theodore said:

That's how I feel about the 8 track. I'm old enough (shoot me now) but have never seen one that actually worked.

shaedove99 said:

I am old enough to remember all of these. My husband teaches a music appreciation class in HS and recently bought an 8 track player (TG&Y brand for those of you who remember prewalmart...TG&Y, Ben Franklin, Magic MArt, Perry's, Mcclellan's...ok I feel old) on Ebay to show them what it was and how it worked and why we were so excited by it, compared to albums. 'cause if you didn't have the fancy robot arm for your needle, dropping it on the right track took a certain amount of dexterity and hand eye coord.

First 12": Kiss
First LP: 1999
First CD album:
First CD Single: Beautiful Experience
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First,Prince anything Purple Rain(cass)
album:1999
12'single:Rasberry beret
Video:Prince and the Revolution live
7':I would die 4 u
cd:Come
cd maxi single:My name is prince
Concert:Lovesexy(Detroit)

If i remember correctly...

My first Cassette - 1999
My first LP - 1999
My first Cassette Single - "Thieves In The Temple"
My first 12" - "Let's Go Crazy" / "Erotic City"
My first 7" - "I Would Die 4 U" / "Another Lonely Christmas"
My first CD - Diamonds & Pearls
My first CD Single - "Letitgo"

shaedove99 said:

I hadn't even seen 1 b4 much less working

First MC: Diamonds And Pearls
First LP: Sign O' The Times
First 12": I Wish U Heaven/Scarlet Pussy
First WHS: Graffiti Bridge
First CD: The Hits/The B-Sides
First CD-Single: The Most Beautiful Girl In The World


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[Edited 4/14/07 9:19am]

My first Prince anything: 1999 on cassette when I was in the 5th grade (1983).
My first Prince CD: Purple Rain (It was the second CD I ever bought back in '85. The first was Olivia Newton-John SOUL KISS, if you can believe that).
My first Prince video: PARADE
My first Prince concert: 1997 in St. Louis, MO (my fave being 2004 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas).

my 1st prince purchase was prince 1999 album i was just a kid and i saw the big poster in the music store and he intrigued me soo damn much i got home listened 2 the album and feel in love i remember layin in my room on the floor at nites listening 2 his songs thinkin i had feel in love wit the best music in the world been hooked every since

bought Purple Rain on cassette first
I got D&P on CD I think maybe
3 or 4 years after it came out
first Prince vinyl I got my hands on was
Controversy, The Time, Dirty Mind & 1999
I got em for my bday up in in Silver Spring, MD
first 12" I got my hands on was
"U Got The Look" & Madhouse 6 (w/ "SIX AND 1/2")
got em for 50 cent a piece
I haven't purchased my first 45
since I started collecting vinyl
been to busy working on the albums & 12" singles
BUT I found a lot of 3 at my wreck stow I go to
I wanna say "Raspberry Beret"... it was
whichever one that has "She's Always.." as the bside
a Sheila E. one, and a Jesse Johnson one...
I want all three... I hid em in the stash
first Prince DVD I got was Purple Rain
the old one, with the snap close flap thing
[Edited 4/14/07 12:18pm]

First CD: Musicology
First Single: Te Amo Corazon
First Video: Purple Rain

i don't have any of his films, nor do I have any LPs or cassettes. i wasn't really allowed to buy music until i was like 12, 13....and I know my parents wouldn't have let me bought Prince's CDs.

tznekbsbfrvr said:

haha

that definitely would have been the case with me if I discovered him that early.

Timing has played a key role in when I discovered him and when I dove into his world... it was perfect cuz I'm at just the right age to understand nearly everything about him and his music... I wouldn't be as into him as I am if I got into this at an earlier age.

My first cassette was P.R. (of course) can't find it now

My first L.P. was Parade (have that still)

My first CD was The Very Best of Prince

No videos yet

First DVD's Purple Rain and UTCM

My 1st cd: Sign 'O' The Times

My 1st Dvd: Sign 'O' The Times

My first Cassette - Purple Rain
My first LP - Prince & Controversy - Purchased on same day
My first Cassette Single - Alphabet Street
My first 12" - Raspberry Beret
My first 7" - Kiss
My first CD - Batman
My first CD Single - Theives In The Temple Maxi

1st CD Purple Rain
1st DVD Purple Rain

And don't forget reel to reel tapes.

They are all records but each term means different things. "45's" were 7 inch vinyl singles and albums were called either "albums" or LPs".

Albums were 12 Inches in size but, when somone says "12 Inch", they are referring to a 12 Inch single, which later became known as a maxi-single. It was the size of a record but had only one song on each side. It was an extended version of a song that was on an album.....like the extended version of "Let's Work" or "Little Red Corvette". Also, many rap artists in the early years didn't even make albums. Most of them only made 12 Inch singles until rap became extremely popular.

The same thing existed when CDs took over. They had various names also such as "album", "single", and "maxi-single".

You are taking me back now. I definately remember TG&Y. Howard's was another similar store pre-Walmart.

As for the 8 Track players, I remember a friend having a really great 8 Track Tape with lots of various artists. I looked at the tape and it said "Memorex". That's when I learned that they made more expensive 8 Track players that would record just like cassettes (which were mainly only on little portable players that wouldn't thump). I begged my grandmother for an 8 Track recorder for years so I could record songs off the radio and play them through big stereo speakers with power (unlike cassettes during that era). When I finally got one, the damn 8 Tracks went out of style about a year and a half later.

I never warmed up to the idea of cassettes replacing 8 Tracks though because, when you recorded an 8 Track tape, the recording had much less tape hiss than cassettes. The recording also seemed to have more power and bass.

My first Cassette - Batman
My first LP - none!
My first Cassette Single - New Power Generation
My first 12" - Mountains? Not quite sure...
My first 7" - Sexy MF
My first CD - Batman, closely followed by
My first CD Single - Partyman
My first download - Cybersingle