Another fun one to see what everyone’s first album they bought was! I will start us off, mine was a cassette tape and it was Warrant, Cherry Pie! Not gonna lie I definitely had a crush on The cover model Bobbie Brown, had to get my Dad to go with me to get it due to parental advisory hahah!
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In that era I was a contrarian – always went for underground and college rock. Until Smells Like Teen Spirit made alternative mainstream. Cure, Clash, Smiths, Replacements, Pixies, Ministry, Primus, early Smashing Pumpkins, early Flaming Lips, early Jane’s Addiction (pre barking dog song).
I think this was my first album as well (I’m originally from the same town as the band). I got it on a cassette tape that I wore out long ago. If it wasn’t this then it was Duran Duran’s Seven and the Ragged Tiger, which I purchased for the single The Reflex, which surely has the best lyrics of all time