Jeez. I was a mere 34 year old then. Now I'm a pensioner!
I remember picking up my prized Krautrocksampler from Piccadilly Records in Manchester. It seemed fitting to buy Ash Ra Tempel's first album on CD at the same time, so I did. (That I also bought a Barclay James Harvest CD is beside the point.) Still enjoying all three purchases to this day.