I think BTO would have been the 2nd and 3rd albums I bought. Loved BTO in the day.

Tiger's Records

That's where I bought all of my first albums. It used to upset my dad when I'd return home from Tiger's with an armful of records. Bought my first concert tickets there too.

I can never hear "Smoke on the Water" and not be taken back my adolescence and the teen dances that would be held by the pool at the YMCA. In the early to mid 70's there was some sort of rule requiring every local band to play that song. Some nights more than once.

Really? I thought it was Streetside or something similar.

Not since "Tiger" was found dismembered in the trunk of his car.

The reason why Tiger's was so cheap versus Peaches Records ($4.99 versus $7.99 at the time) is because Tiger was Mafia and those records were stolen.

These jewels where my first purchase on album:

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LMAO

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EDIT: Wait. That's a damn 45.

Here:

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Streetside is and to my knowledge, has always been in Westport.

7th Heaven used to be a great place as well.

Oh, that's right...Streetside was there too. Forgot about that. Tiger's was on the east side of Antioch and when it closed, Streetside took over on the west side of Antioch, now that I remember it.

I used to stop by the Taco Via' for lunch whenever I bought albums from either of those stores. God, I loved that little joint. :D

I was there last summer as a matter of fact. I recognized that gal with the curly hair and my brother was there with me and I said to my brother, "Uhhh, Bob...I think that's the same gal who used to work here when we were kids." He didn't believe me, so we asked her, and sure enough, that gal had been working at the Taco Via' since it opened in the early 70's!!! We were floored.

Love Garden in Lawrence is still one of my favs.

The first one I bought was myself was Motley Crue,I think it was Live Wire.
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Yep...that's why my father was so opposed to me buying my records at Tiger's. He claimed I was supporting the mafia, and I argued I was getting more bang for the buck! :D

Counting the first album that I bought with my own money, then it would be Opeth's Damnation. (Six of the songs at least, I used Itunes, explaining how I acquired the album on a partial basis.)