What was the first music album you bought?

[Jacob Lewis]

After giving it some more thought, I may have been mistaken about what my first album was. It might have been this:

 

[Mannahnin]

I had Come Out And Play on vinyl.

As I recall I heard & saw them first on MTV or their Solid Gold appearance, which were when Stay Hungry was charting, of course.

 

[monsmord]

Alas: Village People's Cruisin'. Shut up is why.

My next purchase was 120 Music Masterpieces, and the "bonus" of 30 Piano Masterpieces.



That's actor John Williams selling me on enriching my home. Coincidentally, my third purchase was the original Star Wars soundtrack.

 

[CleverNickName]

I regret nothing.
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That was the first music album I bought, but it wasn't the first music album I ever owned. That would have been:

My dad had it on vinyl when I was growing up, and I borrowed it so many times that he got worried I was going to ruin it...so he bought me my own copy for Christmas that year. And yes, I wore it out.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

TIL most everyone in this thread is around as old as I am . See you all in 10-15 years at the retirement home for gamers (I Wish!).

I remember my first album was Queen News of the World, but I think I recieved that as a gift in 6th grade (age 11, 1977). But I don't actually recall the first album I purchased with my own money. It might have been the Phil Collins album with Air of the Night (google tells me that was Face Value) - I do remember not liking any other song on that album, thereby introducing me to a truism that persists to this day - 90% of everything is

 

[Mercurius]

Bought for me: A Flock of Seagulls or Thriller, both vinyl.

That I purchased with my own money...can't remember, but maybe a Duran Duran cassette, or possibly Pet Shop Boys.