Do You Remember Your First Music Purchase and Do You Download Music?

I read an article earlier today titled "How we've paid for music from 1983 to today, in one gif" from VOX.COM link

I found it interesting it showed percentages of how music was purchased since 1983. I wondered when the first music CD came out and couldn't recall the year, so I took a look around the web and it seems October 1982 was when they were first commercially available, as was the CD Player.

So, then I posted on Facebook: 

"Who remembers their first vinyl purchase? Cassette purchase? CD purchase? Don't tell me you don't remember your first digital download purchase, unless you're still a virgin for that. I know some if you are tangible folk." That was soon followed up with my comment "Oops! I forgot about the 8-Track. My bad."

A few minutes later, a long time friend said she was a virgin, LOL.She has a daughter so I knew what she was saying. She's never purchased digital music. That started me thinking I don't hear a whole lot of people "talking" about purchasing downloadable music.  

I have purchased a good bit of digital music myself, and still have hundreds of CD's and plenty of various kinds of vinyl, and a few cassettes I need to give away to someone who still uses cassette players.

I wonder why people are reluctant to purchase and why people don't seem to get hyped about "just bought the new downloadable album by such and such." I guess it's because you can't pass it around the room like you used to do with vinyl album covers with art and info about it and CD with inserts? So, in part I don't think it's entirely the music people want to show off - like I do! - they want something to "show" what they got for their moolah.  

I reckon I may be more computer/gadget/online experienced than some of the people I know, but what's holding downloadable music purchases back? Is it people just don't get how to and would need training or assistance to be able to hear it once it was bought? I think it's a beautiful thing, less clutter, more portable across various devices. It's not going to be stolen, broken, or lost.

I wonder (I'm always wondering about something) what Google Play, iTunes, and Amazon Music think about this. 

Now, do you recall your music purchase firsts and are you a music download virgin?