The first album I ever bought was Journey's Evolution ... then I
immediately followed with Journey's Infinity ...
As for CDs and Cassettes ... I remember buying several at one time, but never started my own collection with just one ...
I'd have to say that I bought alot of late 70s and early 80s rock on CD and Cassette to start with ...
My CD and Cassette List would have looked something like this ...
AC/DC, Aerosmith, A Flock Of Seagulls, Pat Benatar, Black Sabbath
Blue Oyster Cult, Boston, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Chicago,
The Cure, Deep Purple, Def Leppard, ELO, Eurythmics, Foghat, Foreigner, Genesis, Heart, Inxs, Journey, Judas Priest, Kansas, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet, Stevie Nicks,
The Outfield, Pink Floyd, The Police, Queen, Queensyrche, REM, Rush, Scorpions, Styx, Supertramp, Survivor, Talking Heads,
Tears For Fears, UFO, Van Halen, Whitesnake, The Who, Yes and
ZZ Top ...
I'm probably missing a few bands in this list as well, but you get
the general idea ...