Diamonds & Pearls

I could answer this is multiple ways. Are you using the term "CD" to generically mean album, as in: "What was the first Prince album you bought, regardless of medium (e.g. cassette tape, vinyl, etc.)?" Or do you literally mean compact disc?

The first Prince album I owned was a copy of Purple Rain on cassette. My best friend had one of those dual cassette decks and made me a copy.

The first Prince album I actually purchased was the vinyl of Sign O' the Times.

The first CD I purchased was a bootleg (Crystal Ball). Like some other people who've posted, I didn't even own a CD player when I first started buying CDs. I wanted to build up my collection while I saved up for a CD player.

I'm less confident about the first commerical CD I purchased. It was probably Batman.

lurker316 said:

I could answer this is multiple ways. Are you using the term "CD" to generically mean album, as in: "What was the first Prince album you bought, regardless of medium (e.g. cassette tape, vinyl, etc.)?" Or do you literally mean compact disc?

The first Prince album I owned was a copy of Purple Rain on cassette. My best friend had one of those dual cassette decks and made me a copy.

The first Prince album I actually purchased was the vinyl of Sign O' the Times.

The first CD I purchased was a bootleg (Crystal Ball). Like some other people who've posted, I didn't even own a CD player when I first started buying CDs. I wanted to build up my collection while I saved up for a CD player.

I'm less confident about the first commerical CD I purchased. It was probably Batman.

compact disc

kpowers said:

How about this question?


What was the first Prince CD... you bought on (or before) its Release date?


Mine is the Symbol album!

I did not have a CD player until late 88... when Batman came I had recorded the album off the radio and the nearest shop that had it was an hour away so no rush.... When DandP came out in was 800 miles from a proper store and I had to wait a week or two to get a copy...

But I got the Symbol album CD day one! (I do regret not getting the clean version)

kpowers said:

OnlyNDaUsa said:

How about this question?


What was the first Prince CD... you bought on (or before) its Release date?

I'm pretty sure it was Batman, but it may have been Graffiti Bridge. I don't trust my memory in my old age.

Sign O' the Times on vinyl was the first album I bought on release date.

In fact, from SoTT through the Love Symbol Album, I bought all of his releases on their release data.

Purple Rain...the same day I bought my first CD player from Sears. It was a nice upgrade from my warped, worn-out cassette.

I got a CD player in 1987 when I got a full time job. I went and bought a whole group at the same time. PR, ATWIAD, Parade, SOT

PR was the first album

1999 was the 1st single

My first CD SINGLE was a "Glam Slam" promo with the edit and album version.

Which reminds me, anyone want to sell me a tracked 'Lovesexy' for a decent price?

nayroo2002 said:

My first CD SINGLE was a "Glam Slam" promo with the edit and album version.

Which reminds me, anyone want to sell me a tracked 'Lovesexy' for a decent price?

You can find them online for cheap. The european versions all tracked. I got mine (German pressing) for $10.

got the "Rave un2 the joy fantastic" CD from '99 from my dad. He bought it once, before discovering downloading music THe first one bought m:i:self must have been the "Ultimate Prince" compilation. The first real album bought was " "

nayroo2002 said:

RODSERLING said:

nayroo2002 said:

My first CD SINGLE was a "Glam Slam" promo with the edit and album version.

Which reminds me, anyone want to sell me a tracked 'Lovesexy' for a decent price?

Every copies of Lovesexy in Europe are tracked since at least twenty years.

Yeah I hated the one track CD.

The first CD I ever had was Elton John's "Sleeping with the past" in 1989. Won it off the radio before I even had CD player. The first Prince CD I bought new was most likely "Graffiti Bridge". I remember having "Batman" on cassette, but I've only ever had GB on CD. I may have had some of the older catalouge on CD before that. I don't remember.

kpowers said:

I think it might have been Lovesexy, but then I remember owning the 12" of "Alphabet Str.", so that makes me think I might not have had a CD player yet at that time? But from Batman on it was definately all CD's.

funkaholic1972 said:

I think it might have been Lovesexy, but then I remember owning the 12" of "Alphabet Str.", so that makes me think I might not have had a CD player yet at that time? But from Batman on it was definately all CD's.

It was Lovesexy after all, I remember being annoyed with the 1-track thingy!

Shannyn said:

Yeah, I was buying "Prince music" long before cds were a thing but the above is the 1st Prince cd that I purchased.

Prince, the first CD, Cassette, Record and 8 Track.

funkaholic1972 said:

funkaholic1972 said:

I think it might have been Lovesexy, but then I remember owning the 12" of "Alphabet Str.", so that makes me think I might not have had a CD player yet at that time? But from Batman on it was definately all CD's.

It was Lovesexy after all, I remember being annoyed with the 1-track thingy!

One track!

Naked!

No video till way after release!

All bad gimmicks