Do you still have the first album you bought in your collection?

Trollheart · 09-16-2014, 03:38 PM

I do, and I just wondered who else does. I know I went through some hard times when I was younger, and had to sell some of my albums --- for a pittance, to a secondhand record shop, and more than once --- and some got destroyed due to warping. But I still have the first album I ever bought, on red vinyl.

Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra

I'd heard ELO on the radio and in the charts and absolutely loved their music. This had a lot of their chart hits at the time so I bought it as soon as I had the money and a record player, and it's still in my collection today. It was rapidly followed by most of the rest of their discography at the time, and started off my interest in orchestral accompaniment to rock or pop music.

So, how about you? If you're old enough to have bought it on vinyl like me, repurchasing it on CD or downloading it doesn't count: you have to have the original album you bought all those years ago. Do you? Is it in good condition still? Would it, or does it, still play? I always took care of my albums so the answer to both of those questions is yes, but I no longer have a turntable so have not played it in its original format for over twenty years.

**Frownland** · 09-16-2014, 04:04 PM

I got POD's Satellite and Incubus's Morning View as my first two album. Satellite got destroyed through childhood shenanigans and I gave the Incubus album to my sister, not sure if she still has it. So no.

EDIT: This was before the vinyl resurgance so these were CDs.

Mondo Bungle · 09-16-2014, 04:06 PM

I do in fact still have my For Those About To Rock Cd

Charlemagne · 09-16-2014, 04:37 PM

I also have my first CD I bought, Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory.

**Janszoon** · 09-16-2014, 04:50 PM

The first recording of any kind that I ever bought was a cassette of REM's Document, which have away to a friend a few years ago because he had a tape deck in his car and I had the album in other formats. The first record I bought was Pink Floyd's Meddle which I think I still have. The first CD I ever bought was Bauhaus' Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions and I do still have that.

Paul Smeenus · 09-16-2014, 05:00 PM

The first record I ever owned was Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 45 rpm

**Janszoon** · 09-16-2014, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

The first record I ever owned was Day Tripper/We Can Work It Out 45 rpm

Do you still have it?

Trollheart · 09-16-2014, 05:44 PM

He looks just like my cat Ritchie!

On another subject, you mentioned a rodcast --- podcast I assume. I had often thought of doing one of those, but how do you get around copyright if you're playing music? Thought that was a no-no? I'd be interested in any information.
Thanks!

**Frownland** · 09-16-2014, 05:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trollheart

He looks just like my cat Ritchie!

On another subject, you mentioned a rodcast --- podcast I assume. I had often thought of doing one of those, but how do you get around copyright if you're playing music? Thought that was a no-no? I'd be interested in any information.
Thanks!

Paul Smeenus · 09-16-2014, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Do you still have it?

No I thought it'd be more fun to have brain surgery and forget simply premises.

09-16-2014, 03:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	Do you still have the first album you bought in your collection? I do, and I just wondered who else does. I know I went through some hard times when I was younger, and had to sell some of my albums --- for a pittance, to a secondhand record shop, and more than once --- and some got destroyed due to warping. But I still have the first album I ever bought, on red vinyl. Discovery by Electric Light Orchestra I'd heard ELO on the radio and in the charts and absolutely loved their music. This had a lot of their chart hits at the time so I bought it as soon as I had the money and a record player, and it's still in my collection today. It was rapidly followed by most of the rest of their discography at the time, and started off my interest in orchestral accompaniment to rock or pop music. So, how about you? If you're old enough to have bought it on vinyl like me, repurchasing it on CD or downloading it doesn't count: you have to have the original album you bought all those years ago. Do you? Is it in good condition still? Would it, or does it, still play? I always took care of my albums so the answer to both of those questions is yes, but I no longer have a turntable so have not played it in its original format for over twenty years. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-16-2014, 04:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frownland SOPHIE FOREVER Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: East of the Southern North American West Posts: 35,541	I got POD's Satellite and Incubus's Morning View as my first two album. Satellite got destroyed through childhood shenanigans and I gave the Incubus album to my sister, not sure if she still has it. So no. EDIT: This was before the vinyl resurgance so these were CDs. __________________ Studies show that when a given norm is changed in the face of the unchanging, the remaining contradictions will parallel the truth. d e a f b o x

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Charlemagne Say something vague Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,551	I also have my first CD I bought, Linkin Park's Hybrid Theory. __________________ Charlemagne had eyes like a lover, but last winter there was weather and his eyes they iced right over. My Last.fm

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Janszoon Mate, Spawn & Die Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Rapping Community Posts: 24,593	The first recording of any kind that I ever bought was a cassette of REM's Document, which have away to a friend a few years ago because he had a tape deck in his car and I had the album in other formats. The first record I bought was Pink Floyd's Meddle which I think I still have. The first CD I ever bought was Bauhaus' Swing the Heartache: The BBC Sessions and I do still have that. __________________ A Night in the Life of the Invisible Man Time & Place 25 Albums You Should Hear Before the Moon Crashes into the Earth and We All Die last.fm

09-16-2014, 05:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,992	He looks just like my cat Ritchie! On another subject, you mentioned a rodcast --- podcast I assume. I had often thought of doing one of those, but how do you get around copyright if you're playing music? Thought that was a no-no? I'd be interested in any information. Thanks! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018