First cd purchase

Genesis - Foxtrot

My first cd purchase was in 1996. I purchased Republicas' self titled album. This band is euro-style dance-techno and their "hit single" was "Ready to go". Needless to say my musical tastes have grown since then but its still fun to play now and then. It actually sounds decent on my hif rig which was surprising when i listened to it again after a few year hiatus. I originally had a discman to play it on.

Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. It is still in the collection, but has been replaced by a digital remaster of the same, and recently by the 5.1 DVD-A (which is spectacular)

It was back in late 1986/ early 1987 and I purchased two titles ... Turtles Greatest Hits (Rhino Records) and Placido Domingo Recital with Carlo Mario Giulini (DG Records). I used a SONY portable CD player hooked up to my stereo at first and then later that year purchased a TEAC AD500 CD/Cassette Combo Player.

Regards, Rich

Big Audio Dynamite -- This Is Big Audio Dynamite (1985) -- but my memory of that period is somewhat "veiled."