My first album
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This is such a great thread Endo! I was really into the Beatles and Wings from my dad’s record collection in the 70’s. So the first album I picked up was Wings-Back to the Egg in 1979 when I was 8. It was…not a great Wings album.
Then I distinctly remember buying these 2 cassettes around 10…
Quarterflash-Self-titled
The Rolling Stones-Tattoo YouThe latter resulted in an awkward exchange with my mom when I asked her what “Little T&A” meant. Quarterflash was just bad 80’s music.
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First record I bought with my own money was this gem on cassette, Camelot Music, Atlanta GA c. 1988. Still listen to it fairly regularly
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Wings at the Speed of Sound is also a huge one for me as a kid, but it belonged to my dad (I now have his copy on vinyl). I also had the Thriller 7" (and still do) but my parents picked that up for me earlier as a gift, for spinning on my Fisher Price player
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@SKT:
when I asked her what “Little T&A” meant. Quarterflash was just bad 80’s music.
you don‘t want to know what I listened to in the early 80sthis gem on cassette
INXS, still like ‚Never tear us apart‘ a lot. Sad end for Michael Hutchence, though.
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Bought from Tony's Records in Redcar - 41 years ago! Back in the days when Record Tokens ruled!
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TOO MUCH PRESSHA!
So good.
INXS, still like ‚Never tear us apart‘ a lot. Sad end for Michael Hutchence, though.
Yeah for real. That documentary on him is great — such a sad story. F'n hell what a good lookin' guy and absurdly talented performer! Truly one of those charismatic rock stars.
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@neph93 fucking awesome! My one friend liked them and I can remember when I was nine listening to Iron Maiden the entire summer.
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I believe the first CD I ever owned was a "clean" version of The Eminem Show, via my half brother (ca. 10 years old) :D. The first CD I ever bought was Demon Days by Gorillaz, via K Mart (ca. 12 years old). Other standout formative albums that come to mind:
Heroes, Bowie
Guero, Beck
Elephant, White Stripes
With Teeth, NIN
The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus
VU and Nico
Pink Flag, Wire -
Damn, some good ones there! I never get tired of those first three Wire records.
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My sister bought this for me for Christmas. Still possibly my favorite present ever.
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When I first got into music we just bought singles,as they were always released before the album,and quite often the single was the best or in some cases the only good song on the album. Having said that,I have to think that the first album I ever bought was Meet The Beatles.
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Van Halen during the 1984 tour was my first concert. My friend's mom took us. My parents didn't know until it was too late, because they definitely wouldn't have allowed it.
After that it was shit like The Smothers Brothers in LA at a studio (I had know idea who the Hell they were), Stryper, Amy Grant, and such until I eventually got to see bands I liked again. When I got old enough to drive (driving age was 15 in Mississippi at the time), my horizons expanded a lot, since I could drive to places like Memphis and New Orleans (drinking age in LA was 18 at the time) to see bands like the Beastie Boys, Pink Floyd, KMFDM, King Crimson, Melvins, or stick around in Jackson, MS when bands like REM (in a SHOEBOX of a venue), Fugazi, Kyuss, Type O Negative (ha), The Cult, Rush, Prince, and others came through. One of those bands I really loved but they lasted like 6 months–I'll post them over in Music because I think a lot of people here would love Stompbox.
