What was the first record you ever bought?

[Artemis]

Gifts you received don't count, but records you actually went to the record shop to buy on your own(with your parents is okay too).

45s don't count. That would be a seperate thread.

For the younger ones, what was your first CD.


Mine was Shaun Cassidy.I was about 9 or 10.

[chaos]

I was in the 6th grade.

[creep]

i'm 99% sure this was it

i did buy some 8 tracks before this though

[blackcoffee]

It was either this



this



or this

[cashinnowperry]

A classic. Not their best album by a long shot, but always loved the energy of it.

[perkana]

1988 or 1989

I'm so sorry for my family, when they thought I was over that one, the second one came out. Played it non stop every weekend.
First cd was in 91 so it was...

[Matz]

no clue, something really horrible I'm sure.....who remembers that?

[Artemis]

c'mon matz it's like remembering what you were doing when elvis died.

[ant]

First record I ever bought myself was probably a Kiss record. I loved them when I was a kid. My mom had a great record collection though so I had tons of stuff to listen to for as long as I can remember.

[SR]

Elton John "Greatest Hits"

Then Jackson Browne "Running on Empty"

[Pandemonium]

I actually bought 3 records the first day I bought any albums.

This was around the Christmas holiday season of '75 and I had just bought one of those big, clunky "all-in-one" record/cassette tape/am/fm radio stereos with a set of big speakers all in the fake wood finish after saving a few hundred bucks from my first "real" job working in a trucking warehouse. I needed something to play on it so I went to the local chain record store Licorice Pizza and pretty much grabbed the three top selling rock albums of the time. Queen's Night at the Opera, Led Zep's Physical Graffiti and Fleetwood Mac's self title album which were all fairly recent releases at the time.

It really took several years before I got any decent musical taste, so I often loaded up on some pretty bad junk even for the time (lotsa Styx, Eagles, Elton John, Wings, etc). I didn't get a clue until I started catching live shows.

[creep]

I had just bought one of those big, clunky "all-in-one" record/cassette tape/am/fm radio stereos with a set of big speakers all in the fake wood finish

my parents still have one and every year during christmas they play the same crappy christmas records on it. the thing must weigh 200lbs. i try so hard to try to get them to let go of some of the old things they own but never have any luck.

[Leto]

My brother and I pooled our money together and bought two albums. Twisted Sister Stay Hungry and Prince Purple Rain on cassette. First CD was...
hmmm let me think... oh yeah... Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking.

[Pandemonium]

My brother and I pooled our money together and bought two albums. Twisted Sister Stay Hungry and Prince Purple Rain on cassette. First CD was...
hmmm let me think... oh yeah... Jane's Addiction Nothing's Shocking.

I got on the CD bandwagon within months of the format's introduction to consumers in 1983. I paid nearly 1K for a Denon cd player (that lasted a whopping 2 years, so much for being an early adopter, lol!) and I had already bought a number of the first cds on the market including several David Bowie titles and Van Halen's Diver Down album.

There was maybe about 20 titles available at the time and most music stores had them displayed in glass cases like they were precious jewels (they were sold in clear plastic blister packs before they went to the cardboard long box) and they averaged about $15 each (which was a lot in '83 for a single album).

[Jasper]

I listened to this double LP all the time on my red plastic 70s clamshell record player, which was basically a toy record player for kids. I got the record at a bargain store called Building 19. They sell stuff that's been in fire-damaged or flooded warehouses and stuff like that. Filthy mess of a place, and you usually feel like you need a shower after you've been to one of their stores.

01 The Orioles - Crying In The Chapel 1:51
02 The Crew Cuts - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream) 2:44
03 Bill Haley And His Comets - (We're Gonna) Rock Around The Clock 2:09
04 Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes 2:12
05 Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line 2:41
06 Fats Domino - I'm Walkin' 2:03
07 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On 2:51
08 Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser 2:22
09 The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream 2:19
10 Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder 2:39
11 Frankie Avalon - Why 2:34
12 Brenda Lee - Sweet Nothings 2:22
13 Dion - Runaround Sue 2:37
14 The Shirelles - Soldier Boy 2:39
15 Joey Dee & The Starliters - Peppermint Twist 2:00
16 The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie 2:43
17 The Shangri-Las - Leader Of The Pack 2:48
18 Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully 2:20
19 The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling 3:42
20 The McCoys - Hang On Sloopy 3:03
21 The Lovin' Spoonful - Do You Believe In Magic 2:04
22 The Young Rascals - Good Lovin' 3:29
23 Van Morrison - Brown-Eyed Girl 2:58
24 Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay 2:38
25 Tommy James & The Shondells - Crimson & Clover 3:23
26 The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day 4:59
27 Melanie - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) 3:48
28 Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 3:51
29 Al Green - So You're Leaving 2:53
30 Gallery - Nice To Be With You 2:37

[Tyler Durden]

[perkana]

[Tyler Durden]

[thoreau]

This



and this

[Larry B.]

Most likely...

[kv]

i'm old no clue except it was prob a 45

[sinep]

you guys are going to feel old....

californication in 1999.

[Jasper]

i'm old no clue except it was prob a 45

I've still got the Star Wars theme disco version 45. Anybody remember that one?

you guys are going to feel old....

californication in 1999.

That's bananas. How old are you again? Mid-20s?

[kv]

holy shit forgot about this one you prob have disco duck as well...

[Jasper]

holy shit forgot about this one you prob have disco duck as well...

I've got an entire Disco Duck LP. It's got a picture of the disco duck in space on the cover, and inside it's got the disco duck song, and then the duck DJs the whole album, which is songs like "How Deep Is Your Love," "We Will Rock You," and "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water."

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