The Very First Album You Ever Bought

Devil Doc · « **Reply #20 on:** 31 May 2013, 01:48 pm »

Damned if I can remember.

Like they say," If you can remember the 60's, you weren't there."

Doc

WGH · « **Reply #21 on:** 31 May 2013, 02:41 pm »

Although I didn't buy it because I was only 4 years old in 1952 - here is the first album I owned, my brother and I had our own record player too. We wore out that album we played it so much, I think I could still repeat the story word for word.

Wayne

WC · « **Reply #22 on:** 31 May 2013, 04:37 pm »

How can you remember back that far? I am not real sure what the first album was. It was most likely purchased on cassette when I was in grade school. Something like Make it Big by Wham! in my top 40 stage, before I transitioned into more rock music like Jethro Tull and Rush. In one of my many moves I purged all of those top 40 cassettes, so I am not even sure what I had.

jarcher · « **Reply #23 on:** 31 May 2013, 04:53 pm »

First album given to me when I was about 5-6 was Carnival of the Animals. First one I ASKED for was some soundtrack from the Speedracer TV show about the same time. Actually still have both for nostalgia though don't listen to either. First album I BOUGHT (with my allowance) was ABBA Gold from the local Penguin Records (long gone). Yeah, ABBA. Gimme a break - I was 7 years old........the next album being AC/DC Back in Black on cassette.

PSB Guy · « **Reply #24 on:** 31 May 2013, 04:54 pm »

Bought at Star Records in Whitby, Ontario when I was 12 in the summer of 1980. It's basically a Canadian version of the Please Please Me album.

Cornelis

mgalusha · « **Reply #25 on:** 31 May 2013, 05:04 pm »

Pretty sure it was BTO - Not Fragile. I know for sure the first record I ever bought was a 45 of Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen - Hot Rod Lincoln

yeldarb · « **Reply #26 on:** 31 May 2013, 05:25 pm »

Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat

hi5harry · « **Reply #27 on:** 31 May 2013, 05:39 pm »

The Ventures. Fun thread!

brother love · « **Reply #28 on:** 31 May 2013, 05:45 pm »

1st album purchase: Meet the Beatles

1st 45 record purchase before that: The Beatles- I want to hold your hand/ I saw her standing there

First rock & roll record I ever heard: 45... Elvis Presley- Don't be cruel/ Hound Dog

firedog · « **Reply #29 on:** 31 May 2013, 05:49 pm »

Live Cream, Volume II

And after I posted this I put it on (the MFSL version). The music is great, and this version has good SQ, unlike the LP I bought back in the early 70s.

leftwinger58 · « **Reply #30 on:** 31 May 2013, 07:04 pm »

It was more like 5 albums that I got at Sears
1. Fresh Cream
2. Blues Project-Live at Cafe AU go go
3.Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow
4.John Mayalw/ Eric Clapton -Bluesbreakers
5.Jimi Hendirx Experience-Are You Experienced

Johlke · « **Reply #31 on:** 31 May 2013, 07:36 pm »

I was 12 years old and I walked to the local department store and bought Jethro Tull's "Aqualung." I've still got it!

Freo-1 · « **Reply #32 on:** 31 May 2013, 07:43 pm »

Bough four albums at once:
Jefferson Airplane:
1) Takes Off
2) Surrealistic Pillow
3) After Bathing at Baxter's
Along with "Savoy Brown A Step Further" (A Detroit staple is there ever was one)

It's been a wild ride ever since!

Emsquare · « **Reply #33 on:** 31 May 2013, 09:59 pm »

First vinyl but before that ...

On 8-Track. Which I absconded from my parents.
Not sure how I feel about that.

SteveFord · « **Reply #34 on:** 31 May 2013, 10:12 pm »

Probably
Through The Past, Darkly - The Rolling Stones
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down - Hot Tuna

I still like both of them, some things never change.

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #35 on:** 31 May 2013, 10:50 pm »

It was a BB King album round the mid fifties, I think. Man, ya'll were whitebread.

Peter J · « **Reply #36 on:** 31 May 2013, 10:56 pm »

The first I purchased. I clandestinely listened to my older sisters albums when they were gone. Maybe I should come clean now...

CactusBob · « **Reply #37 on:** 31 May 2013, 11:01 pm »

^ Whitebread!

My first was Beatles VI purchased new in '65. A different copy pictured

jimdgoulding · « **Reply #38 on:** 31 May 2013, 11:13 pm »

Uh, yeah, Bob . . whitebread. No offense. The first Beatles album I thought had something going on was Rubber Soul. Before that, I think bubblegum would describe them.

dB Cooper · « **Reply #39 on:** 31 May 2013, 11:20 pm »

This is embarrassing, but....

(Oh, and jimdgoulding: agree completely)