First record you bought

[badgerx16]

On the heels of the "10 tracks" thread, and possibly one for the slightly more mature members, ( although vinyl is making a come back ), what was the first record, single or album, you bought?

 

For me, I bought 2 singles for my birthday in 1972; School's Out by Alice Cooper, and Amazing Grace by Judy Collins.

Edited yesterday at 14:09 by badgerx16

[rooney]

Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and the Comets circa 1955

[Weston Super Saint]

1982 world cup single "this time".

Spoiler alert, it wasn't "this time".

[revolution saint]

I always pretend it was something by The Jam but actually it was Boxer Beat by JoBoxers.

[ecuk268]

Purple Haze  -  Jimmy Hendrix  1966

[trousers]

Album:

 

Single:

 

 

[spyinthesky]

'Brown Eyed Handsome Man'...Buddy Holly

[benjii]

I think it was "Bad" by Jacko.

 

[benjii]

Second was Bros or Right Said Fred, I think.

[Sheaf Saint]

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

[egg]

I'd love to say it was Blue Monday or something cool, but it was a complete embarrassment...Green Door...Shakin Stevens. FFS. 

[Lee On Solent Saint]

Think it would habe been Like A Prayer, with my own money at least.

[trousers]

56 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

The song that Huey Lewis & The News successfully sued for ripping off one of their tracks... for which you, sir, are complicit in the crime, as a result of your purchase...

 

 

[Sheaf Saint]

1 hour ago, trousers said:

The song that Huey Lewis & The News successfully sued for ripping off one of their tracks... for which you, sir, are complicit in the crime, as a result of your purchase...

 

 

In my defence, m'lud, I was only 9 years old and had never heard that song before.

I guess that same defence from RPJ didn't wash with the judge.

[AlexLaw76]

[Sheaf Saint]

2 hours ago, egg said:

I'd love to say it was Blue Monday or something cool, but it was a complete embarrassment...Green Door...Shakin Stevens. FFS. 

It's okay, my first album was bloody Five Star 🤦

[Lord Duckhunter]

First album I owned was The Beatles 1962-66 (red) album. Before that I’d just played around with my mum & Aunties records. Parents got me that for Xmas. 
 

First single  I bought myself with my paper round money was “how does it feel” by Slade. First LP bought was either “Wings at the Speed of Sound” or “Venus and Mars”, can’t quite remember which, but I had them both around the same time…

Last piece of vinyl I ever bought was around ‘87 and I wish I could remember what it was. I know it was then because I moved abroad that year and when I came home in ‘91 it was all CD’s….Strange to think I don’t own a thing now, just a subscription to Apple Music. 

[Lighthouse]

Wham! - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.

1 hour ago, Sheaf Saint said:

It's okay, my first album was bloody Five Star 🤦

Mine was The Smurfs Go Pop, if that’s not too cool for school, I don’t know what is.

[Sevvy]

Boogie Nights, Heatwave, 

[Sergei Gotsmanov]

Queens Greatest Hits a cassette....

[Whitey Grandad]

You Really Got Me

The Kinks

[Holmes_and_Watson]

50 minutes ago, Sevvy said:

Boogie Nights, Heatwave, 

If only I had something like that.

2 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

It's okay, my first album was bloody Five Star 🤦

But that was definitely one my brother got. To be fair it was just one of many from the Britannia Music Club. We didn't get pocket money as such, but got recurring things bought for us. Since my brother was in Britannia, I didn't have to ask for music. He'd let me order things too, once in a while.

That's why, by the time I was buying music my tastes were already refined. Which is why I reckon it was something by the Bangles. 🙂

[Hamilton Saint]

First opportunity I had to buy records was money earned as a paper boy for the newsagent on Hollybank Estate in Hythe in 1969. I bought mostly singles (45 rpm)--the first one was "Get Back". Singles cost 7/6 back then. The first album (LP) I bought was The Righteous Brothers Greatest Hits--prompted by the re-release (in 1969) of their single "You've Lost That Loving Feeling". There was a record shop on Pylewell Road in Hythe back then--near the Co-op grocery store.

Edited 16 hours ago by Hamilton Saint

[Farmer Saint]

Sabotage by the Beastie Boys single, and The Great Escape by Blur with money from my 10th Birthday.

Both cassettes, obviously.

The first vinyl record I bought was Dark Side of the Moon from a charity shop in Lymington, for £3. Cracking condition. I bought it because I recognised the cover and had heard of Pink Floyd by never heard them. Got me into my favourite band by complete accident. That same record is now worth (according to discogs), a couple of grand.

Edited 13 hours ago by Farmer Saint

[spyinthesky]

14 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Ghostbusters - Ray Parker Jr.

Ray Parker Jnr had an interesting history within the American music scene as a guitar player and singer.
Have a Raydio LP when he was part of that group.

[egg]

1 hour ago, Farmer Saint said:

Sabotage by the Beastie Boys single, and The Great Escape by Blur with money from my 10th Birthday.

Both cassettes, obviously.

The first vinyl record I bought was Dark Side of the Moon from a charity shop in Lymington, for £3. Cracking condition. I bought it because I recognised the cover and had heard of Pink Floyd by never heard them. Got me into my favourite band by complete accident. That same record is now worth (according to discogs), a couple of grand.

Proper music that Farmer. Sabotage was close to my top 10, and nearly always on my gym list. Amazing track. 

I've done well in a Lymington charity shop. Mine was an original press of Closer by Joy Division. Gave a tenner for it, and with 10 + times that. 

[mickn]

First record bought was Virginia Plain Roxy Music, great track

[31cc]

15 hours ago, trousers said:

The song that Huey Lewis & The News successfully sued for ripping off one of their tracks... for which you, sir, are complicit in the crime, as a result of your purchase...

 

 

Unfortunately for Huey, he mentioned this in an interview - the settlement had an NDA so he had to pay it back...

 

Back on topic.. single - Joybringer by Manfred Mann's Earthband

Album,(if you exclude the Woolies/K-Tel top ten compilations by session singers)  How Dare You by 10CC

[Sarnia Cherie]

In the late 50's, 'Splish, Splash' by Charlie Drake (youngsters will have to look him up). The song was every bit as naff as the title. 

[spyinthesky]

40 minutes ago, Sarnia Cherie said:

In the late 50's, 'Splish, Splash' by Charlie Drake (youngsters will have to look him up). The song was every bit as naff as the title. 

There were some crap records about in those days eg 'Does your Chewing Gum Lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight' by Lonnie Donegan.
 .'Hole on the Ground' by Bernard Cribbins.
'Hole in my Bucket' by Harry Belafonte
'Ernie . The fastest Milkman in the West' by Benny Hill  etc etc

Edited 9 hours ago by spyinthesky

[Lord Duckhunter]

2 hours ago, spyinthesky said:

There were some crap records about in those days eg 'Does your Chewing Gum Lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight' by Lonnie Donegan.
 .'Hole on the Ground' by Bernard Cribbins.
'Hole in my Bucket' by Harry Belafonte
'Ernie . The fastest Milkman in the West' by Benny Hill  etc etc

You miserable sod 😂😂. 
 

Ernie was a great song, some great novelty records around my childhood. My mum reckons I went round the house singing The Singing postman’s  “Hev Yew Gotta Loight, Boy?"
 

Love  Bonzos, “I'm the Urban Spaceman”, probably my fav, but Ernie is a close second…