As I sit at my computer reviewing my mp3’s for songs that I want/need and don’t have yet, I started to think about the first album (LP in my case) I bought on my own free will (not a gift). I realized that I have purchased music in four different forms of media over the years (LP, cassette, CD, and mp3) (No 8-track, DAT, or mini-disc). I was also amazed that I remembered what each purchase was fairly distinctly. I guess since music imprints so strongly in our memory that this shouldn’t be that big of a surprise after all.

Do all of you remember your first purchases of each type? What were they? (If you never “bought” a MP3, the first one you ripped then) How did your taste in music evolve over the years? Here are mine to get started:

Album: Flash Gordon – The Movie Soundtrack
Cassette: Quiet Riot – Metal Health
CD – Elvis Costello – Spike
MP3: Tenacious D - Self-Titled


Quite a mix over the years...