My record collector's life started in the 1960s with compilation albums from Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones that I urged my parents to buy for me. Myself, I just could afford singles from my pocket money. If I recall correctly, the first album I bought myself was the Doors debut album, although that was in 1968 already - prior to that I had recorded their songs with a hand held microphone and a cassette recorder from the family radio. I have not stopped listening and collecting since then.