Reading the other thread about Spirit in the Sky prompts me to ask what was the first record you ever bought. Mine was 'Teenage Idol' by Ricky Nelson. (Circa 1963) I played it over and over until I knew all the words. I also still have 2 Elvis 78rpm's Hound Dog and Heartbreak Hotel, although I acquired them later.
Nowadays I'm more into classical and David Gray.
Lorna

My first one was Racey - Lay your love on me! Second one was Adam Ant - Friend or Foe!
Bec

Oooh first Single I bought (and I went racing out to buy when my dad came home from an auction with an old Dancette for me ;) ) :

Paranoia by Black Sabbath :D

2nd one was by Creedence Clearwater Revival Bad Moon Arising

1st LP I bought was Sticky Fingers , Stones

2nd LP was Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon by James Taylor :D

Happy days :) :) :)

Melody

Paranoia?? Nah, it was called Paranoid. I bought that one too and played it to death :D

Oops ..sorry ...Senior Moment there :D

I remember my pa giving me *the look* and asking , scathingly , if I *knew* what Paranoid actually meant and what a stupid title for a song ;) Mine was on the vertigo lable , which was groovy as it was a black and white spiral affair that would send you dizzy as you watched the 45 go round and round :D

Melody

Sad to admit I had that to Bec.. my first bought one was Gary Newman Cars..

Played it 1000s of times as only had the one..
Pam

Records are far more nostalgic than CDs I think .
I can remember saving all my money until i had enough for the one i wanted and then sitting on the bus home reading the sleeves on the records feeling really pleased with myself .
The first single i bought with my own money was teardrop explodes Reward .
I played it so much i'm surprised i never wore the words off the vinyl.
Happy days
:)
Lel

as far as i can remember mine was one by*sweet*. i had a big crush on brian conley the lead singer. then i fell in love with the bay city rollers. even had tartan trousers!.

Oh you children! :p I was there at the start! Bill Halley and the Comets, Rock Around The Clock! :d

Best wishes from an ancient John

The first one I bought (or rather gave my big brother the money and he went on the bus and bought it for me!) was "Little Children" by Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas (round about 1963). Coincidentally that was the first record my husband bought too! :)

Oh I LOVED that record ...I remember them playing that on Thank Your Lucky Stars ...pop show from 63 :)

Melody- showing her age :D

I did have a Beatles e.p. at the same time as my Thomas The Tank Engine records (read by Johnny Morris), but the first one I bought was Gypsies Tramps and Thieves by Cher. :)
LynnT

Hi, you are all too young!!. My first record was Diana by Paul Anka and as it was the ONLY record i had for many months I played it over and over. My sister who shared a bedroom with me got so fed up that she eventually stepped on it, accidentally she claimed, though I have my doubts. The main reason that I loved this song was that it was/is my name.

Little Arrows by Leapy Lee, well I was very young! I believe he is still going strong in Majorca, singing in bars.

Jane

my first record was 'bye bye baby' bay city rollers. used to wear the tartan pants aswell.
carol

Mine was.David Cassidy....Could it be Forever

My very first record was

"The Lion Sleeps tonight" by Tight Fit :o :D (that string vest was amazing :D )

First album was Culture Club - Colour by Numbers :D

Ali :)

PS
Would like to add, my taste has since improved no end :D

i'm just as bad mine was David Cassidy- Daydreamer. Makes me feel old, worse still i've still got it!

I was never a fan of David Cassidy. Always figured he was more for the ladies :D but I remember seeing him in "The Silver Dream Machine"

John

Sure you're not getting confused with David Essex. My god i do feel ancient now but i think my taste in music has definitely improved over the years.
Debs

Oop's! You're right of course Debs! Senile decay has set in Or was it the malt?

Malt sounds the better option. We don't like to think we're getting senile do we. Think i'm gonna need one myself soon am being attacked by mad husky whose jealous of the keyboard.
Debs

Cazmar..

Another of my child hood favorites..

Pam

The first ever record I brought was when I was 4! Ok with mum and dad was "Winne the Pooh" story's and singing!!!! :rolleyes: !!! But I think the first responalbe record I brough was Toya. :) :D

Julieann xxxx

When my brother and I were in our early teens, mum and dad bought us our first record player - a Dansette I think it was called. I remember spending hours choosing my first record - I finally ended up with Adam Faith's 'What do you want?'. Happy days....

Veering off slightly - does anyone (John ?) remember who first recorded 'Singin' the Blues' ? I think it's played on a current TV ad and hubby & I have been racking our brains trying to remember the name of the artist. Any ideas ?

Hi Joyce,
Was it Eddy Cochrane?

Might have been him, Jean, there just seems so many possibles - Buddy Holly/Frank Ifield (hubby's bright suggestion !)/Billy Fury/Marty Wilde.......

Weeelll ..according to the Lyrics Search pages it was a number 1 hit for Marty Robbins and it stayed there for 10 weeks ;)

Melody :D

I thought it was Tommy Steele - my heart throb. My parents took me to the Coliseum in London where he was playing Buttons in Cinderella.
Lorna

It was Tommy Steel, Lorna. Eddy Cochran, Somethin else and Summertime Blues. Buddy Holly, Peggy Sue, That’ll be the day. (Days of the Ace Café on the North Circ, Busy Bee at Watford and the Cellar at Windsor!!!!!!(Mods and Rocker)) This is my past!

John

There aint no cure for the summertime blues!

A mis-spent youth, eh, John? ;)

Sadly I'm afraid Jan. "Summertime Blues" has moved on to "The Winter Chill" these days! :(

But who cares! I'm growing old disgracefully!

Does anyone remember The Crazy World of Arthur Brown? "I Am The God Of Hell Fire" Used to come on stage with a pudding bowl full of flaming petrol on his head! Saw him on TV a year or so ago, he's a bit follicly challenged these days! LOL.

Or maybe you remember Barry Maguire? Who’s big hit "Eve of Destruction" was banned from the TV? Barry Maguire occasionally did backing for Mama Cass Elliot (Mama's and the Pappas) "California Dreaming"

John

Certainly remember "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown".....and to this day I can't decipher the lyric! The bit where he's talking/chanting. It drives me potty. :D

Didn't that come out about the same time as "Kite" by Simon Dupree and the Big Sound?

Oh dear John, we're obviously from the same era ( and what a good one it was too :))
My brother had Eve of Destruction - pretty poignant for tonight as well.
We had Johnsons Cafe which was about a mile past Brands Hatch. The Saltbox near Biggin Hill was another favourite. I used to walk around with bare feet because everyone thought I looked like Sandie Shaw.
Well, I was a bit slimmer back then!!!
;) ;) ;)
Lorna

I remember Death Hill before the Swanley bypass was built. We were always at Brands Hatch in the days of Mike Hailwood, Derek Minter, Bill Ivy and co.

Can't say I remember "Kite" (Perhaps if you hum it to me?) Jan but Simon Dupree rings a bell.

Some wonderful groups around, Jan and Dean with the surfing sound "Little Deuce Coup". Lord Rockingham’s Eleven, Jo Brown, Little Richard playing the piano with his feet!

Arr. . . . memories!

Humming frantically here, John, it goes "Mmmm mmm mmmm mm mmm mm mmmm"......the lyric goes something like "I will fly a yellow paper kite in your window, When the wind is high...", and there's a Japanese/Oriental girl murmuring a bit in the middle... :)

Nice one! That's just prompted me to go rooting through the vinyls and have a bit of nostalgia. Love that song.
Debs

I threw all my vinyl out a few years ago. Even a limited edition recording of our Parish Church organ. (I have very strange tastes)

Sacrilage ! we have extremely large collection of CD's and minidiscs but couldn't bear to part with vinyls. Our kids think we're crazy but we still catch them humming away when we play them. you're not the only one with strange tastes i'd listen to anything from Black Sabbath to Classical. Very into Neville Brothers at moment though.
Debs

The first record I bought with my own money was "no Parlez" by Paul Young, although I do have a vague memory of my parents presenting me with a dodgy record ....was it The Minipops??? Little kids dressed as popstars doing covers...truly awful! I think my first single was "Do They Know It's Christmas" - Band Aid. I still have loads of 80's records, and I've pinched alot of my parents golden oldies. I stole their original White Album by The Beatles complete with serial number.:) ssshhhh. I have some very very scarey heavy metal vinyl lurking in my cupboard from the 80's -early 90's. But my worst record is a novelty single, it has four tracks on and they all contain my name. I put it on once in blue moon and my friends kill themselves laughing.:D
Julie...very ashamed :D

You're ashamed?!!??

My first record was by ABBA!!!!!!!!!! my sister broke it ...........I wonder why?

Well that's any street cred I had gone!!! :)

Liberty

My first was "My generation" by the Who, followed by the Kinks, "Lazy Afternoon". I would have bought the Beatles too, but didn't need to cos my sister bought them all! Nothing by the Rolling Stobnnes was allowed through the door, my parents hated them - no headphones in those days and a communal Dansette in the living room! Trouble was with only 5/- (anyone remember "bobs" ) a week pocket money I couldn't buy records that often.

hhhmmmm Have heard of some of the songs you've mentioned but am afraid the first one I bought was I should be so lucky by Kylie Minogue.

Guess I'm showing my age as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

First record I bought was the LP "The Shadows' Greatest Hits"*, but, like John, I have memories of Bill Haley (in fact, I have "Rock around the Clock" on CD now!). I still have that "TSGH" LP, and "The Crazy World of Arthur Brown" LP, but currently no phono deck to play them on!

That Arthur Brown LP has on it one of the finest-ever versions of "I put a spell on you"!

Now heavily into classical (over 800 CDs), but still time for nostalgia stuff, such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Dire Straits and Genesis. Oh yes, and the Beatles and the Shads! :D

Snorri
Twilight Zone dinosaur
:D
* the LP cost 17/6 - 75p!