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Happy 30th

Post by james80 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 3:21 pm

Released July 21st 1987. It was the first CD I bought, I remember standing there aged nine with it and slippery when wet in hand deciding what to spend my hard earned 8 or 10 pounds on.

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Post by Heuerville » Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:40 pm

Jesus, that makes me feel old. Also, weren't CD's horrendously expensive in the late 80's.. they were the same price then as now! £9 then would be like £50 now.
You must have been one of the super cool kids to have that as your 1st CD.. I think mine was Neil Diamond.. not because I wanted it, because my Dad wanted it!! "Go on son, buy this one" The git!
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Re: Happy 30th

Post by CGSshorty » Sat Jul 22, 2017 6:48 pm

That was one of my first CDs as well. It's still a great album.
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Post by james80 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:20 pm

Heuerville wrote:Jesus, that makes me feel old. Also, weren't CD's horrendously expensive in the late 80's.. they were the same price then as now! £9 then would be like £50 now.
You must have been one of the super cool kids to have that as your 1st CD.. I think mine was Neil Diamond.. not because I wanted it, because my Dad wanted it!! "Go on son, buy this one" The git!
Old was my first thought as well. To be honest I don't remember what it cost, maybe 4.99? I do remember where it was, basement of WH Smith just down from the library in Blackheath. Played it on one of these:

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I had lots of vinyl (Cream, Clapton, Paul Simon) I think strange is a better description of 9 year old me but this was the first CD. Followed by (I'm not proud) Hanging Tough, which ended up as an air rifle target.

Sweet Caroline on loop huh Stu? Nothing wrong with that!

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Post by james80 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:22 pm

CGSshorty wrote:That was one of my first CDs as well. It's still a great album.
It is. I recently added it to Apple Music and listened to the whole thing for the first time Ina while.

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Post by JP Chestnut » Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:39 pm

You guys are either younger than me, or got into music late. My first record was Thriller, at the ripe age of 3 circa 1982.

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Post by Heuerville » Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:46 pm

Late to it.. I'm a '75 vintage. Strange crossover period, where cassettes where like magic. When CD's came out it was like aliens had landed!
Then came the spin-offs.. mini CD's - remember them!!?!
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Post by ericf4 » Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:46 pm

Wow. I remember when appetite came out. I was in college. Yeah that makes me feel like where the F did the time go.

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Post by CGSshorty » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:12 pm

JP Chestnut wrote:You guys are either younger than me, or got into music late. My first record was Thriller, at the ripe age of 3 circa 1982.
We're talking CDs, not vinyl or cassette.
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Post by Chocodove » Sat Jul 22, 2017 8:15 pm

Obviously a classic. I also remember the hype surrounding Use Your Illusion 1 & 2 and the Terminator 2 song. Those albums delivered. Ah, those were the days...

Side note, my first actual purchase of a CD (all tapes beforehand) was Metallica's Black Album.

You guys remember Columbia House? That was the shit. 6 or 7 tapes for like a dollar.
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Post by HapaHapa » Sat Jul 22, 2017 10:43 pm

Columbia house was like cassette crack. More more more and they were so cheap until you started buying them just because they were cheap. Hmmm. Sounds like used Seiko.
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Post by stonehead887 » Sun Jul 23, 2017 1:27 am

This was also my first CD! I remember buying it on vinyl with the , now banned, front pic of the girl and machine, from Our Price records! I still have both. I read somewhere on the 25th anniversary that they still 1500 copies a week and the band still pots $$$ on royalties.
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Re: Happy 30th

Post by hobbit712 » Sun Jul 23, 2017 3:28 am

I'm feeling a bit older right now! :crybaby:

First CD was Jethro Tull "Crest of the Knave"

First real rock album was Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic"

I did buys almost every Kiss album prior to that however. KISS Army! :headbang:

To really date myself, how about the first 45 I recall owning? I was about 6-7 years old listening to Otis Redding "Sittin on the Dock of the Bay" over and over on this little record player. :whistle:
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Re: Happy 30th

Post by jimyritz » Sun Jul 23, 2017 6:40 am

One of the top selling albums of all time---Imagine, that, an album??? First three albums for me:

Doors (the Doors)
Aerosmith (Dream On)
Cheap Trick ( live at Budokan)

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Post by Captdave » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:13 pm

jimyritz wrote:One of the top selling albums of all time---Imagine, that, an album??? First three albums for me:

Doors (the Doors)
Aerosmith (Dream On)
Cheap Trick ( live at Budokan)
That's a great first three!


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Re: Happy 30th

Post by gwells » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:22 pm

I have to lol at you guys calling yourselves old.

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Post by Heuerville » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:30 pm

james80 wrote:
Sat Jul 22, 2017 7:20 pm
Heuerville wrote:Jesus, that makes me feel old. Also, weren't CD's horrendously expensive in the late 80's.. they were the same price then as now! £9 then would be like £50 now.
You must have been one of the super cool kids to have that as your 1st CD.. I think mine was Neil Diamond.. not because I wanted it, because my Dad wanted it!! "Go on son, buy this one" The git!
Old was my first thought as well. To be honest I don't remember what it cost, maybe 4.99? I do remember where it was, basement of WH Smith just down from the library in Blackheath. Played it on one of these:

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I had lots of vinyl (Cream, Clapton, Paul Simon) I think strange is a better description of 9 year old me but this was the first CD. Followed by (I'm not proud) Hanging Tough, which ended up as an air rifle target.

Sweet Caroline on loop huh Stu? Nothing wrong with that!
True, Sweet Caroline is a great tune!

'Hanging Tought'.. if we're talking NKOTB (yes, I'm saying New Kids on the Block :banghead: ).. my sister was obsessed with them & bought tickets to see them for 2 consecutive days. Her friends only went to the first day, so I was bullied to go on the 2nd day, with my Mom!!! :scream: Have to say, it was kinda fun/pain.. that was back in '91 I think.
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Post by 59yukon01 » Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:51 pm

I think I have several of the albums mentioned, but in vinyl.

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Post by jimyritz » Mon Jul 24, 2017 4:02 am

Captdave wrote:
Sun Jul 23, 2017 5:13 pm
jimyritz wrote:One of the top selling albums of all time---Imagine, that, an album??? First three albums for me:

Doors (the Doors)
Aerosmith (Dream On)
Cheap Trick ( live at Budokan)
That's a great first three!


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Re: Happy 30th

Post by james80 » Wed Jul 26, 2017 6:10 pm

July 21st 1987 was also the day the Ferrari F40 debuted, wish I'd got one of those instead.

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