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Do you remember your first cd?

There was a thread concerning Bose 901s the other night and it started me thinking about how early cds sounded on those speakers. The first cd I purchased was Scarecrow by John Mellancamp way back in 86 I think. That cd sounded ok back then but if I were to put it on now the sound would drive me out of the room. I haven't been able to listen to it since the 901s left. Another early cd is U2s The Joshua Tree which also sounds horrible now.
Just wondering now how many can recall their first cd purchase and whether they are listenable still?
timrhu
prpixel
876 posts
 
1st - Dire Straights brothers in arms
2nd - The Who whos better whos best
3rd - Pink Floyd - animals

And yes, I still have them. I'd think that they are the oldest things I own along with my high school diploma, year books, first hammer and first watch(timex - still works). Now I'm really starting to show my age.
thewizard
60 posts
 
My first cd was Neil Young "Harvest" I didnt even own a cd player at the time most of the selctions available at the time were of no interest to me for there were few rock cd's besides Billie Joel. So I had to go out and purchase a cd player I believe it was an early Yamaha player.
rcprince
3,068 posts
 
My first CD was the Telarc Copland Fanfare for the Common Man/Appalachian Spring/Rodeo disc with Lane and the Atlanta Symphony--still sounds pretty good today. Telarc's early Soundstream recordings were well-made, sound even better on SACD than you'd expect, particularly in the bass, where they've managed to tame the overblown bass drum somewhat.
1markr
594 posts
 
Count me in for Dire Straits - "Brother in Arms" as well. Also bought it prior to my first digital player. Still one of my favorites!
jrinkerptdnet
430 posts
 
... purchased at Wall to Wall sound the same day I purchased my first disc player - A Sony 5 disc. What I remember most was how unimpressed I was with CD after all the hype. Thought my Technics SLB-10 w/ pmount AudioTechnica cartridge sounded just as good or better (albeit with more "noise").
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