your first album

mhh... the first cassette I received was Bee Gees' "Here at last... Bee
Gees live", so i guess it was the first album i listened to from start to
finish. The first prog cassettes i bought were "Nursery Cryme" and
"Duke" on the same day and the former changed my life (well, sort
of...). then i switched to lps. my first one was "Snakes and ladders"
by Gerry Rafferty (oh! what a great pop musician!) and the first prog
was Mike Odlfield's double "Airborn", actually a Canadian release (i
still wonder how i came across it in Italy - btw, i'm looking for the
cd, anybody knows more about a mysterious edition that should
have been published in Canada?)

The first album I bought was Deep Purple's Machine Head.  My Uncle got me into them.  My Dad also had them on reel to reel, so they are the first band I remember hearing and really enjoying.  Though they aren't prog, I still enjoy them.  They are one of the few non-prog bands I still listen to.  By the way trouserpress, In Rock is a great album.  I just saw Deep Purple last summer.  Ian Gillan was unbelievable.  Great concert.

i think the first album i ever remember listening to was my dad's queen "greatest hits" cd.

The 1st albums I listened to, as a kid, must have been albums from one of my older brothers, who was into Genesis, Yes, Kayak and Boudewijn de Groot (Dutch folk singer). He probably had records by PFM, Pink Floyd, and certainly a triple live album by Angelo Branduardi (Italian prog folk artist) as well.

My oldest brother was into ELP and ELO. My youngest brother was into Procol Harum. From school parties I remember Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd.

So it's no wonder that the 1st album I bought, age 16, was a prog record: Merlin by Kayak. Then I bought albums by Steve Winwood and Deep Purple, but when I got some Genesis records at my 17th birthday, I became a Genesis fan and rediscovered the albums my older brothers listened to, and discovered 'new' bands like Traffic, King Crimson, U.K. etc. etc.

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First album, ever, Diamond Dogs - David Bowie

First prog, Fragile - Yes

roger glover "the butterfly ball" when I was 7

The first record I remember listening to was Carmina Burana. My father used to listen to it and I gratificated the record sleeve with some nice multicoulored drawings, which my father didn't appreciated too much. The first one I bought myself was Led Zep IV.

Mike Oldfield - Platinum

My brother and I went halfs on Sgt Peppers.  The first one I bought on my own was The Doors.  Followed by Jimi Hendrix Experience "Are You Experienced"  I rmember my mom looking at the cover while we were standing in line and she asked What is THAT?

 

 

I think the first record I ever heard may have been one of the Pink Floyd albums my dad had (possibly 'A Momentary Lapse Of Reason') , but the first one I ever personally bought was 'Real Love' by The Beatles. Purists don't like that record, but I really do- it's a very nice tune. They were probably the first band I ever loved, and occasionally went off them in my youth, but I have grown to love them again now.