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[AndrewisFTTW]

I don't know why I thought of this but I just remembered that the first CD that I bought with my own money was the soundtrack to the first Pokemon movie. The second was Astro Lounge by Smash Mouth. I was wondering if anybody else remembered their first purchases and if they were as dumb as mine.

[Awaclus]

I think it was this album:

[jsh357]

They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18, then Violent Femmes s/t, then Arcade Fire's Funeral. Can't remember exact purchases after those.  I still love all three of those albums, so I think I had pretty good taste 10 years ago.

[Twistedarcher]

First cd I had was astro lounge, first one I purchased was probably something on iTunes.

[Archetype]

Arcade Fire's Funeral.

That album is awesome.

I think the first CD I bought (on iTunes) was Owl City's The Midsummer Station. It's OK.

[yuma]

Hootie and the Blowfish....

?? Why ??

I don't know.... I blame my father.

[Lekkit]

I think it most likely was The Knife and Deep Cuts by The Knife. Deep Cuts is still one of my favorite albums.

[AndrewisFTTW]

So I'm the only one with the ridiculous first album purchase? Thanks guys!

[Kuildeous]

My first purchase was Van Halen's 1984. I played the hell out of that tape.

[Donald X.]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

[Eevee]

Eminem - The Eminem show. Still love it!

[KingZog3]

Era Vulgaris by Queens of the Stone Age. Probably a Foo Fighters CD after that, Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace.

[Tables]

I think me and my brother went half and half on getting a Linkin' Park album when we were young. I don't think I liked it much (he probably talked me into it, big brothers, ugh).

After that... I barely ever bought music. As in, I don't think I ever did. Wasn't really my thing. It wouldn't surprise me if the second album I bought (and so first I bought on my own) was Open Up Your Heart by Opaque Nature, while I was at uni.

[Geronimoo]

Music can be purchased? Weird.

Actually my first CD was Brothers in Arms by the Dire Straits

[Kirian]

My first album was Apollo 18, but it was a gift.  It was also on cassette.  My first purchase might well have been Flood on CD.  I've never been into (popular) music enough that the memories would be important enough.  (I'm assuming you're only caring about popular music here, right?  Because I might well have had several classical albums as well.)

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

Looks like we got ourselves a hipster, boys.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

I just stole that from my dad.

I think after those two COs I got some Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana.

[KingZog3]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

I just stole that from my dad.

I think after those two COs I got some Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana.

You mean Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

I just stole that from my dad.

I think after those two COs I got some Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana.

You mean Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters.

I played after Dave Grohl on stage once. We made eye contact backstage. True story.

EDIT: And Henry Rollins introduced us. I have the video to prove it.

EDIT2: So suck it, Zog.

[KingZog3]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

I just stole that from my dad.

I think after those two COs I got some Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, and Nirvana.

You mean Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Foo Fighters.

I played after Dave Grohl on stage once. We made eye contact backstage. True story.

EDIT: And Henry Rollins introduced us. I have the video to prove it.

EDIT2: So suck it, Zog.

I'm so jelly. Should have high fived him though.

[Donald X.]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

Looks like we got ourselves a hipster, boys.

I bought it at a "record store." Sure I could have gotten it on 8-track, but man, that wasn't sticking around.

[AndrewisFTTW]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

Looks like we got ourselves a hipster, boys.

I bought it at a "record store." Sure I could have gotten it on 8-track, but man, that wasn't sticking around.

I can understand people buying records these days, I have a small record collection. But tapes? Are you people serious?

[ycz6]

I think Arcade Fire's Funeral was my first purchase too, actually, though I would have to re-download iTunes to make sure.

[Kirian]

Abbey Road, on vinyl.

Looks like we got ourselves a hipster, boys.

I bought it at a "record store." Sure I could have gotten it on 8-track, but man, that wasn't sticking around.

I would totally make a comment here about age, but I think I'm closer to your age than I am to the median age on the forum...

It's interesting that vinyl lasted ~60 years, 8-tracks and cassettes lasted about ten years each, but CDs are still hanging around despite being outclassed by digital.

[Donald X.]

I would totally make a comment here about age, but I think I'm closer to your age than I am to the median age on the forum...

It's interesting that vinyl lasted ~60 years, 8-tracks and cassettes lasted about ten years each, but CDs are still hanging around despite being outclassed by digital.

When I bought that album, the money I spent didn't come from an ATM, and the clerk didn't scan a barcode to see what it cost. The store didn't sell any alternative rock, for some reason. If I had to cross the street outside, there was no little guy or red hand to indicate when the cars would be coming. That was just the world we lived in; we didn't know any better.

Wax cylinders had ~30 years in the limelight. The path there is straightforward, vinyl was just better than wax and CDs are just better than tapes.

At this point the beauty of a CD is that it's a physical artifact, a possession you can hold and hey there are some pictures and maybe lyrics, so you don't have to google them. I like the physical artifact.

[Ozle]

Charles and Eddie  - NYC
Shaggy - Oh Carolina

And the first album

Possibly Ocean Colour Scene - Mosely Shoals
Followed by Oasis - Definately Maybe