I think it was either Hank Mobley's 'No Room For Squares', Chick Corea's 'Now He Sings...' or Hilton Ruiz 'El Camino (The Road)' back in 1989. They were about half the price in Toronto compared to what they cost at the time in the UK ! (plus ca change..)
Bought that great Cedar Walton 'Spectrum' complilation around that time too. And Elvin's 'Live At The Lighthouse', for my old Nakamichi CD player (first one I ever got). At the time I had assumed that this would eventually take over from my vinyl correction, however I was totally wrong..