Tough call, but I think it was "The War of the World" by Jeff Wayne in 1978-ish. Basically a musical version of H. G. Wells novel with various pop, rock, and West End performers singing (Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues, Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy, David Essex and Julie Covington, both West End stage stars) while Richard Burton provides a narration adapted from the novel.
Still love some of the songs and became a Moody Blues fan on the strength of Hayward's performance. Burton's narration is the real highlight though, hearing him describe the Battle of Shepperton, where the Martian invaders rout the British army, just knocked my socks off the first time I heard it.
Gun's N Roses Appetite for Destruction on tape...Still have it, but I don't think it works
I got the Cranberries album that had the song 'Dreams' on it, a Vangelis compilation album 'Themes', I think, and Enya's Watermark all around the same time. All CD's. I think I was 12 or 13.
I was 15 and my Mom gave me money to go to the music store with my older sister. I bought my first LP that day......Chicago Transit Authority.....I was hooked, a band that could play Rock and Roll, Ballads, Jazz....I own every album they have ever released and have some songs that were never released.
My first album was Status Quo's Hello in vinyl. Still have it and still play it. ?
I couldn't honestly remember what I bought with my own money first, but something that would no doubt be terribly embarassing to admit amongst such a crowd of amazing firsts from many others.
I had received CDs as gifts from my friends and parents growing up and had also borrowed a few here and there. As such, it's tough to recall my 'first', the first one that I purchased from the store myself. If I had to guess though it would be Creed - My Own Prison. Not the coolest of choices, I know, but I was 13 and I wound up listening to the shit out of that album.
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Shit. Confession time - after a large amount of excellent first albums above.
My first album was the soundtrack to the James Bond film On Her Majestys Secret Service. It cost my 10p from an SNP jumble sale.
My first full price album was Playing To An Audience Of One by David Soul.
My first real album, that I would listen to today was Ready And Willing by Whitesnake, back in their blues rock era. Fantastic album.
Sorry for double posting.
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) The first album I bought with my own money was Thriller, pretty sure it was and it was on LP. I know The Bad album and Billy Oceans album were early ones i got too but I think Thriller was my first.
