I’ll kick us off with an absolute banger…
Boyzone - Love Me For A Reason
I was like 6. I wanted it desperately. Listening back to it now, as a 36 year old man I can admit that it’s an absolutely horrible bit of music…but it still takes me back to being a young kid.
I’m not sure which was first, Rainbow Rising or Metallica …And Justice for All. Both vinyls were played a lot.
Mine was the Nirvana ‘best of’ album, closely followed by “The Back Room” by The Editors after seeing them at my first gig! :)
First two CDs I bought were Bon Jovi - New Jersey, and Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Appetite for Destruction was my first CD. I was in Hong Kong, bought a portable CD player and the G’n’R CD. As I was walking the street in Kowloon, first notes of Welcome to the Jungle hit me with a force. I was hooked immediately. Will see Slash in couple of weeks.
New Order—Blue Monday. Broke my first hifi listening to it too loud.
Kraftwerk - Computerwelt
On cassette tape, no less. Still have it somewhere in my basement, probably.