What was the first vinyl single, album, CD, cassette or 8-track you bought?

[TheTecknician]

Mine was Car 67 by Driver 67. I bought it with a Boots gift voucher just after Christmas 1978. The B-side, an instrumental called Communications Breakdown (nothing to do with Led Zeppelin) is the superior track.

Probably Duran Duran The Reflex or Queen, The Works.

Oh wow..I loved that song! Going to have to go and listen to it! I remember my friend and I made up a cool dance to it. 😁

Fantastic Day, Haircut 100

First vinyl album was A New World Record by ELO,first vinyl single I ever bought was Oxygene by Jean Michelle Jarre. This was in 1977,I was 13.

Joyride by Roxette, 7 inch single, from WHSmith.

Looking at Google it came out in 1991!

Cutting Crew, I Just Died in Your Arms. Summer 1986, I was coming up 11, vinyl obviously - pretty certain it was from Woolies!

I thought I'd bought my next single shortly afterwards but that was Alison Moyet Weak in the Presence of Beauty which the internet tells me wasn't released until February 1987, so there must have been a bigger gap than I recall.

Thompson Twins , Hold me now.

Lola, by the Kinks.

Maggie May by Rod Stewart. My first album (or LP as we called them then!) was Led Zeppelin IV.

My first album was ABBA's Arrival in 76, first single was Blondies Heart of Glass in 78

First single I bought myself was I should be so lucky by Kylie Minogue but my mum had bought me some (awful) ones before that! Can't remember my first cassette but I did have a copy of the Bros album which I imagine was one of my first! (Again previously had some awful stuff my mum gave me!) my first cd was ac/dc as I spent all my money on a cd player and then had no money for cds but got this one in the charity shop!

The first album I received was Aha Hunting High & Low, that was on tape & I'm pretty certain it was for my 10th birthday in October 1985.

The double cassette I really remember however arrived at Christmas 1986 - Now That's What I Call Music volume 8 - though no-one called those collections by their full names, they were just known as "Now 8" 😀 Pretty certain I could recite that track listing even now!

First cassette single: Spaceman by Babylon Zoo 🤦.
First cassette album: Now 33 (from the much missed Woolworths).
First CD single: When Your Gone by Bryan Adams and Mel C.
First CD album: Now 41 (there's a theme running!).

Excellent choice! 👏👏👏

I'm from the same era but mine was "Wind me up ,let me go" by Cliff Richard - Cringe! 🫣. I was only 10 though.😁

I can’t remember the first one I bought but the first one I had was ‘Do they know it’s Christmas’. I got it for Christmas when I was 11.

Aqua, Barbie Girl 😂😂😂

I can't remember my first single. My parents bought me a pile of them with my first record player (Christmas present). Elton John I Guess That's Why I Call it the Blues and UB40 Red Red Wine were amongst them.

The first vinyl albums I went out and bought myself with the record tokens I used to get off my aunt and uncle every Christmas were a double purchase of Wham! Make It Big and Culture Club Colour By Numbers.

I can remember walking into Our Price in town and being totally overwhelmed by all the vinyl stands - a way bigger selection than the little WH Smith up the road 😆

First cassette was Now That’s What I Call Music 8.

I can’t actually remember my first CD. My dad was a member of a CD catalogue club and we accumulated a few very quickly - and ownership of many was disputed when I moved out 😂. I still insist Whitney is mine! The first ones I can remember walking into a shop and buying myself was Banarama - Wow!

Too Shy by Kajagoogoo (sp?)
Vinyl single

The first cassette/s I bought for myself was the 'Now 8' compilation

Vinyl single - Don't give up on us by David Soul
Vinyl album - So good for you by Dennis Waterman.

Guess I liked singing actors 🤣

Can't remember my first CD or cassette.

It was a single vinyl. Claire by Gilbert O'Sullivan.

Oh that was in my first record player bundle too!

New Kids On The Block Hanging Tough Album on cassette from Woolworths age 11.

Adam and the Ants 'Antmusic' on vinyl. Still have it.

Snap! Duran Duran being Notorious, Swing Out Sister Breaking Out 😀