Your first 45, album, CD you ever owned?

[kathyb]

This question was asked on YL occasionally, but I don't think it's been asked here, yet. Feel free to add any other "firsts", such as cassette, 8 track, etc.

The first 45 I ever owned was "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" by Lynn Anderson. For some reason, I just loved that song, and begged my mom to buy it for me one day when we were at the Five and Dime. And she did! I was so happy. LOL!

Can't really remember the first album I owned, but it was probably something by Donny Osmond or the Partridge Family, since they were my "teen idols" way back when.

I'm ashamed to admit the first CD I ever bought. LOL! My husband and I bought a CD player, and didn't have any CD's, so we ended up buying the soundtrack to "Ghostbusters 2" because it was on sale. Yes, I still have the CD, but no, I haven't listened to it for years. ;D

And you?

[55dodger]

First 45 - Yesterday - the Beatles
First Album - Tap Root Manuscript - Neil Diamond
First CDs - A series of compilation CDs called Reeling in the Years Vols 1 - 5 (all bought the same day)
And though you didn't ask
First Cassette - Retrospective - The Best of Buffalo Springfield.

[Dawn]

The first 45 I ever owned was Paul McCartney & Wings' 'Band on the Run'. I remember hearing that on the car radio back in the spring of 1974 and falling it love with it immediately. 29 years later, it's still my all-time favorite song!

Other than children's albums, the first LP I owned was a Ktel compilation, either Dance Machine or Super Gold, from around 1976.

My first cassette was Michael Jackson's Thriller, bought back in the spring of 1983. I literally wore that tape out!

I'm not positive about the first CD, but I think it was the Best of the Rippingtons, back in 1999. I was really into smooth jazz at that time.

[H2IZCOOL]

I know I've done this on YL and also on ML, but what the heck.

45 -- "Hard To Get" - Giselle MacKenzie 1955 "X" Records

L.P. -- Calypso - Harry Belafonte 1957 RCA Victor

8 - Track -- I think I only bought one. Can't remember the title, but it was by Ian and Sylvia and included the track "A Nova Scotia Farewell"

Cassette - I used to buy blank tapes and record them. Don't own any pre-recorded cassettes (I held out and stuck with vinyl as ling as I could). I did by my sone a Bangles Cassette in the mid 80s. He liked them when he was young. It's the one that had Manic Monday and Walk Like an Egyptian on it.

CD - The Original Broadway Cast performance of "Showboat"

[m c dornan]

The first thing I got was three LPs, simultaneously.

They were:

Greatest Hits of Herman's Hermits, vol. 1

Freak Out! (Mothers of Invention)

Surrealistic Pillow (Airplane)


First 45 RPM was "They're Coming to Take Me Away,Ha Ha".

I have no idea what the first cassette was.

Never had 8-tracks, and don't have CDs.

[Ken]

Hi Kathy Here are my "firsts"
45 - Seasons in The Sun - Terry Jacks - back in '74
LP - Greatest Hits - Elton John - also in ' 74
Cassette - Greatest Hits - The Doors - in 1980
8 - Track - Live at Budokan - Cheap Trick - back in '79
CD - Into The Fire - Bryan Adams - bought this and my first CD player(which I still use once in a while and STILL works great) the same day in 1987.

[Ken]

Dawn said:

The first 45 I ever owned was Paul McCartney & Wings' 'Band on the Run'. I remember hearing that on the car radio back in the spring of 1974 and falling it love with it immediately. 29 years later, it's still my all-time favorite song!

Other than children's albums, the first LP I owned was a Ktel compilation, either Dance Machine or Super Gold, from around 1976.

My first cassette was Michael Jackson's Thriller, bought back in the spring of 1983. I literally wore that tape out!

I'm not positive about the first CD, but I think it was the Best of the Rippingtons, back in 1999. I was really into smooth jazz at that time.

Hi Dawn:) The Rippingtons - I'm impressed I believe my brother has one of their CD's - I can't recall which one though.

[Dawn]

KenFrank said:

Hi Dawn:) The Rippingtons - I'm impressed I believe my brother has one of their CD's - I can't recall which one though.

They're one of my favorite smooth jazz groups! I can't recall exactly how I was first introduced to their music, but I've really liked it ever since, and have several cassettes in addition to that Best of. Is your brother a fan of other jazz groups?

[Ken]

Dawn said:

They're one of my favorite smooth jazz groups! I can't recall exactly how I was first introduced to their music, but I've really liked it ever since, and have several cassettes in addition to that Best of. Is your brother a fan of other jazz groups?

Yeah he is - he likes all types of music, but he goes to our local jazz festival every year.

[Camille Noire]

[glow=red,2,300]My first CD was my Simon and Garfunkel set. I never had any 45s or albums.[/glow]

[SAT-I need more room!!]

Gee, I was rude to never answer this!

First 45-I had so many hand me downs, but one of my first was probably Another Brick in the Wall Part 2.

First LP-Again, lots of hand me downs, then 2 K-Tels. I think my first official bought for me was Hall & Oates Rock-n-Soul Part 1.

First CD-My ex got me 5 with my first player. Beatles Rubber Soul, Past Masters, Past Masters II, Robert Plant Now and Zen, Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door.

First cassette-Now this I remember! LOL! Bruce Springsteen Born in the USA.

8-track-Never had one growing up. I got my step mother's hand me down stereo with all her 8 tracks. A couple Barry Manilow and a live Beach Boys album. The rest were pretty non-descript.

I do still have Bekki's Muppet Movie 8 track!

[Pete70s]

First 45: Rock Me Gently-Andy Kim

First LP: Abbey Road-The Beatles

I had 8-tracks, but I honestly don't remember what my first one was.

First Cassette: More Greatest Hits Of The Monkees (they were out of the vinyl)

First CD: All The Best-Paul McCartney

[KittyKat - RIP Luciano]

First 45: Tiny Dancer - Elton John (I don't remember the B side)

First LPs: I got 4 albums for Xmas in 1978 along with my very own first record player - a Bee Gees phonograph!.
K-Tel Superstar Collection (still one of my favorite albums of all time)
K-Tel Starburst
Wings Greatest Hits
Andy Gibb - Flowing Rivers

First 8-track: Beatles - Hard Days Night (although technically I think this was a gift to my mom from our cousin - I took it though)

First cd: I was a little late to the CD player. Through much of college I had this fantastic record player and stereo and I kept all of my records in great shape. I didn't get a cd player until late 1992. I signed up for one of those Columbia House "get 10 cds for a penny" deals using a fake name and picked out a random assortment of cds from their rather limited list. I don't remember all of the cds but here are a few that I know I still have in my collection:
Partridge Family Greatest Hits
ABBA - Gold
Duran Duran - Rio
Elvis Costello - Greatest Hits
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Motley Crue - Shout At The Devil

I have no recollection of what my first cassette was - probably something from the Go Gos, or Tears For Fears?

[athompsen]

I remember the first 2 "music" albums I ever bought...they were Band On The Run by Paul McCartney and Wings and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John. Before that, I had The Electric Company soundtrack and The Chipmunk Christmas Album. I can remember my mom taking me to TG&Y to buy all of them.

I can't really remember the first 45. It might have been Jackie Blue by Ozark Mountain? Or something like that.