What was the first album you ever bought?

[Icterus galbula]

This is prompted by MTOsFan comment in the 80's thread, and I thought it was an interesting enough question to merit its own thread.


Mine was Oasis (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? back in '95, when I was in 5th grade. I didn't have a stereo or "boom box" as they were then called, but I do remember listening to it a lot on my computer. Two years ago a friend put it on when we were at a beach house, and I was astounded that after nearly a decade of not hearing it, there were a ton of lyrics that I remembered from even the more obscure tracks.


Others?

[The Wedge]

...And Justice For All, on cassette. That was after a friend had dubbed me a copy of it.

[Webley Webster]

Monkees Headquarters. I was six years old.

[MTOsFan]

This is prompted by MTOsFan comment in the 80's thread, and I thought it was an interesting enough question to merit its own thread.


Mine was Oasis (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? back in '95, when I was in 5th grade. I didn't have a stereo or "boom box" as they were then called, but I do remember listening to it a lot on my computer. Two years ago a friend put it on when we were at a beach house, and I was astounded that after nearly a decade of not hearing it, there were a ton of lyrics that I remembered from even the more obscure tracks.


Others?

The first vinyl album I bought with my very own money was ACDC - Back in Black. As I mentioned in the earlier thread, my first CD was Terrence Trent Darby - "Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby". I'm slightly embarrased on how much worse my musical taste was when I was 17 than when I was 10.

[clapdiddy]

My first album was Billy Joel's Glass Houses.

[MPK76]

The first album that I ever got was Michael Jackson's "Thriller" :D . I used to play that on the record player constantly. Times have sure changed.....

[Bosibus]

Green Day "Dookie"

[DuffMan]

M.C. Hammer on casette.

[ledzepp8]

First cassette was either Too Legit Too Quit by Hammer, Bad by MJ or Dangerous by MJ...can't remember which one came first.

First CD was Nevermind by Nirvana.

[tennOsfan]

I don't really remember. When I was 7, I had vinyl records of Kiss' Love Gun, Destroyer and Rock N Roll All Over as well as Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. And a K-Tel record (remember those?) And, I had a Barry Manilow live double album. See, I even had eclectic tastes back then.

The first used CDs I bought was Extreme's Pornograffiti and AC/DC's Back in Black. The first new CD I bought was Tesla's Psychotic Supper.

[Avsfan]

Metallica's Black Album or S/T


Followed by the Gin Blossoms, SpinDoctors, and Pearl Jam

[DrungoHazewood]

Top Gun Soundtrack, on vinyl. Had a bunch of 45s before that.

[crstrobel]

First cassette I ever bought- Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet"- I was 11 years old. :D
First CD- Faith No More "Angel Dust"

Those were the Days!

[weams]

This is prompted by MTOsFan comment in the 80's thread, and I thought it was an interesting enough question to merit its own thread.


Mine was Oasis (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? back in '95, when I was in 5th grade. I didn't have a stereo or "boom box" as they were then called, but I do remember listening to it a lot on my computer. Two years ago a friend put it on when we were at a beach house, and I was astounded that after nearly a decade of not hearing it, there were a ton of lyrics that I remembered from even the more obscure tracks.


Others?


Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.


45's before that.

[bretholmes4]

Eazy-E's / Eazy Duz It - yep - that's right on cassette. And I was 8...this was back in the day before parental warnings on the tapes - I bought it when my parents and i went to the movies. I didn't even know what it was but I asked for the best "rap" album out and the guy sold it to me. What a filth bag...

The first album I acutally sought out and purchased was August and Everything After by the Counting Crows - I saw Mr. Jones one night on the ole MTV after dark "indie" hour and that song struck a chord in me when I was 12 that was like nothing I had ever felt. I don't know why - it was just one of those moments when you brain wakes up to music...

[NewMarketSean]

U2, Zooropa. Fell in love with Johnny Cash's "The Wanderer" the first time I heard it and had to buy it.

[BAM]

Weezer's blue album.

[BustaJ2632]

The Beatles' Please Please Me, I think. At Planet Music over by Westview Mall.

[Cokeman]

Although it wasn't music, the first album I bought was "Bill Cosby is a Very Funny Fellow Right".

I had every album Bill Cosby put out in the 60's...when I was a senior in high school, I lent them to a friend...and never saw them again.

[rolliefingers]

I think it was Genesis's We Can't Dance. I was an odd nine-year-old.

I don't like most of that album anymore, but I do still love Genesis.

[Danielos38]

I'm said to admit that my first cd was N'SYNC's self-titled debut. They were huge at the the time and I was around 10.

[DT undercover]

Mine was Oasis (Whats the Story) Morning Glory? back in '95,

Funny story...Back in 94-95 time frame my parents just purchased a new car and gave me there old one. It was 1988 Ford Tempo (my first car...what a chick magnet :D ). As soon as I could I went to Circuit City and bought a Cd player and had them install it. I picked it up parked it out front and went in to go by some CD's. I bought about four but remember one was Oasis and the other was the Smashing Pumpkins Cd. As I was sitting in the parking lot listening on my new CD player, I notice smoke coming from the hood. I guess sitting there for over 30 minutes listening to music was to much for one of the hoses to take, and it popped a leak.

[bobmc]

When I was a kid, we had 45's as Weams said. I do remember buying the Tokens', The Lion Sleeps Tonight, and some Lettermen love songs (for good dry-humpin' at parties ;) :002_ssmile: ). I also bought the Beach Boys', Summer Days (and Summer Nights). I'm not sure what was first, but I do remember :o . Those were the days....

[TonySoprano]

The first album, period was McCartney & Wings, Band on the Run on cassette; I was ten. On vinyl, it was probably Endless Summer by the Beach Boys. The first CD I bought was Springsteen, Born in the U.S.A. A neighbor actually sold eight-track tapes at a yard sale, so I bought Tommy by the Who for about a buck.

[beaner]

Journey- Escape. At Record Theater on Liberty Road, 1982.

[cindyluvsbrady]

The Partridge Family!:D

[Spoonless]

First cassette was The Moody Blues - Question of Balance. First CD was Michael Jackson - Dangerous.

[dedwretched]

...And Justice For All, on cassette. That was after a friend had dubbed me a copy of it.

And Justice for All was my first one too! I bought it after hearing all of the "hits" from the black album in 1991. I was in 7th grade. My second CD was House of Pain's "Jump Around" CD single.

My first tape was Bobby Brown's "Don't Be Cruel". I wanted the cassingle for "On Our Own", but my mom got me DBC instead.

[Sideburns]

Weezer, blue album