timsimmons Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Pearl Jam - Vitalogy when they released it a few weeks before the CD in 1994. That was late Nov. Before Christmas that year I bought PJ's Ten, Vs, Tom Petty's Wildflowers, STP - Purple, SP's Siamese Dream and Pisces Iscariot and Liz Phair Whiplash. I've bought vinyl ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoFxpunkguy Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Fat Club 7" series in 2001. Sure it took a year for them to all come out but that was my 1st vinyl endeavor. I also still have them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Shane Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I was a Pearl Jam Ten Club member in 09, but didn't know about their Holiday Single 7" being a vinyl record. It wasn't the greatest thing, but it was cool to own a record. At that time my dad was beginning to archive his old 45s and LPs on his computer, so I got my first experience at playing vinyl. I didn't buy anything until 2011, when Thrice released Major/Minor. That record made me get more serious about collecting, since it was colored vinyl and from a band I love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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amnorth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About. Orange 10th anniversary repress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horrorbusiness138 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The Riverdales - ST BackAlleyRiot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmanson Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 bad brains - s/t basedsean9000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitterhappier Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Yes - Close to the Edge I was in high school and was really into prog rock. One day I went to get Chinese take out and while waiting, I noticed that there was a record shop next door. Went in and bought what was my favorite album at the time. The fried rice was delicious too. It was a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustyShackelford Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 NOFX - S&M Airlines, in 2001 ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseydave77 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me With Science" - bought it with my allowance. I'd previously been gifted a copy of The Eurythmics "Who's that Girl" 45 signed by both Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart. The Eurythmics were also my first concert. I'm old enough that I bought my first records when I was 6 since that's what you bought. All Ya'll that waited for a "vinyl revival" are posers. Ha ha. somethingvinyl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFP Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 For me, it was 3 things around the same time (around 2001): Jurassic 5 EP (Interscope Press) The Wallflowers "Breach" MxPx "Small Town Minds" 7" (black) bought on tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reachforthesky Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Minus the Bear - Highly Refined Pirates 1st Press from Suicide Squeeze back in 2005. It was one of my favorite albums at the time, and still is, and thought it would be cool to own on vinyl for some reason. Now here I am... BKO5950505 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinji Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Bought my friend's record player that I found out was his parents. With it, he gave me: Verse - Aggression on red This is Hell - Misfortunes on yellow NFG - Tip of the Iceberg, forgot the color Title Fight - The Last Thing You Forget on yellow So technically I bought those, but the first record I think I actually went to the store to buy was probably Thrice - Beggars on clear green and #'d from Hot Topic. Had no idea who the band was, and all of these records I ended up selling within a month or two of buying them. I was dumb and I regret it 'til this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castaway Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 A System Of A Down "Hypnotize" picture disc when I was in middle school. I wasn't even aware record players still existed and just bought it as a novelty thing to frame. Before I got it framed my friend's dad played it for me on his turntable, and I remember thinking it was super cool that there was actually music on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MostAncientOnes Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 One Life Crew/Empire Falls split 7". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrflibble13 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Either Unknown Pleasures- Joy Division or Violent Femmes- s/t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
konk Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Something from Hot Topic. AFI 10" picture disc or Swingin' Utters split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinShishko Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 bright eyes - i'm wide awake it's morning thesewoodenideas and Hairy Potter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justin8821 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Strung Out-Crossroads and Illusions 7" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimthehuman Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Owen - Ghost Town Hairy Potter and thesewoodenideas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingvinyl Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 In 1998, I wanted to learn to DJ. So I got a thrift store TT and a soul record. "There's No Good In Goodbye" by The Manhattans. I'm sure I bought some others. The first punk/hardcore thing I got was Overcome - "Amnesty" 7" from Facedown Records mail order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas1985 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Green Day "Warning" on green vinyl in 2001. basedsean9000 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korgull Of Morgoth Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Way too embarassing to make a post about it in 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bear801 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 In the 80s on the family turntable it was all 45s I would buy. in 97 I got back into vinyl and bought my own setup. I ordered Pearl Jam Ten from cdnow.com. it was nice to have something to spin that wasnt def lepard or the pet shop boys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoshotthefrog Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 The first two records I bought were Slayer – Show No Mercy and Gorilla Biscuits – S/T 7”. I purchased Slayer at the local mall and Gorilla Biscuits was purchased through Revelation Records. I was 13 or 14 when this record was released. So I had to write a letter to Revelation requesting to buy this record and then ask my mom to write a check for me to pay for it. Then I had to wait weeks until it arrived. I literally checked my mailbox everyday hoping for it to be delivered and when it finally did, I was beyond happy. Buying records was much different then how it’s done today. There were no preorders, no tracking numbers to locate the record once it was shipped or an email address to contact the label asking why the record hasn’t shipped yet. You literally had to just wait until it showed up at your door. This made the anticipation for any record I purchased that much greater. Anyway, the Gorilla Biscuits 7” is still one of my favorite records in my collection. jhook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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