The first album I ever bought...not given or borrowed, but BOUGHT was actually 4 Iron Maiden albums on cassette.
"The Number of the Beast",
"Somewhere in Time",
"Seventh Son of a Seventh Son",
and the live album "Live After Death" (which I bought by mistake, because I thought it was a 'best of' compilation...Yes, it has the word 'Live' in the title, but I misread it and thought it said "Life After Death". I think I was also drawn in by the cool artwork: Eddie coming out of his grave in the middle of a lightning storm. Metal. Anyway, I was far from sorry once I listened to it. :banger:
They were one of the first bands I ever listened to and 20 years later they're still one of my favorites.