# The first album you bought: on vinyl, on cassette, on CD, all digital **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 7, 2005, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870 "2005-11-07T04:14:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/61 "2005-11-15T14:20:39Z")
First 45: “Leaving on a Jet Plane,” Peter, Paul and Mary. Long gone. First LP: “Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme,” Simon and Garfunkel, played endlessly on a cheap portable record player until it wore out in less than 6 months. First copy is long gone, but has been replaced twice in LP format and once on CD. Still have the CD. Only quadraphonic LP: “Attica Blues,” Archie Shepp. Long gone. First Cassette: Don’t really remember. The earliest I can recall is “Greatest Folksingers of the Sixties.” I never had a big collection of pre-recorded cassettes. When it came to cassettes, I was more inclined to tape LP’s that I borrowed from friends or the library rather than buy pre-recorded stuff. Cheaper, and the sound was usually better. Long gone. First 8-track: “A Salty Dog,” Procol Harum. I never liked the 8-track format. I always thought it was ridiculously clunky compared to cassettes. Most annoying thing about it was the way they’d interrupt songs for the automatic track change–absurd! I only bought a few used 8-tracks because a friend gave me an old, almost worn-out 8-track deck for free. Long gone. Open reel: “Gold,” Neil Diamond. Or maybe “Madman Across the Water,” Elton John." Not really sure which. Long gone. CD: “Windham Hill Sampler, 1982.” Still have it. First VHS tape: Giorgio Moroder’s “Metropolis.” Still have it. First DVD: Procol Harum in concert in Denmark. Still have it. Digital: I assume you mean downloads off the net. Ain’t never done it, probably ain’t never gonna. With a 28.8 modem, it’s out of the question. ---
**Author:** ![LonesomePolecat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a88e57/32.png) [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/62 "2005-11-15T14:22:07Z")
My apologies for the double post. Not enough coffee this morning … ---
**Author:** ![kelly5078](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6f9a4e/32.png) [@kelly5078](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kelly5078)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/63 "2005-11-15T17:00:26Z")
I had a million children’s records on 78, but I don’t suppose they count. First Single (bought for me): “Purple People Eater” by Sheb Wooley. First Album (bought for me): Peer Gynt Suites. I was mostly a schmaltzy romantic ochestra kind of guy before the Beatles. First Album I bought: Meet the Beatles. First Single I bought: Not sure. I think it was “Hang on Sloopy.” First cassette: “Abbey Road.” Also pretty much the last. I hate cassettes. First CD: “Across a Crowded Room” by Richard Thompson. Digital: Still a virgin. Expecting an iPod for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/64 "2005-11-15T17:54:56Z")
Vinyl : Not sure, I’m gonna guess Back in Black, AC/DC - not new, about 1986 Cassette : Weird Al, Dare to be Stupid, approx 1984 CD : Little Shop of Horrors soundtrack, approx 1987 Digital : Never bought an album, but subscribed to unlimited Napster for a month this year… George ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/65 "2005-11-15T22:12:45Z")
45- My Back Pages by the Byrds Vinyl- I don’t remember. Probably The 2nd or 3rd Monkees album. I was young and stupid. 8 track- Never indulged. Cassette- Creedence Clearwater Revival 20 Gold Hits CD- The River Bruce Springsteen Digital- not yet. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/66 "2005-11-15T22:28:58Z")
You had _records?_ My first was a _[wax cylinder.](http://www.tinfoil.com/)_ 😃 But serially, folks…my first purchase in this category was “Little Bitty Pretty One,” by Bobby Day, followed by “That’ll Be The Day,” by the Crickets. On big-hole 45s. I still have both. Which I had to hide from my parents because rock 'n roll was the work of the devil and posession or even listening to it on the radio was a punishable offense. Seriously. “Why don’t you play some nice Mozart, son?” I don’t remember the rest; they all blur together. ---
**Author:** ![Broken\_Wind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Broken\_Wind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broken_Wind)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/67 "2005-11-15T23:09:30Z")
Vinyl: Kiss, Dynasty Cassette: Metallica, Ride the Lightning CD: Kate Bush, Hounds of Love (tastes in music obviously changed in college) Digital: some 3 minute song that _only_ took 30 minutes to download via Napster (those were the days) ---
**Author:** ![lawoot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/35a633/32.png) [@lawoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lawoot)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/68 "2005-11-26T05:36:17Z")
45 - Don’t remember. LP - The Star Wars soundtrack (before it was morphed into ‘A New Hope’) 8-Track - What I had I inherited from **Kilvert’s Pagan**. CD - Masterpieces for Organ I’ve never downloaded music ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2005, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870/69 "2005-11-26T22:49:21Z")
LP: [Deep Purple: Made in Europe](http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/deep_purple/made_in_europe/) Cassette: [Kiss: Alive II](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_II) CD: [Metallica: … And Justice for All](http://www.metallicaworld.co.uk/releases/justice.htm) All Digital: [50 Cent: Get Rich or Die Tryin’](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Rich_or_Die_Tryin%27_%282005_album%29) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-album-you-bought-on-vinyl-on-cassette-on-cd-all-digital/329870.md?page=3)