Whether you like it or not, we're living in a world where buying physical albums is becoming rare.

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Lets face it, you're probably streaming or buying albums digitally, 'cause it's just easier and, bonus, it allows you to have your music with you at all times.

But there is something nice and nostalgic about opening a CD and looking through the liner notes — carefully reading the lyrics and looking at the artwork.

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Which lead us to wonder: What was the first album you ever bought?

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Maybe it was a compilation or a soundtrack you thought was the GREATEST thing ever and made you feel like the shit for owning it?

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Perhaps it was an album for an artist or band you still love today?! (And is still putting out great music.)

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Or maybe you're embarrassed you bought that album in retrospect?! (And you low-key wish that you had spent your money on another album.)
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Now it's your turn. Tell us what was the very first album you ever bought. And why did you buy it? Or what special memory do you have about it?
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