What is the first music CD that you ever purchased or owned?

**oldgreypole** · 04-20-2003, 09:34 PM

The first music CD that I ever owned is "The Music of Raymond Scott: Reckless Nights and Turkish Twilights," but the first music CD that I ever purchased is "The Raymond Scott Project Volume One." How is this possible? I bought the former at a store, while I ordered though a catalog for the latter (which arrived three days in the mail after purchasing the former). This was back in 1993.

Other things that I recall when I received my first CD: I expected the CD to be made out of metal, and was surprised to find out that it is plastic. Also, when I first attempted to play the CD, I ended up putting the playing side up.

**Starflyer 58** · 04-20-2003, 11:41 PM

Wow! Talk about going back in time. As far as I can remember, it was Michael W Smith, "I 2 (eye)".

I also remember going "huh?" when my parents got a big CD stereo system, this was back in 1992 or something. We only owned about two or three CDs initially.

**EinBebop** · 04-21-2003, 12:42 AM

Oh, man... this is embarrassing...

Debbie Gibson, "Out of the Blue". Or it might've been Whitney Houston's second album. I think that would've been '87.

**Spastic Minnow** · 04-21-2003, 02:41 AM

The first I got as gifts were B-52's Cosmic Thing and ZZ Top's Recycler. Eventually got rid of both of them.

First I bought for myself was (I think) Faith No More's The Real Thing which is still one of my all-time favorite albums.

Delving back further into the embarrassing past.

-First commercial cassette (i.e. not recorded onto blank tape) was probably Bryan Adams' Reckless (I still have it actually, sounds pretty tore up now)

-First album I ever bought though was on vinyl and it was Micahel Jackson's Thriller (shattered a LONG time ago, but wouldn't turn away a new copy, for old times sake.)

**Bud 'n Lou** · 04-21-2003, 05:57 AM

The first CD that I both owned and purchased was a Hole import called "B-Girl." It consists of b-sides (duh) and alternate versions of already released songs. There are more than 20 tracks on it. It's pretty good, I still have it. I think I got it in 1995. I didn't even have a CD player at the time, but I was a big Hole fan, so I bought it anyway. The first cassette I ever bought was Hole's "Live Through This" album.

**Jin Kazama** · 04-21-2003, 07:50 AM

The first CD I ever purchased myself was Blues Traveler's "Four." I think that was the name of the album. I rarely listen to it anymore, but I remember it being the first.

As for my first CD altogether, I honestly don't remember.

**Bird Boy** · 04-21-2003, 09:20 AM

I think it was Metallica S&M...although I did buy alot of Batman soundtracks before that. So my first real, true, music CD I guess would be the MOTP soundtrack..

-BB

**DarkAngel** · 04-21-2003, 09:59 AM

I think my first CD was the Beatles Magical Mystery Tour.

**Enrique** · 04-21-2003, 10:38 AM

Metallica S&M is an awesome album... wish my favorite bands would do similar projects...

Anywho, the first CD I ever owned, of all things, was the one that came with the Comix Zone video game for Sega Genesis. Way back in the early 90s, 92, maybe. I still have it, I dig all but 1 or 2 tracks on it. Technically I paid for it since I had to pay for the game it came in.

**finbarlafume** · 04-21-2003, 10:58 AM

The first CD I bought was called 'Out of This World', a collection of music from John Williams. This was back in 1986 - disc still plays perfect today

**Andy Mancini** · 04-21-2003, 11:11 AM

Originally Posted by oldgreypole

I expected the CD to be made out of metal, and was surprised to find out that it is plastic.

The first CDs were made of aluminum, if I remember correctly.

My first CD was a tribute album called "The London Symphony Plays the Greatest Hits of Queen". The highlight of the album was their version of "Bohemien Rhapsody", sung by real opera singers.

**Elven Moon** · 04-21-2003, 11:58 AM

Hm. Maybe New Kids On The Block, or The Little Mermaid. That was too long ago.

**Good Ol' Batmanuel!** · 04-21-2003, 12:23 PM

A 2-disc Creedence Clearwater Revival (or CCR

) set. My mother was pretty shocked.

**The Landstander** · 04-21-2003, 01:08 PM

Weird Al - Greatest Hits

And I'm not ashamed of that. Great CD!

**Salvor** · 04-21-2003, 02:28 PM

I think it was the first album of Nada Surf... but I'm not sure. Thank god my tastes have changed since then.

**Mynd Hed** · 04-21-2003, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by The Landstander

Weird Al - Greatest Hits

And I'm not ashamed of that. Great CD!

Heh heh, good job. The first CD I ever owned was Weird Al's "Bad Hair Day." GREAT disc.

**Dr Kain** · 04-21-2003, 05:39 PM

My 1st cd was Marilyn Manson Antichrist Superstar. My second was Nine Inch Nails Downward Spiral, the last one I bought last week was House of 1,000 Corpses.