I'm old enough to agree with the idea that 'alternative' just meant anything that wasn't mainstream and covered a whole range of music. I find the way that people try and talk about 'alternative' as a genre in itself a bit weird to be honest.
On that basis, the first album that I bought with my own money was a second-hand copy of 'Road to Ruin' by the Ramones in 1979.
And, much to some's bemusement I'm sure, thanks to a geographical oddity I'm still a dial-up user and have been since 1997!
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