My rich friends parents got them players like in 1986/87. I didn't get mine til like 93. it was all vinyl and cassetes, but I did have a really nice sony walkman.

lilgish said:

1996

i got my first cd player for christmas in 1987, along with my first CDs: sgt. pepper, sign 'o' the times, and eurythmics' savage.

First CD player in my household was 1990.. my first CD was Maestro Fresh-Wes' Symphony In Effect.

My earliest memory is 1990. We had one of those huge KENWOOD stereo systems (back in the days when manufacturers were building their electronics as the centerpiece of a big, sprawing living room -- with wood siding and all).

I remember being blown away that you could digitally REWIND (notice I say rewind and not fast forward back to your favorite track, even down to the exact second and LISTEN to it as it went backwards).

Also, the sound was amazing. I remember being blown away when I heard Michael Jackson's "Dangerous" album and when the song "Black or White" came on. You could hear the sound travel from one side of the speaker to the other. It tripped me out.

This is also back when CDs came in those long paper boxes. WTF was up with that?
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1988

Christmas of '89. I remember it well. It was a few days before I had my tonsils out and I lucked out cuz everyone wanted to buy me get well presents. Of course I asked for CD's.

Within the span from Christmas to New Year's, I think my collection was all of 7 CD's.

Xmas 88

Meeemorieees!

I was the first in the household to get one and we were late-starters. Got it for Christmas & birthday in 1992 when I was 11.

in 1999--i had a crappy one from radio shack and it quit working after 5 months. but i guess it still has its place, as it was one of the first things i ever bought with my own money from my first job (walgreens).

back in 1983. yes i'm old and it was top of the line because I used to be a spoiled brat. I had only like one or two cds though....lol

1994

lilgish said:

wow i think 91' with i was about 9 yrs old or something.....i dont even use mine anymore now that i got a mp3 player.

Christopher said:

So you were born in '82...right?

Cheek said:

noooo 81

Christopher said:

Lil' brotha!

Cheek said:

and you were born when?

Christopher said:

1979!

Rhondab said:

That's awesome. What were your first ones?

Cheek said:

so your not 95 yrs old then?

Christopher said:

I'm afraid you were wrong...

JANFAN4L said:

I believe that was done to make it easy for record store chains to use the displays that they were already using for records... rather than buy new displays.Also to make them less easy to steal.

GangstaFam said:

That's what I wanna know!

My brother had a player in 1989, and I'd used that occasionally to listen to his crappy ass CDs just so I could hear what it sounded like. I didn't get my own player until 1992, and I got a copy of Like a Prayer on CD (had it on cassette). That's still the copy I have of that album to this day.

1990. One of those CD/tape deck small boom box radios. I bought my first 3 CDs with it:
Wilson Phillips - Wilson Phillips
LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out
Madonna - Immaculate Collection

I brought a Audiovox home system back in '98 and it was just cheap. It didn't have great sound and within 3 or 4 months later, the discs stopped playing. Now, I'm thankful I had saved money to buy a new stereo and also my 4th walkman.

88

Paid around $300 bucks for a basic Panisonic player

Bought two disks as well

Faith - George Michael
NE Heartbreak - New Edition

JackieBlue said:

JackieBlue said:

That list is so 1990, where's the BBD..never trust a big butt and a smile

CinisterCee said:

Heyyy, I used to love watching that "Hold On" video with Carnie big a** sittin' on top of that cliff.

RipHer2Shreds said:

That was one of my first CD's too. I got it on December 27 as a get well present from my parents. I woke up from my surgery, they all talked to me for awhile, asked me what I wanted and ran off to get me some CD's.