What was the first Jimmy Buffett album that you bought?

JustDucky · Post by **JustDucky** » February 21, 2008 1:01 pm

Er, since some people still confuse vinyl records/albums with CD records/albums the first vinyl album I bought was Somewhere Over China the day it was released.

The first CD record I bought was Floridays - the day it was released. I also bought the vinyl record of Floridays - the day it was released.

The last vinyl record - Off To See The Lizard.

Most played vinyl record in my household growing up? 1979s You Had To Be There.

Most played CD record in my various households later on? 1979s You Had To Be There.

You Had To Be There is the number one most listened to JB album of my (and my dad's) JB collection. After that it ranked, somwhat like this, A1A, CILCIA, SOASOAS, SOC, HD, Floridays, Hot Water, Volcano... and it was like that for quite a while.

It's changed considerably since then, the late 1980s, but only because some have moved around due to newer records.

SharkOnLand · Post by **SharkOnLand** » February 21, 2008 1:31 pm

The first one I owned (don't know if I got it as a gift or bought it myself) was Boats, Beaches, Bars & Ballads.

My dad listened to Jimmy Buffett growing up and I liked Jimmy, and the box set was just released, so I went ahead and just bought that instead of buying reprints of the stuff my dad already had.

JerryEng · Post by **JerryEng** » February 21, 2008 1:40 pm

JerryEng wrote:"You had to be there" on vinyl while I was in college at WCU -
Cullowhee Rocks !!!!!

The first Jimmy CD I bought was "Far Side of the World". I didn't listen to Jimmy much during the late 80's and early 90's and just happened to walk into Sams club one day and saw it in the rack and decided to buy it. I listened to it over and over for weeks in the car and haven't stopped listening to him since.

12vmanRick · Post by **12vmanRick** » February 21, 2008 2:35 pm

JerryEng wrote:"You had to be there" on vinyl while I was in college at WCU -
Cullowhee Rocks !!!!!

I am sure "You Had To Be There" was on vinyl when I bought my copy on the two cassette version, which is now owned on CD.

JustDucky · Post by **JustDucky** » February 21, 2008 8:33 pm

You Had To Be There was originally released on vinyl because it was 1978. What did I say, 1979? That was wrong.

Hey, Boats Beaches Bars And Ballads doesn't count as a Buffett album. What was the first album you bought? is the question.

ParrotHeadInThe Making · February 21, 2008 11:40 pm

JustDucky wrote:Hey, Boats Beaches Bars And Ballads doesn't count as a Buffett album. What was the first album you bought? is the question.

Please stop being so picky! If that is the first thing Buffett that a person bought, whether it be vinal or CD, it certainly does count as a first album.

Bubbaphan · Post by **Bubbaphan** » February 22, 2008 1:52 pm

A1A...on vinyl...about 30 years ago!

Clintster7 · Post by **Clintster7** » February 22, 2008 3:21 pm

Dual Casette A1A and Volcano.

sharkdog · Post by **sharkdog** » April 5, 2008 8:54 pm

Son of a Son of A Sailor

sharkdog · Post by **sharkdog** » April 5, 2008 8:56 pm

surfpirate wrote:A-1-A in 1976 ...... (and it was an 8-track). Got it autographed many (many) years later.

Weren't 8 Tracks awful, but the 70's were fun! You could get tickets to see Jimmy pretty easy back then too.

Mottola-Buffett · Post by **Mottola-Buffett** » April 5, 2008 9:29 pm

First "Album" = Volcano. Gotta love all the pictures on the inside cover!

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » April 5, 2008 9:48 pm

Bought S.Y.K.B.H. and Volcano both on the same day (vinyl) in 1985.

ccmatt · Post by **ccmatt** » April 7, 2008 12:02 pm

You Had to Be There. then I eventually got all the records except "The Yellow One" because I didn't need it. I still have all of them.

East Texas Parrothead · Post by **East Texas Parrothead** » April 7, 2008 12:37 pm

Gosh ... it almost had to be WSP&APC ... I missed the first two ...

BostonFins · Post by **BostonFins** » April 7, 2008 2:46 pm

"liberated" my father's cassette copy of CILCIA.

Hooray Beer! · Post by **Hooray Beer!** » April 7, 2008 5:46 pm

SchoolGirlHeart wrote:For all the crap SYKBH gets, an awful lot of us started out with it....

Rather funny aint it

And I'd be the people that crap on it the most are those that claim they bought A1A on vinyl the day it came out

alaura1974 · Post by **alaura1974** » April 7, 2008 6:42 pm

ParrotHeadInThe Making wrote:Okay, this topic more than likely has been visited before, but I am going to revisit it again.

What was the first JB album that you bought?

I bought my first 3 JB albums in one day. Last Labor Day weekend I bought Meet Me In Margaritaville, A1A, and Take The Weather With You. My JB collection has grown by leaps and bounds since then.

---fist one, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays quite awhile ago...... Maybe 7 years???? Baught several more right afterwords.

2ParrotMedics · Post by **2ParrotMedics** » April 7, 2008 6:55 pm

I also, ahem, "liberated" my Brother's copy of SYKBH on cassette, then his copy of the box set. Wore that tape out, the bought it for myself. The moved up to the "Don't Stop the Carnival" Soundtrack and "Riddles in the Sand", Married my wife and she came with the rest!

Flowerfield Girl · Post by **Flowerfield Girl** » April 10, 2008 4:40 pm

"You had to be there" - 1978

LIBuffettFan · Post by **LIBuffettFan** » April 10, 2008 6:40 pm

After listening to my brothers Changes in Latitudes album, I bought the yellow album. Many more have followed since.

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