Starting a collection with the debut.

Wyvern

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I was driving today listening to Testament ("Low" and "The Gathering") and I was wondering how much I like those albums even with Chuck growling a lot. Then I realize that maybe beacuse they were the first ones I got from the band (and you always fall in love with your first one :lol: ).

That made me think then how many of the bands I like and have in my collection were started at the debut and kept afterwards, and how many were started mid-career and then gone backwards and forward to get the rest of the material. I believe few I started from the beginning.

So the idea of the thread is like this. Post those bands which you started from the debut and you have still follow them, try to skip bands with only one release so far. Bands already gone (split-up) are also eligible for the thread, don't need to post all your bands in a single post ;)

The year in which you started collecting the band is irrelevant

The ones I recall right now:

Nightwish
S.O.D.
King Crimson
Leatherwolf
 
cool thread, but now I know I'm missing quite a few albums!! You think you have the first then you research and find out you have the 2nd or 3rd. I knew several bands I have released previous albums to the one's I have started with but most are hard to find.

Here's what I have:

Tesla - have entire collection incl. rare b sides
Death Angel- have it all
Dio- missing quite a few
Ozzy- missing about 3
Sammy Hagar- missing just about all past 1987
Megadeth- have entire collection
Iron Maiden- missing about 6
Van Halen- missing anything past 1988
Def Leppard- stopped after Pyro but do have rock of ages best of dbl disc
Aldo Nova- have 2 missing anything past 1984
Fastway- have 2 nothing past 84
Hellfueled- have both but not the EP * so does this count?
Circle II Circle- have all 3
The Cars- have the first 2
Primus- missing six
Cake- missing their latest release
Kingdom Come- first release
Stone Fury - wow have both which is the entire collection :lol:
 
I have close to 500 CDs in my collection, but the only bands of which I first bought the debut and continued from there are the following:

Angeles del Infierno (band from Spain)
Blackmore's Night
Dio
Evanescence (yeah I know, not exactly old school, but what the hell)
 
Well for starters, Testament!!!

Megadeth
Death Angel
Yngwie (solo)
Boston
DIO
Queensryche
Flotsam and Jetsam
Iced Earth
WASP

to name a few...
 
I have to add:

Dream Evil (thanks PM74)
Tank
Angra
Blackmore's Night (thanks DD)
Space Odyssey
Astral Doors
Jorn
Ark
Flotsam And Jetsam (thanks PM)

as for complete collections (nice idea Kitty) I think we can make a new thread :D

NP: Jorn - 'On And On'
 
Murder Squad
Nightrage
Opprobrium
Spirit Caravan
The Obsessed
The Hidden Hand
Coroner
Trouble
Death Angel
Indestroy
Nailbomb
Vio-lence
Witchery
Nevermore
Sanctuary
In Flames
 
I don't follow a certain band very close but new records of
these bands I allways want to hear :
Ayreon
Dream Theater
Slayer
anything Jorn
Queensryche
Jag Panzer
Exodus
Van Halen
Symphony X
Wolf
...
 
I just realized how many bands I started listening to from their first album then for one reason or another stopped. but here are a few that I still have stuck with

Armored Saint
Metal Church
Grim Reaper
 
Suicidal Tendencies (One of the most classic 1st albums)
AC/DC
Ozzy
Van Halen (up till 1984)
SOD
WASP
Hatebreed
The Black Crowes
Megadeth

Just to name a few..
 
A friend got me into S.O.D Speak-english or die.
I then got S.O.D-Bigger than the devil.:worship:
Solitude Auternus:headbang:
Pantera-Cowboys from hell:headbang:
Twisted sister:headbang:
Dio:worship:
Slipknot
Anthrax-Fistfull of metal(my personal fav):kickass:
Crowbar-though I have 7 of theirs I'm missing a live one and I wouldn't know wich is their first or how many they made so far.:worship: :worship:
 
Off the top of my head --

Queensryche
Tesla
Dio
Armored Saint
Jag Panzer -- still got the vinyl of their first two.

Cool thread Wyv!