The compact disc is 25 years old tomorrow!

I’m trying to remember the first CD I bought, and not having much luck. By contrast, I clearly remember the first cassette tape I ever bought: Synchronicity by the Police, followed closely by Led Zeppelin II. I probably bought them on the same day.

I don’t remember buying much vinyl. A a pre-teen I had 7″ singles of Alan Parsons Project’s “Eye In The Sky” and Fleetwood Mac’s “Hold Me” and that’s about it. Almost everything else I bought on cassette. My speed metal-loving college roommate had a huge collection of obscure European metal albums on vinyl, but I don’t think I ever owned an LP myself. In fact, up until a few months ago I still lugged around an old plastic milk crate (“Thou Shalt Not Steal!” printed clearly on the side) of cassettes from place to place.

Can’t for the life of me remember the first CD I ever owned. Alice In Chains’ Dirt maybe?

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