# First album you bought for yourself? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342 "2007-05-09T02:06:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/1 "2007-05-09T02:06:50Z")
The first actual record I bought was a classical music collection called “Music America Loves Best”. Still love that music. I think I was about 10 or 11. The first non-classical album I bought for myself was a tie, because I bought at the same time: Depeche Mode “Some Great Reward” and Sting’s “The Dream of the Blue Turtles” (yes, on vinyl) ---
**Author:** ![SmartAleq](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smartaleq/32/163_2.png) [@SmartAleq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmartAleq)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/2 "2007-05-09T02:15:39Z")
I bought my first album when I was seven–I brought all my rolled pennies (my dad used to give me all the pennies from his pocket every night when he came home) in my white wicker box of an Easter purse to the record store to purchase my very first full size album: **Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Heart’s Club Band**. I think it was less than two bucks new. I’m so glad it wasn’t The Archies! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Frank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/3 "2007-05-09T02:18:31Z")
A Hard Day’s Night. Which I had to keep at the neighbor’s because my dad thought spending money on music was a waste. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/4 "2007-05-09T02:21:15Z")
“Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” – in mono. Second (and this will come to no surprise to those familiar with me here on the SDMB) was “Urban Spaceman” by the Bonzo Dog Band. I’m still delighted at my choices. ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/5 "2007-05-09T02:21:18Z")
I used my allowance to buy the album ‘Meet the Beatles’ in the grocery store no less for something like $1.77. Yup, it was a new release. ---
**Author:** ![phungi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/phungi/32/395_2.png) [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/6 "2007-05-09T02:22:46Z")
Cassette: _AM/FM_ by George Carlin Album: _Partrige Family_ CD: _Aja_ by Steely Dan ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/7 "2007-05-09T02:23:50Z")
I think it may have been a Beatles bootleg album called “More From The Fab Four,” that I saw in a head shop. If not that one, then it was probably one of The Beatles’ albums, like “Abbey Road.” That was a _long_ time and thousands of albums ago! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/8 "2007-05-09T02:24:02Z")
Steve Miller’s _Book of Dreams._ Second album was Fleetwood Mac’s\* Rumours.\* My older sibs had all the Beatle’s etc. ---
**Author:** ![Subterraneanus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Subterraneanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subterraneanus)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/9 "2007-05-09T02:29:18Z")
Dare I admit it? … _Up to Date_ by The Partridge Family ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/10 "2007-05-09T02:38:32Z")
The first album I owned was a cassette of Metallica “Metallica” ( the black album) in the 7th grade. It is still one of my faves. ---
**Author:** ![interface2x](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c0e974/32.png) [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/11 "2007-05-09T02:39:09Z")
I used birthday money from my 10th birthday to purchase **The Cure** ’s “Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me” (their most current album at the time) on cassette. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/12 "2007-05-09T02:40:36Z")
_Surfing_ by the Ventures - 1963. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/13 "2007-05-09T02:42:12Z")
Sheryl Crow’s _Tuesday Night Music Club_. Second was Amy Grant’s _Heart In Motion_. I think this was 1993. I doubt I still own either. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/14 "2007-05-09T02:44:27Z")
Soft Cell. I remember it distintclty… A couple weeks later The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. Which proved more fruitful (ahem). ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/15 "2007-05-09T02:50:26Z")
“Here at Last – Bee Gees Live.” It was $9.99 at Twin Fair. I had to babysit for 5 hours for it. I still love that album. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/16 "2007-05-09T02:53:19Z")
[QUOTE=eleanorigby] Steve Miller’s _Book of Dreams._ Second album was Fleetwood Mac’s\* Rumours.\* My older sibs had all the Beatle’s etc. [/QUOTE] Huh? No Beatles for you? My world is cast asunder… \*\*The White Album \*\* So there. Pffffttt. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/17 "2007-05-09T02:53:21Z")
Danny Elfman’s _Music For a Darkened Theatre_ (a collection of his film score themes), on cassette. I was in 7th grade, so this has to be 1991-ish, right before I really got into rock and popular music. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/18 "2007-05-09T03:09:59Z")
(The Diabolical) Biz Markie’s The Biz Never Sleeps. Woulda been 1990 or so. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/19 "2007-05-09T03:17:14Z")
First one I asked my parents to buy - **Bill Cosby Is A Very Funny Fellow – Riiiight!** (the one with the Noah’s Ark routine). First one I purchased myself - **Tapestry** by Carole King, on cassette. I have since bought it on CD and it is on my computer’s hard drive and my 40 GB Zen. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342/20 "2007-05-09T03:18:10Z")
Sinead O’Connor’s _I Don’t Want What I Haven’t Got_. I actually got my first copy as a Christmas present in the 8th grade, and I listened to the tape so much that I broke it. So I saved up the cash (by doing extra chores) and bought a replacement…which was about $11. I still listen to it to this day. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-album-you-bought-for-yourself/403342.md?page=2)