# What was the first (CD, DVD, etc.) you owned? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610 "2013-01-28T14:39:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/21 "2013-01-28T16:59:24Z")
78:don’t have it any longer, Beethoven’s 9th on the Vox Humana organ somewhere in Belgium 45: Beatles She Loves You/I’ll Get You LP: Royal Guardsmen Snoopy vs the Red Baron Reel-to-reel: n/a 8-Track:never bought any, parents had a bunch Cassette: never bought any premades, just ripped my own. CD:Bob Dylan Empire Burlesque SACD:n/a Laserdisc:na/ DVD:Moroder version of Metropolis HD DVD: not sure if anything I have bought is HD or not. Blu-Ray:none don’t have a player, bought my brother a boxed set of Star Wars blu-ray for christmas this year though. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/22 "2013-01-28T17:05:11Z")
78: **Tchaikovski** Violin Concerto 45: **Steppenwolf** Born to be Wild/Everybody’s Next One LP: **Mike Oldfield** - Tubular Bells Reel-to-reel: - 8-Track: - Cassette: **Frank Zappa** - Tinseltown Rebellion CD: **Johannes Brahms** , played by Radu Lupu - Rhapsodies and Intermezzi, Op. 79, Opp. 117 - 119 SACD: - Laserdisc: - DVD: The Princess Bride HD DVD: - Blu-Ray: - ---
**Author:** ![Kevbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e47774/32.png) [@Kevbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevbo)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/23 "2013-01-28T18:14:54Z")
First LP: Steve Miller Band, Children of the Future. Gift from my now dead brother. Still might have it somewhere. First CD: Flim and the BBs, This is a recording. CD was a new medium, and this disk was intended to exploit it. The sound was incredible after a lifetime of scratchy vinyl. First DVD: Some instructional thing on how to replace windows. Still don’t own any bluray media. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/24 "2013-01-28T18:17:31Z")
The first CD(s) I owned were the 10 I got from joining Columbia House. I got them before I even got my own player because my roommate in college had a CD player on his stereo. It mortifies me to say that the one of the first owned was Batman and Robin because it came with my player. I bought a couple of others at the same time but that w sin there and I have never watched it to this day almost 15 years later. I got a few DVD/Blu ray combo packs before I even owned an HD TV let alone a Blu Ray player so one of those was my first Blu Ray. ETA: First LP were a couple of Monkees albums. I didn’t buy them though, my brother gave me them. ---
**Author:** ![foj3000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@foj3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foj3000)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/25 "2013-01-28T19:10:23Z")
78: 45: LP:Steely Dan Aja Reel-to-reel: 8-Track:That Meco Star Wars Disco thing Cassette:Thomas Dolby-Golden Age of Wireless CD: Def Leppard-Pyromania SACD: VHS: Star Wars Laserdisc:Star Wars DVD:Galaxy Quest HD DVD: Blu-Ray:Avengers- a month ago ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/26 "2013-01-28T19:33:17Z")
For those who are unaware, [HD DVDs](http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/graphics/news3/SmallvilleS5-HDDVD.jpg) went head-to-head with Blu-Rays in a format war that started around 2002 and ended a few years later. Everyone knew just one format would emerge, and most were gun shy about investing in one or the other. Also, I cannot believe I forgot VHS and Betamax. Don’t know what my first VHS was ( **Field of Dreams** sounds right), never had a Betamax tape. mmm ---
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DVD: Rush Hour 2 Laserdisc: Back to the Future i don’t remember anything else ---
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78: n/a 45: n/a LP: not sure, probably some Beach Boys from a used record store. Reel-to-reel: n/a 8-Track: n/a Cassette: **Greatest Hits: Vols. 1 & 2** - Billy Joel; **Centerfield** - John Fogerty (bought both at the same time). CD: no idea. SACD: n/a Betamax: n/a VHS: **Clue** Laserdisc: n/a DVD: **Sneakers** HD DVD: n/a Blu-Ray: **Band of Brothers** ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/29 "2013-01-28T19:49:39Z")
Cassette: George Thorogood - Bad to the Bone CD: Bobby Brown - Bobby VHS: A sports bloopers video that came with a subscription to Sports Illustrated DVD: The Big Lebowski Blu-Ray: Brave ---
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/30 "2013-01-28T20:06:05Z")
Cassette: Unsure VHS: Unsure CD: Garth Brooks - The Hits DVD: The Perfect Storm HD DVD: 300 Blu-Ray: Wall-E ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/31 "2013-01-28T20:07:50Z")
45–Ahab the Arab by Ray Stevens. LP–Surfin’ Safari by the Beach Boys Cassette–A home mix of irish songs CD–Glen Miller 4-track–The Comedy of W.C. Fields 8-track–The Mersy Sound by Gerry and the Pacemakers (I think that was the name of the tape.) Video cassette–Fantasia by Disney ---
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The first vinyl LP that I picked out myself was either AC/DC “Back in Black” or a collection called “Certified Gold” that I’d seen on a TV advertisement in the 70’s. Not sure on 45’s, cassettes, CDs, or DVDs. I had a lot of cassettes and CDs. Looking back at my Amazon history, my first Blu-ray disc might have been “The Bank Job” with Jason Statham. I only have 4 or 5 Blu-ray discs. ---
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45 : Probably a single by Poison that I bought just for the fold-out poster cover. Never bought many 45s. LP : Pac Man Fever Cassette : Dare To Be Stupid by Weird Al CD : Little Shop of Horrors movie soundtrack. Lotta crap. ---
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LP-Snoopy vs. the Red Baron Cassette–3-D by Weird Al Yankovic CD- Easy Action by Alice Cooper DVD–Moulin Rouge, because the person who gave us the DVD player for some reason also gave us that. I’ve never watched it, but I think my wife has. ---
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78: Ok not quite that old. My father had some. 45: Never bought any 45s. Listened to some of my sister’s LP: Kansas _Leftoverture_ Reel-to-reel: NA 8-Track: Had some from my brother but I don’t think I ever bought any. Cassette: Neil Young\* Live Rust\* CD: probably Pink Floyd _Dark Side of the Moon_ SACD: NA Laserdisc: I have a bunch. The first might have been _Excalibur_. DVD: Funny since it was much more recent than some but I have no idea what was first. HD DVD:NA Blu-Ray: None. My girlfriend bought some but I like to rent. VHS: Again I rented more than bought. The first I bought may have been Roger Waters concert at the Berlin Wall. I was at the concert so I had to get it. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610/36 "2013-01-28T22:09:04Z")
45: “Live and Let Die” by Paul McCartney & Wings LP:\* **Sounds of Silence** \* by Simon and Garfunkel 8-Track: \*\*\*Desolation Boulevard \*_by the Sweet Cassette: **Security** by Peter Gabriel CD: **Screaming for Vengeance** _ by Judas Priest DVD: _ **Jaws** _ ---
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45: My Baby Does the Hanky Panky - Tommy James and the Shondells LP: The Animals Reel-to-reel: 8-Track: Not Sure Cassette: Something by The Pretenders CD: Graham Parker Heat Treatment SACD: Laserdisc: DVD: Gilad Workout Tapes HD DVD: Blu-Ray: Last edited ---
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Wax cylinder: a strange racist comedy routine from around 1910…I didn’t know when I bought it at a flea market (I swear!). 78: I can’t remember. 45: Mrs. Robinson/Old Friends/Bookends, Simon & Garfunkel LP: Zeppelin IV Reel-to-reel: 8-Track: Toys in the Attic, Aerosmith Cassette: Attack of the Killer B’s compilation CD: Frank, Squeeze SACD: Laserdisc: DVD: hmmm HD DVD: Blu-Ray: ---
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45: **The Kinks** Father Christmas LP: **The Rocky Horror Picture Show** soundtrack Cassette: **The Kinks** State of Confusion CD: **Elastica** self-titled VHS: **The Jungle Book** was the first one I bought, although I had previously inherited a stash of John Holmes/Seka flicks from a buddy that was getting married. DVD: Not sure, probably some Baby Einstein thing received at a baby shower ---
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45: Madonna – “Open Your Heart” (this was just last year) LP: The Beach Boys – Surf’s Up (also a little over a year ago) Cassette: The only cassette “album” I own is a demo by a teenage punk band whose members I knew in high school. CD: Green Day – Dookie (high school) VHS: I had some Disney tapes as a kid, so maybe Bambi? DVD: The Criterion Beastie Boys video collection (somebody bought it for me; it was about a year before I could play it, and it’s never worked right.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-cd-dvd-etc-you-owned/648610.md?page=3)