I don't remember what the first record was that I bought with my own money. My mom belonged to a record club in the 70's and she would let my brothers and I get 1 album whenever she ordered. The 1st one I owned was probably either Three Dog Night or the 2001 Space Odyssey soundtrack. Later in the 70's when I had my own money I bought several movie soundtracks including all the James Bond movies, Star Wars, Close Encounters, Superman, etc. I also bought Foreigner, Styx, Heart, and others.