers! about 71/72 ?? I forget!

The first one I bought with my own money was the 8-Track of E.L.O.'s, New World Record in 78.

The first and only Cass. was Devo's, Freedom of Choice in 80.

My first L.P. (Album) was The Car's, Panorama in 81.

And my first C.D. was Tears for Fears, Songs From The Big Chair in 86.

[dohupa]

My first LP was Sex Pistols's Never mind the bollocks.

Had to save like mad for it as well; it was worth it though. :)

[xxplorer]

The first 45 I ever purchased was a long time ago - The Beatles "Paperback Writer". The first album was Steely Dan's "Countdown to Ecstasy".

[themidlander]

The first three album I bought were;-
The Beatles - Help!
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
The Beach Boys - Best Of The Beach Boys Vol.1

[madisongrove]

My first LP was "Help!" by the Beatles in 1967. A bit of a disappointment as half of the tracks were score not Beatle tunes.

[Giacson]

I had some hand-me-downs from an older brother but, I'm pretty sure the first LP I bought was Toys In The Attic by Aerosmith.
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I do remember the first LP I bought for my first quality stereo, a Yamaha system. Aja by Steely Dan. The salesman played it through a pair of Klipsch LaScala's. I didnt get the pricey speakers but had to walk out with the album.
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[billybunter]

The first piece of vinyl I bought was Substitute by THE WHO. I still have it and it plays as good as the day I bought it. In those days record shops had listening booths were you could go in and sample a record. I never really bothered with 8track or cassettes. I was always the one who had the tape snag. Then you had to open the cassette and repair it, sometimes with a splicing kit.

[DebbieKong]

My first 45 RPMs were "The Unicorn" by the Irish Rovers followed by "Snoopy and the Red Baron" by The Royal Guardsmen but next came some of those great Creedence Clearwater Revival 45's that had an A Side hit on both sides. As far as I know only The Beatles and The Beach Boys gave you the same bang for your buck. And that's what they cost. One dollar.

My first 33 RPM LP was "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida" by Iron Butterfly

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My first 8 Track was "Aqualung" by Jethro Tull

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I can't recall the first Cassette tape I bought.

My first CD was "Briefcase Full of Blues" by The Blues Brothers

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[moreteavicar]

My first actual album purchase was Never For Ever by Kate Bush. The first album I remember receiving came after a big mix up on the Christmas list and having Night Flight To Venus (Boney M) bought for me as a pressie!!!

[billybunter]

This thread has inspired me to think back:eek: I used to trawl secondhand record shops for old motown 45s and anything on the chess label. Saturday morning early was the time me and my mate rode the number 17 bus into town to seek out some vinyl. Every purchase was a victory;) when we got girlfriends they just didn't get it:confused: mine said "let's get out of here it smells like old paper" Yes I thought, that is why I come here to smell old musty record sleeves. I don't know why but girls never had that collecting passion that boys did. Even now the missus tuts ans mumbles when I buy a new record:p

[tabler]

I cant remember tapes or things like that but I remember my first vinyl, it was the single 'When The Lights All Went Down In Massechusetts' by the BeeGee's. I think it must have been either 1968 or 69 and I bought it with my pocket money from Bruce Moore's in Hartlepool while visiting my Granny.

[billbean]

kiss-destoyer

[TroubleBoy]

I think Procol Harum 'Live' (w/ the Edmonton Symphony Orchaestra). Can't remember what 8 Track, but I do recall the first time I really appreciated 'stereo'... 'Brown Sugar and it was on an 8 Track. Absolute magic.

[topshelf]

I spent some time with Rick Wakeman about 12 years ago and although my first album was Animals by Pink Floyd,I lied and told him his album,(my 2nd album) was my first purchase white rock.

White rock is the soundtrack to the 1972 winter olympics(ideal background music for parties)and this was typical all night viewing.


You've probably never heard of it and it's only due to chilling out that I had. We used to get a train to London and spend all night at the all night cinema,which showed things like The song remains the same or Woodstock etc. Nothing like this was on tv and videos were specialist/mail order outlets.
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Rick told me he'd written and recorded most of it and then left it alone.When the final day of recording came he found himself in the studio with the live orchestra and a last minute panic.The finale of the film (the important bit) was virtually ad libbed,all the keyboard stuff unrehearsed.......but I think he got away with it.:)

[AnthemZ]

I spent some time with Rick Wakeman about 12 years ago and although my first album was Animals by Pink Floyd,I lied and told him his album,(my 2nd album) was my first purchase white rock.

White rock is the soundtrack to the 1972 winter olympics(ideal background music for parties)and this was typical all night viewing.


You've probably never heard of it and it's only due to chilling out that I had. We used to get a train to London and spend all night at the all night cinema,which showed things like The song remains the same or Woodstock etc. Nothing like this was on tv and videos were specialist/mail order outlets.
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Rick told me he'd written and recorded most of it and then left it alone.When the final day of recording came he found himself in the studio with the live orchestra and a last minute panic.The finale of the film (the important bit) was virtually ad libbed,all the keyboard stuff unrehearsed.......but I think he got away with it.:)

Cool story!

I met Rick Wakeman at a small private solo piano concert in California, back in the early 90's. It was an interesting night! He would play the baby grand piano, then tell funny and strange stories from his career between the songs. One was that he was on tour and driving through the U.K. countryside when he had a bad attack of the runs. So he knocked on the door to the first country house he could find, and asked them if he could use the bathroom. They let him in without him saying he was a celebrity. After he was in the toilet for a while, the door opened and an arm popped in with his first solo album and a pen! And the woman asked if he could sign it?? He said, at that point, he couldn't refuse.

After the concert, he stood to the side of the piano and the guests were invited to meet him. I went up to meet him and after I was going to just move on, in passing I said that I had just bought the newest Yes concert CD with him and the reformed Yes band. He then stopped me and said that he had nothing to do with that release, and wound up talking about Yes with about us 3 or 4 people for around 20 minutes. He was a very easy going, grounded person. No bad celebrity attitude, just another regular guy.

[Clouddancer]

My very first album was vinyl, & it was Rubber Soul by the Beatles, & it took bloody weeks to save up for it!!!

The very first record & Iever bought was Chris Montez ... Lets Dance.
Oh days of yore:)

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[kananga]

Cool story!

... After the concert, he stood to the side of the piano and the guests were invited to meet him. I went up to meet him and after I was going to just move on, in passing I said that I had just bought the newest Yes concert CD with him and the reformed Yes band. He then stopped me and said that he had nothing to do with that release, and wound up talking about Yes with about us 3 or 4 people for around 20 minutes. He was a very easy going, grounded person. No bad celebrity attitude, just another regular guy.

... and an amazingly talented one!

That is an amazing story and very well told.
Sorry I didn't think a simple thanks was enough!

Let me qualify this post by relating my own small relatively recent experience.

I found Renee Geyers website (if you were Australian, you'd know her) and enquired if I could buy an autographed copy of her autobiography.
I later Googled various bookshops. Her own link was the cheapest!

I sent her a money order, and nothing happened for a couple of weeks, so I contacted her again (she contacted me 3 or 4 times personally) as her secretary had gone on holidays around this time.
So she finds the letter apologises profusely and sends me a copy of her latest album, also personally autographed with a "I hope you like this" message as well, for nothing along with a nice message in the book.

Around two or three weeks later I saw a show of hers and while my friends were waiting to have a CD signed I opened with "You probably don't remember me, I emailed" .., before I could say any more she shouts my name and admonishes me for sending a money order through the mail!..

I thought that was what they were for?

[whiskabiscuit]

My first was Allman Brothers Band -At Fillmore East

[rotobott]

Alice Cooper Schools Out.

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[brianwp]

God, it's hard to remember. I think the first albums I bought were The Bill Black Combo, Sink the Bismark, and the soundtrack from "The Guns of Navarone". Then the Dave Clark Five, and the Beatles, and such. Now you know how old I am. Damn.

[themidlander]

My first LP was "Help!" by the Beatles in 1967. A bit of a disappointment as half of the tracks were score not Beatle tunes.

Must have been totally different from my copy then!
1. Help
2. Night Before, The
3. You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
4. I Need You
5. Another Girl
6. You're Going To Lose That Girl
7. Ticket To Ride
8. Act Naturally
9. It's Only Love
10. You Like Me Too Much
11. Tell Me What You See
12. I've Just Seen A Face
13. Yesterday
14. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

[John C. Holmes]

I bought 2 45s in one day!

STYX Mr. Roboto
Steve Miller Abracadabra

[Jason-X]

The first batch of Cassette Tapes that I bought in june of 1989 with my allowance money at the age of ten.

Got all these in one day!
Cinderella-Night Songs
Cinderelle-Long Cold Winter
Def Leppard-Hysteria
Poison-Open up and say Ahh:eek:
Whitesnake-Self Titled

I even remember that I had to return the Def Leppard becouse after I got done listening to side one, I went to flip it over and come to find out the tape was disconnected on the other reel!:o

About a month later I bought Iron Maiden-Number Of The Beast. That was my introduction to true satanic metal. Heah right:rolleyes:

My mom freaked out and still to this day she calls them devil worshippers!:D

[herbie64]

....it was the clash same lp...still have it today.my first cd in 1988
fear - more beer


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[Nelberto]

first vinyl album i bought was'The Crossing-Big Country'(83)and first tape was'Steeltown-Big Country'(84).first cd i bought was 'Story of The Clash'double cd

[dohupa]

This was my first LP - many many moons ago. :rolleyes:

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[wgnrgeorg]

Some of the still remaining british invasion wave that was still flowing here to the states in the early 70's,like Mott the Hoople,Slade,The Kinks,they rocked!

[eelcat]

I think this was my first album. Quite a good compilation with all their hits :)

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[charliedog]

I grew up with cassettes but I don't remember my first. The earliest I can remember was Jimi Hendrix Greatest hits that I bought at Caldor (like an older Walmart). My first CD was Pink Floyd A Momentary Lapse of Reason. I did buy 1 LP, Metallica Ride The Lightning.

[haldane4]

Erm.

Paul McCartney - Pipes of Peace.

It's supposed to be a horrible album, but I kinda like it; it has great sentimental value and listening to it just brings back Christmas '83.

[EF5]

Ozzy Osbourne Bark at the Moon a la five finger discount:D. Thanks K-mart. First actual purchase was Iron Maiden Killers.

[eek]

God! That'd be back in the late 70s - Specials most likely a tape I would think. :)

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[charliedog]

LP: Metallica "Ride the Lightning" (first and only LP ever purchased

Tape: Jimi Hendrix Greatest Hits

CD: Pink Floyd "A Momentary Lapse of Reason" (I still have it)

[crazybikerme]

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[exfarmer]

My first purchase was a cassette Motorhead No Sleep Till Hammersmith
Released in 1981 and i still have it although not played it for a while.

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[rlg118]

The Ventures Surfing was my first. Cost me $2.97.

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[bennie001]

AC/DC Back in Black LP bought way back when it first came out in 1980, which I still have in very good condition probably because I no longer have a record player to play it on,

[pharoahegypt]

the lion sleeps tonight - tight fit
fantastic day - haircut 100

both on same day around 1982 (i was 12 or 13 anyway)

[TheDogThatDidntBark]

Deep Purple - In Rock. A cassette costing me £2 in the early 80s before I had even left school. Those were the days :)

[tygrkhat40]

My first 45: "Band on the Run/Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five," Paul McCartney and Wings

My first album: "Songs From the Wood," Jethro Tull

My first cassette: "The Royal Scam," Steely Dan

My first CD: "Hot Rocks, 1964-1971," the Rolling Stones

[COP11]

First record Wasted by Black Flag
cassette Purple Rain by Prince
CD Hits by The Beatles

[mickriness]

Probably the first album I ever bought was one of Steve Martin's comedy albums. I was about 10.

[incondign]

My first 45: Blockbuster [Sweet]

My first album: Golden Hour: Down The Dustpipe [Status Quo]

My first cassette: Captain Fantastic.... [Elton John]

My first CD: Selling England By The Pound [Genesis]

[KingKeigh]

My first album was Brian Auger's Oblivion Express Reinforcements.

Cassette: The Bee-Gees Main Course

8-Track: Steve Wonder Innervisions

45 single: The Jackson 5 "Sugar Daddy/Mama's Pearl"

CD: Steely Dan Gaucho

[loosegoose]

Creedence Clearwater Revival by Creedence Clearwater Revival. You young whippety-snappers don't know what great music is.

[BigSwede]

Kiss-Rock and roll over in 1977.
But before that I had an lp by the english popband The Flying Machine.

[winebeavis]

Firsts bought with my own money

LP record: Double Fantasy by John Lennon. On the day it came out. No longer have it. All that I bought prior to May 1983 were destroyed in a tragic fire.

Cassette: Piece of Mind by Iron Maiden. It wasn't available on vinyl at the music store I went to. No longer have it. Durability was the problem with cassettes.

CD: I got about 5 the same time I bought a player. This was around 1994. I was the last in my neighborhood to break down and buy a CD player.

I did own some 8 tracks. But I never bought those. I received a portable 8 track player as a gift and a few people gave my their old 8 tracks every now and then. I would say I hated it, but to me at the time it was better than nothing. Now, I'd probably opt for nothing.

[SpermShooter]

KISS: Dressed to kill on vinyl.
Blondie: Autoamerican on 8track
There were probably others but these are the first I remember buying

[dareme1]

1st album-jimi Hendrix are you experienced

1st cassette-the clash 1979 U.S. version. had an
exchange student from England staying with my family
in '78, brought his clash and sex pistols and other
punk tapes with him, I took an instant liking to the
music, friends thought. I. went. off. the. deep. end,but it
Was better than. the. eagles. and flleetwood Mac
1st. cd-pink Floyd dark side of the moon
it was probably the first cd purchase of
99% of the. people I knew

[NIN]

1st 8Track cassette .. Hawkwind - In Search Of Space fave track = You Shouldn't Do That (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhUKB1DK3OE)
1st 7" single .. Sparks - Beat The Clock (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoMCip83GZ4&feature=plcp)
1st 12" single .. Visage - Mind Of A Toy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUKzxqDbNjQ)
1st Vinyl Album .. Ultravox - Vienna my fave track= Western Promise (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlPrBTxDbvA)
1st CD .. Ultravox - Lament my fave track= White China (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOPMVhd3KY)
1st VHS .. Prince & The Revolution ~ Live 1985 (http://www.discogs.com/Prince-And-The-Revolution-Live/release/2552204)

sad thing is, I can't recall my first DVD nor the first mp3 :o digitally devalued?

[themidlander]

1st 7" single Jet Harris & Tony Meehan - Diamonds
1st Album - The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man
1st cassette - Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Leonard Cohen
1st 12" single - Joy Division - Atmosphere
1st CD - Indie Top 20 Volume V (Compilation)
1st DVD - Billy Bragg and Wilco - Man In The Sand

[Chibi_Madara]

1st 7" single N/A
1st Album - Henry Mancini - Hatari (OST)
1st cassette - Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
1st 12" single - N/A
1st CD - ??? (Don't Remember) :o
1st DVD - ??? (Don't Remember) :o

Although not asked:

1st VHS Tape - Halloween (John Carpenter). It was bloody expensive!

1st VCR - RCA @ 999.00 USD in the late 70's.

1st CD Player - Sony. I still have it.

1st DVD Player - Panasonic

1st Blu-Ray - Sony

1st automobile - 1955 Ford

I was born in 1951... does that explain this post? :confused:

[squigg58]

First single: Miss You (12" pink vinyl) - The Rolling Stones

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First vinyl album: Moontan - Golden Earring

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First cassette: Ricochet - Tangerine Dream

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First CD: The Very Best Of - J J Cale

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First Music VHS: Rust Never Sleeps - Neil Young & Crazy Horse

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First Music DVD: Live At The Apollo - Roxy Music

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I was also thinking about the first music I ever recorded from the radio (on a Philips reel-to-reel) and I reckon that was Meddle by Pink Floyd. I seem to remember John Peel playing the whole album on his radio show! :D

Ah, the memories! :D

[theequestrian]

1st 45 (7") - Ticket to Ride/Yes It Is - The Beatles (the label stated From the movie 'Eight Arms to Hold You'. The single was issued before the movie title was changed to 'Help!')

EP's were not commercially available in the US in the early 60's

1st LP - Hard Day's Night - The Beatles (the shitty Capitol release that contained ONLY the music from the movie). I played this album so much that my mom finally told me that every time I made her listen to it I had to listen to one of her albums. Since she was into BeeBop and Cool she 'forced' me to listen to Miles, Byrd and Trane. I think I actually won out in this deal. I still have this album and there are no grooves left. You put the stylus on it and it just skips across the album with a random note or two.

1st cassette - I honestly don't remember, but I'd put money on it being another Beatle album.

1st 8 track - Steely Dan's Greatest Hits

1st CD - The Nightfly - Donald Fagan

[L00N99]

This is a bit embarrassing.
- 1st single & my first music purchased was David Naughton's - Makin' It. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F47AfASOnA8) I heard it in Meatballs (1979). (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079540/)and had to own it.
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A week or two later I purchased Queen's - Bohemian Rhapsody. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ9rUzIMcZQ)
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- 1st and only 'owned' 8-track was given to me by a friend in 1978, from his older brother's collection (stolen). It was Alice Cooper's Billion Dollar Babies.

[HOUDINI]

first album..1967....the begining of my journey as a member of the greatest American generation

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[miro305]

Thirs casette " Abbey Road" by The Beatles. That was a gift on my Christmas when I was a 8 years old. I listened to it all day and all night :)

[ellias]

First album was in 1963. The Ventures "Walk Don't Run". Second album, same year was Frank Sinatra's Greatest Hits Part 1.

[drdialtone]

45 rpm Single- Reflections by Diana Ross and the Supremes

Album- The 12 String Guitar of Glen Campbell

8 Track- The James Gang Live in Concert

Cassette- Billion Dollar Babies, Alice Cooper

CD- Gimme Back My Bullets, Lynyryd Skynyrd

Concert DVD- A Tale of Two Cities, Gov't Mule

[shoshoneslim]

1st vinyl: Yes by Yes
1st 8track: American Pie by Don McLean
1st cassette: Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
1st cd: Dream Weaver by Gary Wright

[richardoe]

Dont laugh, my first album was chitty chitty bang bang! never bought an 8 track. 1st cassette was Queen a night at the opera. My first 45 was IIRC the seekers morningtown ride, boy I a real rock and roller arent I??? My first CD was Elgars 1st symphony.

[axdx]

i think my first cassette was michael jackson bad, it looks exactly like the picture below. My mom bought it for me in the late 80's. i still have it, i haven't played it since the mid 90's i believe.

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[kenshabby2000]

My 1st album was 'Absolutely' by Madness. Never brought any 8 Tracks, no idea about 1st cassette, could be MJ's 'Thriller', Tears for Fears 'Head over Heals' or even Nik Kershaw with 'Human Racing'.

[hurricane4916]

My first vinyl was "Led Zeppelin II"
First 8 track was Styx "The Grand Illusion"
Never bought a prerecorded cassette.