The first album that I bought was a .25 yardsale cassette of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. No case or album art. I couldn't even tell you why I chose it but I was absolutely hooked when I popped it in my tape player when I got back home.
If we're talking full price CDs from the store, my first was Californication by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. My dad told me not to waste my money buying an album for just one song. I had to insist that there were 3 songs that I knew I liked and I wanted the album to see if there were more. There were, in fact, a couple more songs I liked but, if my memory is right, I only really listened to the first half and then really disliked the second half.
May 18, 2025
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i got my old CD player out of storage last week and this week i went to a flea market and picked up some CDs. i have mostly been listening to the dave brubeck quartet and tapestry by carole king.
also: love listening to an album all the way through.
Jun 27, 2024
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This is coming from a guy that loves 60s and 70s rock and folk and owns like 100 something LPs. Get CDs instead, you can play them in cars, on stereo systems, and portable CD players. cleaner than tape with no warble or belts to worry about and easier to store than LPs, only downside is the art is small and usually no fun insert's. I’d only get your absolute favs on LP they are probably gonna be expensive (30-70 bucks compared to 5-30 for CDs) but having the big cover, often times lyric sheets or posters, and my favorite part the back cover you’ll NEVER see on steaming. Sound great and really make you feel like you own a substantial part of the music. make sure you have shelves deep and tall enough for records too if you buy them. media Trade stores are the best if you aren’t already looking there.
TLDR: CDs for practicality LPs for gems
May 17, 2024
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randomly got swamp ophelia-indigo girls for less than a dollar bc it seemed like itd be good (i never heard of indigo girls before sorry) & im finally listening now and its rly nice actually
May 1, 2025
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May 18, 2025
I watched The Last Unicorn so much the tape died a slow and painful death. The household VHS of MLP survived a lot longer but I'm pretty sure that everyone else in the house wished it would die.
Honorable mentions: Goonies(1985), Â The Neverending Story(1984), Puss In Boots(1988), Labyrinth(1986), Red Riding Hood(1987), and The Dark Crystal(1982).
May 19, 2025