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***MikeM*** · 08-17-2005, 06:06 PM

I noticed today that a Beatles song that was playing was added to my library in October of 2002.

I sorted my entire library and saw that October 4th 2002 at 12:38 is the oldest date I have for music. A little research showed that that was the day I upgraded from iTunes 2 to iTunes 3. That upgrade added a ton of features, like ratings and play counts. It also required a library import, which is why I have a bunch of tunes all with that same day and time.

So, what's your oldest song? Anyone got me beat?

kinda0punk · 08-17-2005, 06:12 PM

I definately don't.... 6/8/2005, the day i got mine lol.

papayaninja · 08-17-2005, 10:05 PM

4/20/2005... Not even close to when I got my 'Pod, but oh well.

***jerrodh*** · 08-17-2005, 10:10 PM

The first MP3 I downloaded, back in the days when you had to find personal websites to download from (Before Abe's MP3 Finder, even!), was Hotel California by the Eagles.

iJoey · 08-17-2005, 11:49 PM

Oh my. This is weird:
First Added: 5/5/2005 5:55 PM
Is that not weird?

nihal310 · 08-20-2005, 10:02 AM

Ok in my iTunes library right now, my 'oldest' song is 10/3/2005 (March 10th not October 3rd, the latter happens to be my birthday :-D BTW) but that's when I moved all my stuff over from my PC to my PowerBook...(this is again completely off topic, bu don't get me wrong, I didn't 'switch' - I was always with Apple! I only needed a PC for schoolwork.)

I DO know however that my first MP3 download occurred in late 2001. Not sure of the date, but I know it was Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles'.

jwc110869 · 08-20-2005, 10:15 AM

3/24/2004 9:49pm, my first Pepsi Itunes song claimed. Johnny Cash "Hurt" was the start.

pewtey · 08-20-2005, 11:46 AM

7/21/02, 23:43 is the oldest song I have. Actually, that date and time represents the 885 oldest songs I have.

***yinyang*** · 08-20-2005, 12:01 PM

apparently i added an album on 12th April 2002...not sure about that, but i definitely did add the one on 21st April 2002, and both dates were around the arrival of my iMac LCD...sorry Mike

edit maybe that 12th April was correct - encoded with iTunes 2.0.4!! Was a Ministry of Sound compilation....now why did i rip that as my first...!?

AquaX · 08-20-2005, 12:31 PM

4/14/03 was about 200 songs, although I know my first one was earlier, since I didn't know you had to keep the iTunes xml files intact to store playcounts, etc, so when I switched hard drives, I didn't keep the playcounts.

I still have MP3s that have MacAMP/AST and SoundJam custom icons on them :-P

gizmo3x · 08-20-2005, 12:48 PM

4/25/05 9:10PM -- The Dissociatives "Horror With Eyeballs"

Only started using iTunes 3 days before I got my iPod...

Macromedia · 08-20-2005, 03:21 PM

Mines probably a led zepplin song. Stairway to heaven in fact. October 16 2003. When I got my g4 imac.

jfroines · 08-20-2005, 03:58 PM

The oldest "added on" date in my library is 11:53pm, 10/31/2001. It's a Bob Mould song ripped at 160kbs MP3. I started making MP3s out of my CDs right when I first pre-ordered my 1G 5GB iPod. I may have had some older ones before, but I've slowly been re-ripping my whole collection as 192kbs AAC files. I'm on my 4th iPod now, a 60GB photo model. Every time I sold an older iPod on eBay when I bought a newer and bigger one, I got almost what I paid for it new! Let's see...it looks like my oldest tracks were ripped by SoundJam 2.5.3, followed by iTunes 2.0.3.

- JonYo

skruggie · 08-20-2005, 04:00 PM

I don't have dates on mine, but I'm part of the Napster generation....I donwloaded several gigs of music before they were shut down, that would be about 2000-ish.

mac_user_07 · 08-20-2005, 07:00 PM

oldest song on my iTunes is Souther Hospitality by Ludacris and was created september 7 2001 at 9:45 PM

08-17-2005, 06:06 PM	#1
*MikeM* Join Date: May 2003 Location: ME, USA Posts: 4,645	What's the 'Oldest' song in your iTunes library? I noticed today that a Beatles song that was playing was added to my library in October of 2002. I sorted my entire library and saw that October 4th 2002 at 12:38 is the oldest date I have for music. A little research showed that that was the day I upgraded from iTunes 2 to iTunes 3. That upgrade added a ton of features, like ratings and play counts. It also required a library import, which is why I have a bunch of tunes all with that same day and time. So, what's your oldest song? Anyone got me beat? __________________ Download My FREE Music

08-17-2005, 06:12 PM	#2
kinda0punk Junior Lounger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cyberspace Posts: 71	I definately don't.... 6/8/2005, the day i got mine lol. __________________ I'm sorry, my conscience called in sick again.

08-17-2005, 10:05 PM	#3
papayaninja Better Than Cats Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Vermont Posts: 2,302	4/20/2005... Not even close to when I got my 'Pod, but oh well. __________________

08-17-2005, 11:49 PM	#5
iJoey Senior Lounger Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: North Carolina Posts: 134	Oh my. This is weird: First Added: 5/5/2005 5:55 PM Is that not weird? __________________ iTunesRegistry.com: 225 tracks, 2.641 diversity

08-20-2005, 10:02 AM	#6
nihal310 The White Rabbit Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Posts: 165	Ok in my iTunes library right now, my 'oldest' song is 10/3/2005 (March 10th not October 3rd, the latter happens to be my birthday :-D BTW) but that's when I moved all my stuff over from my PC to my PowerBook...(this is again completely off topic, bu don't get me wrong, I didn't 'switch' - I was always with Apple! I only needed a PC for schoolwork.) I DO know however that my first MP3 download occurred in late 2001. Not sure of the date, but I know it was Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles'. __________________ 4G 40GB B&W iPod 5.5G 30GB iPod Video, Black iPod Classic 80GB Black PowerBook Titanium 667Mhz, 512MB RAM, 60GB HD MacBook Pro 2.00GHz, 1GB RAM, 80GB HD

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08-17-2005, 10:10 PM	#4
*jerrodh* Me. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: College Station, TX Posts: 2,893	The first MP3 I downloaded, back in the days when you had to find personal websites to download from (Before Abe's MP3 Finder, even!), was Hotel California by the Eagles.

08-20-2005, 10:15 AM	#7
jwc110869 Technology made me fat Join Date: May 2004 Location: Rochester, New York, USA Posts: 3,260	3/24/2004 9:49pm, my first Pepsi Itunes song claimed. Johnny Cash "Hurt" was the start. __________________ Please support The Lance Armstrong Foundation by getting your yellow "Live Strong" wristband No stuffed felines, small boys, or iPods were harmed in the making of this signature...................

08-20-2005, 11:46 AM	#8
pewtey Freshman Lounger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 1	7/21/02, 23:43 is the oldest song I have. Actually, that date and time represents the 885 oldest songs I have.

08-20-2005, 12:01 PM	#9
*yinyang* Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: 27°28' S 153°2' E Posts: 5,493	apparently i added an album on 12th April 2002...not sure about that, but i definitely did add the one on 21st April 2002, and both dates were around the arrival of my iMac LCD...sorry Mike edit maybe that 12th April was correct - encoded with iTunes 2.0.4!! Was a Ministry of Sound compilation....now why did i rip that as my first...!? __________________ 30gb 3G iPod \| 60gb 4G iPod photo \| Etymotic ER-6i \| 15" MacBook Pro \| 512MB iPod shuffle Ultimate Ears super.fi 5Pro \| 2G iPod shuffle \| 8Gb iPod touch \| 16Gb iPhone 3G \| Westone UM3X Blessed are the n00bs, for they shall inherit the Net Last edited by yinyang; 08-20-2005 at 12:07 PM.

08-20-2005, 12:31 PM	#10
AquaX iLounger Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 22	4/14/03 was about 200 songs, although I know my first one was earlier, since I didn't know you had to keep the iTunes xml files intact to store playcounts, etc, so when I switched hard drives, I didn't keep the playcounts. I still have MP3s that have MacAMP/AST and SoundJam custom icons on them :-P __________________ 30GB iPod Photo, 5GB 1G iPod, Etymotic ER6i, Contour Showcase, Agent18 ClickShield, XtremeMac SportWrap PAC AuxPod in a '98 Buick Regal GS Formerly: 20GB 4G iPod

08-20-2005, 12:48 PM	#11
gizmo3x Pod Person Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Maine Posts: 106	4/25/05 9:10PM -- The Dissociatives "Horror With Eyeballs" Only started using iTunes 3 days before I got my iPod... __________________

08-20-2005, 03:21 PM	#12
Macromedia ........ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: On an island in the rain Posts: 1,429	Mines probably a led zepplin song. Stairway to heaven in fact. October 16 2003. When I got my g4 imac. __________________

08-20-2005, 03:58 PM	#13
jfroines Freshman Lounger Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pleasanton, CA Posts: 1	I guess I win... The oldest "added on" date in my library is 11:53pm, 10/31/2001. It's a Bob Mould song ripped at 160kbs MP3. I started making MP3s out of my CDs right when I first pre-ordered my 1G 5GB iPod. I may have had some older ones before, but I've slowly been re-ripping my whole collection as 192kbs AAC files. I'm on my 4th iPod now, a 60GB photo model. Every time I sold an older iPod on eBay when I bought a newer and bigger one, I got almost what I paid for it new! Let's see...it looks like my oldest tracks were ripped by SoundJam 2.5.3, followed by iTunes 2.0.3. - JonYo

08-20-2005, 04:00 PM	#14
skruggie Reclined Lounger Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 367	I don't have dates on mine, but I'm part of the Napster generation....I donwloaded several gigs of music before they were shut down, that would be about 2000-ish.

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08-20-2005, 07:00 PM	#15
mac_user_07 Freshman Lounger Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 15	oldest song on my iTunes is Souther Hospitality by Ludacris and was created september 7 2001 at 9:45 PM